WSO2 is pleased to announce the release of WSO2 API Manager 4.7.0.
It's now available to download.
Distribution
You can download API Manager 4.7.0 from here.
How to run
Run locally
(Skip steps 1 and 2 if JDK 21 is already setup on your environment)
- Install Java SE Development Kit (JDK) version 21.
- Set the
JAVA_HOMEenvironment variable. For more information on setting theJAVA_HOMEenvironment variable for different operating systems refer the steps in our documentation. - Extract the downloaded zip file.
- Go to the bin directory in the extracted folder.
- Run the
api-manager.shfile if you are on a Linux/Mac OS or run theapi-manager.batfile if you are on a Windows OS.
Other Distributions
API Manager 4.7.0 offers specialized runtime distributions for flexible deployments.
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API Control Plane
Manage design, lifecycle, and governance of APIs at scale
Download -
Traffic Manager
Handle high-volume API traffic with advanced policy enforcement and rate limiting
Download -
Universal Gateway
Secure and manage API traffic with scalable, enterprise-grade gateway capabilities
Download -
API Platform Gateway
New lightweight, self-hosted gateway for high-performance API traffic management
Download
Refer the documentation to learn more about the component distributions
New Features
- API Platform Gateway Integration
- Support for Multiple Client Secrets in OAuth Applications
- AsyncAPI 3.0.x Specification Support
- MCP Governance
- MCP-Aware Analytics
- Asgardeo Key Manager Support
- Semantic Tool Filtering Guardrail
- Multi-Model Routing: Semantic Routing and Intelligent Routing
Improvements
- Build and Runtime Compatibility with JDK 21
- Optimized Token Generation by Disabling JWT Persistence by Default
- Enhanced SOAP API Experience in the Developer Portal
- Admin-Defined Constraints for Key Manager Application Validation
Key Changes
- API Key Model Updated to API-Bound Keys by Default
- Default Encryption Mechanism Updated to Symmetric Encryption
- Token Persistence Disabled by Default
- Default-Deny Resource Access Control
- UTF-8 Enabled by Default
Fixed Issues
See details of all the changes including improvements, and bug fixes in this release.
Known Issues
All the open issues pertaining to WSO2 API Manager-4.7.0 are reported here.
How To Contribute
Your feedback is most welcome!
Community
You can use our Discord Channel and Stack Overflow Collective to engage with the wider audience https://wso2.com/community/
Reporting Issues
We encourage you to report issues, improvements, and feature requests through WSO2 API Manager GIT Issues.
Important: Do not report security issues via GitHub. For proper handling and confidentiality, report all security issues directly to security@wso2.com. We strongly advise following the WSO2 Security Vulnerability Reporting Guidelines when reporting security issues.
~ WSO2 API Manager Team ~