Core Concepts

API Product

An API Product is the unit of access control. It wraps one or more upstream services behind a managed endpoint with rate limits, authentication, and an OpenAPI specification.

Proxy Route

A Proxy Route maps an incoming request path (e.g. GET /v1/orders/:id) to your upstream service. Routes belong to an API Product.

Developer App

A Developer App is a consumer-facing application that subscribes to one or more API Products. Each app holds its own API keys and subscription plan.

Developer Portal

A Developer Portal is a static, branded documentation site generated from your API Product’s OpenAPI spec. It is published to Cloudflare Pages and can be hosted at a custom domain.

MCP Connector

The MCP Connector exposes your API Product as a Model Context Protocol server, making it consumable by AI agents.