strongloop/microgateway
IBM API Connect Microgateway framework, built on Node.js & Nginx observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3654
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2493
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1186 stars · 178 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
IBM API Connect Microgateway is an extensible Node.js-based API gateway framework for securing and controlling access to microservices and APIs. It enforces policies defined via OpenAPI (Swagger) specifications, including API key validation, OAuth 2.0, Basic Auth, rate limiting, and custom JavaScript policies.
Use cases
- secure and control access to microservices apis
- enforce api key validation and oauth2 at the gateway
- rate limit api subscribers per time unit
- define gateway policies using swagger openapi extensions
- transform and inspect api request payloads
- aggregate responses from multiple backend services
- build a lightweight developer-focused api gateway in nodejs
When to choose
- you need a lightweight node.js api gateway driven by OpenAPI/Swagger definitions
- you want prebuilt policies for OAuth 2.0, Basic Auth, client ID/secret, and rate limiting
- you need to create custom gateway policies via a flexible flow-engine
- you are already using IBM API Connect
When to avoid
- you need a actively maintained gateway - the project has had no releases since late 2019
- you need high-performance production traffic handling at scale - consider Kong, Envoy, or APISIX
- you want a configuration-only gateway without writing JavaScript policies
- your stack is not Node.js based
Facets
framework · maturity abandoned
api-gateway auth authorization rate-limiting middleware routing http-server apis microservices backend security web-development cross-platform api-management openapi swagger nginx oauth2 microservices ibm gateway-policies nodejs linux docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/strongloop/microgateway · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6732d5d86f98
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/microgateway · fetched 2026-08-29 · c64fb71e7f8a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| strongloop/microgateway | main | 32 |
For agents
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