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Backport
Open-source API gateway with built-in WAF — no code changes
Backport is an open-source API gateway that protects your API from attacks — without code changes. Just point clients to our proxy URL. ✅ 17+ WAF patterns (SQLi, XSS, path traversal) ✅ Custom regex rules — free ✅ Rate limiting, caching, mocking ✅ Response transformation ✅ <5ms overhead "Free tier: 100 req/min. MIT licensed open-source code. Managed cloud service.". No SDK. No backend changes. Just security.
Hey PH! 👋 I'm Suhail, builder of Backport.
🔍 Problem: APIs get attacked daily, but adding security means rewriting code OR paying $20+/mo for custom WAF rules.
💡 Solution: Backport is a proxy that sits in front of your API and handles security, rate limiting, caching — all without touching your backend.
🛠 Built with: Python/FastAPI + Next.js/TypeScript + PostgreSQL
🔓 MIT License — self-host or use our free cloud
🚀 Getting started:
1. Sign up at backport.in
2. Generate API key
3. Point clients to proxy URL
4. Done!
I built this because security shouldn't be a luxury. Would love your feedback!
❓ What's the #1 feature you'd want in an API gateway?
GitHub: github.com/Qureshi-1/Backport-io
About Backport on Product Hunt
“Open-source API gateway with built-in WAF — no code changes”
Backport was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 1 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #79 on the daily leaderboard. Backport is an open-source API gateway that protects your API from attacks — without code changes. Just point clients to our proxy URL. ✅ 17+ WAF patterns (SQLi, XSS, path traversal) ✅ Custom regex rules — free ✅ Rate limiting, caching, mocking ✅ Response transformation ✅ <5ms overhead "Free tier: 100 req/min. MIT licensed open-source code. Managed cloud service.". No SDK. No backend changes. Just security.
On the analytics side, Backport competes within Open Source, Developer Tools, GitHub and Security — topics that collectively have 623.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Backport performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Backport?
Backport was hunted by Sohail Qureshi. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Backport including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Sohail Qureshi