What is meant by API gateway?

[ketul]

What is meant by API gateway?

[traveloweb]

An application program interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. Basically, an API specifies how software components should interact. Additionally, APIsare used when programming graphical user interface (GUI) components.

[aesthetiqclinic]

Application Program Interface (API gateway) enables clients to retrieve data from multiple services with a single round-trip. Fewer requests also means less overhead and improves the user experience. An API gateway is essential for mobile applications.

[paullimo]

This article explains you what is an API Gateway, the different types existing on the market and the size it should have.

[rohittyagi]

API gateway is the programming which suits best in front of application programming interface and also the filter traffic. This insulates the clients from partitioning the micro-services in applications. This gateway is essential for mobile applications.

[wordpar]

API gateway is a piece of software running on or near the periphery of the network hosting your system services and API....

[JigsSamra]

Ask a very nice Question.

Well, agree with @traveloweb answer.
try to explain an easy way. when you divide a big application into small functional parts that work independently from each other. You need a wrapper around them some sort of facade such that that behave as a single application to the client. That wrapper is known as API Gateway.

[sankalppatil]

An application program interface allows two or more software programs to communicate with each other to achieve greater functionality to a product.

[rahul01]

An application program interface (API) allows two or more software programs to communicate with each other to achieve greater functionality for a product. An aws user creates, manages and maintains APIs with Amazon API gateway, which accepts and process concurrent API Calls.

[sankalppatil]

API stands for Application program interface,it is allow two or more programs communicate with each other.

[Emilymia]

API Gateway allows you to securely connect mobile and web applications to other publicly addressable web services hosted inside or outside of AWS. With API Gateway.

[sankalppatil]

An application program interface (API) allows two or more software programs to communicate with each other to achieve greater functionality for a product. An AWSuser creates, manages and maintains APIs within Amazon API Gateway, which accepts and processes concurrent API calls.

[ab2345]

An application program interface (API) allows two or more software programs to communicate with each other to achieve greater functionality for a product. An AWSuser creates, manages and maintains APIs within Amazon API Gateway, which accepts and processes concurrent API calls.Oct 30, 2015

[dpkmlm]

An application program interface (API) allows two or more software programs to communicate with each other to achieve greater functionality for a product. An AWS user creates, manages and maintains APIs within Amazon API Gateway, which accepts and processes concurrent API calls.

[joktacademy]

An application program interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. Basically, an API specifies how software components should interact. Additionally, APIsare used when programming graphical user interface (GUI) components.