Modern API management requires balancing developer autonomy with platform governance. This talk demonstrates how GitOps principles can transform API management by enabling application teams to define their API exposure as code while platform teams maintain control over critical infrastructure and policies. We'll showcase a practical implementation where platform engineers establish core API gateway configurations, security policies, and developer portal settings, then delegate specific API exposure decisions to application owners through Git workflows. This approach accelerates API deployment while ensuring consistent governance through infrastructure-as-code practices. We'll share real-world examples, implementation patterns, and lessons learned from adopting this model.