In this tutorial, you'll create an Apigee API proxy, deploy it, and test it. Apigee API proxies
sit between your backend services and internal or external clients that want to use your
services. API proxies provide value-added features and policies that address key API management
challenges such as security, rate limiting, metrics collection, and more. To learn more about
Apigee and API proxies, see What is Apigee?.
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