Tyk is an open-source API gateway and management platform supporting REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and Async APIs with a developer portal, analytics, and flexible deployment across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.
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Run: Capabilities Using Naftiko
- API Gateway, API Management, GraphQL, Open Source
- Created: 2026-03-18
- Modified: 2026-04-19
The Tyk Gateway API provides a RESTful interface for managing API definitions, keys, certificates, and health checks directly on a Tyk Gateway node. It is used to configure and operate the gateway programmatically in self-managed and open-source deployments.
Human URL: https://tyk.io/docs/tyk-apis/
- Administration, Gateway, Open Source, REST API
The Tyk Dashboard API is a superset of the Gateway API providing programmatic access to a centralized database of API definitions, keys, policies, users, and organizations. It is the primary integration point for managing multi-team Tyk deployments and is authenticated via an access credentials header.
Human URL: https://tyk.io/docs/tyk-dashboard-api
- Administration, Dashboard, Management, REST API
The Tyk Dashboard Admin API provides super-administrative access to the Tyk Dashboard, enabling management of organizations and system-level configuration. It is used for bootstrapping and managing multi-organization Tyk deployments.
Human URL: https://tyk.io/docs/tyk-dashboard-api
- Admin, Dashboard, Multi-Tenant, REST API
The Tyk Multi Data Centre Bridge (MDCB) API enables synchronization of API configurations, keys, and policies across geographically distributed Tyk Gateway clusters. It provides a control plane for managing multiple data center deployments from a single Tyk Dashboard.
Human URL: https://tyk.io/docs/
- MDCB, Multi-Data Center, REST API, Synchronization
- Portal
- Documentation
- GettingStarted
- Authentication
- Blog
- ChangeLog
- GitHubOrganization
- GitHubRepository
- Support
- FAQ
- Pricing
- CLI
- SDK - Go Gateway SDK
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| API Gateway | High-performance, open-source API gateway supporting REST, GraphQL, gRPC, TCP, and async APIs with low-latency request proxying. |
| Rate Limiting | Configurable rate limiting and throttling policies to protect backend services from traffic spikes and abuse. |
| Authentication | Multiple authentication methods including API keys, JWT, OAuth 2.0, mutual TLS, OpenID Connect, and basic auth. |
| Analytics and Monitoring | Real-time API analytics, traffic monitoring, and detailed logging with export to multiple backend stores. |
| Developer Portal | Customizable developer portal for API documentation, key management, and developer onboarding. |
| GraphQL Support | Native GraphQL proxy and Universal Data Graph for federating REST and GraphQL APIs into a single graph endpoint. |
| API Versioning | Built-in support for API versioning with URL, header, and query parameter-based version routing. |
| Policy Management | Centralized access control policies for managing rate limits, quotas, and access rights across multiple APIs. |
| Multi Data Center | MDCB enables synchronization of API configurations and keys across geographically distributed gateway clusters. |
| Plugin System | Extensible middleware plugin system supporting Go, Python, JavaScript, Lua, and gRPC-based custom plugins. |
| AI Gateway | Tyk AI Studio provides an AI gateway for managing, governing, and interacting with AI models across your organization. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| API Monetization | Enable API-as-a-product strategies with tiered plans, usage tracking, and developer self-service through the portal. |
| Microservices Gateway | Centralize traffic management, authentication, and observability for microservices architectures. |
| Multi-Cloud API Management | Deploy gateways across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments with centralized management. |
| Legacy API Modernization | Wrap legacy SOAP and XML APIs with modern REST or GraphQL interfaces using Tyk's transformation middleware. |
| Partner API Program | Manage third-party developer access with fine-grained policies, quota management, and analytics per consumer. |
| AI API Management | Govern and manage AI model APIs with rate limiting, access control, and usage analytics through Tyk AI Studio. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | Tyk Operator provides native Kubernetes integration for managing API definitions and policies as custom resources. |
| Terraform | Infrastructure-as-code provider for managing Tyk configurations through Terraform. |
| Keycloak | Integration with Keycloak for OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect authentication flows. |
| Auth0 | Support for Auth0 as an identity provider for JWT validation and OAuth 2.0 token management. |
| Prometheus | Export gateway metrics to Prometheus for monitoring and alerting with Grafana dashboards. |
| OpenTelemetry | Distributed tracing integration with OpenTelemetry for end-to-end request visibility. |
| Backstage | Backstage plugin for viewing and managing Tyk API definitions from within the Backstage developer portal. |
| Jenkins | CI/CD integration for automated API deployment and configuration updates through Jenkins pipelines. |
| Ansible | Ansible playbooks for automated Tyk gateway and dashboard provisioning and configuration. |
| Helm Charts | Official Helm charts for deploying Tyk components on Kubernetes clusters. |
Machine-readable API specifications organized by format.
- 213 schema files in json-schema/
- 213 structure files in json-structure/
- 213 example files in examples/
Naftiko capabilities organized as shared per-API definitions composed into customer-facing workflows.
- Tyk Gateway -- 16 operations for API definition, key, policy, and certificate management
- Tyk Dashboard -- 12 operations for centralized API management
- Tyk Dashboard Admin -- 8 operations for organization and system administration
- Tyk MDCB -- 4 operations for data plane monitoring and diagnostics
| Workflow | APIs Combined | Tools | Persona |
|---|---|---|---|
| API Management | Gateway + Dashboard | 16 | API Developer / Platform Engineer |
| Platform Administration | Dashboard Admin + MDCB | 12 | Platform Administrator |
FN: Kin Lane
Email: kin@apievangelist.com