An API has been created in Design Center. What is the next step to make the API discoverable?

After an API specification is created in Design Center, the next step in the API lifecycle is to publish it to Anypoint Exchange. This action makes the API specification discoverable to other developers and stakeholders within the organization. Publishing to Exchange creates a centralized catalog where consumers can find, understand, and test APIs, facilitating reuse and collaboration. It is a prerequisite for managing the API in API Manager.

B. Publishing from Flow Designer is not a standard step; Flow Designer is for implementing an API's logic, not for publishing its specification for discovery.

C. Deploying to a Maven repository is part of the CI/CD process for the application artifact (the implementation), not for making the API specification discoverable.

D. Enabling autodiscovery is done after the API implementation is deployed to a runtime. It links the running application to API Manager for policy enforcement, not for initial discovery.

1. MuleSoft Documentation, "Publish an API Specification to Exchange". This document states, "After you design an API specification in Design Center, you can publish it to Anypoint Exchange. Publishing to Exchange makes the API available for discovery..."

2. MuleSoft Documentation, "The API Lifecycle in Anypoint Platform". This guide outlines the typical flow: Design -> Publish to Exchange -> Implement -> Deploy -> Manage.