User groups
webMethods API Gateway is included with the following predefined groups.
- Administrators
- API-Gateway-Administrators
- API-Gateway-Providers
By default, webMethods API Gateway administrator is part of the Administrators and webMethods API Gateway administrators group.
The table lists the privileges based on the user group.
| Privileges | API Gateway Administrator | API Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Manage APIs | Y | Y |
| Manage aliases | Y | Y |
| Manage policy templates | Y | N |
| Activate or Deactivate APIs | Y | Y |
| Manage global policies | Y | N |
| Manage threat protection configurations | Y | N |
| Manage applications | Y | Y |
| Activate or Deactivate global policies | Y | N |
| Publish API to service registry | Y | Y |
| Manage packages and plans | Y | Y |
| Activate or Deactivate packages | Y | Y |
| Publish to Developer Portal | Y | Y |
| View administration configurations | Y | N |
| Run service result cache APIs | Y | Y |
| Manage user administration | Y | N |
| Manage general administration configurations | Y | N |
| Manage destination configurations | Y | N |
| Manage promotions | Y | Y |
| Manage security configurations | Y | N |
| Manage system settings | Y | N |
| Manage service registeries | Y | N |
| Import assets | Y | Y |
| Export assets | Y | Y |
| Manage microgateways | Y | N |
| Manage Custom Dashboards | Y | N |
Authentication and Authorization
webMethods API Gateway is primarily accessed by using webMethods API Gateway user interface, which supports Basic authentication and SAML SSO.
You can also use REST APIs to manage webMethods API Gateway. To call the APIs, you must have the
necessary functional privileges.
Note: You cannot delete predefined users, groups, and teams but you
can delete the groups and teams that are created in webMethods API Gateway.