---
title: Configuring API Insights
description: Complete the configuration tasks to start using the API Insights workspace.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/api-insights/api-insights-configuring.html
release: australia
product: API Insights
classification: api-insights
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [API Insights, Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\), Configuration Management, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Configuring API Insights

Complete the configuration tasks to start using the API Insights workspace.

## Configuration overview

1.  [Configure API Insights installation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/api-insights/api-insights-config-installation.md).

    As an administrator with the admin role, set up API Insights by installing the application and assigning roles to users for managing API operations.

2.  [Configure API Insights data and imports](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/api-insights/api-insights-config-data-imports.md).

    As a CMDB administrator with the sn\_cmdb\_admin role, set up data model recommendations for API clustering and configure settings for importing APIs into API Insights.

3.  [Configure settings to monitor and organize APIs in API Insights](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/api-insights/api-insights-config-api-mgmt.md).

    As an enterprise architect administrator with the sn\_api\_insights\_ws.api\_mgmt\_architect\_admin role, configure API management workflows, including automating API actions and defining settings to monitor and organize APIs in API Insights.