Create API Proxy from File

Endpoint

POST /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/file/

Alternative Endpoint (PUT for update)

PUT /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/file/

Authentication

Requires a Personal API Access Token.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

Request

Headers

Header	Value	Required
Authorization	Bearer {token}	Yes
Content-Type	multipart/form-data	Yes

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name

Form Data

Field	Type	Required	Description
metadata	string (JSON)	Yes	JSON string containing API proxy metadata
specFile	file	Yes	Specification file (OpenAPI/Swagger/WSDL) or ZIP file for WSDLs with many XSDs

Request Body (metadata JSON)

Full JSON Body Example

{
  "apiProxyName": "petstore-api",
  "apiProxyDescription": "Petstore API Proxy",
  "apiProxyCreationType": "OPEN_API",
  "clientRoute": {
    "relativePathList": ["/api/v1"],
    "hostList": ["api.example.com"],
    "methodList": ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"],
    "headerList": [],
    "bufferRequest": true,
    "bufferResponse": true
  },
  "routingInfo": {
    "routingAddressList": [
      {
        "address": "https://backend.example.com",
        "weight": 100,
        "soapType": "SOAP11"
      }
    ],
    "loadBalanceAlgorithm": "ROUND_ROBIN",
    "connectTimeout": 30,
    "readTimeout": 60,
    "retryCount": 3,
    "failoverRetryCount": 2,
    "ignoreRoutingError": false
  },
  "deploy": false,
  "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production"],
  "reParse": false,
  "soapToRest": false,
  "enableWSA": false,
  "enableWSRM": false,
  "backendApiVersion": "v1",
  "maintenanceModeSetting": {
    "enabled": false,
    "httpStatusCode": 503,
    "contentType": "application/json",
    "message": "Service is under maintenance"
  }
}

Request Body Fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
apiProxyName	string	Yes	-	API Proxy name (must be unique within project)
apiProxyDescription	string	No	-	API Proxy description
apiProxyCreationType	string	Yes	-	API creation type
clientRoute	object	Yes*	-	Client route configuration (required if reParse=false)
routingInfo	object	No	-	Routing configuration
deploy	boolean	No	false	Whether to deploy after creation
deployTargetEnvironmentNameList	array	No	[]	List of environment names to deploy to
reParse	boolean	No	false	Whether to reparse existing API proxy (PUT only)
soapToRest	boolean	No	false	Enable SOAP to REST transformation
enableWSA	boolean	No	false	Enable WS-Addressing (SOAP only)
enableWSRM	boolean	No	false	Enable WS-ReliableMessaging (SOAP only)
backendApiVersion	string	No	-	Backend API version
maintenanceModeSetting	object	No	-	Maintenance mode settings

EnumApiProxySpecType

OPEN_API - OpenAPI 3.0 specification
SWAGGER - Swagger 2.0 specification
WSDL - WSDL specification (SOAP)
REVERSE_PROXY - Reverse proxy (no spec file)

Note: For REVERSE_PROXY, specFile is not required.

clientRoute

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
relativePathList	array	Yes*	[]	List of relative paths (e.g., ["/api/v1"]). Required if reParse=false
hostList	array	No	[]	List of virtual hosts (e.g., ["api.example.com"])
methodList	array	No	[]	List of HTTP methods (e.g., ["GET", "POST"])
headerList	array	No	[]	List of headers for routing
bufferRequest	boolean	No	true	Buffer request body
bufferResponse	boolean	No	true	Buffer response body

EnumHttpRequestMethod

GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, OPTIONS, HEAD, TRACE, ALL

routingInfo

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
routingAddressList	array	No	[]	List of backend addresses
loadBalanceAlgorithm	string	No	ROUND_ROBIN	Load balancing algorithm
connectTimeout	integer	No	30	Connection timeout in seconds
readTimeout	integer	No	60	Read timeout in seconds
retryCount	integer	No	0	Number of retries
failoverRetryCount	integer	No	0	Number of failover retries
ignoreRoutingError	boolean	No	false	Ignore routing errors

EnumRoutingAlgorithm

ROUND_ROBIN - Round-robin load balancing
LRU - Least recently used
WEIGHTED - Weighted load balancing (requires weight in routingAddressList)
RANDOM - Random selection
PICK_FIRST - Pick first available

routingAddressList Item

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
address	string	Yes	-	Backend address URL
weight	integer	No*	1	Load balancing weight (required if loadBalanceAlgorithm=WEIGHTED)
soapType	string	No*	SOAP11	SOAP version (required if API type is SOAP)

EnumSoapApiPortType

SOAP11 - SOAP 1.1
SOAP12 - SOAP 1.2

maintenanceModeSetting

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
enabled	boolean	No	false	Enable maintenance mode
httpStatusCode	integer	No	503	HTTP status code for maintenance
contentType	string	No	application/json	Content type for maintenance response
message	string	No	-	Maintenance message

