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Creating an API Gateway in Azure Using API Management
Azure API Management (APIM) is the fully managed service that acts as an API gateway, providing features like API publishing, security, analytics, and developer portals. Below is a step-by-step guide to create an APIM instance via the Azure portal.
Prerequisites
- An active Azure subscription. If you don’t have one, create a free Azure account.
Steps to Create an API Management Instance
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Sign in to the Azure Portal
Go to the Azure portal and sign in with your Azure account. - Create a New Resource
- From the Azure portal menu, select Create a resource. (Alternatively, select Create a resource from the Azure Home page.)
- On the Create a resource page, search for and select API Management under the Integration category.
- Click Create.
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Configure the Basics
On the Create API Management page, switch to the Basics tab and fill in the details:
| Setting | Description | |———————-|—————————————————————————–| | Subscription | Select the Azure subscription for this instance. | | Resource group | Choose an existing resource group or create a new one (e.g., “APIM-RG”). | | Region | Pick a region close to your users or backend services (e.g., East US). | | Resource name | Enter a unique name (e.g., “my-apim-instance”). This becomes part of the default domain:<name>.azure-api.net. It can’t be changed later. | | Organization name | Your organization’s name (used in developer portal and emails). | | Administrator email | Your email for system notifications. | | Pricing tier | Start with Basic v2 for development/testing (quick deployment, ~30-40 minutes). Other tiers like Developer or Standard offer more features. | | Units | Default to 1 for evaluation. |
Review and proceed. - Optional: Configure Monitoring and Security
On the Monitor + secure tab:- Enable optional add-ons like Log Analytics for logging (this may incur extra costs).
- Skip for now if just getting started.
- Review and Create
- On the Review + create tab, validate your settings.
- Click Create. Deployment takes 30-40 minutes or more.
- Tip: Pin the resource to your dashboard for easy access once created.
- Verify the Instance
- In the Azure portal, search for API Management services.
- Select your new instance.
- On the Overview page, confirm the status is “Online”. You’re now ready to import APIs, configure policies, or set up the developer portal.
Next Steps
- Import your first API: Follow the tutorial to import and publish an API.
- Secure it: Add policies for authentication, rate limiting, etc.
- Clean up: If testing, delete the resource group via the portal to avoid charges (search for Resource groups > select group > Delete resource group).
For custom domains or advanced configs, refer to the APIM documentation.
Quickstart: Create Azure API Management instance - Portal
Azure API Management Overview