Quick Start

From zero to your first protected API request through EdgeWrap in under 5 minutes. Follow these steps to configure your project via our dashboard and start proxying traffic.

1Create Project
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2Configure Policies
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3Generate Server API Key
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4Send Requests

Step 1 — Create a Project

A project represents one API you want to route, protect, and accelerate.

  • In the dashboard, click the New Project button.
  • Enter a friendly name for your project (e.g. My Company API).
  • Enter your Origin URL. This is the public URL of your primary backend API server (e.g., https://api.yourcompany.com).

Once created, EdgeWrap assigns you a unique proxy URL (e.g., https://your-project.edgewrap.pro). You will configure your client applications to call this URL.

Step 2 — Configure Your Policies

Configure the services you need by using the dashboard panels. You can enable them with simple toggles:

  • Web Application Firewall (WAF): Turn on SQL Injection, XSS, and RCE blocklists under the WAF tab.
  • Edge Caching: Configure a default Time-To-Live (TTL) under the Caching tab to cache GET responses close to your users.
  • DDoS Protection: Configure IP-based rate limiting thresholds to prevent burst traffic from overwhelming your origin.

Step 3 — Generate a Server API Key

EdgeWrap requires a valid Server API Key for every request. You create this from the dashboard — there is no login or signup API.

  • Navigate to the API Keys tab inside your dashboard project view.
  • Click Create API Key and select the Server platform type.
  • Give the key a descriptive name (e.g. Production Server).
  • Click Generate and copy your new Server API Key (e.g., ek_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx).
Warning: Copy the full key immediately. For security reasons, the full API key is only shown once and cannot be retrieved later.

Step 4 — Route Client Requests

Change the base URL of your client applications from your old origin URL (https://api.yourcompany.com) to your project's new EdgeWrap proxy URL (https://your-project.edgewrap.pro).

Attach the generated API key as the x-api-key header with every request.

Make your first proxied request
curl https://your-project.edgewrap.pro/v1/users \
  -H "x-api-key: ek_live_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6"
Tip: Success: EdgeWrap will catch the request at the edge, apply WAF and rate limits, check the cache (serving cached hits in single-digit milliseconds), and route the remaining traffic safely to your origin.