Asked 1 month ago by NebulousScout876
How can I download and track visual customization assets for the Azure APIM Developer Portal?
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I have customized the Azure APIM Developer Portal by modifying its visual elements, including layout, font, and logo, to improve its appearance.
However, when I download the repository using the following command, the bundle only includes configuration files (such as Products, APIs, and endpoints) and no assets related to these visual changes:
BASHgit clone https://{your-apim-service}.scm.azure-api.net
I would like to know how to download or track files (CSS, images, layout modifications, etc.) that reflect these visual customizations. What options are available to capture these changes since they don't appear in the standard Git repository download?
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TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago
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Below is an explanation of what’s happening and some suggested approaches.
Why Visual Customizations Aren’t in the Git Clone
The Git repository you download from the SCM endpoint only contains the configuration elements (e.g., APIs, Products, and endpoints). Visual customizations—such as layout changes, fonts, logos, and other design assets—are stored separately in the portal’s backend. In other words, any modifications made via the portal editor aren’t committed to that Git repository.
How to Track Visual Changes
Since the visual customizations aren’t automatically version-controlled via Git, you’ll need to use a different approach:
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Manually Export or Synchronize Assets
If you have a set of assets (CSS files, images, etc.) that define your custom look and feel, consider storing them in a separate, version-controlled repository. You can then update the portal manually (or via scripts) by referring to this repository. -
Use the Developer Portal Management API
Some APIs provided by the platform may allow you to export the current state of the Developer Portal, including design aspects. Although not exported by default with a Git clone, you might be able to call these API methods to capture a snapshot of your visual customizations. For example, if there’s an endpoint to export the portal assets, you could schedule regular exports or integrate the export into your CI/CD pipeline.
(Refer to the platform documentation for the exact API endpoints if available.) -
Leverage a CI/CD Pipeline with Custom Scripts
Integrate custom scripts that periodically extract the visual customizations (using available APIs or file exports) into your version control system. This way any change in the portal’s appearance is captured alongside your configuration changes.
Next Steps
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Review the Documentation: Look for documentation sections related to "Customizing the Developer Portal" or "Portal API" on your gateway’s documentation site. They may provide additional endpoints or detailed steps for exporting visual assets.
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Plan a Process: Decide whether to store your visual assets in a separate repository or to create automation that periodically exports these assets. This plan will serve as your version tracking mechanism for future updates to the portal's appearance.
By using one or a combination of these approaches, you can effectively track changes made to the portal's visual aspects even though they aren’t included in the default Git repository download.
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Answer by PlanetaryGuardian966 • 1 month ago
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When I downloaded the repository, the bundle did not include any files related to these visual customizations:
If you can refer this structure reference of local Git repository when you download file from APIM,
The following entities are not contained in the Git repository and cannot be configured using Git.
One of them is:
- Developer portal entities other than styles and templates.
And you will have a portal styles and portal templates folder as shown below to check the developer portal visual modifications.
The above can be viewed once the UI changes are done to the developer APIM portal and published it to the local.
Refer below steps to achieve the requirement:
Usually, to make developer modifications visible to the visitors, you need to also view and access the portal as Administrator's first as shown below. To view it with administrator privileges, verify that if the enable button under portal settings has been enabled as shown below.
Once it is done, now go to the developer portal and include the necessary modifications according to the requirement and click on save.
Now once it is saved and make it visible to the visitors, you need to publish the site as detailed in the MS Doc.
Note: It might take some time to reflect the changes and publish the operations under APIM.
Also check that you have correctly given the Access credentials from APIM credential manager to clone it into the local system for code validation.
Referring to this MSDoc, I have configured an APIM server instance with developer portal modifications and cloned it into the local machine with git clone <url> as shown below.
If still the issue persists with the above approach, migrate the developer portal configuration to another environment and it should download the customizations over there without any fail.
Reference: Migration to other environments
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