Handling DDoS Attacks Against APIs: From Panic to Preparedness

Introduction: The Storm Before the Firewall

Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks flood your endpoints with thousands of fake requests per second. The goal? Exhaust bandwidth or backend threads. Smart mitigation happens before that load even begins.

1. Rate-Limit Layers

Per-IP, per-token, and geo-based rate governance keep floods manageable. APIGate applies these instantly before the request reaches your core logic—stopping excess traffic mid-flight.

2. IP Reputation Defense

Bad actors often reappear with different addresses. With APIGate’s 600M+ IP reputation database, known DDoS network sources get blocked automatically from the first call.

3. Sudden Traffic Detection

Look for nonlinear spikes—not incremental growth. APIGate’s anomaly engine catches deviations in patterns per minute, letting defensive automation trigger before saturation occurs.

4. Hybrid Response Modes

Some defenses are better auto-triggered, others require human review. APIGate’s hybrid control model allows auto-blocking while alerting admins for manual escalation.

Conclusion

DDoS resilience begins with foresight rather than firefighting. With APIGate, mitigation becomes continuous defense—calm, fast, and invisible to your legitimate users.