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Difference Between Load Balancer and Route Rules

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I'm a bit confused between the difference between a load balancer and a route rule. Don't they both dictate the load into the target endpoint... or am I missing something.

Cheers!
Josh

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@Joshua Soto-Kitcher ,

Load Balancing concept is used to balance API traffic across various servers, Route Rules are used to route the traffic conditionally to different target end points.

See them in action here,

Load Balancing - Explained in 4 Minutes

Route Rules - Explained in 4 Minutes

Hope it helps.

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