Applications are the cornerstone of TypeAuth’s architecture. They serve as the primary configuration point where you define how your API traffic should be handled, secured, and routed.

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Basic Configuration

Every TypeAuth application requires these fundamental settings:

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Core Settings

  • Name: Unique identifier for your application
  • Origin Hostname: The destination where TypeAuth forwards traffic (e.g., api.yourcompany.com)
  • Domain: Your TypeAuth-provided domain for client access
    • Format: api1-{account_slug}-proxy.typeauth.com
    • Example: api1-acme-proxy.typeauth.com
  • Auth ID: Authentication profile ID

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Creating an Application

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Via Dashboard

  1. Navigate to Applications
  2. Click “Create New Application”
  3. Fill in the required settings
  4. Save configuration

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Via API

POST /{account_id}/applications/create
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "payment-api",
  "origin_hostname": "api.paymentservice.com",
  "description": "Production API in AWS"
  "domain": "payments-123456789.typeauth.com"
  "tags": [
    "customer1", "production"]
  "auth_id": "123456789"
}

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Profile Attachments

Applications can be enhanced by attaching various profiles:

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Available Profiles

  1. Authentication Profiles
    • API Key validation
    • JWT validation settings
    • Token Rate limiting
    • Expiration
  2. Routing Profiles
    • URL transformation rules
    • Path modifications
    • Header management
  3. Fraud & Abuse Profiles
    • Rate limiting rules
    • Threat detection
  4. LLM (Language Model) Profiles
    • AI content filtering
    • Prompt injection protection
    • Response validation
  5. Schema Validation Profiles
    • Upload a OpenAPIv3 schema
    • Allow/deny traffic based on that schema

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Attaching Profiles

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Via Dashboard

  1. Select your application
  2. Navigate to desired profile section
  3. Choose profile to attach
  4. Save changes

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Via API

PATCH /{account_id}/applications/{application_id}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "auth_id": "auth-prof-123",
  "abuse_id": "route-prof-456",
  "routing_id": "fraud-prof-789",
  "llmcache_id": "llm-prof-012",
  "schema_id": "schema-652"

}

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Application Architecture

TypeAuth Diagram

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Order of operations

Order of operations

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Best Practices

  1. Profile Organization
    • Create separate profiles for different environments
    • Use consistent naming conventions
    • Document profile purposes
  2. Security
    • Always attach authentication profiles
    • Configure fraud protection for public APIs
    • Regularly review security settings
  3. Maintenance
    • Regularly review attached profiles
    • Remove unused profile attachments
    • Keep profile configurations up to date

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Monitoring

  • Traffic Overview: Monitor request patterns
  • Profile Performance: Track profile effectiveness
  • Error Rates: Monitor rejection rates
  • Latency Impact: Track processing overhead

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Limitations

  • Maximum 50 applications per account
  • Up to 3 tags per application
  • One profile of each type per application
  • Domain name character limit: 40

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Need Help?

For assistance with application configuration or profile management, please contact our support team or refer to our API documentation for detailed examples.