webMethods API Management

Spec sheet

Purpose

webMethods API Gateway securely exposes APIs to external developers, partners, and other consumers for web, mobile, and IoT applications.Read 5 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

Intended users

The product is described for organizations exposing APIs to consumers, third-party developers, and partners, including for internet, mobile, and IoT applications.Read 5 Oct 2026 · documentation.softwareag.com

Deployment

The API Gateway documentation describes on-premises and cloud deployments.Read 5 Oct 2026 · documentation.softwareag.com

Integrations

The API Gateway factsheet describes integration with webMethods Integration Server and webMethods API Portal.Read 4 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

Security

API Gateway can protect APIs against denial-of-service attacks and common web vulnerabilities, and scan API attachments through enterprise anti-virus software using ICAP.Read 5 Oct 2026 · documentation.softwareag.com

Founded

The API Gateway factsheet says Software AG began in 1969.Read 4 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

Company

Software AG’s imprint lists Darmstadt, Germany, as its headquarters.Read 4 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

Analytics

Interactive dashboards show API Gateway events, API-specific events, and which APIs are more popular.Read 5 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

API formats

The platform documentation says APIs can be imported in formats such as RAML and Swagger, or authored within the platform.Read 4 Oct 2026 · techcommunity.softwareag.com

API lifecycle

The platform supports API management across API design, runtime governance and security, publication, and usage monitoring.Read 5 Oct 2026 · documentation.softwareag.com

API Portal

API Gateway can synchronize APIs with API Portal for discovery, access control, documentation and testing.Read 4 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

API protocols

API Gateway supports SOAP and REST APIs.Read 5 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

API types

API Gateway supports proxying existing GraphQL endpoints and provides clients with capabilities including authentication and analytics.Read 5 Oct 2026 · documentation.softwareag.com

Developer onboarding

The API Portal supports onboarding workflows with approval, email confirmation or immediate account acceptance.Read 4 Oct 2026 · techcommunity.softwareag.com

Developer portal

API Gateway integrates with webMethods API Portal for API discovery, access control, documentation, and testing.Read 5 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

Editions

The Standard Edition provides threat protection, while the Advanced Edition adds policy enforcement, request-response transformation, and mediation.Read 5 Oct 2026 · documentation.softwareag.com

Gateway policies

API providers can apply security, traffic management, monitoring and SLA management policies at runtime.Read 4 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

Notable limit

The Standard Edition is intended for threat protection and not for deploying APIs.Read 5 Oct 2026 · documentation.softwareag.com

Scaling

Multiple API Gateway instances can be clustered, with a load balancer placed in front of the cluster to distribute requests.Read 5 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

Traffic and mediation

API providers can enforce security, traffic-management, monitoring, and SLA policies, transform requests and responses, and route and load-balance requests.Read 5 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

Transformations

The gateway supports request and response transformation and can invoke Integration Server services for pre-processing or post-processing.Read 4 Oct 2026 · softwareag.com

Plans and prices

Every webMethods API Management plan and price →

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