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "deploymentResults": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployment successful"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	Indicates if the request was successful
deploymentResult	object	Deployment result (if deploy=true)
deploymentResult.success	boolean	Overall deployment success
deploymentResult.deploymentResults	array	Individual environment deployment results

Error Response (400 Bad Request)

{
  "error": "bad_request",
  "error_description": "ApiProxy (name: petstore-api) is already exist!"
}

Common Causes

API Proxy name already exists
Invalid specification file format
Invalid API creation type
Missing required fields (clientRoute, specFile)
Invalid file format

Error Response (401 Unauthorized)

{
  "error": "unauthorized_client",
  "error_description": "Invalid token"
}

Error Response (404 Not Found)

{
  "error": "not_found",
  "error_description": "Project (MyProject) is not found or user does not have privilege to access it!"
}

cURL Example

Example 1: Create REST API Proxy from OpenAPI File

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/file/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -F 'metadata={
    "apiProxyName": "petstore-api",
    "apiProxyDescription": "Petstore API Proxy",
    "apiProxyCreationType": "OPEN_API",
    "clientRoute": {
      "relativePathList": ["/api/v1"]
    },
    "deploy": false,
    "reParse": false,
    "soapToRest": false
  }' \
  -F "specFile=@openapi.json"

Example 2: Create SOAP API Proxy from WSDL File

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/file/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -F 'metadata={
    "apiProxyName": "soap-service",
    "apiProxyDescription": "SOAP Web Service",
    "apiProxyCreationType": "WSDL",
    "clientRoute": {
      "relativePathList": ["/soap"]
    },
    "enableWSA": true,
    "enableWSRM": false,
    "deploy": false,
    "reParse": false
  }' \
  -F "specFile=@service.wsdl"

Example 3: Create API Proxy with WSDL ZIP File

For WSDLs with many XSDs, use a ZIP file:

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/file/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -F 'metadata={
    "apiProxyName": "complex-soap-service",
    "apiProxyDescription": "Complex SOAP Service",
    "apiProxyCreationType": "WSDL",
    "clientRoute": {
      "relativePathList": ["/soap"]
    },
    "deploy": false,
    "reParse": false
  }' \
  -F "specFile=@wsdl-with-xsds.zip"

Example 4: Update API Proxy (Reparse) using PUT

curl -X PUT \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/file/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -F 'metadata={
    "apiProxyName": "petstore-api",
    "apiProxyDescription": "Updated Petstore API",
    "apiProxyCreationType": "OPEN_API",
    "reParse": true,
    "deploy": false
  }' \
  -F "specFile=@updated-openapi.json"

Permissions

User must have API_MANAGEMENT + MANAGE permission in the project. For deployment operations (when deploy: true is set), user must also have API_MANAGEMENT + DEPLOY_UNDEPLOY permission.

Notes and Warnings

File Format: Supported formats: OpenAPI 3.0 (JSON/YAML), Swagger 2.0 (JSON/YAML), WSDL (XML)
ZIP Files: For WSDLs with many XSDs, use a ZIP file containing all related files
Unique Names: API Proxy names must be unique within a project
Reparse: Use PUT endpoint with reParse: true to update an existing API proxy from a new specification file
Type Consistency: When reparsing, the API creation type must match the original type
SOAP Features: enableWSA and enableWSRM are only applicable for SOAP APIs
Reverse Proxy: For reverse proxy, specFile is not required
Deployment: If deploy: true, ensure environments exist and user has deployment permissions
License Limits: Creating API proxies may be subject to license limits
File Size: Large specification files may take longer to process

Create API Proxy from URL - Create from URL instead of file
List API Proxies - List all API proxies
Get API Proxy - Get API proxy details
Update API Proxy - Update API proxy
Delete API Proxy - Delete API proxy

Endpoint​

Alternative Endpoint (PUT for update)​

Authentication​

Header​

Request​

Headers​

Path Parameters​

Form Data​

Request Body (metadata JSON)​

Full JSON Body Example​

Request Body Fields​

EnumApiProxySpecType​

clientRoute​

EnumHttpRequestMethod​

routingInfo​

EnumRoutingAlgorithm​

routingAddressList Item​

EnumSoapApiPortType​

maintenanceModeSetting​

Response​

Success Response (200 OK)​

Response Fields​

Error Response (400 Bad Request)​

Common Causes​

Error Response (401 Unauthorized)​

Error Response (404 Not Found)​

cURL Example​

Example 1: Create REST API Proxy from OpenAPI File​

Example 2: Create SOAP API Proxy from WSDL File​

Example 3: Create API Proxy with WSDL ZIP File​

Example 4: Update API Proxy (Reparse) using PUT​

Permissions​

Notes and Warnings​

Related Documentation​