APIG Ingress release notes - Cloud-native API Gateway - API Gateway

In a Kubernetes cluster, Ingress and Gateway API manage the externally accessible API objects of cluster services and provide Layer 7 load balancing. To better support cloud-native application scenarios, Cloud-native API Gateway is deeply integrated with and optimized for Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) and Container Compute Service (ACS), and provides APIG Controller to deliver more powerful ingress traffic management for your cluster. This topic describes the version changes of APIG Controller.

August 2026

Version number	Date	Changes	Impact
1.1.1	August 19, 2026	Adds a Public + Private network type for new gateways, providing both public and private network access. Adds Gateway API watch configuration, including a watch switch, watched namespaces, and GatewayClass.	Default configurations remain compatible, with no impact on existing services.

April 2026

Version number	Date	Changes	Impact
1.0.1	April 17, 2026	- Optimizes network configuration for new gateways by auto-detecting cluster node vSwitches, eliminating manual zone and vSwitch configuration.	No impact on existing services.

September 2025

Version number	Date	Changes	Impact
1.0.0	September 19, 2025	Supports creating and reusing APIG gateway instances. Supports automatically adding the current ACK cluster as a backend service source for APIG. Supports automatically creating and managing Ingress-type APIs based on standard Ingress resources. Supports gateway configuration, including IP blacklists and whitelists, observability integration, Ingress listener settings, and hardware acceleration.	No impact on existing services.