Cloud Endpoints in Google Cloud Functions play a crucial role in developing, deploying, and managing APIs on any Google Cloud backend. They provide critical features such as authentication, logging, monitoring, and API keys to ensure secure and efficient communication between services.
Endpoints are used by defining an OpenAPI specification file that describes the API’s design, including its endpoints, request/response types, and security definitions. This file is then deployed to create a Cloud Endpoint service which can be connected to a Cloud Function via HTTP triggers.
The function is invoked when requests are made to the specified endpoint, allowing for serverless execution of code in response to HTTP requests. The use of Cloud Endpoints enhances scalability, reliability, and speed while reducing the complexity of managing microservices architecture.
