What is meant by API gateway?

[dennis123]

What is meant by API gateway?

[elenjohns]

An application program interface (API) allows two or more software programs to communicate with each other to achieve greater functionality for a product. An AWS user creates, manages and maintains APIs within Amazon API Gateway, which accepts and processes concurrent API calls.

[RH-Calvin]

The API Gateway will often handle a request by invoking multiple microservices and aggregating the results. It can translate between web protocols such as HTTP and WebSocket and web‑unfriendly protocols that are used internally.

[Alicelyttleton]

API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale.

[HaliGregorry]

What is meant by API gateway?

According to Google, it is an application program interface (API) allows two or more software programs to communicate with each other to achieve greater functionality for a product.

Thanks,
Hali

[dennis123]

When you divide a big monolithic application into small functional parts that works independently from each other, you need a wrapper around them some sort of Facade such that they behave as a single application to the client. That wrapper is known as API Gateway. Its a one stop shop for the client, anything client wants API Gateway will get it for him. It has many other functionalities.

[Glendajones]

When developing an API, a designer describes its name, an HTTP operate, how the API combines with solutions and how demands and exchanges are managed.Amazon. com API Entrance provides two indicates of managing API contact visitors.

[mikerock]

API gateway is used to enables clients to retrieve data from multiple services with a single round-trip. Fewer requests also means less overhead and improves the user experience. An API gateway is essential for mobile applications.

[mvminfotechseo]

It can translate between web protocols such as HTTP and WebSocket and web‑unfriendly protocols that are used internally. The API Gateway can also provide each client with a custom API. It typically exposes a coarse‑grained API for mobile clients

[davidsmith21]

An API gateway is programming that sits in front of an application programming interface (API) and filters traffic.

[Mangat Singh]

For most microservices‑based applications, it makes sense to implement an API Gateway, which acts as a single entry point into a system. The API Gateway is responsible for request routing, composition, and protocol translation. It provides each of the application's clients with a custom API.