Launching June 24, 2027

API security
without the
complexity.

Rate limiting, IP blocking, brute force detection, and full audit logs. One SDK. Five minutes to integrate. Works with Python, Node.js, and any language via REST.

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5-minute setup
Naira billing built in
Audit logs on every plan
PROTECTED
Python
Node.js
REST
$pip install shieldgate
Successfully installed shieldgate-1.0.0
#settings.py — two lines to protect your API
SHIELDGATE_API_KEY = "sg_live_abc123"
MIDDLEWARE = ["shieldgate.ShieldGateMiddleware", ...]
✓ Rate limiting active — 500K req/day ✓ IP blacklist synced — 0.8ms latency ✓ Brute force detection enabled ✓ Audit logging active
2.4M
Requests protected today
0.8ms
Gateway overhead, p99
99.98%
Uptime last 30 days
How it works
Three steps.
Your API is protected.

No DevOps knowledge required. No infrastructure to manage. Install the SDK, add your API key, and ShieldGate handles the rest from a dashboard you control.

01
Create an account — get your API key
Sign up at shieldgate.io. Your API key is generated instantly. No credit card required on the free plan.
sg_live_4xK9mR2nPqWz...
02
Install the SDK for your language
Python or Node.js — install the package, add two lines of config. Any other language works via REST.
pip install shieldgate  |  npm install shieldgate
03
Manage everything from the dashboard
View live threats, manage IP blacklists, configure rate limit thresholds, set alert rules, and rotate API keys.
Built for production
Every request inspected.
In milliseconds.

ShieldGate middleware runs inside your app — checking Redis for blacklists and rate counters before your endpoint ever sees the request.

Rate limiting engine
Atomic Redis counters — blocks happen in under 1ms, before your view function runs. Per key, per IP, or both.
Brute force detection
Counts failed logins per IP. Automatic lockout after your threshold. Duration fully configurable.
Full audit logging
Every request recorded — method, path, IP, status, latency. Searchable, exportable, retained up to a year.
IP blacklisting
Manual and automatic blocking, propagated across every request in under a second via Redis.
Per-endpoint rate limitsNEW
Set different limits per route — stricter on /login, looser on /search — instead of one blanket limit per key.
AI traffic awarenessNEW
Tags requests hitting known LLM/AI patterns and applies a separate rate-limit tier, without a second product to configure.
API key management
Generate, rotate, and revoke keys with full lifecycle control. Keys are stored hashed — never in plain text.
Alert system
Email and webhook alerts when threat score or usage/spend exceeds a threshold you set, with cooldowns.
Multi-language support
Works with your stack.

Native SDKs for Python and Node.js/TypeScript. Any other language uses the REST API directly.

Python
pip install shieldgate
At launch
Node.js + TS
npm install shieldgate
At launch
Go
go get shieldgate/sdk
Fast-follow
REST API
Any language
PHP · Ruby · Java
Why Africa first
Built for the developers
every other gateway ignores.

Kong, AWS, Unkey, and Zuplo all price, bill, and design for Western developer salaries. ShieldGate starts where they stop.

$449.64M
Nigeria's SaaS market in 2025 — real, growing local spend on software.
700K–1.1M+
Nigerian developers on GitHub, growing 28–100% year on year.
$25–60/hr
Typical Nigerian senior developer rate — vs $100–200/hr in the US.
The closest proof this model works: Termii — a Nigerian, YC-backed, API-first developer infrastructure company — built wallet-based billing tied to Naira and mobile money, then expanded to Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, and Benin. ShieldGate is built on the same premise, for API security instead of messaging.
FAQ
Questions developers actually ask us.
Does the free plan actually protect production traffic?

Yes — the free tier includes rate limiting, IP blacklisting, brute force detection, and audit logs, just at lower limits (500 requests/day, 1 API key, 7-day log retention). It's not a crippled trial, it's a smaller version of the real thing.

Do you support Naira billing?

Yes. Nigerian customers pay via Paystack — card, bank transfer, or USSD. International customers pay via Stripe. Naira pricing is reviewed quarterly against the exchange rate.

What happens to my data if I cancel?

Your audit logs remain accessible for 30 days after cancellation so you can export them, then they're deleted. API keys are deactivated immediately.

Do I need a Go or PHP SDK to use ShieldGate?

No — the REST API covers every language with no SDK required. A dedicated Go SDK is on the roadmap as a fast-follow after launch.

Early access
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Be the first to know when ShieldGate launches — June 24, 2027.
Early access users get 3 months free on any paid plan.

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