Glossary
WhatisAPIGateway?
Software Development Glossary & Terms
API Gateway
Definition.
API Gateway: An API gateway is an API management tool that sits between a client and a collection of backend services.
In Practice
On Django REST Framework projects I use this layer for rate limiting and API key validation before a request ever hits a view — it's the difference between one bad actor slowing a request and one bad actor taking down the database.
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