In the context of cloud-native application development, APIs are crucial for scalability and efficiency but also present security challenges. The collaboration between Kong, a leading API gateway, and Traceable, an API security platform, aims to enhance API quality and security. Kong provides a unified API platform with tools for deployment, configuration, and management, while Traceable offers capabilities such as API discovery, security testing, threat detection, and threat mitigation. This partnership addresses the issue of API sprawl, ensuring APIs are well-managed, secure, and reliable. Organizations can utilize Kong's API management and Traceable's security solutions to discover, catalog, and secure APIs, thereby minimizing risks associated with unmanaged or outdated APIs. The integration of these tools facilitates a comprehensive approach to API lifecycle management, allowing organizations to standardize their API operations and improve security measures across both on-premises and cloud-based deployments.