The Zuplo Blog
Learnings & Updates from the Zuplo team
Articles tagged "Developers"
Explore our developers articles on API development and best practices.
Make Your Lovable App's API Production-Ready with Zuplo
Walk through adding API key auth, rate limiting, schema validation, a developer portal with self-serve keys, and an MCP server to a Lovable app using Zuplo and an OpenAPI spec.
Why API Gateways Should Handle API Monetization Natively
Piecing together separate systems to monetize an API is a hassle. That's why we put native metering and billing into the API gateway itself.
How to Control AI Costs with an API Gateway
Five concrete ways to reduce AI and LLM costs using your API gateway — semantic caching, rate limiting, spend limits, model routing, and token-based billing.
API Management for Startups: What to Look For (and What to Skip)
A practical guide for startup teams choosing an API management platform — must-have features, common traps, and why you don't need enterprise pricing to get enterprise features.
8 Types of API Pricing Models
Learn the most common API pricing models and how to choose the right one to optimize how you generate revenue from API-based products.
API Monetization Matters More Than Ever in the AI Age
As AI technologies usher in more backend API calls, organizations are well-positioned to monetize access to valuable data and functionality.
Introducing Zuplo API Monetization
Highly flexible metering, product catalog, Stripe integration, and real-time enforcement, all built into your API gateway. Now available in private beta.
How to Manage Your API Gateway with GitOps
Why GitOps matters for your API gateway: PR reviews, branch environments, and a single source of truth. Learn how Zuplo gives you all of it by default, with no extra tooling.
How to Implement Geolocation Routing on Your API
Learn what geolocation routing is and how to implement it on your API gateway to route requests to region-specific backends for better performance, compliance, or data residency requirements.
What Is Canary Routing and How Do You Implement It?
Learn what canary routing is and how to implement it on your API gateway to safely test new backends with a subset of traffic before rolling out to all users.
How to Route API Requests to Different Backends
Learn how to implement Stripe-style environment-based routing using API key metadata to direct requests to sandbox or production backends through a single API endpoint.
API Monetization in 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Data
The API economy has shifted entirely to revenue. Learn the best billing models, how to implement them in minutes, and why programmable gateways like Zuplo have made legacy solutions obsolete.
