2026-07-16

Azure API Management - Simply Explained

Azure API Management (APIM) is one of the most important services in Microsoft Azure for organizations building modern cloud applications, microservices, and enterprise integrations. As the number of APIs grows, managing security, authentication, monitoring, versioning, and developer access quickly becomes complex. In this episode of Microsoft Knowledge Nuggets, we explain Azure API Management in plain English and show how it simplifies the entire API lifecycle. You'll learn why APIs are the foundation of modern applications and how Azure API Management acts as a secure gateway between your applications and backend services. We cover essential concepts including API gateways, products, subscriptions, policies, rate limiting, authentication, caching, transformations, versioning, revisions, and the built-in developer portal. You'll also discover how APIM helps protect backend services whil

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Azure API Management - Simply Explained (English)