SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING DATA IN API PROCESSING SYSTEMS

• US 20150222504A1
• Filed: 02/03/2014
• Published: 08/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Apigee Corporation (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: SRIVASTAVA, Kumar
• Application Number:
  US14/170,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20150222504A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/302 where the computing system component is a software system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3041 where the computing system component is an input/output interface interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/328 Computer systems status display G06F11/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3419 by assessing time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0823 Errors, e.g. transmission errors
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0852 Delays
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level

Abstract

A method is provided for monitoring and reporting data of one or more application programmer interface (API) entities. The method includes receiving a request for usage data of one or more API entities. The method further includes monitoring said usage data from at least one server. The method also includes displaying information pertaining to said monitored usage data.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring and reporting data of one or more application programmer interface (API) entities comprising:

receiving a request for usage data of one or more API entities;

monitoring said usage data from at least one server; and

displaying information pertaining to said monitored usage data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying includes displaying information on a graphical user interface (GUI).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring includes monitoring a number of API requests over a particular time for one or more API entities.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining performance metrics for one or more API entities including at least one of average response time, average target response time, error rate, and average data exchange.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed information identifies at least one usage trend of said one or more API entities.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying includes displaying information pertaining to one or more resource paths for at least one API entity.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a custom report about said one or more API entities based upon user input and displaying said custom report.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the contribution of one or more monitored API entities to total monitored usage data and displaying said information pertaining to said determination.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising analyzing one or more trends of said usage data and displaying information pertaining to said analysis.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the analysis of one or more trends includes analyzing at least one of overall traffic trends for API entities, relative traffic contribution for one or more API entities, and traffic trends for a specific API entity.

11. An application program interface (API) analytics system for monitoring and reporting data of one or more application programmer interface (API) entities comprising:

an API diagnostic receiving a request for usage data of one or more API entities;

a processor monitoring said usage data from at least one server; and

a display unit displaying information pertaining to said monitored usage data.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the display unit displays information on a graphical user interface (GUI).

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor monitors a number of API requests over a particular time for one or more API entities.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor further determines performance metrics for one or more API entities including at least one of average response time, average target response time, error rate, and average data exchange.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the displayed information identifies at least one usage trend of said one or more API entities.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the display unit further displays information pertaining to one or more resource paths for at least one API entity.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor generates a custom report about said one or more API entities based upon user input and displaying said custom report.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor determines the contribution of one or more monitored API entities to total monitored usage data and displaying said information pertaining to said determination.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor analyzes one or more trends of said usage data and displaying information pertaining to said analysis.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the analysis of one or more trends includes analyzing at least one of overall traffic trends for API entities, relative traffic contribution for one or more API entities, and traffic trends for a specific API entity.