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Elastic Cloud API Management” could refer to different concepts depending on context, but typically it points to one of these:

Elastic Cloud API Management

Elastic Cloud (by Elastic.co) + API Management

  1. Elastic Cloud is the hosted version of the Elastic Stack, which includes Elasticsearch, Kibana, and more.
  2. While Elastic provides APIs for search, analytics, observability, and security, Elastic itself does not offer a full “API Management” solution like Apigee, Kong, or AWS API Gateway.
  3. However, you can manage APIs built over Elastic Cloud services yourself using:
    • API Gateway services (e.g., AWS API Gateway, Azure API Management).
    • Custom-built API management with load balancers, rate limiters, and security layers.

In this case, Elastic Cloud API Management means you manage access, security, versioning, and monitoring of APIs built on top of your Elastic Cloud deployment.

Elastic API Gateway (Custom Solutions)

Some companies build an API Gateway or API Management Layer directly on Elastic Search for:

  1. Secure access to search/query APIs.
  2. Rate-limiting, caching, versioning, and authorization.
  3. Handling multi-tenant Elastic clusters.

This custom gateway is often called “Elastic API Management” internally, but again, Elastic (the company) does not natively offer a full API Management product.

You Might Be Mixing Two Concepts

There is also a broader term “Cloud API Management” — handled by tools like:

  1. Apigee (Google)
  2. AWS API Gateway
  3. Azure API Management
  4. Kong
  5. Tyk

These platforms offer API lifecycle management (design, publish, secure, monitor, monetize APIs) — and can sit in front of any backend, including an Elastic Cloud backend.

Quick Diagram to Summarize:

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Client Apps ---> API Gateway (e.g., Apigee, AWS Gateway) ---> Elastic Cloud (Elasticsearch APIs)

TL;DR

Elastic Cloud API Management usually means building or using an API management layer to secure, monitor, and control APIs that interact with your Elastic Cloud services.
Elastic itself does not provide a native API Management platform like Apigee or AWS API Gateway.

About Author

Jayanti Katariya is the CEO of Moon Technolabs, a fast-growing IT solutions provider, with 18+ years of experience in the industry. Passionate about developing creative apps from a young age, he pursued an engineering degree to further this interest. Under his leadership, Moon Technolabs has helped numerous brands establish their online presence and he has also launched an invoicing software that assists businesses to streamline their financial operations.

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