Introduction to Google Apigee X

Google Apigee X is the API management platform which allow to develop and manager experience API's.

This APIs can be made available to multiple clients with different security policies.

Example, a Mobile Developer might need a JWT access token validation policy vs a traditional system might need same API with HTTP Basic policy.

As an API management platform, it allow several security policies like SQL injections, JSON Threat Protection etc.

Google Apigee X is full managed API management platform. It consist of a management plane and runtime plane. You can also implement Hybrid model i.e. Cloud & On-Premise runtime instances.

You can refer, below link for high level architecture:

https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/architecture/overview

For a hands on experience and details overview, would recommend completing below course and labs:

Course:

• API Design and Fundamentals of Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

     [https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/course\_templates/254](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/course_templates/254)
  

Labs:

• Deploy and Manage Apigee X

      [https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/quests/181](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/quests/181)
  

• Develop and Secure APIs with Apigee X

     [https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/quests/194](https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/quests/194)