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[Workshop] Kong Konnect Automations 201: APIOps in Action - Automating the API Lifecycle with Kong Konnect

Event Ended
September 23, 2025
Presented By
Jordi Fernandez Moledo
Principal Architect, Kong

Take the next step in your API platform journey by mastering APIOps automation with Kong Konnect. This hands-on workshop builds on the foundational concepts introduced in Kong Konnect Automations: Introduction to API Platform-as-a-Service Concepts and Delivery Methods, shifting the focus from platform setup to end-to-end API lifecycle automation.

Learn how to implement APIOps pipelines that seamlessly move APIs from design to deployment—without manual handoffs. We’ll walk through designing API contracts, automating gateway configurations, and enforcing governance and security policies as code. Explore how platform teams can define guardrails and reusable patterns, while API product teams gain autonomy to iterate and deploy APIs with speed and confidence.

Key Takeaways:

  • Design a GitOps-driven APIOps pipeline for API publishing, versioning, and deployment to Kong Konnect.
  • Apply automated governance: enforce linting, style guides, and approval gates across the API lifecycle.
  • Separate responsibilities between platform teams (infrastructure and governance) and API teams (API design and product delivery).
  • Integrate API specifications (e.g., OpenAPI) into CI/CD workflows for fully automated, policy-compliant API gateway provisioning.
  • Build a reusable reference APIOps workflow to take back to your organization.

Through live demos and real-world patterns you’ll leave with a clear blueprint for running APIs as products, at scale, through automation.