Kong

Kong Inc. operates an application programming interface (API) marketplace for cloud based services. The company enables users to distribute, monetize, manage, and consume cloud APIs. It offers Galileo, an analytics platform for monitoring, visualizing, and inspecting APIs and microservices; Kong, an open-source management layer for APIs; Kong Enterprise Edition, a modern microservices API abstraction platform to handle the scale and traffic demands of large organizations; and API Marketplace, a tool for distributing and consuming private and public APIs. The company also provides API Documentation and Developer Portal for individual developers looking to document their API projects to Fortune 500 corporations requiring a secure and customizable on-premises solution. Its API Documentation and Developer Portal features Markdown Editor that enables developers to write any guide in a markdown format; Swagger/API-blueprint Import, which enables users to generate docs; Code Example Generation for multiple language code snippets; API Reference & Explorer, a documentation and testing console; Versioning that provides support for multiple versions of the API; and Private/Internal Docs that enable users to keep their API docs private behind access control systems. It serves consumers, providers, developers, and IT teams around the world. The company was formerly known as Mashape, Inc. and changed its name to Kong Inc. in October 2017. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.