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Last updated: 2022-11-21 15:24:17
Release Notes
Last updated: 2022-11-21 15:24:17
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June 2022

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The custom plugin supported the proxy backend
API Gateway's custom (verification, response body, and request body) plugins can be bound to a service deployed on the public network or in a VPC, allowing for greater flexibility.
2022-06-20
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Supported the anti-replay plugin
The anti-replay plugin is provided by API Gateway dedicated instances to protect APIs from replay attacks.
2022-06-20
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Marketplace Dashboard was available free of charge for a limited period of time
Tencent Cloud API Gateway releases the Marketplace Dashboard feature, which is available free of charge for a limited period of time.
2022-06-20
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Supported multiple backend types for API importing
All the backend types are supported for the API importing feature.
2022-06-20
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Supported TLS version control
API Gateway dedicated instances now support TLS versions.
2022-06-20
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Billing of the public network outbound traffic from API Gateway to backend services
Starting from 23:59:59 on August 15, 2022, Tencent Cloud API Gateway instances (shared, dedicated, and exclusive instances) will be billed by actual traffic if their access to backend services generates public network outbound traffic.
2022-06-20
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October 2021

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Supported the conditional routing plugin
The conditional routing plugin provides the capability to forward different client requests to different backend addresses according to the requested parameter values and system parameter values. It can be widely used in scenarios such as canary release, blue-green deployment and tenant routing.
2021-10-27
Mainstream resources supported tagging
Mainstream API Gateway resources such as instances, plugins, and applications support tagging and authorization based on tags, reducing your cost of managing API Gateway resources.
2021-10-27
Tag
Released Cloud Native Gateway
Cloud Native Gateway is an API gateway hosting product incubated by Tencent Cloud that is 100% compatible with the open-source Kong gateway. It is fully compatible with open-source resources and eliminates deployment or Ops. It features high performance and high reliability and supports Tencent Cloud plugins, greatly reducing your costs of setting up gateways.
2021-10-20

September 2021

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Supported the custom request body plugin
The custom request body plugin is based on Serverless Cloud Function (SCF) and applies during request process. The API Gateway will forward the request content to the specified SCF after receiving it from the client. SCF will send the modified content of the request body to the API Gateway after modifying it. Then, the API Gateway will forward the modified request body to the backend.
2021-09-24
Supported the custom verification plugin
The custom verification plugin applies during the request process. API Gateway will forward the request to the verification function after receiving it from the client. Then, the request will be forwarded to the service backend only if it passes the verification by the function; otherwise, the request will be denied.
2021-09-24

August 2021

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Supported upstreams
API Gateway supports connection of backends with upstreams to forward requests to multiple nodes on backends directly without through private CLBs.
2021-08-20
Upstreams

July 2021

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Supported custom CORS plugin
If the default CORS configuration of API Gateway cannot meet your needs, you can configure custom complex CORS rules through the CORS plugin and bind it to APIs.
2021-07-30
CORS

June 2021

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Disaster recovery across AZs was supported by dedicated instances
You can choose up to two AZs at a time for deployment when purchasing a dedicated instance to improve the reliability.
2021-06-27
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4XX and 5XX error codes monitoring was supported
4XX and 5XX error codes monitoring metrics are integrated to provide corresponding warnings.
2021-06-15
Dedicated instances were officially launched
API Gateway officially launches dedicated instances. The underlying resources of a dedicated instance are exclusive to the user. Compared with a shared instance, a dedicated instance can provide higher performance and SLA guarantee and thus is more suitable for use in production environments by large companies.
2021-06-02

May 2021

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Supported connection of backends with EventBridge
API Gateway supports connection of backends with EventBridge, and the APIs hosted in the API Gateway are used as the event bus entry.
2021-05-23
Optimization of importing/exporting APIs
Importing/exporting APIs supports importing/exporting of APIs in the SCF backend.
2021-05-10
Basic traffic throttling plugin was supported
The basic traffic throttling plugin is a powerful traffic throttling component provided by API Gateway. It can throttle traffic in three dimensions of API, application, and client IP by second, minute, hour, or day.
2021-05-08

