API Gateway Pattern
One entry point that routes, authenticates and shapes client traffic. A microservices pattern in the Microservice & Architecture Patterns catalog.
One entry point that routes, authenticates and shapes client traffic.
- Family
- Microservice & Architecture Patterns
- Category
- Microservices
- Source
- Building Microservices · Software Architecture · DDD
More microservices patterns
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- Database per Service — Each service owns its data; others go through its API.
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