Introducing New Plugin for Kong Gateway

Released on: March 2025

We are excited to introduce a new Atatus plugin for Kong Gateway that enables powerful API analytics and observability directly within your Kong environment. This feature allows for comprehensive logging of API traffic, providing invaluable insights into API usage, performance optimization, and monetization strategies, all without introducing latency.

Key Highlights

1. Advanced API Traffic Logging: The plugin logs REST, GraphQL, XML/SOAP, and other API traffic types with minimal overhead, ensuring that you can track API interactions and gain deep insights into usage patterns without impacting the performance of your system.

2. Real-Time Alerts on API Consumption: Stay informed with real-time alerts triggered by any unusual patterns in API consumption. Whether it's a sudden spike in traffic or an issue with specific API calls, the plugin ensures you're notified immediately so you can take action before it impacts your users.

3. Customer Usage Insights and Guidance: Gain deeper insights into how your customers are interacting with your APIs. The plugin enables you to better understand customer behavior and provide tailored recommendations, improving user engagement and ensuring a more effective API experience.

4. Seamless Integration with Kong's Ecosystem: This plugin is designed to integrate smoothly with both open-source and enterprise editions of Kong Gateway, including Kong AI Gateway. Whether you are using Kong’s Kubernetes Ingress Controller or Kong Konnect, this plugin fits seamlessly into your existing infrastructure with no disruptions.