Creating a SOAP API by importing an API from a URL
Let's look at a sample scenario, where you are creating the Calculator SOAP API by importing from the http://www.dneonline.com/calculator.asmx?wsdl URL
Before you begin
Ensure that you have
The URL from where you want to import the API
Manage APIs or Activate / Deactivate APIs functional privilege. If you are an Administrator you would have this privilege by default.
To create a REST API by importing an API from a file
1. Click APIs in the title navigation bar.
2. Click Create API.
3. Select Import from URL.
As the provided URL is public, you do not have to select the Protected check box. If you have given the restricted access URL and if the URL is password protected, then you must select the Protected check box. After you select the Protected check box, API Gateway displays the Username and Password fields. Make sure you provide the login credentials of the given restricted access URL.
Based on the specification used in the imported file, API Gateway auto populates the Type field. SOAP API supports the WSDL specifications. As the http://www.dneonline.com/calculator.asmx?wsdl URL is a WSDL file, API Gateway, by default, selects the file type as WSDL.
5. Provide the API name as Calculator in the Name field.
6. Provide the version number as 1.0 in the Version field.
7. Select the Type as WSDL as the imported Calculator API URL references a WSDL file.
8. Provide a description as Performs basic calculations on the numbers provided in the Description field.
9. Select the team as Administrator for which you want to assign the Petstore in the Team field.
This field appears only when the Team feature is enabled. It displays only the teams that you are a part of.
10. Click Create.
The Calculator API is created and the API details screen displays.
The Calculator API is created with the following operations:
Add
Divide
Multiply
Subtract
11. Now that you have created the Calculator API, you can check whether it is imported properly by using any of the API testing tools.
Next Steps
Now that you have created the SOAP API, you must
Activate the API.
Enforce policies based on your business requirement.
Publish the API.
For details about the further actions you can perform on the API, see the section All about APIs in the API Gateway User's Guide.
