Getting started as a user in API Connect Reserved
See how easy it is to create, manage, secure, and share APIs.
API Connect Reserved service is the cloud-based edition of IBM API Connect. The Reserved service offers a comparable set of features for managing the lifecycle of APIs, hosted in IBM Cloud. API Connect makes it easy to create, securely expose, manage, and monetize APIs so that you and your customers can power digital applications and spur innovation.
If you are an administrator, see Getting started as an administrator for instructions on configuring your new Reserved service instance and adding users.
In this tutorial, you verify your access to API Connect, then open the API Manager and create an API. Ready to get started?
Log in to API Connect with your provider organization
To use the API Manager, you must be invited to a provider organization in API Connect. An administrator from your company creates the provider organization, defines access settings, and then adds users.
You can log into the API Connect with your provider organization by completing the following steps:
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Log in to IBM Cloud using your IBM ID.
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On the IBM Cloud Dashboard, click
and select API Management. -
In the navigation list, expand API Connect and click Services.
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On the Services page, display the provider organizations for your company's API Connect Reserved service by expanding the row that displays the service name. Your administrator can tell you which provider organization you belong to.
Provider organizations belong to Reserved instances, so you need to expand your Reserved instance to see the list of associated provider organizations. Each provider organization is labelled as "Provider Organization" in the "Plan" column. If your company has multiple Reserved instances and you don't know which one to use, just expand each one until you see your provider organization.
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Click the name of a provider organization to start the API Connect API Manager.
Your administrator can tell you which provider organization you belong to if it's not clear to you. When you click the provider organization to start API Manager, you are automatically logged in.
If you belong to multiple provider organizations and want to log in with a different one, log out of API Manager. Then, return to the API Connect Services page and log in with another provider organization.
Whenever you want to work in API Manager, return to the Services page and select your provider organization.
When you see the API Connect Home page, you're ready to proceed.
Next steps
Now that you're ready to work in API Connect, see the topics in the Using API Connect Reserved section for more information on working with APIs and products, catalogs, event analytics, and the Developer Portal.