Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this Open Source Friday episode, Teja from Kong explains Kong’s role as an API gateway and AI connectivity platform, then introduces OpenMeter, an open source project focused on usage-based metering and billing that became part of Kong in September 2025. He demos Kong Connect’s cloud UI by creating a serverless gateway to proxy a sample flights API, adding key authentication, creating a consumer, and then enabling metering and billing. The conversation covers why usage tracking is difficult at scale, including token-based AI pricing, mentions OpenMeter’s SDK for integrating with custom services, and shares ways to contribute via the OpenMeter repo, Kong community Slack, docs, and a blog post about monetizing an AI agent.
00:00 Welcome and Chat Setup
01:33 Meet Tesia at Kong
02:32 What Kong Does
04:20 Why OpenMeter Exists
08:14 Connect Cloud Demo Overview
09:38 Gateway and Route Setup
11:26 Add Auth and Consumer
13:04 Enable Metering and Pricing
17:12 Plans Subscriptions Invoices
20:32 Real World Use Cases
24:27 Contribute and Community
26:38 Blog Story and Wrap Up
In this Open Source Friday episode, Teja from Kong explains Kong’s role as an API gateway and AI connectivity platform, then introduces OpenMeter, an open source project focused on usage-based metering and billing that became part of Kong in September 2025. He demos Kong Connect’s cloud UI by creating a serverless gateway to proxy a sample flights API, adding key authentication, creating a consumer, and then enabling metering and billing. The conversation covers why usage tracking is difficult at scale, including token-based AI pricing, mentions OpenMeter’s SDK for integrating with custom services, and shares ways to contribute via the OpenMeter repo, Kong community Slack, docs, and a blog post about monetizing an AI agent.
00:00 Welcome and Chat Setup
01:33 Meet Tesia at Kong
02:32 What Kong Does
04:20 Why OpenMeter Exists
08:14 Connect Cloud Demo Overview
09:38 Gateway and Route Setup
11:26 Add Auth and Consumer
13:04 Enable Metering and Pricing
17:12 Plans Subscriptions Invoices
20:32 Real World Use Cases
24:27 Contribute and Community
26:38 Blog Story and Wrap Up
