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# The Life of an API Gateway Request (Part 1)

In this two-part series, Kong Engineer Enrique García Cota abstracts how an API gateway processes requests into four different layers. This first video will go into infrastructure and nodes. [Try Kong Gateway >>](https://konghq.com/install/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=community)Try Kong Gateway >>

**Topics**
- [API Gateway](/resources/videos/tag/api-gateway)API Gateway

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