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# Getting Started with API Management on Anypoint Platform

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

API management on Anypoint Platform is a collection of new and existing products that accelerate
application delivery and combat API sprawl by managing and securing any API, built and deployed
anywhere. You can start anywhere in this end-to-end API lifecycle journey: design and build,
discover, manage and secure, govern, and create engaging digital experiences.

The end-to-end API lifecycle journey for API management consists of various tasks, each with links
to relevant content to assist you in completing them.

<table><colgroup><col> <col> <col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><div><div><div><img src="https://docs.mulesoft.com/reuse/_images/lm_start.png" alt="lm start"></div></div><div><p><span>What Is API Management?</span></p></div><div><p>API management is the process of creating, publishing, and overseeing application programming interfaces (APIs) in a secure and scalable environment.</p></div><div><p>API management helps ensure that APIs are reliable, secure, and easy to use, which can lead to better developer experiences and more successful applications.</p></div><div><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.mulesoft.com/api/management">Anypoint Platform API Management</a></p></li></ul></div></div></td><td><div><div><div><img src="https://docs.mulesoft.com/reuse/_images/lm_explore_1.png" alt="lm explore 1"></div></div><div><p><span>Design and Build</span></p></div><div><p>Implement APIs with any system.</p></div><div><ul><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/anypoint-code-builder/des-designing-api-specs">Design API Specs and Fragments</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/anypoint-code-builder/des-create-api-specs">Create and Import API Specs</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/anypoint-code-builder/des-publish-api-spec-to-exchange">Publish API Specs and Fragments to Exchange</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/anypoint-code-builder/start-acb">Implement an API</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkbEj2s14Lo">Design an API</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvsTSFjB4Gs">Build APIs</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/mulesoft-anypoint-code-builder-quick-look">Anypoint Code Builder: Quick Look</a></p></li></ul></div></div></td><td><div><div><div><img src="https://docs.mulesoft.com/reuse/_images/lm_analyze_1.png" alt="lm analyze 1"></div></div><div><p><span>Discover</span></p></div><div><p>Enable your developer community to discover your APIs anywhere automatically along with relevant metadata and documentation.</p></div><div><ul><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/apicat-about-api-catalog-cli">Autocatalog APIs</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/to-find-info">Search for Assets</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/ex2-to-simulate-api-data#test-a-rest-api-with-simulated-data">Test an API Using Simulated Data</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zxthY_RNSI">Discover and Catalog Any API</a></p></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><colgroup><col> <col> <col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><div><div><div><img src="https://docs.mulesoft.com/reuse/_images/lm_test_1.png" alt="lm test 1"></div></div><div><p><span>Govern</span></p></div><div><p>Ensure consistent API quality and security by applying governance rules to your APIs as part of the API lifecycle.</p></div><div><ul><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-governance/create-profiles">Apply Rulesets to Identified APIs</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-governance/create-custom-rulesets">Create Custom Governance Rulesets</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTnY8I9vtZI">Govern APIs for Security Teams</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQx8AXOHdDU">Govern API Specs for Developers</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuRNme2tLkw">Govern API Policy Instances for Developers</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/projects/govern-apis-using-anypoint-api-governance">Govern Your APIs Using API Governance</a></p></li></ul></div></div></td><td><div><div><div><img src="https://docs.mulesoft.com/reuse/_images/lm_build_1.png" alt="lm build 1"></div></div><div><p><span>Manage and Secure</span></p></div><div><p>Control and secure access to any API.</p></div><div><ul><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/gateway/latest/gateway-secure-conn">Apply a Policy</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/gateway/latest/policies-automated-applying">Apply Automated Policies</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/gateway/latest/gateway-secure-apis">Secure and Govern Omni Gateway APIs</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/add-api-instances">Add API Instances</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/monitoring/anypoint-insights">Monitor Your API with Monitoring Metrics</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/api-instance-landing-page">Manage API Instances</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64RWZpSF-2o">Control and Manage Any API</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eguO1gO-rss">Product Spotlight: Omni Gateway</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUFadXZ0NjQ">Friends of Max Overview: Omni Gateway</a></p></li></ul></div></div></td><td><div><div><div><img src="https://docs.mulesoft.com/reuse/_images/lm_audience_end_1.png" alt="lm audience end 1"></div></div><div><p><span>Engage</span></p></div><div><p>Create custom API portals to engage with your ecosystem of API consumers and producers.</p></div><div><ul><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-experience-hub/setting-up-the-api-portal">Set Up an API Portal</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-experience-hub/managing-apis">Manage APIs</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-experience-hub/managing-users">Manage User Access</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-experience-hub/previewing-and-publishing-your-portal">Publish Your Portal</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-experience-hub/discovering-apis">Discover APIs</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_9nbvJ7cdo">Engage Developers to Set Up API Ecosystems</a></p></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

## See Also

- [Anypoint Code Builder](https://docs.mulesoft.com/anypoint-code-builder/)

- [Anypoint Monitoring](https://docs.mulesoft.com/monitoring/)

- [Anypoint Studio](https://docs.mulesoft.com/studio/)

- [API Catalog CLI](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/apicat-about-api-catalog-cli)

- [API Designer](https://docs.mulesoft.com/design-center/)

- [API Experience Hub](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-experience-hub/)

- [API Functional Monitoring](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-functional-monitoring/)

- [API Governance](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-governance/)

- [API Manager](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/)

- [Exchange](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/)

- [Omni Gateway](https://docs.mulesoft.com/gateway/latest/)

- [Mule Gateway](https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-gateway/mule-gateway-capabilities-mule4)