--- title: "Examples" description: "Tutorials and templates for building on Zuplo, filterable by category. Each example links to a full walkthrough and its source code on GitHub." canonicalUrl: "https://zuplo.com/examples" sourceUrl: "https://zuplo.com/examples" pageType: "other" generatedAt: "2026-09-04" --- # Deploy an API in minutes > Tutorials and templates to get you started fast 28 examples, filterable by category or by search. Each example links to a full walkthrough and its source code on GitHub. A companion `/videos` tab lists video content separately. ## Categories - Authentication - Authorization - Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) - Caching - Customization - API Governance - Git Ops - Logging - Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Programmability - Rate Limiting - Routing - Testing - Validation ## All examples Starter examples (marked **Starter**) are surfaced first; the rest are listed by publish date, newest first. - **[Basic API Gateway](/examples/basic-api-gateway.md)** — Starter · Authentication — Protect your backend API with authentication, rate limiting, and request validation. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/basic-api-gateway)) - **[Remote MCP Server with OAuth](/examples/remote-mcp-server-with-oauth.md)** — Starter · Model Context Protocol (MCP) — Secure your MCP Server with OAuth authentication using Auth0. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/remote-mcp-server-with-oauth)) - **[Dev Portal with API Keys](/examples/dev-portal-with-api-keys.md)** — Starter · Authentication — Let developers sign up and create their own API keys through a self-serve portal. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/dev-portal-with-api-keys)) - **[API Key + JWT Multi-Auth](/examples/api-key-jwt-multi-auth.md)** — Authentication — Accept either an API key or a JWT on the same route with a composite inbound policy. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/api-key-jwt-multi-auth)) - **[Circuit Breaker](/examples/circuit-breaker.md)** — Programmability — Protect your backend from cascading failures by automatically blocking traffic when error rates exceed a threshold. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/circuit-breaker)) - **[HTTP Deprecation](/examples/http-deprecation.md)** — API Governance — Signal deprecated endpoints and sunset dates to API clients with standards-based Deprecation, Sunset, and Link headers. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/http-deprecation)) - **[Geolocation Routing](/examples/geolocation-routing.md)** — Routing — Route requests to regional backends based on user location for data residency and latency optimization. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/geolocation-routing)) - **[Canary Routing](/examples/canary-routing.md)** — Routing — Gradually roll out new backend versions by routing a percentage of traffic to canary before full deployment. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/canary-routing)) - **[Dynamic Rate Limits](/examples/dynamic-rate-limits.md)** — Programmability — Set different rate limits based on user subscription tier or API key metadata. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/dynamic-rate-limits)) - **[Environment-Based Routing](/examples/environment-routing.md)** — Routing — Route requests to sandbox or production backends based on API key metadata, like Stripe. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/environment-routing)) - **[Idempotency Keys](/examples/idempotency-keys.md)** — Programmability — Prevent duplicate API requests and ensure safe retries for payments and critical operations. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/idempotency-keys)) - **[Semantic Caching](/examples/semantic-caching.md)** — Caching — Reduce AI API costs by caching responses for semantically similar queries. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/semantic-caching)) - **[OpenAI App](/examples/mcp-server-openai-apps-sdk.md)** — Model Context Protocol (MCP) — Build a ChatGPT App that connects to your API using MCP. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/mcp-server-openai-apps-sdk)) - **[GraphQL MCP Server](/examples/mcp-server-graphql.md)** — Model Context Protocol (MCP) — Make your GraphQL API available to AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/mcp-server-graphql)) - **[MCP Custom Tools](/examples/mcp-server-custom-tools.md)** — Model Context Protocol (MCP) — Create AI tools that combine multiple API calls into a single action. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/mcp-server-custom-tools)) - **[MCP Server Prompts](/examples/mcp-server-prompts.md)** — Model Context Protocol (MCP) — Improve AI assistant interactions by adding guided prompts to your MCP Server. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/mcp-server-prompts)) - **[Remote MCP Server](/examples/remote-mcp-server.md)** — Model Context Protocol (MCP) — Expose your API to AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT with built-in security. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/remote-mcp-server)) - **[Schema Validation with File Refs](/examples/schema-validation-file-ref.md)** — Validation — Validate requests against JSON schemas stored in separate files. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/schema-validation-file-ref)) - **[Mocking & Unit Test](/examples/test-mocks.md)** — Testing — Test your Zuplo handlers and policies with mocked request and context objects. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/test-mocks)) - **[Custom Base Path](/examples/oas-base-path.md)** — Programmability — Remove or rewrite URL paths when forwarding requests to your backend. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/oas-base-path)) - **[OpenFGA Authorization](/examples/openfga.md)** — Programmability — Implement fine-grained authorization with relationship-based access control. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/openfga)) - **[Rewrite Request Body](/examples/rewrite-request-body.md)** — Programmability — Transform request bodies before forwarding to your backend API. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/rewrite-request-body)) - **[Route Custom Data](/examples/route-custom-data.md)** — Programmability — Add custom metadata to routes and use it in your policies and handlers. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/route-custom-data)) - **[API Linting](/examples/api-linting.md)** — API Governance — Enforce API design standards and consistency across your team with automated linting. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/api-linting)) - **[Backend for Frontend (BFF) Auth](/examples/bff-auth.md)** — Authentication — Secure your web app by handling authentication server-side without exposing tokens to the browser. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/bff-auth)) - **[Custom Rate Limiting](/examples/custom-429-response.md)** — Programmability — Customize the error response users see when they hit your API rate limits. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/custom-429-response)) - **[Custom Modules](/examples/custom-module.md)** — Programmability — Use npm packages and third-party libraries in your Zuplo handlers and policies. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/custom-module)) - **[Log Request & Response](/examples/log-request-response.md)** — Programmability — Debug API issues by capturing full request and response bodies in your logs. ([source](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples/log-request-response)) ## Can't find what you're looking for? Check out all our examples on GitHub or read the docs to build your own custom solution. ## Next steps - [View all examples on GitHub](https://github.com/zuplo/zuplo/tree/main/examples) - [Read the docs](https://zuplo.com/docs)