Is there a difference between API gateway pattern and BFF?
Question
My understanding is that API gateway pattern is like a proxy to all microservices. So client calls the API gateway which takes care of further routing. BFF is a specific case of API gateway pattern where we have a routing mechanism for each type of client. Am I right?
1 answers
solution1
12 ACCPTED 2017-09-06 20:24:12
Yes, it is a specific case of API Gateway. For me this comment was helpful for understanding. It says you may think about the following cases when we are talking about API Gateway - Client relationships:
- A single API gateway providing a single API for all clients.
- A single API gateway provides an API for each kind of client.
- A per-client API gateway providing each client with an API. This is the BFF pattern.
The technical post webpages of this site follow the CC BY-SA 4.0 protocol. If you need to reprint, please indicate the site URL or the original address.Any question please contact:yoyou2525@163.com.
Related Question
Reducing Latency with multiple hops in a microservices architecture (North South Traffic) (FE -> API Gateway --> BFF --> Service Layer --> Backend)
What is the difference between an API-Gateway and an Edge Service?
API Gateway Pattern + OAuth
What is the difference between API Gateway provided by Azure API Management and Azure Application Gateway?
What is the major difference between ZUUL API Gateway Vs Spring Cloud API Gateway?
Microservice authorization pattern with api gateway
api gateway pattern microservices - local development
API Gateway Pattern vs Aggregator Pattern (In the context of microservices)
Microservice api gateway/reverse proxy design Pattern
Is it correct to use straight connections to microservices parallel to a BFF pattern?
Related Tags