API Gateway overview

Available in Classic and VPC

API Gateway is a service that allows easy execution of all tasks related to API (Application Programming Interface) calls. Various management features for stable execution of APIs and a dashboard for viewing the API usage status in real time can be used.

A variety of features API Gateway offers

Please see below for detailed descriptions about the variety of features that API Gateway offers.

• Manage Product

  • Multiple APIs can be grouped to allow management as a product
  • Other users of NAVER Cloud Platform can use products through call domain provision and disclosure settings of each product
  • Identification of user applications or limiting of usage amount is available through the API key for using the product

• Manage API

  • Define REST API and related resources and methods, and set authentication methods
  • Manage API details and overview defined to allow API users to refer to
  • Operate a single API in different versions through manage stage and version feature
  • Settings including cache usage, throttling policy and IP ACL can be set to stabilize backend service

• Manage Usage Plan

  • Limit API user usage amount by setting request rate and request quota

• Manage API keys

  • Issue API keys to use APIs of other users or provided by NAVER Cloud Platform
  • Subscribe to services and check per stage usage amount for each API key

• API Usage Amount Monitoring

  • Monitor API usage amount the dashboard collected in real time
  • Check performance indicators including hourly/daily/monthly API calls, success rate, and average response time

• Various IaaS and PaaS service APIs provided by NAVER Cloud Platform at present will be provided via API Gateway (TBD)

About API Gateway guide

API Gateway provides services in Korea, US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and Germany regions. The service content is identical in both regions. Please check the following table of contents and their details for smooth use of API Gateway.

• API Gateway overview: introduction to API Gateway, and related resources helpful for the use
• Prerequisites for using API Gateway: supported specifications, limitations, and usage fees in order to use API Gateway
• API Gateway scenario: Introduction to overall API Gateway usage process
• Getting started with API Gateway: how to request subscription to API Gateway from NAVER Cloud Platform, and how to create a product
• Using API Gateway: how to use the service
  • My Products: how to manage products, APIs, catalogs, documents, and API key
  • Published APIs: how to check and subscribe to API documents shared by other users
  • Usage Plans: how to create, manage, and delete usage plans for API usage amount limitation
  • API Keys: how to create, manage, and delete API keys for API user authentication
  • Authorizers: how to create, modify, test and delete authorizers for API protection, and example usages
  • Client Certificates: how to create, modify, test, delete, and use client certificate
  • Dashboard: how to use API usage amount monitoring dashboard
• Managing API Gateway permissions: Introduction to managing permissions for API Gateway using Sub Account
• API Gateway terms: introduction to important terms and their descriptions in using API Gateway
• API Gateway release notes: update history of API Gateway guide

API Gateway related resources

NAVER Cloud Platform provides a variety of related resources as well as the guide to help customers better understand API Gateway. If you are a developer or marketer in need of detailed information while you are considering adopting API Gateway or establishing data related policies, then please make good use of the resources below.

• Improvement in comprehension and usage methods for API Gateway

  • API Gateway API Guide: API usage methods for API Gateway developers
  • Ncloud use environment guide: Guide on VPC environment and supported features
  • Introduction to API Gateway on blog: introduction to API Gateway on the NAVER Cloud Platform's official blog
  • Introduction to Pricing, Characteristics, and Detailed Features: summary of API Gateway pricing system, characteristics and detailed features of API Gateway
  • Latest Service News: latest news related to API Gateway
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions by API Gateway users
  • Contact us: Send direct inquiries in case of any unresolved questions that aren't answered by the guides.
  • Guide to getting started: how to call business logic using API Gateway and Cloud Functions

• Guides for linked services of API Gateway

  • File Safer Guide: how to use File Safer service that scans for malicious content in files and outlinks provided by the customer's service
  • Key Management Service Guide: how to use Key Management Service which manages and protects the key used to encrypt important customer information
  • Cloud Functions Guide: how to use Cloud Functions which provides actions connectable with API Gateway
  • Sub Account Guide: How to use Sub Account that helps the management of API Gateway and administration permissions