API Hub Features
The SmartBear API Hub empowers teams to optimize their API workflows from the initial design through deployment, ensuring quality, speed, and collaboration. API Hub combines the following four robust features:
API Hub for Design (formerly SwaggerHub)
API Hub for Design defines your APIs using the OpenAPI or AsyncAPI specifications and manages them throughout their lifecycle. Use API Hub for Designto:
Collaborate on API design in a shared workspace.
Enforce API design standards to ensure consistency and quality.
Easily integrate with other tools for streamlined workflows.
You can learn more about API Hub for Design here.
API Hub for Explore (formerly SwaggerHub Explore)
API Hub for Explore allows you to connect to and interact with multi-protocol APIs to quickly:
Discover and evaluate REST and Kafka endpoints.
Validate API behavior to minimize integration risks.
Visualize API responses instantly to inform decisions.
You can learn more about API Hub for Explore here.
API Hub for Contract Testing (formerly PactFlow)
API Hub for Contract Testing makes testing and deploying microservices at scale simple and worry-free for thousands of developers and testers worldwide. Use API Hub for Contract Testing to:
Block API breaking changes before production.
Scale microservices testing with comprehensive contract testing.
Automate testing in CI/CD pipelines for faster, reliable releases.
You can learn more about API Hub for Contract Testing here.
API Hub for Portal (formerly SwaggerHub Portal)
API Hub for Contract Testing helps customers enhance API discoverability by offering a user-friendly experience. Use API Hub for Portal to:
Deliver clear, up-to-date API documentation for seamless onboarding.
Provide API consumers with a branded, interactive portal to boost API discoverability.
Facilitate collaboration on API docs, enabling efficient teamwork across teams.
You can learn more about API Hub for Portal here.
API Hub for Test (Beta)
Accelerate API quality with automated cloud-based API testing. Use to:
Automate functional, regression, and integration testing with reusable test cases.
Connect testing with API design and documentation for seamless collaboration.
Scale testing efforts with parallel execution and CI/CD integration.
You can learn more about API Hub for Test here.