--- layout: post title: Layer 7 Technologies Launches New API Portal image: https://s3.amazonaws.com/kinlane-productions2/api-evangelist-logos/api-evangelist-butterfly-vertical.png author: name: kinlane tags: - Portal --- [Layer 7 Technologies](http://www.layer7tech.com/ "Layer 7 Technologies") recently launched a new API Portal platform. The new [Layer 7 API portal](http://www.layer7tech.com/products/layer-7-api-portal "Layer 7 API Portal") provides API service providers with a secure, turn-key way to manage developers who build applications against their APIs. They Layer 7 API Portal platform provides: * API Provisioning Tools * Rate & Account Plan Tools * Key, Token and Certification Authentication Management * Developer Registration & Account Management * Forums & Support Tools * Documentation & Resources * Content Management * Dashboard Creation and Management * Analytics, Metrics, and Reporting * Alerts and Notifications * Enterprise-grade security and PCI DSS compliance * On-premise Deployment The Layer 7 API portal provides all the common API management tools service providers, and developers are growing accustomed to. The new API portal is the latest addition to the Layer 7 family of API [gateway](http://www.layer7tech.com/products/xml-gateway-overview "gateway") and [cloud management](http://www.layer7tech.com/products/cloudspan-gateways "cloud management") tools. Layer 7 has been playing in the API space for a while now, but this portal represents a growing trend of API management tools targeting the enterprise.