| ms.service | azure-api-management |
|---|---|
| ms.topic | include |
| author | dlepow |
| ms.author | danlep |
| ms.date | 08/04/2022 |
Specifically, the gateway:
- Acts as a facade to backend services by accepting API calls and routing them to appropriate backends
- Verifies API keys and other credentials such as JWTs and certificates presented with requests
- Enforces usage quotas and rate limits
- Optionally transforms requests and responses as specified in policy statements
- If configured, caches responses to improve response latency and minimize the load on backend services
- Emits logs, metrics, and traces for monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting