The Upstream Timeout plugin allows you to configure specific timeouts for the connection between Kong Gateway and an upstream service. This plugin overrides any Gateway Service-level timeout settings.
The most common use case for this plugin is configuring custom timeouts for specific Routes. For example, you might want to increase the timeout for particularly slow Routes.
If applying this plugin to a Gateway Service, make sure to apply it to another entity as well, such as a Gateway Service and Consumer pair.