Application connecting to MySQL Cluster (1 reply)

I have the following setup

2 mgmt nodes
4 mysqld (api) nodes
4 data nodes


Question is how should i configure my application to connect to the MySQL Cluster?

Should i create a VIP ( 4 mysqld (api)) ?
Should i use mysql router ?
Should i connect directly to one of the mysqld (api) node ?

What is the best practice out there?