API Portal 10.5 | webMethods API Portal for Administrators | Managing API Portal | What Happens When You Start API Portal?
 
What Happens When You Start API Portal?
When API Portal is installed from the Software AG Installer, the installer installs all the required API Portal components (also known as runnables).
On Windows, the API Portal Cloud Controller is installed as a Windows service.
You need to manually start API Portal following a machine restart.