Build your first API proxy overview

This page applies to Apigee and Apigee hybrid.

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In this tutorial, you'll create an Apigee API proxy, deploy it, and test it. Apigee API proxies sit between your backend services and internal or external clients that want to use your services. API proxies provide value-added features and policies that address key API management challenges such as security, rate limiting, metrics collection, and more. To learn more about Apigee and API proxies, see What is Apigee?.

This tutorial includes the following steps:

  1. Create an API proxy
  2. Deploy an API proxy.
  3. Call an API proxy.
  4. Change the target endpoint.
  5. Add a policy.
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