# API Productization Cycle

Canonical page: https://apiopscycles.com/cycles/api-productization-cycle

Language: en

Entity ID: api-productization-cycle

The API-focused APIOps Cycles journey for productizing, designing, delivering, publishing, and improving APIs.

API-focused method journey for teams that already know the intended implementation style is an API product.

## Entry criteria

- Capability opportunity is identified and documented. — Individual API opportunities are identified and documented. (ID: api-opportunity-documented)
- Consumer segments are identified. — API consumer segments (internal and external) are identified. (ID: consumer-segments-identified)

## Exit criteria

- The interface contract has been validated and tested against functional and non-functional requirements. — The API contract is tested and meets functional and non-functional requirements. (ID: api-contract-tested)
- The capability is ready to be published or released through the selected delivery mechanism. — The API is ready to be deployed and exposed through the intended gateways and environments. (ID: api-ready-for-publishing)
- Consumer-facing documentation and onboarding materials are ready. — Consumer-facing API documentation is complete enough for publishing and onboarding. (ID: api-documentation-ready)

## Stations in journey order

- [API Product Strategy](https://apiopscycles.com/cycles/api-productization-cycle/stations/api-product-strategy.md)
- [API Consumer Experience](https://apiopscycles.com/cycles/api-productization-cycle/stations/api-consumer-experience.md)
- [API Platform Architecture](https://apiopscycles.com/cycles/api-productization-cycle/stations/api-platform-architecture.md)
- [API Design](https://apiopscycles.com/cycles/api-productization-cycle/stations/api-design.md)
- [API Delivery](https://apiopscycles.com/cycles/api-productization-cycle/stations/api-delivery.md)
- [API Audit](https://apiopscycles.com/cycles/api-productization-cycle/stations/api-audit.md)
- [API Publishing](https://apiopscycles.com/cycles/api-productization-cycle/stations/api-publishing.md)
- [API Monitoring & Improvement](https://apiopscycles.com/cycles/api-productization-cycle/stations/monitoring-and-improving.md)