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API gateways are a superset of a reverse proxy
Ike Nwankwo
May 29, 2024
IMO and from my own research, I would classify an API gateway as reverse proxy, in the same sense that a square is a rectangle. I.E API gateway can do everything a reverse proxy can and more
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Tiit Kuuskmäea month ago
I'm not sure I fully agree in the sense that reverse proxy is usually handled by tools like NGINX, whereas API gateway would be something that's built in Java or in NodeJs for instance. The latter deals with specific endpoint streamlining, possible data aggregation etc.