Aklivity

aid: aklivity
name: Aklivity
description: Aklivity provides the Zilla multi-protocol edge and service proxy for event-driven architectures, enabling seamless
  integration between web apps, IoT clients, and microservices with Apache Kafka via declaratively defined, stateless APIs.
  Zilla supports HTTP, gRPC, MQTT, SSE, and WebSocket protocols, translating them to and from Kafka without custom code or
  connectors. The Zilla Platform adds enterprise governance, observability, and self-service access management for Kafka deployments.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- API Gateway
- Apache Kafka
- Event-Driven
- IoT
- Kafka Proxy
- Multi-Protocol
- Real-Time
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aklivity/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-01-02'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: aklivity:zilla-gateway
  name: Zilla Gateway
  description: Zilla is a stateless, cloud-native multi-protocol edge and service proxy that enables seamless access to Apache
    Kafka through HTTP REST, gRPC, SSE, MQTT, and WebSocket protocols. Zilla eliminates the need for Kafka Connect, custom
    code, or separate MQTT brokers, translating client protocol requests directly to Kafka operations declaratively via YAML
    configuration or AsyncAPI specifications.
  humanURL: https://www.aklivity.io/
  tags:
  - API Gateway
  - Apache Kafka
  - Event-Driven
  - Kafka Proxy
  - Multi-Protocol
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/zilla/latest/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/zilla/latest/getting-started/quickstart/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/zilla/latest/concepts/config/
- aid: aklivity:zilla-platform
  name: Zilla Platform
  description: The Zilla Platform adds an enterprise management layer on top of Zilla Gateway, providing API data products
    with versioning and rate limits, Kafka governance policies, a self-service developer portal with API key and certificate
    management, field-level encryption, PII classification, and unified observability across Kafka deployments.
  humanURL: https://www.aklivity.io/platform
  tags:
  - API Management
  - Developer Portal
  - Governance
  - Kafka Management
  - Observability
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/
- aid: aklivity:zillabase
  name: ZillaBase
  description: ZillaBase is an event-driven backend framework for the next generation of web, mobile, and AI applications,
    built on top of Apache Kafka and Zilla to enable real-time, event-sourced application development.
  humanURL: https://github.com/aklivity/zillabase
  tags:
  - Backend Framework
  - Event-Driven
  - Real-Time
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aklivity/zillabase
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aklivity
- type: Website
  url: https://www.aklivity.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aklivity.io/zilla/latest/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.aklivity.io/zilla/next/getting-started/quickstart/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aklivity
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.aklivity.io/pricing
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Multi-Protocol Kafka Access
    description: Translates HTTP REST, gRPC, MQTT, SSE, and WebSocket protocols directly to Kafka topics without custom code,
      connectors, or middleware.
  - name: Declarative Configuration
    description: Define gateways and protocol mappings via YAML configuration or AsyncAPI specifications, then deploy with
      Docker, Helm, or native binaries.
  - name: JWT Authentication and TLS
    description: Built-in JWT token validation, TLS termination, and Kafka SASL support for securing API access to Kafka clusters.
  - name: Schema Validation
    description: SIMD-optimized runtime schema validation for JSON, Avro, and Protobuf via Confluent Schema Registry or AWS
      Glue Schema Registry.
  - name: Observability
    description: Metrics and logs exported to Prometheus and OpenTelemetry for unified visibility across Kafka API traffic.
  - name: Kafka Governance
    description: Topic naming policies, runtime enforcement, schema compliance rules, and API data product versioning with
      rate limits via Zilla Platform.
  - name: Self-Service Developer Portal
    description: API key and certificate management self-service portal for Kafka consumers and producers via Zilla Platform.
  - name: Field-Level Encryption
    description: PII classification and field-level encryption for sensitive data in Kafka messages via Zilla Platform.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: HTTP to Kafka REST API
    description: Expose Kafka topics as REST API endpoints, allowing any HTTP client to produce and consume Kafka messages
      without Kafka client libraries.
  - name: IoT MQTT to Kafka
    description: Connect IoT devices using MQTT protocol directly to Kafka topics, eliminating the need for a separate MQTT
      broker.
  - name: gRPC to Kafka
    description: Route gRPC calls from microservices to Kafka topics for event-driven inter-service communication.
  - name: Kafka Self-Service Platform
    description: Platform teams build internal developer portals for Kafka access with governance, rate limiting, and self-service
      API key management.
  - name: Event-Driven Partner Integration
    description: Enterprises expose Kafka event streams to external partners via secured, rate-limited REST or SSE APIs.
  - name: Financial Services Data Distribution
    description: Financial institutions distribute real-time market data and trade events via secured Kafka API gateways.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Apache Kafka
    description: Core integration — Zilla acts as a multi-protocol proxy in front of any Kafka cluster
  - name: AWS MSK
    description: Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka integration with AWS-native security
  - name: Confluent Schema Registry
    description: Schema validation and enforcement using Confluent Schema Registry
  - name: AWS Glue Schema Registry
    description: Schema validation using AWS Glue Schema Registry
  - name: Prometheus
    description: Metrics export for monitoring Zilla gateway performance
  - name: OpenTelemetry
    description: Distributed tracing and observability via OpenTelemetry
  - name: AWS Secrets Manager
    description: Secure credential management for Kafka and TLS configurations
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.aklivity.io/partners
integrations:
- name: Aklivity
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com