Azure APIM : OpenAPI shows gateway url in the servers section and not the backend url

Question

Hi,

Importing OpenAPI into apim updates the "web service url" in settings correctly which is also the backend target url.
But, checking the swagger in APIM ---API--FrontEnd shows that servers section is updated with apim instance url, why is that so ?
I cannot see my backend target in apim swagger anymore.
So, because of this issue, exporting openapi from apim produces incorrect openapi document.
Please let me know if I am missing something here ?

Answer 1

Hi @Amit-J Thanks for reaching out, when you export an API from APIM- that is the no longer the original API definition that you exported. The exported definition represents APIM as the backend service which other systems can call. So this is by design.

This is the reason its unsupported to re-import an exported API Definition and expect it to work like the originally imported API.

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/api-management-api-import-restrictions#openapi-import-update-and-export-mechanisms

let me know incase of further queries, I would be happy to assist you.

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