Envoy Proxy

Envoy Proxy Debugging API

Debugging and traffic inspection endpoints.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

POST /tap Envoy Proxy Tap Traffic #
GET /contention Envoy Proxy Get Mutex Contention Stats #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/operations/admin
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Documentation
https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/api-docs/xds_protocol

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/envoy-proxy/refs/heads/main/openapi/envoy-proxy-debugging-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy

Other Resources

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ChangeLog
https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/releases
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Reference
https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/configuration/overview/xds_api

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OpenAPI Specification

envoy-proxy-debugging-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Envoy Proxy Admin Debugging API
  description: The Envoy Proxy Administration Interface provides a local HTTP-based management API for querying and modifying various aspects of the Envoy server at runtime.
  version: 1.38.0
  contact:
    name: Envoy Proxy
    url: https://www.envoyproxy.io/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: http://localhost:9901
  description: Default Envoy Admin Interface
tags:
- name: Debugging
  description: Debugging and traffic inspection endpoints.
paths:
  /tap:
    post:
      operationId: postTap
      summary: Envoy Proxy Tap Traffic
      description: Installs a traffic tap configuration that allows inspecting traffic matching specific filter rules. The tap configuration is supplied in the request body.
      requestBody:
        description: Tap configuration in JSON or YAML format.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tap configuration installed and streaming tap results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      tags:
      - Debugging
  /contention:
    get:
      operationId: getContention
      summary: Envoy Proxy Get Mutex Contention Stats
      description: Dumps current Envoy mutex contention stats in JSON format, if mutex tracing is enabled.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with contention statistics.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      tags:
      - Debugging