Api200

What is Api200

API 200 is an open-source API gateway designed to simplify third-party integrations. It allows users to import endpoints, set up caching, retries, and mocks, providing access to all services via a single URL.

Use cases

Use cases for API 200 include managing multiple third-party APIs, automating API integrations, monitoring API performance, and simplifying the development process for applications that depend on external services.

How to use

To use API 200, users can start by visiting the cloud platform at API200.co, where they can integrate API endpoints instantly without any setup or infrastructure management.

Key features

Key features include fast API setup with authentication management, response caching, automatic retries, mock responses, schema watching, incident detection, in-browser Swagger integration, endpoint monitoring, and comprehensive logging.

Where to use

API 200 can be used in various fields such as software development, API management, and integration services, making it suitable for businesses that rely on third-party APIs.

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About API 200

API 200 is all-in-one gateway for managing third-party APIs efficiently. Integrate third-party APIs or setup MCP server in minutes with
auto-generated code, docs, auth, caching and error handling – so you can focus on what really matters.

Key Features

✅ Fast API Setup:

• Authentication management
• Response caching
• Automatic retries
• Mock responses
• Response transformation
• Fallback responses
• Custom headers

✅ Schema Watching: Get notified when one of your APIs changes response schema

✅ Incident Detection: Dedicated tab for incidents automatically detected by the system

✅ In-browser Swagger Integration

✅ Import Endpoints from OpenAPI and Postman

✅ Endpoint Monitoring: Convenient charts with your endpoint’s statistics

✅ Comprehensive Logging

✅ MCP Support (read more)

Features in Progress:

• More authentication methods

Quickstart

Get started immediately with our managed version of API 200. Users can go to our cloud platform and start integrating
API endpoints instantly without any setup or infrastructure management. Visit API200.co to begin.

MCP

To configure the API200 MCP server with Claude Desktop (or any other client):

1. Open Claude Desktop settings
2. Navigate to Developer settings
3. Add a new custom tool with the following configuration (can be found on the Credentials tab):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "api200": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "api200-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "USER_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Self-Hosted Setup

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• Node.js
• npm

Installation

# Clone the repository and install dependencies
git clone https://github.com/API-200/api200-selfhosted
cd api200-selfhosted
npm i

# Run setup script
# For localhost (admin privileges recommended):
sudo node setup.js
# OR for non-localhost:
node setup.js

# Start services
docker-compose up -d

⚠️ Note: Localhost setup requires host file modification (127.0.0.1 kong), needing admin privileges.

Access Your Installation

• Frontend: http://<your-hostname-or-ip>:3000
• API Handler: http://<your-hostname-or-ip>:8080

Community and Support 🤝

• Check out the Discussions for ideas and feedback
• Report bugs or request features through Issues
• ⭐ Star our repository to help us raise awareness

Contact us

For support, custom implementations, or any other inquiries:
Contact us

Tech Stack

• Koa - Backend Framework
• Redis - Caching Layer
• Supabase - Database & Auth
• Next.js - Frontend Framework
• shadcn/ui - Component Library

License

API 200 is licensed under Sustainable Use License. See
the LICENSE file for more details.