API Gateway Explained in 9 Minutes | System Design Interview

API Gateway (Architecture & Fundamentals) — master this for your FAANG interview. FREE practice with 5,800+ questions at guru-sishya.in/api-gateway 🔥 What you'll learn: • API Gateway architecture & fundamentals — end to end • Real-world example: Flipkart routes every customer request through one entry point • Interview answer template for 9-minute explanation • Code walkthrough + architecture diagrams ⏱ Timestamps: 0:00 Title 0:00 90% Engineers Get API Gateway WRONG 0:24 MYTH vs REALITY 1:32 The REAL Answer 1:46 Quick Check 1:57 What is an API Gateway? 2:19 What is an API Gateway? — Key Insight 2:45 Why Not Let Clients Call Services Directly? 3:10 Why Not Let Clients Call Services Directly? — Key Insight 3:28 Halfway Challenge 3:38 Real-World Examples 3:55 Real-World Examples — Key Insight 4:07 Interview Check-In 4:28 Interview Tip 4:37 Final Challenge 4:48 Interview Tip — Key Insight 5:09 Python Implementation 5:50 Java Implementation 6:32 JavaScript/TypeScript Implementation 7:05 Interview Reality Check 7:33 The Complete Interview Answer 8:09 Summary 📚 Practice 5,800+ interview questions: guru-sishya.in/api-gateway 🔔 New videos every Tue, Thu, Sat at 7:15 PM IST 💼 This exact topic was asked in: • Flipkart Platform Team HLD Round • Meta Senior Engineer Interview • Swiggy Senior Engineer Interview • CRED Senior Engineer Interview 📌 Part of the API Gateway Complete Series (12 sessions) ★ Session 1: Architecture & Fundamentals (You are here) → Session 2: Deep Dive with Code #APIGateway #SystemDesign #InterviewPrep #FAANG #CodingInterview #DistributedSystems #TechInterview #PlacementPrep #SystemDesignInterview #APIGatewayTutorial #JavaInterview #SoftwareEngineering #BackendDevelopment #Microservices #EventDriven #MessageQueue #DataEngineering #BigData #InterviewQuestions #DSA #CompetitiveProgramming #SDE #GoogleInterview #AmazonInterview #FlipkartInterview #IndianTech #GuruSishya