Cloud Native API Gateway is a high-performance and highly available gateway product launched by Tencent Cloud based on the open-source microservices gateway. It reduces the development and Ops costs associated with self-built gateways. Serving as the traffic entry point for cloud-based microservices architectures, Cloud Native API Gateway integrates features such as request distribution, API management, traffic monitoring, and access restrictions, making it a crucial component in microservices architectures.
TSF provides a cloud-native gateway service based on the open-source Kong. By integrating scenarios such as canary release, traffic limiting, and security control, it offers plug-and-play gateway features for both microservices and cloud-native architectures.
Product Features
Compatible with the open-source gateway: Cloud Native API Gateway uses the open-source gateway kernel, is compatible with multiple open-source gateway versions, and is out-of-the-box, reducing self-building complexity.
High performance and reliability: Instances of various specifications are provided, and seamless scaling is supported to cope with traffic peaks easily.
Cost-effectiveness: Tencent Cloud underlying resources are used, and the gateway is managed by Tencent Cloud. No labor or Ops costs are involved when compared with self-built gateways.
Exclusive features of Tencent Cloud: Cloud Native API Gateway supports standard integration with Tencent Cloud environments and products and exclusive gateway plugins developed by Tencent Cloud.
Business Scenarios
Features
Feature
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Data visualization
View cluster information of the cloud-native gateway and modify cluster configurations and system parameters in the Tencent Cloud console.
Batch system parameter modification
Supports batch adjustment of cloud-native gateway system parameters, such as request body size and TLS version, in the Tencent Cloud console, with zero downtime, security, and reliability.
Log monitoring
Supports monitoring metrics for underlying resources such as CPU utilization, memory utilization, inbound bandwidth traffic, and outbound bandwidth traffic. Supports exporting monitoring data to open-source platforms like Prometheus or Tencent Cloud Monitor via plugins, and is highly integrated with the Tencent Cloud Log Service (CLS), enabling direct log analysis in the cloud.
Scaling without service interruption
Integrates the health check and load balancing capabilities of Tencent Cloud CLB to automatically switch traffic upon node failure, supports flexible specification adjustment and on-demand scaling, with a process transparent to customers, and supports scaling of resource specifications and the number of replicas.
IP address allowlist/blocklist
Supports creating an IP address blocklist/allowlist in the cloud-native gateway, where IP addresses or IP ranges can be configured to restrict access.
DR and backup
Provides highly secure and reliable gateway hosting with backup support for gateway data and multi-AZ deployment.
Ops-free
The gateway is managed by Tencent Cloud, eliminating the labor and Ops costs associated with self-built gateways.
Easy migration
Enables seamless, zero-barrier migration and out-of-the-box usability with migration plugins and official tools.
