azureazure-api-managementazure-cdn

Azure CDN and Azure API Management integration

I've found here the following architecture:

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I've understood that single-page web application requests static resourses to CDN and API resources to APIM. Is the browser contacting two different FQDN (for example: www.site.it and www.api.site.it)?

In order to access to with a single FQDN, could I move the CDN in front of the APIM? Could I achieve it with CDN rules?

Could I help me?

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Solution

  • This should be possible with routing rules which are available in the Verizon Premium Tier of Azure CDN.

    The rules that you would need to configure would be a URL Rewrite for requests with a /api path and the Bypass Cache rule for any endpoints that may return sensitive/user-specific data.

    Also, note that you optimum performance of the APIs that return dynamic content, you would want to deploy APIM to multiple regions as well (and the APIs behind it as well, functions in this case).

    Azure Front Door is another option that you could consider which has a host of other features available to you.