HTTP requests coming from out of the API Gateway can be called as *external request*, while the HTTP requests performed between microservices can be considered as *internal requests*. The application services that are designed to respond to these external requests are called as *integration services*, because their purpose is to integrate microservices in the system, rather than respond to user requests.
HTTP requests coming from out of the API Gateway can be called as *external request*, while the HTTP requests performed between microservices can be considered as *internal requests*. The application services that are designed to respond to these internal requests are called as *integration services*, because their purpose is to integrate microservices in the system, rather than respond to user requests.
## Marking an Application Service as Integration Service
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* [Application Services](Application-Services.md)
* [Auto API Controllers](API/Auto-API-Controllers.md)