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Gateway API

Next-generation Kubernetes traffic routing standard

Reverse Proxy & Gateways ★ 3k stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

Gateway API is an official Kubernetes project providing an expressive, role-oriented, and portable set of APIs for ingress, load balancing, and service mesh traffic. Multiple proxies implement it.

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Key features

  • Modern ingress replacement
  • Role-oriented API
  • Portable across proxies
  • HTTP, TCP, and TLS routes

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Active community (3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Go

Is Gateway API secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Gateway API's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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