Envoy Proxy Health API

Health check management endpoints.

Operations 3

GET /ready Envoy Proxy Check Server Readiness #
POST /healthcheck/fail Envoy Proxy Fail Health Checks #
POST /healthcheck/ok Envoy Proxy Resume Health Checks #

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OpenAPI Specification

envoy-proxy-health-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Envoy Proxy Admin Certificates Health 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. It serves as a critical operational tool for monitoring, debugging, and managing Envoy proxy instances. The admin interface typically runs on port 9901 by default. All mutation operations must be sent as HTTP POST requests; GET requests will not perform changes. Note that this endpoint is not authenticated, so access should be restricted in production environments.
  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: Health
  description: Health check management endpoints.
paths:
  /ready:
    get:
      operationId: getReady
      summary: Envoy Proxy Check Server Readiness
      description: Returns a 200 OK response if the server has been initialized and is ready to accept traffic. Returns 503 if the server is not yet initialized.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Server is ready and initialized.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
        '503':
          description: Server is not yet initialized.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
      tags:
      - Health
  /healthcheck/fail:
    post:
      operationId: postHealthcheckFail
      summary: Envoy Proxy Fail Health Checks
      description: Causes the server to fail inbound health checks. This requires the use of the HTTP health check filter. Useful for draining a server prior to shutting it down or performing a full restart.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Health check failure enabled.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
      tags:
      - Health
  /healthcheck/ok:
    post:
      operationId: postHealthcheckOk
      summary: Envoy Proxy Resume Health Checks
      description: Negates the effect of POST /healthcheck/fail, causing the server to resume passing inbound health checks.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Health check restored to passing.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
      tags:
      - Health