Create API Proxy from URL

Creates an API proxy by parsing an OpenAPI (Swagger), WSDL specification from a URL, or creates a reverse proxy. The API proxy can be automatically deployed to specified environments after creation.

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Endpoint

POST /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/url/

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Authentication

Requires a Personal API Access Token.

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Header

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

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Request

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Headers

Header	Value	Required
Authorization	Bearer	Yes
Content-Type	application/json	Yes

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Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name

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Request Body

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Full JSON Body Example

{
  "apiProxyName": "petstore-api",
  "apiProxyDescription": "Petstore API Proxy",
  "apiProxyCreationType": "OPEN_API",
  "specUrl": "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json",
  "clientRoute": {
    "relativePathList": ["/api/v1"],
    "hostList": ["api.example.com"]
  },
  "routingInfo": {
    "routingAddressList": [
      {
        "address": "https://backend.example.com",
        "weight": 100,
        "healthCheckEnabled": true
      }
    ],
    "routingEnabled": true,
    "mirrorEnabled": false
  },
  "deploy": false,
  "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production"],
  "reParse": false,
  "soapToRest": false,
  "enableWSA": false,
  "enableWSRM": false,
  "backendApiVersion": "v1",
  "requestBodyReadBehavior": "ALWAYS_READ",
  "responseBodyReadBehavior": "ALWAYS_READ",
  "maintenanceModeSetting": {
    "enabled": false,
    "httpStatusCode": 503,
    "contentType": "application/json",
    "message": "Service is under maintenance"
  },
  "specAuthorizationValueList": [
    {
      "headerName": "Authorization",
      "headerValue": "Bearer token123"
    }
  ]
}

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Request Body Fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
apiProxyName	string	Yes	-	API Proxy name (must be unique within project)
apiProxyDescription	string	No	-	API Proxy description
apiProxyCreationType	string	Yes	-	API creation type
specUrl	string	Yes*	-	Specification URL (required if not reverse proxy)
clientRoute	object	No	-	Client route configuration
routingInfo	object	No	-	Routing configuration
deploy	boolean	No	false	Whether to deploy after creation
deployTargetEnvironmentNameList	array	No	[]	List of environment names to deploy to
reParse	boolean	No	false	Whether to reparse existing API proxy
soapToRest	boolean	No	false	Enable SOAP to REST transformation
enableWSA	boolean	No	false	Enable WS-Addressing (SOAP only)
enableWSRM	boolean	No	false	Enable WS-ReliableMessaging (SOAP only)
backendApiVersion	string	No	-	Backend API version
requestBodyReadBehavior	string	No	ALWAYS_READ	Request body read behavior. Values: ALWAYS_READ, READ_IF_POLICY_EXISTS, NEVER_READ
responseBodyReadBehavior	string	No	ALWAYS_READ	Response body read behavior. Values: ALWAYS_READ, READ_IF_POLICY_EXISTS, NEVER_READ
maintenanceModeSetting	object	No	-	Maintenance mode settings
specAuthorizationValueList	array	No	[]	Authorization headers for spec URL access

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EnumApiProxySpecType

• OPEN_API - OpenAPI 3.0 specification
• SWAGGER - Swagger 2.0 specification
• WSDL - WSDL specification (SOAP)
• REVERSE_PROXY - Reverse proxy (no spec file)

Note: For REVERSE_PROXY, specUrl is not required.

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clientRoute

Field	Type	Required	Description
relativePathList	array	No	List of relative paths (e.g., [“/api/v1”])
hostList	array	No	List of virtual hosts (e.g., [“api.example.com”])

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routingInfo

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
routingAddressList	array	No	-	List of backend addresses
routingEnabled	boolean	No	true	Whether routing is enabled
mirrorEnabled	boolean	No	false	Whether mirroring is enabled

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routingAddressList Item

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
address	string	Yes	-	Backend address URL
weight	integer	No	100	Load balancing weight
healthCheckEnabled	boolean	No	false	Enable health check

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maintenanceModeSetting

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
enabled	boolean	No	false	Enable maintenance mode
httpStatusCode	integer	No	503	HTTP status code for maintenance
contentType	string	No	application/json	Content type for maintenance response
message	string	No	-	Maintenance message

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specAuthorizationValueList Item

Field	Type	Required	Description
headerName	string	Yes	Header name (e.g., “Authorization”)
headerValue	string	Yes	Header value (e.g., “Bearer token123”)

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Response

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Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "resultList": null,
  "resultCount": null,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "envName": "production",
    "podName": "",
    "podIp": "",
    "success": true,
    "detail": "",
    "responseTime": 123,
    "detailList": []
  }
}

When deploy: false or deployment targets are empty, deploymentResult is null.

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Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
status	string	SUCCESS if the request was successful
deploymentResult	object	Deployment result (present only if deploy=true and environments are specified)
deploymentResult.success	boolean	Overall deployment success
deploymentResult.detailList	array	Per-pod deployment results
deploymentResult.detailList[].envName	string	Environment name
deploymentResult.detailList[].success	boolean	Pod-level deployment success
deploymentResult.detailList[].detail	string	Detail message (on failure)

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Error Response (400 Bad Request)

{
  "status": "FAILURE",
  "resultMessage": "ApiProxy (name: petstore-api) is already exist!"
}

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Common Causes

• API Proxy name already exists
• Invalid specification URL
• Invalid API creation type
• Invalid specification format
• Project not found or no permission

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Error Response (401 Unauthorized)

{
  "status": "FAILURE",
  "resultMessage": "Token is not valid!"
}

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cURL Example

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/url/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "apiProxyName": "petstore-api",
    "apiProxyDescription": "Petstore API Proxy",
    "apiProxyCreationType": "OPEN_API",
    "specUrl": "https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json",
    "clientRoute": {
      "relativePathList": ["/api/v1"]
    },
    "deploy": false,
    "reParse": false,
    "soapToRest": false
  }'

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Permissions

User must have API_MANAGEMENT + MANAGE permission in the project. For deployment operations (when deploy: true is set), user must also have API_MANAGEMENT + DEPLOY_UNDEPLOY permission.

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Notes and Warnings

• Unique Names: API Proxy names must be unique within a project
• Specification Access: Ensure the specification URL is accessible. Use specAuthorizationValueList if authentication is required
• Reparse: Set reParse: true to update an existing API proxy from a new specification
• Deployment: If deploy: true, ensure environments exist and user has deployment permissions
• SOAP Features: enableWSA and enableWSRM are only applicable for SOAP APIs
• Reverse Proxy: For reverse proxy, specUrl is not required
• License Limits: Creating API proxies may be subject to license limits

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Related Documentation

• List API Proxies - List all API proxies
• Get API Proxy - Get API proxy details
• Update API Proxy - Update API proxy
• Deploy API Proxy - Deploy API proxy