Integration Digest: February 2024
Tags: kafka, restapi, pulsar, api
Published: 2024-02-29 12:49:29

## Articles

🔍 [10 API Economy Predictions For 2024](https://nordicapis.com/10-api-economy-predictions-for-2024/)

_Predicting an increased focus on security, open ecosystems, and AI in the API economy of 2024, with APIs as products and API management being prominent trends._

🔍 [6 API Vulnerability Scanners](https://nordicapis.com/api-vulnerability-scanners/)

_Discussing the importance of API vulnerability scanners and enumerating several types, the article stresses the tool's role in detecting security risks and thwarting attacks._

🔍 [Best practices for API error handling](https://blog.postman.com/best-practices-for-api-error-handling/)

_Suggestions are offered for best practices when handling API errors, emphasizing on the need for clear error messages and consistent API responses._

🔍 [Cloudflare Releases 2024 API Security and Management Report](https://www.infoq.com/news/2024/01/cloudflare-api-security-report/)

_Cloudflare's report highlights the impending surge of API attacks in 2024 and emphasizes the need for strategies like machine learning tools and positive security models for securing APIs._

🔍 [CloudKarafka will discontinue its services](https://www.cloudkarafka.com/blog/end-of-life-announcement.html)

_CloudKarafka announces the discontinuation of its services due to a decision to focus on RabbitMQ and LavinMQ._

🔍 [Designing an Idempotent API in 2024](https://blog.bitsrc.io/design-an-idempotent-api-in-2024-d4a3cf8d8bf2)

_The benefits and challenges of idempotent APIs are discussed, emphasizing the usefulness of its operations being safely retryable and its application in distributed systems._

🔍 [Design-First API Development: Myth or Reality?](https://nordicapis.com/design-first-api-development-myth-or-reality/)

_The article weighs the positives and negatives of design-first API development, saying it offers a lot of potential but isn't a remedy that fits every situation._

🔍 [How Decentralized Identity Will Affect API Security](https://nordicapis.com/how-decentralized-identity-will-affect-api-security/)

_Discussing the potential of decentralized identity to improve user data control and performance, and addressing the shortcomings of federated identity._

🔍 [Idempotency Keys: How PayPal and Stripe Prevent Duplicate Payment](https://medium.com/@sahintalha1/the-way-psps-such-as-paypal-stripe-and-adyen-prevent-duplicate-payment-idempotency-keys-615845c185bf)

_Discussing how payment service providers, including Stripe, PayPal, and Adyen, prevent duplicate charges using idempotency keys._

🔍 [Twilio and Stripe Do Not Use PUT For HTTP Resource Updates](https://apievangelist.com/2024/02/07/twilio-and-stripe-do-not-use-put-for-http-resource-updates/)

_Observations about violations of using PUT for updates by popular APIs, Stripe and Twilio. The article argues that adhering to these principles isn't always feasible._

🔍 [Twilio Uses A PII OpenAPI Extension on Their API](https://apievangelist.com/2024/02/24/twilio-uses-a-pii-openapi-extension-on-their-api/)

_Twilio's use of a PII property in its OpenAPI extension helps identify and track PII data across their infrastructure, providing a possible way to scan APIs and flag PII data at scale._

🔍 [What is API Governance?](https://apievangelist.com/2024/02/22/what-is-api-governance/)

_Explaining API governance as a continuous process, the article stresses the importance of transparency, trust, and adaptability, while considering stakeholder needs and feedback._

🔍 [What We Will Need To Automate API Consumption](https://apievangelist.com/2024/02/24/what-we-will-need-to-automate-api-consumption/)

_Challenges in the present state of API automation are discussed, indicating potential solutions in AI but with obstacles related to standardization, common interfaces, and machine-readability._

🔍 [Why Documentation Is Important For API Security](https://nordicapis.com/why-documentation-is-important-for-api-security/)

_Clear API documentation is touted as key to preventing misuse and facilitating compliance efforts._

🔍 [Why Technical Writers Are Important For APIs](https://nordicapis.com/why-technical-writers-are-important-for-apis/)

_Highlighting the role of technical writers in API development, elaborating on challenges they face regarding pace and clarity._

### Apache APISIX

🔍 [Secure Your API With These 16 Practices With Apache APISIX (Part 1)](https://dzone.com/articles/secure-your-api-with-these-16-practices-with-apach)

_Various security measures possible with Apache APISIX, an API gateway, are explored in the article._

### Apache Camel

🔍 [Camel variables: new ways to manipulate data pipelines](https://raymondmeester.medium.com/camel-variables-new-ways-to-manipulate-data-pipelines-2bf3d31cb26c)

_Introducing variables in Apache Camel's latest version, the article looks at their application in manipulating and sharing data in pipelines._

### Mulesoft

🔍 [Introducing Anypoint MQ Cross-Region Failover ](https://blogs.mulesoft.com/news/anypoint-platform/anypoint-mq-cross-region-failover/)

_The article introduces Anypoint MQ Cross-Region Failover, a feature to ensure seamless message processing by automatically switching to a backup region during outages._

🔍 [Understanding App-level Egress Control in CloudHub 2.0](https://blogs.mulesoft.com/dev-guides/app-level-egress-control/)

_Discussing app-level egress control in CloudHub 2.0 and the process of its configuration._

## Releases

🚀 [Apache Camel 4.4](https://camel.apache.org/blog/2024/02/camel44-whatsnew/)

_Detailing new features and improvements in Apache Camel 4.4, including support for Java 21 and Kotlin._

🚀 [Apache Kafka 3.7](https://www.confluent.io/blog/introducing-apache-kafka-3-7/)

_The introduction of new features and improvements like rack-aware task assignment and cluster-wide dynamic log adjustment in Apache Kafka 3.7 are discussed._

🚀 [Apache Pulsar 3.2](https://pulsar.apache.org/blog/2024/02/12/announcing-apache-pulsar-3-2/)

_Highlighting key improvements in Apache Pulsar 3.2.0, including enhanced multi-tenancy features, rate limiting, WebSocket enhancements, security enhancements, and CLI improvements._

## Books

📚 [Defending APIs: Uncover advanced defense techniques to craft secure application programming interfaces](https://a.co/d/g4JhCm7)

_Defending APIs is a guide on API security. It offers insights into building and testing vulnerabilities, defending against attacks, and includes numerous case studies. The book equips readers with methods to build secure APIs and test against cyber threats._

📚 [The API Economy: Strategies for Thriving in the Age of Interconnected Systems](https://a.co/d/iAW0Txf) 

_This guide offers strategies for developing resilient, scalable APIs. Discover API history, design best practices, and monetization tips. Learn about scalability, resilience, and continuous improvement. Ideal for both newcomers and seasoned professionals in the API economy._