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

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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.