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F5 NGINX Plus API

REST API for NGINX Plus providing real-time live activity monitoring, dynamic upstream configuration, key-value store management, and server health statistics without requiring configuration reloads.

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Documentation
https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/
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APIReference
https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/monitoring/live-activity-monitoring/
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GettingStarted
https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/load-balancer/dynamic-configuration-api/

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: F5 NGINX Plus API
description: REST API for NGINX Plus providing real-time live activity monitoring, dynamic upstream configuration,
  key-value store management, and server health statistics without requiring configuration reloads.
image: https://www.f5.com/content/dam/f5-com/global-assets/images/f5-logo.svg
humanURL: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/
baseURL: https://{{nginx_host}}/api
tags:
- Dynamic Configuration
- Load Balancing
- Monitoring
- NGINX
- Reverse Proxy
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/monitoring/live-activity-monitoring/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/load-balancer/dynamic-configuration-api/
contact:
- FN: NGINX Support
  email: nginx-support@f5.com