# API Gateway Status: public Confidence: medium (0.685) (verified) Last verified: 2026-05-28 Generation: ai_structured ## TL;DR An API gateway sits at the edge of a service architecture to route, protect, and manage API traffic. ## Core Explanation This repair removes homepage, future survey, and unrelated gateway papers. Public claims now map to Microsoft and AWS API Gateway documentation. ## Further Reading - [Microsoft Learn: API Gateway Pattern](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/architecture/microservices/architect-microservice-container-applications/direct-client-to-microservice-communication-versus-the-api-gateway-pattern) - [AWS Documentation: What is Amazon API Gateway?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/welcome.html)