Step 6: Add a developer and app

Add a developer

Now that you have an API product, you need to add a developer to your organization. Developers can be individuals or groups. For example an API team. For this tutorial, you'll add a developer to the system. Developers can also add themselves by registering with your organization through your developer portal. See Set up your developer portal for information on setting up a portal.

To add a developer:

  1. In the API Platform, click the Developers tab. If it's not open, click here.

  2. Click the + Developer button.
  3. In the prompt, enter Jane Tutorial for the developer first and last name, and janetutorial@sample.com for the email address.
  4. Click Save.
    The new developer appears in the Developer list.

Add an App

Create an application so that you can generate a key for your API products. The key can be distributed to your developers so they can access the features in the API products you've created. Your developers can also create their own apps using your developer portal.

To add an app:

  1. In the API Platform, click the Apps tab.

  2. Click the + App button.
  3. Enter Tutorial Weather App for the Name.
  4. Enter www.example.com as your callback URL.
  5. Select Jane Tutorial as your developer.
  6. Click Save.
    The new app appears in the Apps list.

Associate the App with an API Product

Associate the application with the API Product you created.

To associate the app with an API Product:

  1. In the API Platform, click the Apps tab.
  2. Select Tutorial Weather App in the Apps list.
  3. Select Tutorial Product from the API Product drop-down menu.

  4. Click Add. The API product is added to the Products Used list for the App.

Generate the key

Finally, generate the key for the API Product.

Do this:

In the Products Used list, Click Approve in the Actions column for the Tutorial Product. The key will appear in the Key column.

Test your API Product

Now that you have a developer, app, product, and key, you can test to see if calls are being handled properly. You'll need to include the key in a call you make to the API.

Do this:

  1. In the API Platform, click the Apps tab.
  2. Click on Tutorial Weather App in the Apps summary table. 
  3. Click the link under the Keys column. In the pop-up that appears, copy the Consumer Key.
  4. Open your favorite API console (or the Apigee Console) and make a call to your API such as:

    http://apigee-<your org>-test.apigee.net/v1/weather/forecastrss?w=12797282
     
  5. Add this to the end of your call:&apikey= so your call now looks something like this:

    http://apigee-<your org>-test.apigee.net/v1/weather/forecastrss?w=12797282&apikey=
     
  6. Paste the key you copied earlier onto the end of the call so that your final call looks something like this:

    http://apigee-<your org>-test.apigee.net/v1/weather/forecastrss?w=12797282&apikey=kFE4NmKv8edjdEieipzFt6d5YGZqeP50
     
  7. Hit Send.

    If everything is working properly you should get a response that includes weather information for Palo Alto, CA.

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