Platform Overview

The focus of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive yet detailed overview of the Oracle API Platform Cloud Service (APIP CS) architecture. The chapter starts off by providing a high-level view and explanation of the architectural components that build up the platform, continues by describing the different personas and roles that can interact with the platform, and finalizes by providing a sample implementation architecture.

In this chapter, you will find:

• A walk-through platform evolution into 3^rd generation
• An overview of the Oracle API Platform
• A look at the platform architecture
• An introduction to Apiary
• The management service APIs
• Introduction to API plans