--- title: "Posts by \"API Gateway Concepts\" - API7.ai" description: "Latest blog from API7.ai on \"API Gateway Concepts\"" url: "https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts" --- # All posts tagged ## "API Gateway Concepts" [![Build the Future of Payments](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/11/03/i39uO8Te_cashfree-customer-cover.webp)](https://api7.ai/customers/cashfree) Customer Story September 28, 2025 #### [Build the Future of Payments](https://api7.ai/customers/cashfree) API7 Enterprise's hot-reloading for custom plugins is a game-changer. We don't need to do a deployment every time we make a change, which saves a lot of time while testing. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Pioneer Immersive and Inclusive Gaming Experiences for All Ages](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/11/03/hgSMVedU_timi-customer-cover.webp)](https://api7.ai/customers/tencent-timi) Customer Story May 27, 2025 #### [Pioneer Immersive and Inclusive Gaming Experiences for All Ages](https://api7.ai/customers/tencent-timi) APISIX is fully open-source with a robust ecosystem, enabling seamless traffic recording and management without impacting user experience. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Revolutionize Human-Machine Interaction with AI](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/11/03/tNXbFq47_honor-customer-cover.webp)](https://api7.ai/customers/honor) Customer Story May 23, 2025 #### [Revolutionize Human-Machine Interaction with AI](https://api7.ai/customers/honor) Honor's API gateway platform, built on APISIX, can handle peak traffic of millions of QPS. Thanks to APISIX's scalability, we've developed nearly 100 custom plugins. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Improve Global Quality of Life](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/2ggynTs2_Hisense_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/hisense) Customer Story June 20, 2024 #### [Improve Global Quality of Life](https://api7.ai/customers/hisense) API7 Enterprise helps Hisense to build an integrated platform to connect factories and applications distributed around the world. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Discover Value of Games, Make Happiness Possible](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/S85jK39F_Tencent_Games_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/tencent-games) Customer Story June 3, 2024 #### [Discover Value of Games, Make Happiness Possible](https://api7.ai/customers/tencent-games) As of May 2021, the Tencent OTeam using Apache APISIX has already deployed it for more than 10 teams within Tencent, with the largest project handling over 1 billion daily requests. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Elevate AI Model Development with Machine Learning](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/oqKlpZPf_Tencent_cloud_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/tencent-cloud) Customer Story May 29, 2024 #### [Elevate AI Model Development with Machine Learning](https://api7.ai/customers/tencent-cloud) As a mature and out-of-the-box API gateway, APISIX helps us with high development efficiency. From starting from scratch to passing POC, it only took us one week. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Empower Home Appliance Leader with Federated API Management](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/yTWdiA3w_Haier_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/haier) Customer Story April 25, 2024 #### [Empower Home Appliance Leader with Federated API Management](https://api7.ai/customers/haier) Haier uses API7 Enterprise's federated API management to manage different API gateways from various Lines of Business (LOBs) to find a balance between agility and stability. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Achieving Intelligent, Electric, and New-Energy Vehicle Transformation](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/Vwy8p16H_Lutus_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/lotus-cars) Customer Story August 28, 2023 #### [Achieving Intelligent, Electric, and New-Energy Vehicle Transformation](https://api7.ai/customers/lotus-cars) Lotus Cars leverages API7 Enterprise to manage traffic, speed up delivery, and lower operational costs. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![API7 Enterprise Streamlines API Traffic Management by Traffic Labeling](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2024/12/25/DEIRFiDW_api7-traffic-labeling.png)](https://api7.ai/blog/api7-enterprise-traffic-labeling) Products June 14, 2023 #### [API7 Enterprise Streamlines API Traffic Management by Traffic Labeling](https://api7.ai/blog/api7-enterprise-traffic-labeling) API7 Enterprise supports a new plugin called "traffic-label", allowing more flexible and precise traffic control. [API7 Enterprise](https://api7.ai/tags/api7-enterprise) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Traffic Management](https://api7.ai/tags/traffic-management) [![One Click for Real-Time Market Services](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/3dI00HnW_Snowball_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/snowball-finance) Customer Story April 28, 2023 #### [One Click for Real-Time Market Services](https://api7.ai/customers/snowball-finance) APISIX helped us greatly improve service quality under active-active architecture. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Build Automotive Intelligent Computing Platform](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/Nw20SMLp_horizon_robotics_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/horizon-robotics) Customer Story March 24, 2023 #### [Build Automotive Intelligent Computing Platform](https://api7.ai/customers/horizon-robotics) APISIX speeds up development with rich plugins, fine-grained control, high performance, and a strong open-source community. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Build a Diverse Content Social Media Platform](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/YHTTU2Sx_beeto_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/beeto) Customer Story March 24, 2023 #### [Build a Diverse Content Social Media Platform](https://api7.ai/customers/beeto) To fix the problem of inconvenient service management and costly R\&D investment, we introduced APISIX as our API gateway. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Establish Streaming Platform with 513 Million MAU](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/gycTW8Uq_iQIYI.png)](https://api7.ai/customers/iqiyi) Customer Story March 24, 2023 #### [Establish Streaming Platform with 513 Million MAU](https://api7.ai/customers/iqiyi) After comparing mainstream API gateways, Apache APISIX delivers over 50% lower latency and maintains stable performance even when CPU usage exceeds 70%. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Support Blockchain as A Service](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/DCsD0ZPn_Hyperchain_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/hyperchain) Customer Story March 24, 2023 #### [Support Blockchain as A Service](https://api7.ai/customers/hyperchain) Apache APISIX supports multiple protocols, saving great R\&D costs and endowing our platform with endless vitality. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Empower Global Payment without Borders](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/brzDc7LO_AirWallex_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/airwallex) Customer Story March 24, 2023 #### [Empower Global Payment without Borders](https://api7.ai/customers/airwallex) Airwallex has made a smooth transition to multi-cloud and microservices architectures thanks to API7 commercial support. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Create Leading Mobile Phone Manufacturer](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/S03QvYe1_Vivo_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/vivo) Customer Story March 24, 2023 #### [Create Leading Mobile Phone Manufacturer](https://api7.ai/customers/vivo) API7 solution performs surprisingly well in its practice in production scenarios. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Make Secure Online Meeting Platform](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/TfnqaOhk_Zoom_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/zoom) Customer Story March 24, 2023 #### [Make Secure Online Meeting Platform](https://api7.ai/customers/zoom) After adopting APISIX Ingress Controller, it is easier for developers to add configurations on the gateway than to write codes. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![Build All-in-One Digital Assets Platform](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2025/03/12/W6C19fL1_Amber_fix.avif)](https://api7.ai/customers/amber-group) Customer Story March 24, 2023 #### [Build All-in-One Digital Assets Platform](https://api7.ai/customers/amber-group) API7 commercial support is great for security control and comprehensive support. We chose API7 also because it is marvelous at supporting k8s. [APISIX Basics](https://api7.ai/tags/apisix-basics) [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Use Case](https://api7.ai/tags/use-case) [![API Gateway vs Load Balancer](https://static.api7.ai/uploads/2024/12/25/omvZgVdn_api-gateway-vs-load-balancer.png)](https://api7.ai/blog/api-gateway-vs-load-balancer) Technology March 3, 2023 #### [API Gateway vs Load Balancer](https://api7.ai/blog/api-gateway-vs-load-balancer) Comparing API Gateway and load balancer to help readers better understand their roles in system architecture. [API Gateway Concepts](https://api7.ai/tags/api-gateway-concepts) [Load Balancer](https://api7.ai/tags/load-balancer)