# Creating the API

Create your API and its operations to manage them in Azure. In this example the operations are created manually, but you can also import an API definition from Talend Cloud API Designer. For more information, see [Deploying an API definition to Azure API Management](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/api-designer-user-guide/Cloud/deploying-api-definition-to-azure-api-management).

## Procedure

1. Open the DemoREST-APIM instance you created and click APIs > Add API > Blank API.
2. Click Full to show all the parameters available and configure the settings for your API as follows:
   | Parameter | Value |
   | --- | --- |
   | Display<br>name | Enter a name for your API, DemoREST-API for example. |
   | Web service<br>URL | Enter the URL to the service. In this example,<br>use the following URL and replace &lt;DemoREST-PublicIP&gt; with the public IP<br>address associated with the load balancer you created: http://&lt;DemoREST-PublicIP&gt;:80/services. |
   | URL<br>scheme | Select the scheme defined in the load balancer,<br>HTTP in this<br>example. |
   | API URL<br>suffix | Enter the suffix to add to your API URL,<br>services in this<br>example. |
   | Products | Select a product, Starter for example. This is required if you want<br>to publish your API. |
3. Click Create.
   ### Example

   ![Create a blank API menu.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/deploy-rest-api-azure/Resources/images/create_api_01_params.png)
4. Go to the Settings tab of your API, scroll down to Subscription and clear the Subscription required check box, then click Save.
5. Go to the Design tab and click Add operation.
6. Configure your first operation as follows:
   | Parameter | Value |
   | --- | --- |
   | Display name | Enter a name for your operation, Get all customers for<br>example. |
   | URL | Keep the default GET method and enter the endpoint for your<br>operation, /customers in this<br>example. |
   | Description | Enter a description for the operation. |
   | Tags | Enter a tag for the operation, customers for<br>example. |
7. Click Save.
8. Click Add operation to create another operation.
9. Configure your second operation as follows:
   | Parameter | Value |
   | --- | --- |
   | Display name | Enter a name for your operation, Get a single<br>customer for example. |
   | URL | Keep the default GET method and enter<br>the endpoint for your operation,<br>/customers/{id} in this example.<br><br>A new<br>id parameter is automatically created<br>in the Template tab. |
   | Description | Enter a description for the operation. |
   | Tags | Enter a tag for the operation, customers<br>for example. |
10. In the Template tab, enter a description for the id parameter, Customer ID for example.
    ### Example

    ![In the APIs menu of the DemoREST-API, the new id parameter is available inside the template tab.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/deploy-rest-api-azure/Resources/images/create_api_02_operation.png)
11. Click Save.

## Results

You have created an API with two operations. You can now test it using its new base URL.