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Managing Egress APIs for AI and SaaS Applications | WSO2Con Barcelona 2025

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Managing Egress APIs for AI and SaaS Applications | WSO2Con Barcelona 2025

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Summary of Egress API Management Video

Introduction

  • Focus on deep dive into API management, especially Egress API management.

Egress API Management Explained

  • Definition: Policies, controls, monitoring for outbound API requests from organization systems to services.
  • Analogy: Comparing egress API management to a restaurant scenario with a waiter serving diners and the cook preparing meals.

Importance of Egress API Management

  1. Visibility and Control: Organizations face risks such as credential leaks and unwanted access when making external calls.
  2. Performance Management: Issues with response times and vendor lock-in need to be addressed.
  3. Cost Management: Uncontrolled access to services could lead to unexpected costs.
  4. Security & Compliance: Ensuring sensitive information isn’t improperly shared outside the organization.

Solutions Offered by Egress API Management

  • Unified Control Plane: Centralized management for all APIs, ensuring observability and security.
  • Rate Limiting and Cost Control: Monitor and manage usage to avoid excess charges.
  • Dynamic Routing: Ability to switch between different API providers based on performance and costs.
  • Guardrails: Static and dynamic verification processes to ensure data handled meets organizational policies.

Real-World Use Cases

  1. AI Applications: Managing calls to external AI services, enforcing token limits, and cleaning input data.
  2. Messaging Services (e.g., Twilio): Dynamically routing messages, preventing spam, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
  • Emphasizing the need for organizations to reflect on their API usage and take action.
  • Upcoming trends in API management include:
    • AI-driven security and anomaly detection.
    • Enhanced controls for newer protocols like gRPC and GraphQL.
    • Zero Trust security models.
    • Data residency and compliance considerations.

Encouragement to act on API management improvements now, as the industry is evolving rapidly.

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