Tyk Gateway
Open source API gateway for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and TCP
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Tyk Gateway is a cloud-native, open source API gateway used to publish, secure, and manage APIs across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. It sits in front of upstream services to enforce authentication, traffic controls, and governance for multiple protocols.
Key Features
- Supports multiple protocols including REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and TCP proxying
- Authentication and authorization options including JWT and OpenID Connect
- Rate limiting, quotas, and traffic controls to protect upstream services
- Policy-based access control with per-API and per-endpoint restrictions
- Request/response transformation and content mediation
- Plugin and middleware extensibility (including gRPC-based plugins)
- Analytics and event hooks such as webhooks on gateway events
- Hot reload / hitless configuration reloads for minimal disruption
Use Cases
- Central API gateway for microservices with consistent auth and rate limits
- Exposing internal services to partners with granular access policies
- Managing mixed API styles (REST/GraphQL/gRPC) behind a single edge layer
Tyk Gateway is suitable for teams that need a flexible, high-performance gateway with strong policy controls and broad protocol support. It can be deployed as a lightweight gateway layer and expanded with additional Tyk components for broader API management needs.
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