The API Directory streamlines the process for requesting institutional data access. It is approved for sensitive data APIs, including data containing Personal Health Information (PHI) and data regulated by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
API Portal
The new API Portal will enable researchers & developers to do the following:
- Browse U-M API products
- Read documentation
- Interactively issue test requests
- Create & manage applications
- Subscribe to APIs
- Manage application credentials
In addition to researchers & developers, the portal will be open to U-M students, temporary staff, and alumni. These groups will need sponsorship to use the API Directory. Contact the API team for more information.
Publish an API
Data owners who are interested in opening data for use by one or more developers may request to publish an API in the directory. As an API publisher, you will have tools to audit use, grant or deny access requests, and automate roll-on and -off processes. You also have options to create an unlisted API that is accessible only by request.
With the Apigee platform, API publishers are able to create API products and have full control over the request/response cycle, including the ability to:
- Design the complete flow throughout the request/response cycle, including payload transformation, authentication, and dynamic routing across multiple backend systems
- Set policies for authentication, rate limiting, and more
- Gain insights into usage patterns for your API and its endpoints
- Provide abstractions over back-end systems through a common interface
- Debug API-related issues via a robust trace tool