How do I enable the lifecycle feature for APIs and packages?

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By default, the lifecycle management feature is not enabled. You must enable the feature from the Administration section of Developer Portal to use the feature.

To enable the lifecycle feature

Click the menu options icon from the title bar and click Administration.
Click General.
Turn the Enable lifecycle slider on.
Click Save.
The lifecycle feature for APIs and packages is enabled.

The APIs and packages in the Draft state are not available for the use of consumers.

When you enable the lifecycle feature, all APIs and pacakges in your Developer Portal instance are moved to the Draft state.

Next steps:

Move the required APIs and packages to the Live state. For information about moving APIs and packages to the Live state, How do I change the state of an API to expose it to consumers? and How do I change the state of a package to expose it to consumers? respectively.