What does an API proxy do?

How to create an API proxy in Azure?

I would like to know how you create an API proxy ( calls that webservice and that the data which returns will be sent to my browser in my domain. So, when the user enters the data will be sent directly to my domain as if I have the static file from I was reading that is not possible because I need something like a reverse proxy and there are some resources that tell that is not possible in Azure. Thanks for the answers in advance! I think you're confused. The "webserver" in Azure is actually just a web application running on Azure itself and not directly related to Azure Web Sites. Azure Web Sites is basically just a web application (it runs your web site on it's own virtual server).

The "webserver" running in Azure is only exposed publicly via an Azure Virtual Network. This can be thought of as a "reverse proxy" for your application/site. If you had an Azure Web Site running, then you'd need to either use a Cloud Service App or use Remote Desktop to connect from another machine to see it running.

It's also possible to make use of the .Net based Http Server class in C# to expose the web service to be accessed. Http Server is really a class with a lot of the plumbing in it's guts already done. However, I'm not sure if it would make any sense to use this if you're trying to setup a reverse proxy.

Is Azure API Management a reverse proxy?

Azure API Management isn't a reverse proxy and it doesn't provide this functionality out of the box.

Is it possible to configure Azure API Management in a reverse proxy configuration? Would you recommend any other tool? I'm on an Windows environment using IIS. Azure API Management is not a reverse proxy or Load Balancer. However, it has a functionality to do reverse proxying.

You can read more about it here. It's a very powerful feature but it may require some work to get your setup right. I would recommend reading for more information on the various parts involved.

What is the difference between Azure API gateway and proxy?

Azure API gateway is the middleman between client and backend services.

It receives the requests from client and forward it to backend.

Azure API proxy on the other hand is a service (like WCF service) which is responsible for accepting and processing requests. It forwards the requests to backend services.

What are the different ways we can use proxy in Azure? You can use proxy with ASP.NET Web API or Node.js REST API or WCF or any other type of backend services like SQL, MongoDB, Oracle etc.

My question is ? They both are used for passing the requests to backend services but they have different purposes and usage. For your requirement I think you need to use API gateway: API gateway is designed to simplify managing and monitoring APIs by. decoupling the backend from the frontend. As we know, Azure API Gateway is a general purpose service that provides a unified management interface for your backend API and can be used with any type of API, even custom REST APIs written in languages other than REST API. Azure API Gateway supports HTTP, REST, gRPC, and gRPC-Web endpoints, and it is a scalable service that can process millions of requests per second.