API Integrations in Python Blog - Page 7


Windows commands and PowerShell scripts as API microservices

2019-07-23

This post goes through the steps of exposing Windows commands and PowerShell scripts as remote Zato API services that can be invoked by REST clients. Read more

Integrating with Microsoft SQL Server via stored procedures

2019-07-01

This article will show you how to invoke MS SQL stored procedures from Zato services - a feature new in the just released version 3.1 of the Python-based integration platform. Read more

Broadcasting messages to WebSocket API clients

2019-06-12

Invoking individual WebSocket connections has been supported since Zato 3.0 and Zato 3.1 adds new functionality on top of it - message broadcasting - which lets one notify all the clients connected to a particular channel. Here is how to use it. Read more

API validation with JSON Schema

2019-05-13

Employing JSON Schema is an easy and straightforward way to validate input to your APIs - learn below how it can be enabled in Zato 3.1+ services in one line of code. Read more

MongoDB connections

2019-03-26

One of the newest additions in Zato 3.1 are MongoDB connections - learn in this article how to create and use them in your Python API services. Read more

HTTP Method and Accept headers

2019-03-18

Zato 3.1 includes new means to manage access to REST services based on input Method and Accept headers in HTTP requests - here is how they can be employed in practice. Read more

Two-factor authentication in Zato Dashboard

2019-02-25

This post provides steps needed to enable and make use of TOTP two-factor authentication in Zato Dashboard - the method is compatible with the most popular apps such as Google Authenticator, Authy or FreeOTP. Read more

Zato: A successful Python 3 migration story

2019-02-11

Now that Python 3 support is available as a preview for developers, this post summarizes the effort that went into making sure that Zato works smoothly using both Python 2.7 and 3.x. Read more

Step-by-step: How to use IBM MQ in Python, part 1

2019-02-01

This is part one of a mini-series about working with IBM MQ as a Zato and Python user. This installment will cover installation and configuration whereas the next one will delve into programming tasks. Read more

Managing live WebSocket API clients

2018-10-14

Zato-based WebSockets are a great choice for high-performance API integrations. WebSockets have minimal overhead, which, coupled with their ability to invoke services in a synchronous manner, means that large numbers of clients can easily connect to Zato API servers. Read more