API Integrations in Python Blog - Page 6


Multi-protocol file transfer integrations

2020-12-07

In many domains, transfer of static and batch files is an important part of systems integrations and a large number of applications produce and expect data in the form of files rather than network-based APIs. In this article, we shall see how Zato makes multi-protocol integrations of this kind possible in a way that is secure, scalable and easy to extend in Python. Read more

Complex cloud API integrations made easy

2020-11-15

Cloud-based connections are a staple of modern API integrations - this article shows how, in just a few lines of Python code, Zato makes their usage easy, convenient and extremely effective. Read more

A dark theme for auto-generated API documentation

2020-06-03

Starting with version 3.2, Zato will use a new, dark theme for its auto-generated API documentation and specifications. Here is its preview. Read more

Backing up and restoring Zato Single Sign-On data

2020-05-29

This article presents a procedure for backing up all of Zato Single Sign-On (SSO) data and restoring it later on. Read more

Invoking Zato Python microservices with OpenAPI

2020-05-22

One of the exciting additions of the upcoming Zato release is the ability to invoke services through OpenAPI endpoints without a need for creation of REST channels explicitly - read more for details. Read more

Zato services as containers for Python functions and methods

2020-03-10

Acting as containers for enterprise APIs, Zato services are able to invoke each other to form higher-level processes and message flows. What if a service needs to invoke a hot-deployable Python function or method, though? Read on to learn details of how to accomplish it. Read more

Generating API documentation

2020-02-12

A recurring need in larger integration projects is generation of API documentation for users belonging to different, yet related, target groups. Read on to learn how to generate Zato-based API specifications for more than one group from a single source of information. Read more

Auto-generating API specifications as OpenAPI, WSDL and Sphinx

2019-12-03

This article presents a workflow for auto-generation of API specifications for your Zato services - if you need to share your APIs with partners, external or internal, this is how it can be done. Read more

Publish/subscribe in Python

2019-11-04

This article introduces features built into Zato that let one take advantage of publish/subscribe topics and message queues in communication between Zato services, API clients and backend systems. Read more

Windows commands and PowerShell scripts as API microservices

2019-07-23

This post goes through the steps of exposing Windows commands and PowerShell scripts as remote Zato API services that can be invoked by REST clients. Read more