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Tencent Cloud API Gateway

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From $0.01/mo Free plan WebAPI
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Spec score 7.8 #15 of 29 in API Gateway Software

What it is

Tencent Cloud API Gateway manages APIs from creation and testing through release, operation, and deactivation. It supports HTTP and HTTPS, with testing, staging, and production environments, versioning, and rollback. Users can set per-second call limits and monitor request counts, outbound public traffic, response times, and frontend and backend errors. HMAC key-pair authentication uses keys issued by the gateway, and SSL certificates secure data transfer at the API frontend. APIs can be published as purchasable products through API Market, and the service integrates with Tencent Cloud SCF and COS. Dedicated instances connect to VPC and Direct Connect, while shared instances cannot connect to VPC. Shared instances support requests up to 16 MB and 500 QPS per service; requests may be discarded at the QPS limit. New users receive a first-year monthly allowance of one million calls and 1 GB of public outbound traffic, with unused monthly allowance not carried forward. The service is cloud-deployed and available through web and API platforms. Its listed pricing note is From $1.90/mo; a separate paid-from value is 0.4 /mo. The shared-instance plan lists free, with excess calls and outbound traffic pay-as-you-go.

Spec sheet

Purpose
API Gateway is an API hosting service for managing APIs through creation, maintenance, release, operation, and deactivation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Integrations
API Gateway is highly integrated with Tencent Cloud SCF and can route APIs to SCF functions and COS resources.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Support
Tencent Cloud says users with billing questions can contact online customer service to request help reviewing hourly usage records retained for the last 30 days.Read 7 Oct 2026 · cloud.tencent.com
Headquarters
Shenzhen, ChinaRead 28 Sep 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Founded
1998Read 28 Sep 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
API Market
Users can publish APIs configured on API Gateway as purchasable products through API Market.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Authentication
It supports HMAC signature authentication using keys issued by API Gateway.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Free allowance
New API Gateway users receive a free allowance for the first year: one million calls and 1 GB of public outbound traffic per month, with unused monthly allowance not carried forward.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Instance limits
Shared instances support requests up to 16 MB and up to 500 QPS per service; requests may be discarded when the QPS limit is reached.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Lifecycle management
It provides testing, staging, and production environments, plus API versioning and rollback.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Monitoring
Monitoring metrics include request counts, public outbound traffic, response time, and frontend and backend errors.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Network support
Dedicated instances support connections to VPC and Direct Connect instances; shared instances cannot connect to VPC.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Security integrations
Dedicated instances can connect with Tencent Cloud security services including WAF and EIAM.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Traffic control
Its throttling feature lets users configure the number of calls an API can receive per second.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Transport security
The API frontend supports SSL certificates for data transfer security.Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com

Plans and prices

Free tier Free 1,000,000 calls per month · First year Read 20 Sep 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Tier 1 $0.01 a month Billed hourly Up to 10,000,000 monthly calls Read 20 Sep 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Tier 2 Priced on request More than 10,000,000 and up to 100,000,000 monthly calls Read 20 Sep 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Tier 3 Priced on request More than 100,000,000 monthly calls Read 20 Sep 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Shared instance Free The first 1 million API calls per month are free during the first year; excess calls and public network outbound traffic are pay-as-you-go, billed hourly. First-year free tier: 1 million calls/month · excess calls: $0.0089 per 10,000 calls for up to 10 million monthly calls · public outbound traffic: $0.12/GB in listed regions, with other regional prices Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com
Dedicated instance Priced on request Monthly subscription or pay-as-you-go; instance charges plus public network outbound traffic charges. Exclusive resources · monthly subscription requires at least one month · pay-as-you-go is billed by the second and settled hourly · instance prices depend on region and specification Read 7 Oct 2026 · intl.cloud.tencent.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports testing, staging, production, versioning, and rollback.
  • Configurable per-second call limits and API monitoring.
  • Publishes APIs as purchasable products through API Market.
  • First-year allowance includes one million calls monthly.

Limits

  • Shared instances cannot connect to VPC.
  • Shared instances cap service traffic at 500 QPS.
  • Requests may be discarded at the shared-instance QPS limit.
  • Unused monthly free allowance does not carry forward.

Who it suits

It suits teams that need to manage API lifecycle stages, apply traffic limits, and monitor API activity. Dedicated-instance buyers may value the listed private-network and security-service connections.

Verdict

API Gateway covers API lifecycle management, traffic control, and monitoring, with shared and dedicated instance options. Check the different instance limits and pricing details, as well as the first-year allowance terms, before choosing a setup.

Where Specifiction places it

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