Kong Konnect Features
API Construction (4)
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API Testing
Provides an environment for users to rest their API's functionality, efficiency, and data accuracy.
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Data Security
Allows users to secure access to data. Provides additional support for security practices like IP whitelisting, attack mitigation, and data encryption.
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Orchestration
Allows administrators to create APIs that utilize multiple backend resources and databases.
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Scalability
Expands functionality while maintaining balanced loads. Serves growing demand without reducing functionality.
API Management (5)
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Traffic Control
Limits access to suspicious visitors and monitors for traffic spikes to prevent overloads like DDoS attacks.
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Logs/Documentation
Records details related to usage and functionality for analytics and reporting.
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API Monitoring
Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering.
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Monetization
Allows administrators to manage pricing and billing of API integration with customer applications.
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Gateway
Provides a dashboard for users to manage, govern, and secure their API.
Data Integration (3)
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App Integration
The functionality at which APIs integrate with and perform within third-party applications.
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Data Transformation
Translates complex datasets and backend systems into formats that can be interpreted by applications.
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Plugins
Provides additional functionality for increased security, analytics, monitoring, and other features not included in the native feature set.
Development (4)
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API Testing
Provides an environment for users to test their API's functionality, efficiency, and data accuracy.
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Data Security
Allows users to secure access to data. Provides additional support for security practices like IP whitelisting, attack mitigation, and data encryption.
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Orchestration
Allows developers to create APIs that utilize multiple backend resources and databases.
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Scalability
Expands functionality while maintaining balanced loads. Serves growing demand without reducing functionality.
Collaboration (3)
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Design Management
Allows administrators to set API design guidelines and best practices.
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Access Control
Enables administrators to set permissions for team members to access workspaces.
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Visibility
Allows members across teams to view progress and updates throughout the design process.
Functionality (4)
Supported Protocols
Support TCP, HTTP/1.1+, HTTP/2, gRPC protocols for communication between cloud services and integrations.
Container Orchestration
Allows developers to deploy multiple containers for implementation within applications.
Extensibility
Plug-in capable for added resources, features, and functions within the product itself.
Monitoring
Tracks container performance, collects event data, and measures the effects of container-sharing resources.
Networking (4)
Networking
Defines container connections, balances loads, and organizes routes.
Load Balancing
Manages and controls high peak web traffic by distributing network traffic evenly.
Traffic Filtering
Allows DNS routing to resolve requests across HTTP or HTTPs requests and/or covers IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.
Service Discovery
Automates the detection of microservices within a computer network.
Protection (2)
Policy Management
Enables administrators to create access policies and applies policy controls throughout request and provisioning processes
Secure Communications
Provides a secure means for managing and sharing encryption, certificates, and authentications.
Customization (3)
SEO
Offers SEO guidance to aid users with public-facing documentation
API Contracts
Utilizes API contracts to create customizable documentation
Change Management
Empowers users to make needed edits and updates with change management
Organization (3)
Respository
Features a central repository that provides users with an organized space to access and store documents
Third-Party Integration
Integrates easily with portals and third-party tools
Access Management
Manages users and permissions with access management capabilities
Prompt Engineering - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (2)
Prompt Optimization Tools
Provides users with the ability to test and optimize prompts to improve LLM output quality and efficiency.
Template Library
Gives users a collection of reusable prompt templates for various LLM tasks to accelerate development and standardize output.
Model Garden - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (1)
Model Comparison Dashboard
Offers tools for users to compare multiple LLMs side-by-side based on performance, speed, and accuracy metrics.
Custom Training - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (1)
Fine-Tuning Interface
Provides users with a user-friendly interface for fine-tuning LLMs on their specific datasets, allowing better alignment with business needs.
Application Development - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (1)
SDK & API Integrations
Gives users tools to integrate LLM functionality into their existing applications through SDKs and APIs, simplifying development.
Model Deployment - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (2)
One-Click Deployment
Offers users the capability to deploy models quickly to production environments with minimal effort and configuration.
Scalability Management
Provides users with tools to automatically scale LLM resources based on demand, ensuring efficient usage and cost-effectiveness.
Guardrails - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (2)
Content Moderation Rules
Gives users the ability to set boundaries and filters to prevent inappropriate or sensitive outputs from the LLM.
Policy Compliance Checker
Offers users tools to ensure their LLMs adhere to compliance standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, and other regulations, reducing risk and liability.
Model Monitoring - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (2)
Drift Detection Alerts
Gives users notifications when the LLM performance deviates significantly from expected norms, indicating potential model drift or data issues.
Real-Time Performance Metrics
Provides users with live insights into model accuracy, latency, and user interaction, helping them identify and address issues promptly.
Security - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (2)
Data Encryption Tools
Provides users with encryption capabilities for data in transit and at rest, ensuring secure communication and storage when working with LLMs.
Access Control Management
Offers users tools to set access permissions for different roles, ensuring only authorized personnel can interact with or modify LLM resources.
Gateways & Routers - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (1)
Request Routing Optimization
Provides users with middleware to route requests efficiently to the appropriate LLM based on criteria like cost, performance, or specific use cases.
Inference Optimization - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps) (1)
Batch Processing Support
Gives users tools to process multiple inputs in parallel, improving inference speed and cost-effectiveness for high-demand scenarios.
Development - API Platforms (4)
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API Testing
Provides an environment for users to test their API's functionality, efficiency, and data accuracy.
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Scalability
Expands functionality while maintaining balanced loads. Serves growing demand without reducing functionality.
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Orchestration
Allows developers to create APIs that utilize multiple backend resources and databases.
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Data Security
Allows users to secure access to data. Provides additional support for security practices like IP whitelisting, attack mitigation, and data encryption.
Collaboration - API Platforms (3)
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Visibility
Allows members across teams to view progress and updates throughout the design process.
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Access Control
Enables administrators to set permissions for team members to access workspaces.
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Design Management
Allows administrators to set API design guidelines and best practices.
API Management - API Platforms (5)
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API Monitoring
Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering.
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Traffic Control
Limits access to suspicious visitors and monitors for traffic spikes to prevent overloads like DDoS attacks.
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Gateway
Provides a dashboard for users to manage, govern, and secure their API.
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Logs/Documentation
Records details related to usage and functionality for analytics and reporting.
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Monetization
Allows administrators to manage pricing and billing of API integration with customer applications.
Traffic Management & Performance - AI Gateways (3)
Token-Aware Rate Limiting
Enforces strict request and token quotas per user, tenant, or application to prevent system overloads and manage API budget limits.
Semantic Caching
Caches responses for identical or semantically similar prompts to significantly reduce API latency and eliminate redundant token costs.
Multi-Model Routing & Fallbacks
Routes API requests to various LLM providers via a single unified API and automatically fails over to backup models if downtime occurs.
Governance & Observability - AI Gateways (3)
Data Privacy
Intercepts traffic to detect and mask Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or block malicious prompt injections before the request reaches the external model.
Cost Tracking
Provides granular dashboards to monitor token consumption and calculate exact monetary costs broken down by application, team, or specific model.
Centralized API Key Security
Securely vaults and manages external LLM API keys within the gateway so developers do not need to hardcode credentials into their applications.