April 2021

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Optimized service log search
Real-Time service logs can be searched for by environment and path.
2021-04-14
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Released API Doc Generator
You can use API Doc Generator to generate exquisite API documents for APIs hosted in API Gateway and provide them to third-party callers of your APIs.
2021-04-14
Released the plugin feature
Plugins are advanced feature configurations provided by API Gateway. You can create configuration items such as IP access control through plugins and then bind the plugins to APIs for them to take effect.
2021-04-13
Plugins

January 2021

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Base64 Encoding
When the connected backend is SCF, enabling Base64 encoding is available. API Gateway will Base64-encode the requested content and forward it to SCF for binary data upload.
2021-01-21
Optimized monitoring
The service statistics feature is added. You can view the statistics of all services under your account within a day to quickly locate problems.
2021-01-21
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December 2020

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Launched the mandatory HTTPS feature for custom domain name
On the custom domain name configuration page, if the protocol is HTTPS&HTTPS or HTTPS, the mandatory HTTPS feature can be enabled. After it is enabled, API Gateway will redirect requests using the custom domain name over the HTTP protocol to the HTTPS protocol.
2020-12-25
Supported JSON data during WebSocket protocol connection to SCF
When the WebSocket protocol is connected to SCF, data in JSON type is supported.
2020-12-18
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Synced trigger data
The issue where the data was out of sync between the SCF APIs connected to API Gateway and the API Gateway triggers of SCF is fixed, so that no matter on which side the data is modified, corresponding changes will be made on the other side.
2020-12-02
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November 2020

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Supported response compression
Response compression based on the gzip algorithm is supported, which can effectively reduce the transferred data amount, response time, and server network bandwidth usage and improve the client performance.
2020-11-17

October 2020

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Adjusted billing
The billing mode of resource pack (prepaid) is added. Resource packs can be obtained through free tier and marketing campaigns.
Free tier is implemented through resource packs, which will be automatically rewarded when a new user activates the API Gateway service.
2020-10-12
Optimized monitoring
The API statistics feature is added. You can view the statistics of all APIs under the service within a day to quickly locate problems.
2020-10-26

September 2020

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Signature tool added
The API Gateway signature tool is a web tool provided by Tencent Cloud API Gateway to generate request signatures for key pair authentication APIs.
2020-09-21

August 2020

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Optimized experience
You can view API documents in the rich text or Markdown format.
After you return from the API details page to the API list page, the search parameters and paging parameters are retained, facilitating API management.
2020-08-20
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Tags supported
Tags can be added for API Gateway services so that users can manage cloud resources using tags.
2020-08-05
Tag
Optimized experience
A new overview page is available for the API Gateway console, with multiple added features such as quick access, exception alarms, quota limits, and announcements.
2020-08-05
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July 2020

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Optimized experience
API Gateway console supports quick deletion and batch deletion of services.
2020-07-20

June 2020

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Supported alias configuration
Alias configuration is supported when API backends are connected with SCFs.
2020-06-20
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May 2020

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Identity verification was required
Identity verification is added. Users who have not passed identity verification cannot access the API Gateway.
2020-05-31
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Log search upgraded
Operator search is supported for service logs. Therefore, issues can be located more effectively.
2020-05-14

April 2020

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Optimized experience
Viewing monitoring graphs is supported at the environment granularity.
2020-04-15
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Optimized experience
Monthly aggregate data can be viewed on the overview page in the console.
2020-04-15
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Importing APIs was supported
It supports importing OpenAPI definition to API Gateway to create APIs.
2020-04-10
CloudAudit was integrated
CloudAudit is integrated. Users can view operation logs independently.
2020-04-03

March 2020

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Cloud API 3.0 was supported
Cloud API 3.0 is fully supported.
2020-03-26
Optimized experience
You can continue to use the API Gateway service within 24 hours (inclusive) after your account has overdue payment.
2020-03-03

February 2020

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Service logs can be exported
With the real-time service log feature, you can export logs for data analysis and problem location.
2020-02-19
Started charging
We started charging on API Gateway. There are two billing items, including API calls and traffic.
2020-02-14

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