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type: "Glossary term"
title: "API gateway"
description: "Runtime enforcement point for authn/z, rate limiting, routing and logging."
tags: [glossary]
generated: { by: human:crpage, at: 2026-07-09T09:44:00Z }
aliases: "api gateway; gateway"
status: stable

Definition

A runtime enforcement point for authentication/authorisation, rate limiting, routing and logging — not a semantic layer.

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Appears in: openapi, policy-enforcement.

policy as code.

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