Services and Routes

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    You need a Kong Gateway instance with Kong Manager .

    In this tutorial, you’ll create a service pointing to the Mockbin API. Mockbin is an “echo” type public website that returns requests back to the requester as responses.

    On the Workspaces tab in Kong Manager:

    1. Open the default workspace.

    2. From the Services section, click New Service.

    3. In the Create service dialog, enter the name and the URL http://mockbin.org.

    4. Click Create.

    The service is created, and the page automatically redirects back to the example_service overview page.

    For the service to be accessible through the API gateway, you need to add a route to it.

    1. If the Service field is not automatically populated, click Services in the left navigation pane. Find your service, click the clipboard icon next to the ID field, then go back to the Create Route page and paste it into the Service field.

    2. Enter a name for the route, and at least one of the following fields: Host, Methods, or Paths. For this example, use the following:

      1. For Name, enter mocking.
      2. For Path(s), click Add Path and enter /mock.

    Kong automatically redirects you to the overview page. The new route appears under the Routes section.

    By default, Kong Gateway handles proxy requests on port 8000.

    From a web browser, navigate to http://localhost:8000/mock/request.