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@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Consul provides several key features:
   can use sidecar proxies in a service mesh configuration to establish TLS
   connections for inbound and outbound connections with Transparent Proxy.
 
+* **API Gateway** - Consul API Gateway manages access to services within Consul Service Mesh, 
+  allow users to define traffic and authorization policies to services deployed within the mesh.  
+
 * **Service Discovery** - Consul makes it simple for services to register
   themselves and to discover other services via a DNS or HTTP interface.
   External services such as SaaS providers can be registered as well.