Should API gateways be included at a high level? API gateways can be used to monitor, throttle, and control access to the API. The following can be done by a gateway or by the RESTful service.
Monitor usage of the API (Activity usage)
Throttle and rate limit API usage (DOS attack, block malicious IP address, quotas, etc.)
Should API gateways be included at a high level? API gateways can be used to monitor, throttle, and control access to the API. The following can be done by a gateway or by the RESTful service.