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API Discovery and Catalogue

Definition: API Discovery and Catalogue Service ABB is an Application Service that enables the discovery and/or maintenance of the API Catalogue ABB.

Source: Inspired in Gartner

Source reference: https://www.gartner.com/en/information-technology/glossary/application-…

Last modification: 2024-01-28

Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/APIDiscoveryAndCatalogueApplicationService

LOST view: Technical view - application

EIRA concept: eira:ArchitectureBuildingBlock

ABB name: eira:APIDiscoveryAndCatalogueApplicationService

Example: The following implementation is an example on how this specific Architecture Building Block (ABB) can be instantiated as a Solution Building Block (SBB): RapidAPI - RapidAPI is a collection of predefined APIs that are free to test, specifically updated for 2021. https://rapidapi.com/collection/list-of-free-apis

Interoperability Saliency: API Discovery and Catalogue Application Service ABB is a key interoperability enabler (*) for structural and behavioural interoperability by enabling and maintaining API Catalogues for public administration services. This is a key aspect enabling interoperability as it contributes to the discovery of APIs through catalogues.

Interoperability Dimension: Structural IoP

Viewpoint: Key Interoperability Enablers viewpoint

Additional identifier: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/APIDiscoveryAndCatalogueApplicationService

EIF Layer: TechnicalApplication

EIRA properties

Namespace URI
rdf: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
dct: http://purl.org/dc/terms/
eira: http://data.europa.eu/dr8/
Property Value
rdf:type http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept
skos:notation Properties of API Discovery and Catalogue
dct:identifier http://data.europa.eu/dr8/APIDiscoveryAndCatalogueApplicationService_Properties
dct:identifier http://data.europa.eu/dr8/APIDiscoveryAndCatalogueApplicationService
skos:prefLabel Properties of API Discovery and Catalogue
eira:PURI http://data.europa.eu/dr8/APIDiscoveryAndCatalogueApplicationService
dct:type eira:APIDiscoveryAndCatalogueApplicationService
dct:modified 2024-01-28
eira:synonym
skos:definition API Discovery and Catalogue Service ABB is an Application Service that enables the discovery and/or maintenance of the API Catalogue ABB.
eira:definitionSource Inspired in Gartner
eira:definitionSourceReference https://www.gartner.com/en/information-technology/glossary/application-programming-interface
skos:example The following implementation is an example on how this specific Architecture Building Block (ABB) can be instantiated as a Solution Building Block (SBB): RapidAPI - RapidAPI is a collection of predefined APIs that are free to test, specifically updated for 2021. https://rapidapi.com/collection/list-of-free-apis
eira:iopSaliency API Discovery and Catalogue Application Service ABB is a key interoperability enabler (*) for structural and behavioural interoperability by enabling and maintaining API Catalogues for public administration services. This is a key aspect enabling interoperability as it contributes to the discovery of APIs through catalogues.
skos:note
eira:concept eira:ArchitectureBuildingBlock
eira:iopDimension Structural IoP
eira:view Technical view - application
eira:viewpoint Key Interoperability Enablers viewpoint
eira:eifLayer TechnicalApplication