We're excited to announce the release of our new API Connect plugin for Backstage.io and Red Hat Developer Hub. This integration with the Internal Developer Portals (IDP) bridges a critical gap for dev teams seeking visibility to explore, manage, and consume APIs without switching between multiple tools. By eliminating context switching and providing API information directly within your development workflow, this plugin dramatically reduces time spent navigating between platforms and accelerates your team's API discovery and implementation.

Enhanced API Visibility in Your Developer Portal

Development teams often struggle with maintaining a clear overview of their APIs across various environments. Our new plugin addresses this challenge by integrating API Connect directly into the Backstage.io ecosystem and Red Hat Developer Hub, providing a unified view of your API landscape where developers already work.

The plugin enables:

• Centralized API Visibility: Access and browse all your APIs from within your Backstage instance
• Streamlined Discovery: Help developers find and understand available APIs without context switching
• Improved Collaboration: Enable teams to share API insights within the same platform they use for other technical assets

How the Plugin Works

Our API Connect plugin for Backstage.io and Red Hat Developer Hub seamlessly integrates with your existing infrastructure to provide:

• Up-to-date API Catalog: The plugin synchronizes with API Connect to provide an up-to-date catalog of all APIs in your environment. This catalog includes essential metadata such as version information, ownership details, and lifecycle status.
• Detailed API Information: Developers can quickly access API specifications, documentation, and usage examples directly within Backstage. This eliminates the need to navigate to separate systems for this critical information.
• Searchable API Registry: Finding the right API is simple with comprehensive search capabilities that allow filtering by name, team, status, and other relevant criteria.
• API Relationship Mapping: The plugin helps visualize relationships between APIs and other components in your technology stack, providing valuable context for developers working on interconnected systems.

Complementing Your Developer Experience

It's important to note that this plugin doesn't aim to replace dedicated API developer portals. Rather, it enhances your existing developer experience by bringing critical API information into the developer platforms that teams are increasingly standardizing on.

As Backstage.io and Red Hat Developer Hub continue to gain popularity as central locations for managing technical assets, this plugin ensures your APIs aren't left behind in separate silos.

Getting Started

The integration is straightforward to set up and requires minimal configuration. Teams can quickly gain visibility into their API Connect environments and start benefiting from the consolidated view of their API assets alongside other components in their tech stack.

Get detailed instructions right here:

https://github.com/ibm-apiconnect/backstage

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