Analytics for application programming interfaces

摘要

API analytics systems and methods are provided. Frequently occurring API usage patterns may be determined from API call data collected from across an API ecosystem. Alternatively or in addition, a classification structure, such as a decision tree, may be generated from the API usage patterns. A type of activity that resulted in a set of API calls being invoked may be determined from the classification structure. A similarity or difference between the set of API calls and the frequently occurring API usage patterns may also be determined and/or identified.

主权项

1. An application programming interface (API) analytics system comprising:
a memory comprising
API call data that identifies a set of API calls invoked in response to an unknown activity, andpredetermined API usage patterns that each identify a series of API calls performed as a result of a corresponding use case; a pattern classification module configured to generate a classification structure from the predetermined API usage patterns; and a usage identification module configured to form truncated API call data in which duplicated API calls in the set of API calls are consolidated into a truncated set of API calls, the usage identification module further configured to determine a type of the unknown activity through an application of the truncated API call data to the classification structure determined from the predetermined API usage patterns.