Complex cloud API integrations made easy

Dariusz Suchojad

November 15, 2020

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.

Topics: API

Installing Zato under Mac

Dariusz Suchojad

August 24, 2020

The next Zato release will offer a native Mac installer while for now an installation from source is needed - read on for details on how to set up Zato today using Homebrew.

Topics: Mac

Understanding Zato server startup callable objects

Dariusz Suchojad

June 23, 2020

Zato startup callable objects are a means through which arbitrary Python functions or classes can be invoked when a server is booting up in order to influence its configuration or setup, even before any service is invoked.

This technique offers customisation possibilities in addition to the standard configuration options set before a server starts - read on to learn details.

Topics: Server

A dark theme for auto-generated API documentation

Dariusz Suchojad

June 3, 2020

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

Topics: API

Backing up and restoring Zato Single Sign-On data

Anielkis Herrera

May 29, 2020

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

Topics: SSO

Invoking Zato Python microservices with OpenAPI

Anielkis Herrera

May 29, 2020

One of the exciting additions of the upcoming Zato 3.2 release is the ability to invoke services through OpenAPI endpoints without a need for creation of REST channels explicitly - read more for details.

Topics: OpenAPI

Zato services as containers for Python functions and methods

Dariusz Suchojad

March 10, 2020

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.

Topics: Tip

Generating API documentation for both external and internal users

Dariusz Suchojad

February 12, 2020

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.

Topics: Documentation, OpenAPI

Accessing cache APIs from command line

Dariusz Suchojad

February 5, 2020

In addition to a GUI, Python and REST APIs, it is now possible to access your Zato caches from command line. Learn from this article how to quickly check, set and delete keys in this way - particularly useful for remote SSH connections to Zato environments.

Topics: Cache

Auto-generating API specifications as OpenAPI, WSDL and Sphinx

Dariusz Suchojad

December 3, 2019

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.

Topics: APISpec