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Configure API traffic routing
Before configuring the traffic router, inventory public endpoints, upstream services, methods, authentication requirements, and timeout limits. Decide which host or path rules should match each backend, and record a fallback for unmatched or unavailable routes.
In Boldrouter, define upstreams first, then add host, path, or method matchers and assign each matcher to an upstream. Where supported, set priorities, timeouts, retries, and weighted splits conservatively. Validate the configuration, test representative requests, then release gradually while watching errors and latency.
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What to expect from an ideal product
- Clear host, path, and method matching
- Safe traffic splitting and fast rollback
- Upstream health checks and failover controls
- Per-route timeout and retry limits
- Request-level logs, metrics, and tracing
More about safe route rollouts
Treat each route change as a deployment. A syntactically valid rule can still shadow another route, create retry storms, or send authenticated requests to the wrong upstream.
- Start with test hosts or a small traffic share, then expand only when error rates and latency remain within baseline.
- For microservices, test direct dependencies and chained calls so a healthy first hop does not hide downstream failures.
- Keep the previous route configuration ready, and define the metrics that trigger an immediate rollback.
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