Authenticate workspace callers
Resolve a revocable workspace API key before any upstream connection is attempted.
Focused gateway alternative
Use a narrow outbound control layer when a full gateway is too broad
ThrottleProxy focuses on authenticated workspace traffic to reviewed public API destinations. It adds destination safety, resource controls, credential separation, and operational evidence without claiming to replace every gateway, mesh, or ingress function.
Outbound focusWorkspace scopedBounded traffic
Practical boundaries
Choose the smallest control plane that fits the request path
Constrain destinations
Approve exact public hosts or explicit one-level wildcard patterns instead of arbitrary URLs.
Bound resource use
Apply rate, queue, concurrency, request, response, idle, and absolute-duration limits.
Separate credentials
Remove ThrottleProxy credentials and cookies before forwarding safe headers upstream.
Preserve safe evidence
Keep lifecycle stage, timing, status, and bounded correlation context without raw secrets or bodies.
Keep governance local
Use workspace roles, tenant scope, audit events, and narrow support visibility.
Good fit
- SaaS teams calling a small set of reviewed public APIs.
- Products that need shared outbound limits outside one application process.
- Teams that want a narrower operational surface than a general gateway.
Not a replacement for
- Inbound API publishing, service discovery, or a complete service mesh.
- Provider credential storage or automatic provider authorization.
- A general-purpose open proxy, WAF, or compliance certification.
Common questions
Is ThrottleProxy a complete API gateway replacement?
No. It is a focused outbound protection layer. A full gateway remains appropriate for ingress routing, transformations, developer portals, or broad service-mesh responsibilities.
Can callers choose any target URL?
No. The workspace must approve a narrow host pattern, and target safety checks still block unsafe protocols, ports, names, addresses, and DNS results.
Does it manage upstream provider credentials?
No. Proxy authentication and provider authentication remain separate; provider credential storage is not connected.
Start with one narrow integration
Use one workspace key, one exact public host, and non-sensitive test traffic.