Detection and optimization of content in the payloads of API messages

A method performed at a cache server for optimizing content inlined in API messages, comprising:

• receiving, from an application programming interface (API), an API message that the API is sending to a client, the API message using an arbitrary format to send content;
• obtaining a set of content location instructions associated with the API;
• applying the set of content location instructions to the API message, so as to locate an instance of inlined content within the arbitrary format of the API message;
• after locating the instance of inlined content in the API message:
• obtaining a set of content verification instructions associated with the instance of inlined content,
• applying the set of content verification instructions to verify an identity of the instance of inlined content, and,
• upon successful verification of the instance of inlined content, taking at least one action from the following group of actions:
• i) searching a local cache for an optimized version of the instance of inlined content, and upon finding the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content,
• ii) requesting an optimized version of the instance of inlined content from a remote repository, and upon receiving the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content, and,
• iii) initiating an optimization process to create an optimized version of the instance of inlined content.

A method performed at a cache server for optimizing content inlined in API messages, comprising:

• receiving, from an application programming interface (API), an API message that the API is sending to a client, the API message using an arbitrary format to send content;
• obtaining a set of content location instructions and a confidence score associated with the API;
• the confidence score indicating a confidence that the API message contains content locatable by the set of content location instructions;
• determining whether to apply the set of content location instructions based at least in part on the confidence score;
• upon a determination to apply the set of content location instructions, applying the set of content location instructions to the API message, so as to locate an instance of inlined content within the arbitrary format of the API message;
• after locating the instance of inlined content, taking at least one of the following actions:
• i) searching a local cache for an optimized version of the instance of inlined content, and upon finding the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content,
• ii) requesting an optimized version of the instance of inlined content from a remote repository, and upon receiving the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content, and,
• iii) initiating an out of band process to create an optimized version of the instance of inlined content.

A system for optimizing content inlined in API messages, comprising:

• one or more servers having circuitry forming at least one processor and memory holding program instructions for execution on the at least one processor to operate to the one or more servers to:
• receive, from an application programming interface (API), an API message that the API is sending to a client, the API message using an arbitrary format to send content;
• obtain a set of content location instructions associated with the API;
• apply the set of content location instructions to the API message, so as to locate an instance of inlined content within the arbitrary format of the API message;
• after locating the instance of inlined content, take at least one action from the following group of actions:
• i) search a local cache for an optimized version of the instance of inlined content, and upon finding the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content,
• ii) request an optimized version of the instance of inlined content from a remote repository, and upon receiving the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content, and,
• iii) initiate an optimization process to create an optimized version of the instance of inlined content;
• wherein the API is associated with an API endpoint that comprises at least part of a URL, and the set of content location instructions are associated therewith.

A system for optimizing content inlined in API messages, comprising:

• one or more servers having circuitry forming at least one processor and memory holding program instructions for execution on the at least one processor to operate to the one or more servers to:
• receive, from an application programming interface (API), an API message that the API is sending to a client, the API message using an arbitrary format to send content;
• obtain a set of content location instructions associated with the API;
• apply the set of content location instructions to the API message, so as to locate an instance of inlined content within the arbitrary format of the API message;
• after locate the instance of inlined content in the API message:
• obtain a set of content verification instructions associated with the instance of inlined content,
• apply the set of content verification instructions to verify the identity of the instance of inlined content, and,
• upon successful verification of the instance of inlined content, take at least one action from the following group of actions:
• i) search a local cache for an optimized version of the instance of inlined content, and upon finding the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content,
• ii) request an optimized version of the instance of inlined content from a remote repository, and upon receiving the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content, and,
• iii) initiate an optimization process to create an optimized version of the instance of inlined content.

A system for optimizing content inlined in API messages, comprising:

• one or more servers having circuitry forming at least one processor and memory holding program instructions for execution on the at least one processor to operate to the one or more servers to:
• receive, from an application programming interface (API), an API message that the API is sending to a client, the API message using an arbitrary format to send content;
• obtain a set of content location instructions and a confidence score associated with the API;
• the confidence score indicating a confidence that the API message contains content locatable by the set of content location instructions;
• determining whether to apply the set of content location instructions based at least in part on the confidence score;
• upon a determination to apply the set of content location instructions, apply the set of content location instructions to the API message, so as to locate an instance of inlined content within the arbitrary format of the API message;
• after locating the instance of inlined content, take at least one of the following actions:
• i) search a local cache for an optimized version of the instance of inlined content, and upon finding the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content,
• ii) request an optimized version of the instance of inlined content from a remote repository, and upon receiving the optimized version, swapping the optimized version into the API message for the instance of inlined content, and,
• iii) initiate an out of band process to create an optimized version of the instance of inlined content.