CentraSite Documentation : Working with the CentraSite Business UI : API Management Solutions : Viewing Details for an API : Summary of Profiles in the API
Summary of Profiles in the API
Profiles represent a logical grouping of the information for an API.
The following profiles are available in the API details page:
Profile
Description
Basic Information
Provides basic information about the API. This profile shows individual characteristic such as the API version, type, owner, organization, and description. If you are having users watching or consuming this API, CentraSite displays that information on this profile. This profile also contains controls for approving requests placed on this API.
Technical Details
Provides technical information about the API. For a SOAP API, this profile includes the WSDL URL and a list of the operations and bindings. For an XML/REST API, the profile includes the schema URL and a list of the resources.
Provider Overview
Displays the list of native and virtual endpoints defined for the API. In this profile, a native endpoint is represented by the Binding, and a virtual endpoint is represented as an Alias that identifies a specific Access URI (that is, address where the virtual API is published). This profile also contains control for viewing the enforcement definition of a virtual endpoint.
Consumer Overview
Displays a list of all virtual endpoints defined for the API.
*For a SOAP-based API, this profile displays the Consumer Service WSDL / WSDL URL, and a list of Access URIs and API keys.
*For a REST-based based API, this profile displays a list of Access URIs and API keys.
Runtime Metrics
For SOAP, REST and OData APIs. Displays the run-time performance metrics associated with the API. If you are using a Mediator gateway, an Insight gateway, or any other run-time monitoring component to log performance metrics for an API, CentraSite displays those metrics on this profile.
Runtime Events
For SOAP, REST and OData APIs. Displays the run-time events associated with the API. If you are using a Mediator gateway, an Insight gateway, or any other run-time monitoring component to log run-time events for an API, CentraSite displays those events on this profile.
CentraSite Communication Information
For SOAP and REST APIs. Displays the list of attributes that are of use for a Mediator gateway, an API-Portal gateway, or an Insight gateway to send and receive data with CentraSite.
API-Portal Communication Information
For SOAP and REST APIs. Displays the list of attributes that are of use for CentraSite to send and receive data with an API-Portal gateway.
Mediator Communication Information
For SOAP and REST APIs. Displays the list of attributes that are of use for CentraSite to send and receive data with a Mediator gateway.
Insight Communication Information
For SOAP and REST APIs. Displays the list of attributes that are of use for CentraSite to send and receive data with an Insight gateway.
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