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Unlocking the Full Potential of Kong Plugins
The explosive growth of APIs, driven by the rise of AI and microservices, demands robust and adaptable API management solutions. Because there is "No AI without APIs", we should prioritize their security and performance. Therefore, we can rely on Kong, an API Gateway with a large set of plugins to simplify development and deployment of APIs. Their catalog of official plugins is available at their Plugin Hub and provides solutions for common API management needs. Beyond these, Kong supports community plugins available on platforms like GitLab and GitHub. For very specific requirements, they also enable custom plugin development via the Lua PDK or other languages they support. In this post, we will dive deep into the Kong plugin ecosystem, exploring its architecture and configuration. By the end, we should be equipped with the knowledge to optimize our gateway and build effective custom solutions. There are 4 main factors that influence when plugins are triggered: Scope Protocols Lifecycle phases Plugin priority
The explosive growth of APIs, driven by the rise of AI and microservices, demands robust and adaptable API management solutions.
Because there is "No AI without APIs", we should prioritize their security and performance. Therefore, we can rely on Kong, an API Gateway with a large set of plugins to simplify development and deployment of APIs.
Their catalog of official plugins is available at their Plugin Hub and provides solutions for common API management needs. Beyond these, Kong supports community plugins available on platforms like GitLab and GitHub. For very specific requirements, they also enable custom plugin development via the Lua PDK or other languages they support.
In this post, we will dive deep into the Kong plugin ecosystem, exploring its architecture and configuration. By the end, we should be equipped with the knowledge to optimize our gateway and build effective custom solutions.
There are 4 main factors that influence when plugins are triggered:
- Scope
- Protocols
- Lifecycle phases
- Plugin priority
