BFE

BFE Monitor API

Monitor metrics and categories for observability

Operations 2

GET /monitor BFE List Monitor Categories #
GET /monitor/{name} BFE Get Monitor Metrics #

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this
  • find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
  • get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
  • get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
  • find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This API
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/bfe-monitor-api"
All apis
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

OpenAPI Specification

bfe-monitor-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: BFE Management Debug Monitor API
  description: The BFE (Beyond Front End) Management API provides internal monitoring, configuration reload, and profiling endpoints for the BFE open-source layer 7 load balancer. This API should only be exposed on internal networks and never publicly accessible.
  version: v1
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  contact:
    name: BFE Community
    url: https://github.com/bfenetworks/bfe
  x-generated-from: documentation
servers:
- url: http://localhost:8421
  description: BFE Management API (internal only, default port 8421)
tags:
- name: Monitor
  description: Monitor metrics and categories for observability
paths:
  /monitor:
    get:
      operationId: listMonitorCategories
      summary: BFE List Monitor Categories
      description: Lists all available monitor metric categories.
      tags:
      - Monitor
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of monitor categories.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MonitorCategoriesResponse'
              examples:
                ListMonitorCategories200Example:
                  summary: Default listMonitorCategories 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    categories:
                    - connections
                    - requests
                    - routing
                    - upstream
                    - tls
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /monitor/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: getMonitorMetrics
      summary: BFE Get Monitor Metrics
      description: Returns the metrics information for the specified monitor category.
      tags:
      - Monitor
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The monitor category name (e.g., connections, requests, routing).
        schema:
          type: string
        example: connections
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Metrics data for the specified category.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MonitorMetricsResponse'
              examples:
                GetMonitorMetrics200Example:
                  summary: Default getMonitorMetrics 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    name: connections
                    metrics:
                      active_connections: 1250
                      total_connections: 842511
                      connection_errors: 3
        '404':
          description: Monitor category not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    MonitorCategoriesResponse:
      title: Monitor Categories Response
      description: List of available monitor metric categories.
      type: object
      properties:
        categories:
          type: array
          description: Available monitor category names.
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - connections
          - requests
          - routing
          - upstream
    ErrorResponse:
      title: Error Response
      description: Standard error response.
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message.
          example: resource not found
    MonitorMetricsResponse:
      title: Monitor Metrics Response
      description: Metrics data for a specific monitor category.
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the monitor category.
          example: connections
        metrics:
          type: object
          description: Key-value pairs of metric names and values.
          additionalProperties:
            type: number