API SecOps is a strategic approach focused on securing APIs through a collaborative effort among developers, governance, and operations teams, emphasizing an API Design-First methodology. This framework aims to streamline the management of APIs in a secure and efficient manner, particularly as organizations increasingly adopt multi-platform and hybrid cloud solutions. Central to API SecOps are its four core principles: centralization of API operations, governance through policy-as-code, API Design-First to align with all stakeholders, and GitOps for handling API specifications. The integration of API, microservice, and policy lifecycles is crucial for delivering secure services to production, with testing phases such as "Mocking" playing a pivotal role in ensuring APIs meet business, security, and operational standards before deployment. By incorporating API Design-First and fostering collaboration, API SecOps breaks down communication barriers and enhances productivity, addressing the growing concern over API security as predicted by Gartner, which foresees API data breaches as a primary attack vector.