Celigo API Builder: The First Step in Full-Lifecycle API Management
APIs serve as the foundation for exposing services and data across different lines of business, enabling seamless communication with customers and partners. Whether you're sharing real-time inventory updates with suppliers or giving sales and support teams instant access to customer 360 data, APIs make it effortless to connect and integrate the systems that drive your business.
But managing APIs takes more than just setting up endpoints—it’s about full-lifecycle API management, which comes down to four key steps:
- Build – Create and configure APIs that fit your business needs.
- Secure – Lock down access, control traffic, and stay compliant.
- Socialize – Share APIs with internal teams and external consumers, complete with documentation.
- Monitor – Keep an eye on performance, track usage, and fine-tune for efficiency.
Great API management makes sure your APIs aren’t just working but are secure, discoverable, and running at peak performance. And while every phase matters, it all starts with building APIs that are tailored to your business and integration needs.
That’s where API Builder comes in.
We designed API Builder to make API development as simple as building flows in Flow Builder—no complex scripting required. Whether you're defining requests, handling responses, or reusing existing integrations, API Builder streamlines the Build phase, making it faster and more accessible.
Let’s take a closer look at how API Builder helps you kickstart full-lifecycle API management.
API Builder: The Easiest Way to Build APIs in Celigo
Celigo API Builder makes API development easy with a low-code, visual interface. You can use the same tools you already know from Flow Builder to define your API’s logic. That means access to 600+ connectors, plus all the mapping, transformations, lookups, and branching rules you’re used to. Since API Builder is fully integrated into the Celigo Platform, you can even reuse existing connections and flow steps in any API you build.
To make API development even smoother, we’ve introduced two new step types designed specifically for API functionality. These handle the core responsibilities of processing requests and returning responses, so you can focus on building without the hassle.
The API Request Node is the entry point of your API, letting you define HTTP methods, set URIs and parameters, and structure request schemas. On the other side, the API Response Node ensures your API returns the right data, with configurable success and error handling, status codes, headers, and response bodies tailored to your needs.
Once you know these two new steps, you know how to use API Builder—everything else is what you’re already great at. Same connectors, same mappings, same logic. If you can build a flow, you can build an API.
Optimized for Performance
When it comes to APIs, speed matters. No one wants slow response times, especially when dealing with real-time workflows or high-volume data exchanges. That’s why API Builder is powered by our API Engine, a high-performance runtime designed for near-instantaneous response times.
Whether you're processing a single request or handling aggressive workloads, the API Engine is built to keep things running smoothly. It minimizes latency, efficiently manages load, and ensures that your APIs respond quickly—even when traffic spikes. That means no frustrating delays, no sluggish performance—just fast, reliable execution when you need it most.
With this high-speed runtime, API Builder ensures your APIs aren’t just easy to build, but also built to perform.
Seamless API Management
Once you’ve built an API, Celigo API Management (APIM) takes it to the next level with advanced security, traffic control, and analytics. Secure your APIs with authentication and rate limiting, apply policies for traffic shaping and caching, and monitor performance with built-in dashboards. Plus, automatically generate OpenAPI specs to simplify adoption and seamlessly share them with design partners for better collaboration
With Celigo API Management, you get everything you need for full-lifecycle API management—from building and securing APIs to managing and optimizing them at scale – all in a single platform. With API Builder, you can easily create composite services using the same low-code tools you already know. And with just one click, you can push those services directly into API Management for streamlined deployment and management. Instead of juggling multiple systems, you can build, secure, socialize and monitor your APIs—all in one place. This centralized approach not only speeds up development but also improves consistency and reduces the chances of errors, all while offering a more cohesive user experience.
A Quick Note on Availability
API Builder is expected to be available in all regions by the end of March. While it will be included as part of Celigo API Management and available in integrator.io Professional and Enterprise plans, all customers will get special preview access for a limited time. We’d love for you to try it out and share your feedback!