--- title: How to build a secure API gateway in Node.js | daily.dev description: API gateways can provide a clear path for your front-end applications (e.g., websites and native apps) to all of your back-end functionality. They can act as... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-secure-api-gateway-in-node-js-igtqoba7u twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to build a secure API gateway in Node.js | daily.dev og:description: API gateways can provide a clear path for your front-end applications (e.g., websites and native apps) to all of your back-end functionality. They can act as... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-secure-api-gateway-in-node-js-igtqoba7u og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IGtQoBa7u.png og:image:alt: How to build a secure API gateway in Node.js og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to build a secure API gateway in Node.js **[Snyk](https://daily.dev/sources/snyk)** · 10 min read · 133 upvotes · 7 comments ## Summary API gateways can provide a clear path for your front-end applications (e.g., websites and native apps) to all of your back-end functionality. They can act as aggregators for the microservices and as middleware to handle common concerns, such as authentication and authorization. The most popular choice for Node. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ishaan\_codes** · 1 upvotes > Needed **@sahilchandravanshi** · 1 upvotes > Very informative.. thanks for the article **@patelsaheb** · 0 upvotes > Thank you for sharing this…. **@silvesterwali** · 0 upvotes > thanks for sharing this **@hilalmr** · 0 upvotes > Nice article ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microservices](https://daily.dev/tags/microservices), [#express](https://daily.dev/tags/express), [#api-gateway](https://daily.dev/tags/api-gateway), [#npm](https://daily.dev/tags/npm) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-secure-api-gateway-in-node-js-igtqoba7u) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to build a secure API gateway in Node.js","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-secure-api-gateway-in-node-js-igtqoba7u","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-secure-api-gateway-in-node-js-igtqoba7u"},"datePublished":"2022-12-28T15:02:53.012Z","dateModified":"2022-12-28T15:02:52.911Z","description":"API gateways can provide a clear path for your front-end applications (e.g., websites and native apps) to all of your back-end functionality. 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