IBM API Connect Developer Portal Walkthrough
Key Points
- The tutorial shows how to enable the IBM Developer Portal for a sandbox catalog, configure it in the Settings → Portal tab, and wait for an activation email.
- Once the portal is active, users can explore API products, view detailed operations, and try sample requests directly in the portal UI.
- After logging in, users register a new application under the “Apps” section, receiving a client ID and single‑display client secret required for authenticated API calls.
- Users then subscribe their application to a chosen API product, test operations from the product detail page, and can now integrate the API into their own applications.
Full Transcript
# IBM API Connect Developer Portal Walkthrough **Source:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKYSUKzRI0I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKYSUKzRI0I) **Duration:** 00:02:42 ## Summary - The tutorial shows how to enable the IBM Developer Portal for a sandbox catalog, configure it in the Settings → Portal tab, and wait for an activation email. - Once the portal is active, users can explore API products, view detailed operations, and try sample requests directly in the portal UI. - After logging in, users register a new application under the “Apps” section, receiving a client ID and single‑display client secret required for authenticated API calls. - Users then subscribe their application to a chosen API product, test operations from the product detail page, and can now integrate the API into their own applications. ## Sections - [00:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKYSUKzRI0I&t=0s) **Enabling and Using IBM Developer Portal** - The tutorial demonstrates how to activate the IBM API Connect developer portal for a sandbox catalog, confirm the account, explore API products and their operations, test sample requests, and register an application to use the APIs. ## Full Transcript
in this tutorial I'm going to walk you
through the API connect developer portal
now we're going to enable the developer
portal for the sandbox catalog a
developer portal is a web application
for exploring subscribing sharing and
providing feedback on the apis that you
have published for now choose the
sandbox catalog click the settings tab
and click the portal subtab now select
the IBM developer portal radio button
and click save the developer portal will
take some time to become active when
it's ready you'll receive an email with
a link to confirm your
account now let's take a look at the
portal if you have enabled your portal
and confirmed your account go to
settings select the portal Tab and click
the URL to navigate to your developer
portal to get started with the developer
portal click on the API products tab it
contains a collection of products
published by the organization browse
through the catalog and find the product
that suits your purpose for this demo
we'll be working with the API smart
product click it to view the product
details and plans select the API on the
left to view its
operations click on an operation to view
its details and you can try a sample
request using any of the displayed
languages in order to use this API in
your own application you will need to
create an account or log in with your
existing account after after you've been
logged in a new tab called apps will
appear on the top
Navar you need to register a new
application in order to use the apis
that are available to you click on apps
and then click on register new
application enter the title and
description of the application and hit
submit a message will be displayed on
your screen saying application created
successfully along with the client ID
and client secret for your application
you must Supply the client ID and client
secret when you call an API that
requires them make a note of your client
secret because it is only displayed
once now you're ready to subscribe to
the product of your choice open the API
products tab click on the product and
hit
subscribe on the popup menu select your
application to sign up for this plan and
hit subscribe the product will be
displayed in the
subscriptions now go to the product
detail page and test out any operation
from the list of operations click call
operation you will get a response as
displayed and now you're ready to use
the API in your own app thanks for
watching