API & SaaS Platform Acceleration

API acceleration and security in one platform

API and SaaS platforms demand low latency and strong security. ZyCDN accelerates API requests at the edge with CC protection, IP ACLs, and rate limiting — reducing backend load while blocking malicious calls, with all request logs retained locally for compliance audits.

Business Challenges

High API latency impacts SaaS user experience
Malicious calls and CC attacks exhaust backend resources
Commercial CDNs lack deep customization for API-layer protection

How ZyCDN Solves It

L7 API Acceleration

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 optimization with Gzip/Brotli compression for lower API latency.

Fine-grained Rate Limiting

IP, URL, and custom header-level rate limits prevent API abuse.

Semantic WAF

SQL injection, XSS, and command injection detection protects SaaS backends.

Complete Request Logs

Local log storage with CSV/JSON export for compliance audits and troubleshooting.

How to Implement

1Onboard API domain to ZyCDN edge nodes with origin and routing policies
2Configure cache rules for cacheable GET responses and rate limit thresholds
3Enable WAF and CC protection with IP blacklists/whitelists
4Analyze API call trends and anomalies via the log dashboard

FAQ

How do I accelerate and protect SaaS APIs at the edge?

Point your API domain to ZyCDN edge nodes and configure origin policies, rate limits, and WAF rules. ZyCDN accelerates and inspects at the edge, forwarding only legitimate requests to origin.

Do API request logs meet compliance audit requirements?

ZyCDN stores all API access logs on your own servers with multi-condition search and bulk export, meeting log retention and compliance audit requirements for finance and government sectors.