# API gateway

> Unlocks the API Gateway: one front door that rate-limits every API call.

## What it unlocks

[API Gateway](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/components/gw.md)

## Prerequisites

Research these first: [Load balancing](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/load-balancing.md).

It leads to [Rate limiting](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/rate-limiting.md).

## Facts

API gateway
- **Track:** Infrastructure
- **Era:** [Series A](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/eras/series-a.md)
- **Cost:** 1.50k 1.50k
- **Requires:** [Load balancing](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/load-balancing.md)

## See also

- [Research tree](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research.md)

Source: https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/api-gateway