Learn how API gateway federation enables centralized governance, security, and visibility across multi-cloud and hybrid API environments.

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API gateway federation is an architectural strategy that unifies multiple disparate API gateways under a single control plane while keeping runtime traffic processing distributed. It separates governance, security, and observability from the data plane, enabling centralized oversight without forcing gateway replacement. Key use cases include managing post-merger tech stack fragmentation, supporting hybrid cloud modernization, meeting data residency and regulatory compliance requirements, and handling specialized AI and edge workloads. The approach shifts governance from a manual gatekeeper model to automated guardrails, reducing policy drift, improving API discovery, and enabling zero-trust security across multi-cloud and on-premises environments.

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