API Guidelines — Part A: API Concepts and Management 2022¶
Status: ✅ Approved Version: 1.0
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | GUARD-API-001 |
| Category | API |
| Subcategory | governance |
| Type | guideline |
| Owner | API governance or digital transformation team |
| Approved by | — |
| Approved date | — |
| Review due | — |
Description¶
Comprehensive government API guidelines covering business context, principles, lifecycle management, and governance considerations for API development within public sector organizations. Addresses interoperability, privacy compliance, organizational drivers, and standardization across government agencies.
Source document¶
API guidelines — Part A: API concepts and management 2022 | NZ Digital government
Last fetched: 2026-04-02
Related guardrails¶
- GUARD-GOV-001 — Digital Strategy 2.0 – National Digital Development Framework
- GUARD-GOV-005 — Privacy Principles Quick Tour — NZ Privacy Act 2020
- GUARD-SEC-001 — New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM) v3.9
Change history¶
| Version | Date | Author | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2026-04-02 | auto-generated | Initial guardrail creation from external source: NZ government API guidelines covering concepts, management, and governance |