Project API Forge: Streamlining Dev-First API Lifecycle Management

All Telcos have realised the importance of building an efficient and resilient API lifecycle management for driving innovation, improving interoperability between telcos and maintaining competitive advantage. “”Project API Forge” at TM Forum is an ambitious initiative aimed at streamlining the way APIs are developed, standardized, and managed. This talk will dive into how API Forge is creating a unified, automated, and developer-first API Factory that enhances TM Forum’s Open API and Async API programs.

We will explore the challenges faced in traditional API management and how API Forge addresses these by standardizing tooling and architecture, ensuring synchronization between Open API and Async APIs, and enhancing both intemal and extemal developer experiences. Key components of the project include the use of agile/lean methodologies, shift-left practices, and a continuous improvement approach that fosters collaboration, technical excellence, and safe-fail experimentation.

Attendees will gain insights into the technical innovations behind API Forge, including automation strategies, conformance testing enhancements using open source tools like Specmatic, and the synchronization of API artifacts. The session will showcase how these advancements are not only streamlining API lifecycle management but also setting new standards for developer experience, efficiency, and resilience in API creation.

Join us to discover how Project API Forge is shaping the future of API management at TM Forum, providing a blueprint for organizations looking to modernize their API processes and achieve developer-first excellence.