Cloud Endpoints allows you to create, launch, safeguard, and oversee your APIs effectively. With a robust NGINX-based proxy and a distributed framework, it ensures exceptional performance and scalability. By utilizing either an OpenAPI Specification or one of the provided API frameworks, Cloud Endpoints equips you with essential tools for every stage of API development while offering valuable insights via Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, and Cloud Trace. You can manage access to your API and authenticate each request using JSON Web Tokens and Google API keys. Additionally, seamless integration with Auth0 and Firebase Authentication enables user identification for your web or mobile applications. The Extensible Service Proxy guarantees security and analytics in under 1 millisecond per request. You can effortlessly deploy your API using App Engine and Google Kubernetes Engine or incorporate our proxy container into your Kubernetes setup. Furthermore, you can track essential operational metrics through the Google Cloud Console and obtain deeper insights into user behavior and usage patterns utilizing Cloud Trace, Cloud Logging, and BigQuery. This comprehensive approach ensures that your APIs are not only secure but also optimized for performance and usability.