API Integration Framework

An API Integration Framework is an integration framework that can connect software applications through API endpoints and data transformation rules.

• AKA: Application Integration Framework, API Connectivity Framework, Service Integration Framework.
• Context:
  • It can typically manage API Integration Connection through API integration connectors.
  • It can typically transform API Integration Data through API integration mappers.
  • It can typically authenticate API Integration Request through API integration authenticators.
  • It can typically route API Integration Message through API integration routers.
  • It can typically handle API Integration Error through API integration error handlers.
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  • It can often orchestrate API Integration Workflow through API integration orchestrators.
  • It can often cache API Integration Response through API integration caches.
  • It can often throttle API Integration Rate through API integration rate limiters.
  • It can often retry API Integration Call through API integration retry policys.
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  • It can range from being a Simple API Integration Framework to being a Complex API Integration Framework, depending on its API integration framework capability scope.
  • It can range from being a Point-to-Point API Integration Framework to being a Hub-and-Spoke API Integration Framework, depending on its API integration framework architecture pattern.
  • It can range from being a Synchronous API Integration Framework to being an Asynchronous API Integration Framework, depending on its API integration framework communication model.
  • It can range from being a REST API Integration Framework to being a GraphQL API Integration Framework, depending on its API integration framework protocol support.
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  • It can integrate with API Gateway for API integration gateway management.
  • It can connect to Message Queue for API integration async processing.
  • It can interface with Service Mesh for API integration microservice communication.
  • It can synchronize with API Management Platform for API integration governance.
  • It can communicate with Monitoring Platform for API integration observability.
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• Example(s):
  • Enterprise API Integration Frameworks, such as:
    • MuleSoft Anypoint Platform for API integration enterprise connectivity.
    • Apigee Integration Platform for API integration Google Cloud.
    • Azure API Management for API integration Microsoft ecosystem.
  • Open Source API Integration Frameworks, such as:
    • Apache Camel Framework for API integration routing patterns.
    • Spring Integration Framework for API integration Spring ecosystem.
    • Node-RED Framework for API integration flow-based programming.
  • Cloud API Integration Frameworks, such as:
    • AWS API Gateway for API integration AWS services.
    • Zapier Platform for API integration no-code automation.
    • IFTTT Framework for API integration consumer services.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Direct API Call, which lacks framework abstraction.
  • Database Integration, which focuses on data persistence rather than API communication.
  • File Transfer Protocol, which uses file exchange rather than API integration.
• See: Integration Platform, API Gateway, Service-Oriented Architecture, Microservices Architecture, Enterprise Service Bus, Message-Oriented Middleware, Web Service Framework.

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