Improve the performance of an API by adding a caching policy in Azure API Management

  • Module
  • 6 Units
Intermediate
Developer
Azure
Azure API Management

API Management policies are configurable modules that you can add to APIs to change their behaviors. Policies can do things like cache responses, transform documents and values, call webhooks for notification or audit purposes, and retry requests after transient failures. This module shows how to use policies to enable caching in order to improve API performance under load.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will:

  • Identify whether or not a policy exists for the desired behavior
  • Choose a policy scope
  • Configure and apply a caching policy in the Azure portal

Prerequisites

  • Experience with publishing an API in Azure API Management
  • Experience with XML syntax

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