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Introducing Semantic Version-Based Intelligent Routing

One of the main challenges API producers face is making improvements and enhancements to their APIs without getting their clients to upgrade API versions (i.e., change their applications). We're excited to introduce semantic version-based intelligent routing in Choreo, making API consumption easier than ever. This feature groups APIs into their major versions, and the corresponding URLs are simplified to include only the major version number.

API Summit 2023 Recap

API Summit 2023 is a wrap! Over the two-day conference (our sixth-annual event), we packed in over 40 hours of content in 100 sessions touching on everything from ensuring reliable connectivity to generative AI. We heard from investors about the future of APIs, as well as stories from users and customers from all over the world. And, of course, we also had plenty of Kong-related news to share. Here are some of the highlights from the event and a round-up of all the Kong news dropped this week.

How to Build an API on AWS

AWS is the largest cloud provider and with that it there can be challenges to build an API on AWS when trying to securely expose data. The most notable way to expose this data is by hand-coding an API to interact with the various AWS systems. This might be an acceptable way to approach the problem but with recent developments with AI and other low-code/no-code tools, developers are expected to do more with less.

Integration Vs E2e Testing: What Worked For Me As A Charm

When it comes to testing software applications, various testing techniques can be employed. Three common testing methods are unit testing, integration testing and end-to-end testing. All these different kinds of testing overlap, so you just can’t implement one or two forms of testing and you will be good. Like if you are in the initial stage of development you can write a few unit tests which a developer can run once he makes changes to a function.

Kong Insomnia 8.0 Adds Scratch Pad, Real-Time Collaboration, Enterprise SSO, AI-Generated Testing

After 12 months of hard work, we’re excited to announce the biggest release of Kong Insomnia that we have ever seen: Kong Insomnia 8.0, significantly rebuilt from the ground up and available today in GA. You can get started for free on insomnia.rest. Announced today at API Summit 2023, Kong Insomnia 8.0 introduces hundreds of new improvements and features that will dramatically increase developer productivity when creating, testing, and debugging any API.

Introducing Kong's Unified API Lifecycle Management Platform

We’re excited to announce Kong's unified API lifecycle management platform. Kong Konnect, our cloud API platform, can now manage services from API gateway, Ingress, and service mesh with a hosted control plane that can be implemented across any cloud provider, Kubernetes distribution, or on-premises data centers.

Unveiling the New Kong Konnect: Where the Future of APIs Belongs

Today at API Summit 2023, we’re launching a revolutionary update to Kong Konnect SaaS that brings together many of the innovations we’ve been developing this last year. This latest version of Kong Konnect is dedicated to visionary and pragmatic developers and customers who are working hard to make their organizations leaders in an API-first world. For the first time ever, the Kong Konnect unified API platform can now bring together all API runtimes under one, single cloud management plane.

What are REST endpoints that JOIN table data?

REST endpoints that join table data typically allow you to retrieve and combine information from multiple tables or data sources in a single API call. These endpoints enable complex queries and data aggregations, often using JOIN operations, to return a unified dataset, simplifying data retrieval and reducing the need for multiple requests and manual data processing. They are commonly used in database systems and data analytics platforms to efficiently access and manipulate interconnected data.