Otoroshi with LLM

Simplify, secure, and scale your API and AI interactions, powered by open-source innovation and Clever Cloud integration.

Otoroshi with LLM

Otoroshi is an open-source API gateway designed to meet the demands of complex, hybrid service architectures. It centralizes API management and traffic control, with built-in observability, fine-grained access rules, and advanced security. Integrated as an add-on on Clever Cloud, Otoroshi gives you the power to deploy, monitor, and scale your services with ease; no infrastructure headaches, no vendor lock-in.
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    01 Powerful and flexible API management

    Otoroshi is a dynamic API gateway that lets you expose, secure, and route all your services. You can manage traffic, authentication, rate limits, and load balancing via a visual interface or REST API. It supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more without requiring changes to your backend code.

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    02 Built-in enterprise security and WAF integration

    With Coraza WAF built-in, Otoroshi protects your APIs and applications using OWASP security rules. It manages access through API keys or tokens such as Biscuit, developed by Clever Cloud. These tokens allow you to easily enforce custom authorization rules based on your security context and requirements.

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    03 Full observability and audit trails

    Every interaction is logged in real time* to help you monitor service usage, debug issues, and meet compliance needs. You can export metrics and logs to Elastic, Datadog, or any other monitoring tool to meet your performance and compliance goals.

    *Provided an external storage solution is configured (not included by default).

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    04 Developer-first, open-source foundation

    Otoroshi was designed for developers, with a sleek React admin UI and a complete REST API. It supports live updates, plugin extensions, and WebAssembly for advanced customization. The platform is open source, lightweight, and deployable as a JAR or Docker image.

API Gateway, Explained

An API gateway is the single point through which all your service calls pass. It enables routing, authentication, throttling, and logging across services. Otoroshi handles this for APIs by default, and optionally for LLMs when the extension is enabled.

Otoroshi LLM Extension

Extend Otoroshi into an AI service gateway.

The Otoroshi LLM extension, developed by Cloud APIM, turns your API gateway into a secure, centralized access layer for LLM providers like OpenAI, Mistral, and Hugging Face. You can manage API tokens, prompt templates, and request routing from one place, optimizing for cost or performance.

Guardrails can be activated to filter prompts and responses, helping enforce corporate security, privacy, or ethical standards.

Use Cases:

  • Secure and expose your internal or external APIs
  • Simplify and manage services communication
  • Add observability, auditing, and live policy control
  • Secure web applications and non-API services
  • (For the LLM extension) Centralize access to LLM providers with prompt filtering and request routing

Why Choose Clever Cloud for Otoroshi with LLM?

  • One-command deployment: Console; API, or CLI support
  • Pre-configured stack: Java runtime and Redis instance included; backups are performed automatically
  • Integrated WAF: Enterprise-grade Coraza firewall by default
  • Native scaling: Adjustable plan sizes via Clever Console
  • Open-source transparency: Fully audit and customize your environment
  • Unified billing and lifecycle management

Built by experts, trusted by developers

Created by #OSSbyMAIF and continuously developed by Mathieu ANCELIN, an API Management expert at Cloud APIM, together with MAIF’s teams, Otoroshi is a trusted reference for technical teams seeking serious control over APIs and AI.

Now available in beta with full Clever Cloud integration, it’s ready to scale with your most demanding projects, while you focus on what matters: your product.

Want to learn more about Otoroshi?

Visit the official website to explore all its features and see how it can help you secure your APIs, manage traffic, and streamline your services architecture.

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Otoroshi Demonstration

Discover the presentation of Otoroshi by Mathieu Ancelin, creator, and Horacio Gonzalez from Clever Cloud.

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