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      What Is A Microservice?

      A Microservice is a standalone component of an application or API. Components may be independently deployable, organised by business capability and may be maintained by different business units.

      Version Number: v1.0.2

      Published Date: 29 May 2025

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      Testing of APIs and Microservices requires documentation. The most suitable formats are available here.

       

      Definition of a Microservice

      A Microservice is a standalone component of an application or API. Components may be independently deployable, organised by business capability and may be maintained by different business units.

      Edgescan offers 2 licence types:

      Option 1: Supports up to 20 endpoints per Microservice

      Option 2: Supports up to 5 endpoints per Microservice.

      Edgescan's Microservices are typically sold in bundles of 5-10

       

      Definition of an API

      An API is a machine readable function that allows the exchange of data between two or more points typically via HTTP available in a RESTful format.

      Each API is separated by domain, functionality, level of authentication and type.

      Edgescan licenses web APIs by domain with up to two levels of authentication available per license.