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Phase 11 · Cloud Architecture Patterns

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API Gateway Patterns

Part of the Cloud Computing Roadmap.

Summary

Using an API Gateway as a single entry point for routing, authentication, and rate limiting across multiple backend services — a common pattern for both serverless and microservices architectures.

How to Learn This

  • 1Design an API Gateway configuration routing to multiple backend services.
  • 2Learn how an API Gateway centralizes cross-cutting concerns (auth, logging, rate limiting) instead of duplicating them per service.
  • 3Understand the trade-off: a gateway simplifies clients but becomes a critical, must-be-reliable component.

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