We released an updated version of Apigee. ApigeeBackendService for the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes (GA)

## Announcement On September 24, 2025, we released an updated version of Apigee. ## Feature **ApigeeBackendService for the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes (GA)** The ApigeeBackendService resource for the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes is [Generally Available (GA)](https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages). This new resource enables the integration of the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes with the [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Inference Gateway](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/about-gke-inference-gateway). The GKE Inference Gateway is an extension to the GKE Gateway that provides optimized routing and load balancing for serving generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads. It simplifies the deployment, management, and observability of AI inference workloads. With this new integration, GKE Inference Gateway users can now leverage Apigee's full suite of features to manage, govern and monetize their AI workload through APIs. To learn more, see [Create an ApigeeBackendService](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/apigee-kubernetes/apigee-apim-operator-apigeebackendservice). ## Announcement ### Apigee Operator for Kubernetes for Apigee Hybrid (Preview) On September 24, 2025 we released the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes for Apigee Hybrid 1.15.0 and newer. The Apigee Operator for Kubernetes allows you to perform API management tasks, such as defining API products and operations, using Kubernetes tools. This preview release allows you to integrate this capability with your Apigee hybrid (v1.15.0 or newer) installation. For more information, see: * [Apigee Operator for Kubernetes overview](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/apigee-kubernetes/apigee-apim-operator-overview) * [Install the Apigee Operator for Kubernetes for Apigee hybrid](https://cloud.google.com/apigee/docs/api-platform/apigee-kubernetes/apigee-apim-operator-install-hybrid)