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Enterprise-grade API infrastructure, zero configuration

Everything you need to ship production APIs

Secure authentication dashboard showing API keys and token management

Built-in authentication

OAuth 2.0, JWT, and API key authentication work out of the box. No middleware to configure, no security vulnerabilities to patch. Rotate keys, revoke tokens, and audit access from a single dashboard.

Real-time rate limiting analytics dashboard with traffic graphs

Intelligent rate limiting

Per-user, per-endpoint, and global rate limits prevent abuse without blocking legitimate traffic. Sliding window algorithms ensure fair usage. Configure limits in seconds, enforce them at the edge.

Interactive OpenAPI documentation interface with endpoint explorer

Auto-generated OpenAPI docs

Interactive API documentation updates automatically from your code. Test endpoints, explore schemas, and generate client SDKs without writing a single line of YAML. Always in sync, never out of date.

Request validation rules and schema configuration interface

Request validation

Schema-based validation catches malformed requests before they reach your application. JSON Schema, XML, and custom validators protect your endpoints from bad data and injection attacks.

Real-time API monitoring dashboard with performance metrics

Real-time monitoring

Track latency, error rates, and throughput across every endpoint. Distributed tracing shows you exactly where requests slow down. Set alerts for anomalies and get notified before users complain.

API version management interface showing multiple deployed versions

Version management

Deploy multiple API versions simultaneously without breaking existing clients. Route traffic by header, query parameter, or subdomain. Deprecate old versions gracefully with automatic migration warnings.

Integrate in minutes, not days

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import { Gateway } from '@apigateway/node'; const gateway = new Gateway({ apiKey: process.env.GATEWAY_KEY }); gateway.route('/users/:id', { auth: 'jwt', rateLimit: { requests: 100, window: '1m' }, handler: async (req) => { return db.users.findById(req.params.id); } }); gateway.listen(3000);
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from apigateway import Gateway, RateLimit gateway = Gateway(api_key=os.getenv('GATEWAY_KEY')) @gateway.route('/users/<id>', auth='jwt') @RateLimit(requests=100, window='1m') async def get_user(id: str): return await db.users.find_by_id(id) if __name__ == '__main__': gateway.run(port=3000)
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package main import ( "github.com/apigateway/go-sdk" ) func main() { gw := gateway.New(gateway.Config{ APIKey: os.Getenv("GATEWAY_KEY"), }) gw.Route("/users/:id", gateway.Options{ Auth: gateway.JWT, RateLimit: &gateway.RateLimit{ Requests: 100, Window: "1m", }, Handler: getUserHandler, }) gw.Listen(":3000") }
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# Create an API endpoint curl -X POST https://api.gateway.dev/v1/routes \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $GATEWAY_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "path": "/users/:id", "auth": "jwt", "rateLimit": { "requests": 100, "window": "1m" }, "upstream": "https://your-api.com" }'
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resource "apigateway_route" "get_user" { path   = "/users/:id" method = "GET" auth { type = "jwt" issuer = "https://auth.example.com" } rate_limit { requests = 100 window   = "1m" } upstream { url = "https://your-api.com" timeout = "30s" } }
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version: '3.8' services: gateway: image: apigateway/gateway:latest ports: - "3000:3000" environment: - GATEWAY_KEY=${GATEWAY_KEY} - AUTH_PROVIDER=jwt - RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS=100 - RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW=1m volumes: - ./config.yml:/etc/gateway/config.yml command: gateway serve

Under the hood

The architecture that keeps your APIs fast and secure

  1. Edge-first routing

    Every request hits our global edge network first. TLS termination, DDoS protection, and geo-routing happen in under 5ms. Your origin servers only see validated, authenticated traffic.

  2. Zero-copy authentication

    JWT validation and API key lookups run in-memory at the edge. No database round-trips, no Redis calls. Sub-millisecond auth checks mean your p99 latency stays under 50ms globally.

  3. Distributed rate limiting

    Rate limit counters sync across regions using CRDTs. No central bottleneck, no race conditions. A user hitting Tokyo and London simultaneously gets accurate, fair limits without coordination overhead.

  4. Schema-driven validation

    Request validation compiles your OpenAPI schemas to native code. Malformed JSON, missing fields, and type errors fail in microseconds. Invalid requests never touch your application logic.

  5. Observability by default

    Distributed tracing headers propagate automatically. Every request gets a trace ID, every hop records timing. Correlate logs, metrics, and traces without instrumenting a single line of code.

  6. Graceful degradation

    Circuit breakers detect failing upstreams and shed load automatically. Fallback responses keep clients happy while your services recover. No cascading failures, no thundering herds.

Request path

Client requestHTTPS · TLS 1.3
Edge networkDDoS protection · geo-routing
Auth layerJWT · API keys · OAuth
Rate limitersliding window · CRDT sync
Validatorschema check · sanitization
Routerpath matching · versioning
Upstream proxyload balancing · retries
Your APIvalidated · authenticated

From request to response in milliseconds

  1. 01

    Define your routes

    Declare endpoints in code, config files, or our web UI. Specify authentication requirements, rate limits, and validation rules. Changes deploy globally in under 60 seconds.

  2. 02

    Generate API keys

    Create API keys for your services or issue JWT tokens for users. Set expiration dates, scope permissions, and usage quotas. Rotate credentials without downtime.

  3. 03

    Configure rate limits

    Set per-user, per-endpoint, or global rate limits. Choose between fixed window, sliding window, or token bucket algorithms. Override limits for premium tiers or internal services.

  4. 04

    Deploy and monitor

    Push changes to production with zero downtime. Watch real-time metrics for latency, throughput, and errors. Set alerts for anomalies and get notified via Slack, PagerDuty, or webhooks.