Azure updates

Azure API Management update June 19

Learn about the latest regular update in Azure API Management update.

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• Services
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New developer portal in API Management is now in preview

The developer portal is where app developers discover the APIs, learn how to use them, sign up to acquire access, try them out interactively, and stay alerted of changes.

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Improved distributed tracing of serverless applications built with Functions and API Management is now available

We have improved observability of serverless applications built with Functions and API Management – allowing you to easily monitor, debug, and maintain them with Application Insights. 

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Expose a Function App via API Management by linking it to a new or existing API is now available

We have simplified the publishing and consumption experience of API-based Function Apps. You can now easily manage them with API Management from the Function Apps’ own interface in the Azure portal.  

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Self-hosted API Management gateway is in development

Target availability: Q3 2019

We are currently working on an option for customers to self-host a containerized version of the API Management gateway component (fully equivalent to the gateway in the cloud, not a micro-gateway). This containerized version will be available on-premises or in other environments.

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• Features

Classic API Management Analytics will be retired on May 31, 2019

Target availability: Q2 2019

On May 30, 2019, classic API Management Analytics in the publisher portal will be retired.

• API Management
• Services

Azure API Management update April 4

This month's API Management service update includes improvements to the REST API, policies, revisions, OpenAPI specification file, and user registration.

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Support for new redirect of URLs of Azure AD B2C is in development

Recently, Azure AD B2C has introduced a new URL, b2clogin.com, and plans to retire the previously used one at a future time.

• API Management
• Features

New developer portal in Azure API Management is in development

We are working on a new, open-source developer portal offering in Azure API Management, based on our own fork of the Paperbits framework (paperbits.io).

• API Management
• Features

Continuous integration and deployment to Azure API Management

Guidance, tools, and examples are now available to help achieve continuous integration and deployment.

• API Management
• SDK and Tools

Public preview: Azure API Management support for OpenAPI Specification v3

Azure API Management introduces preview support of OpenAPI Specification v3, the latest version of the broadly used open-source standard of describing APIs.

• API Management
• Features

Migrating to the Az.ApiManagement PowerShell module

Azure API Management is migrating to the new Az.ApiManagement PowerShell module.

• API Management
• SDK and Tools

API Management consumption tier is in preview

API Management is now available in preview in a new consumption-based usage plan called consumption tier.

• API Management
• Services