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API Gateway Basics
Front APIs with a gateway
An API gateway centralizes routing, authentication, rate limits, caching, and logging for backend services, simplifying clients and adding consistent policies and observability.
- api gateway
- routing
- auth
- rate limiting
- observability
Route and centralize
Front services with consistent domains and paths; handle versioning rules.
Secure access
Apply authentication, JWT validation, and IP safelists where needed.
Protect and optimize
Add rate limits, request size limits, and optional caching for heavy endpoints.
Observe and alert
Emit standardized logs/metrics and tie to dashboards and alerts.
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