https://www.netdata.cloud/tags/apicast/Recent content in APIcast on NetdataHugoen-ushttps://www.netdata.cloud/monitoring-101/apicast-monitoring/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.netdata.cloud/monitoring-101/apicast-monitoring/<h2 id="apicast-monitoring">APIcast Monitoring</h2> <h3 id="what-is-apicast">What Is APIcast?</h3> <p>APIcast is a powerful API management solution designed for API traffic across various web and cloud applications. It acts as a gateway, controlling how APIs are exposed, secured, and consumed. Built by 3scale, APIcast allows organizations to manage and monetize their APIs effectively, ensuring robust security and operational efficiency. Discover more about <a href="https://github.com/3scale/apicast">APIcast here</a>.</p> <h3 id="monitoring-apicast-with-netdata">Monitoring APIcast With Netdata</h3> <p>To effectively monitor APIcast, Netdata leverages an openmetrics (Prometheus) exporter. This allows Netdata to ingest data from any Prometheus exporter and provide automated dashboards and alerts without necessitating a Prometheus server or Grafana setup. This seamless integration helps in gaining real-time insights into APIcast&rsquo;s performance, ensuring optimal operation. By using the Netdata infrastructure monitoring tool, APIcast users can experience detailed, user-friendly dashboards and benefit from real-time alerts, all designed to keep your API services performing at their peak.</p>