HAProxy Health Check API

The Health Check API from HAProxy — 2 operation(s) for health check.

Operations 5

GET /services/haproxy/configuration/healthchecks Return an array of healthchecks #
POST /services/haproxy/configuration/healthchecks Add a healthcheck #
DELETE /services/haproxy/configuration/healthchecks/{name} Delete a healthcheck #
GET /services/haproxy/configuration/healthchecks/{name} Return a healthcheck #
PUT /services/haproxy/configuration/healthchecks/{name} Replace a healthcheck #

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OpenAPI Specification

haproxy-health-check-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: HAProxy Data Plane Health Check API
  description: 'API for editing and managing haproxy instances. Provides process information, configuration management,

    haproxy stats and logs.'
  version: '3.4'
  contact:
    name: HAProxy Support
    url: https://my.haproxy.com/portal/cust/login
    email: support@haproxy.com
servers:
- url: /v3
security:
- basic_auth: []
tags:
- name: Health Check
paths:
  /services/haproxy/configuration/healthchecks:
    get:
      description: Returns an array of all configured healthchecks.
      operationId: getHealthChecks
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/transaction_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/full_section'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          headers:
            Configuration-Version:
              description: Configuration file version
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthchecks'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
      summary: Return an array of healthchecks
      tags:
      - Health Check
    post:
      description: Adds a new healthcheck to the configuration file.
      operationId: createHealthCheck
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/transaction_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/version'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/force_reload'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/full_section'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: HealthCheck created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthcheck'
        '202':
          description: Configuration change accepted and reload requested
          headers:
            Reload-ID:
              description: ID of the requested reload
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthcheck'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/AlreadyExists'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
      summary: Add a healthcheck
      tags:
      - Health Check
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthcheck'
        required: true
  /services/haproxy/configuration/healthchecks/{name}:
    delete:
      description: Deletes a healthcheck from the configuration by it's name.
      operationId: deleteHealthCheck
      parameters:
      - description: HealthCheck name
        in: path
        name: name
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/transaction_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/version'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/force_reload'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Configuration change accepted and reload requested
          headers:
            Reload-ID:
              description: ID of the requested reload
              schema:
                type: string
        '204':
          description: HealthCheck deleted
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
      summary: Delete a healthcheck
      tags:
      - Health Check
    get:
      description: Returns one healthcheck configuration by it's name.
      operationId: getHealthCheck
      parameters:
      - description: HealthCheck name
        in: path
        name: name
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/transaction_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/full_section'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful operation
          headers:
            Configuration-Version:
              description: Configuration file version
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthcheck'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
      summary: Return a healthcheck
      tags:
      - Health Check
    put:
      description: Replaces a healthcheck configuration by it's name.
      operationId: replaceHealthCheck
      parameters:
      - description: HealthCheck name
        in: path
        name: name
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/transaction_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/version'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/force_reload'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/full_section'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: HealthCheck replaced
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthcheck'
        '202':
          description: Configuration change accepted and reload requested
          headers:
            Reload-ID:
              description: ID of the requested reload
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthcheck'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
      summary: Replace a healthcheck
      tags:
      - Health Check
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthcheck'
        required: true
components:
  parameters:
    version:
      name: version
      in: query
      description: Version used for checking configuration version. Cannot be used when transaction is specified, transaction has it's own version.
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
    force_reload:
      name: force_reload
      in: query
      description: If set, do a force reload, do not wait for the configured reload-delay. Cannot be used when transaction is specified, as changes in transaction are not applied directly to configuration.
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
    full_section:
      name: full_section
      in: query
      description: Indicates if the action affects the specified child resources as well
      required: false
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
    transaction_id:
      name: transaction_id
      in: query
      description: ID of the transaction where we want to add the operation. Cannot be used when version is specified.
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    tcp_checks:
      title: TCP Checks Array
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/tcp_check'
    httpchk_params:
      properties:
        host:
          type: string
        method:
          enum:
          - HEAD
          - PUT
          - POST
          - GET
          - TRACE
          - PATCH
          - DELETE
          - CONNECT
          - OPTIONS
          type: string
        uri:
          pattern: ^[^ ]*$
          type: string
        version:
          type: string
      type: object
      x-display-name: HTTP Check
    http_checks:
      title: HTTP Checks Array
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/http_check'
    return_header:
      properties:
        fmt:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
      required:
      - name
      - fmt
      type: object
      x-go-name: ReturnHeader
    pgsql_check_params:
      properties:
        username:
          type: string
      type: object
    error:
      additionalProperties:
        type: string
      description: API Error
      properties:
        code:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        message:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      required:
      - code
      - message
      title: Error
      type: object
    http_check:
      properties:
        addr:
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
        alpn:
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
          x-display-name: ALPN Protocols
        body:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: send
        body_log_format:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: send
        check_comment:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value:
              - comment
              - connect
              - expect
              - send
        default:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
        error_status:
          enum:
          - L7OKC
          - L7RSP
          - L7STS
          - L6RSP
          - L4CON
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: expect
        exclamation_mark:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: expect
          x-display-name: Expect Exclamation Mark
        headers:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/return_header'
          type: array
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: send
          x-go-name: CheckHeaders
          x-omitempty: true
        linger:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
        match:
          enum:
          - status
          - rstatus
          - hdr
          - fhdr
          - string
          - rstring
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              required: true
              value: expect
          x-display-name: Expect Match
        metadata:
          additionalProperties:
            type: object
        method:
          enum:
          - HEAD
          - PUT
          - POST
          - GET
          - TRACE
          - PATCH
          - DELETE
          - CONNECT
          - OPTIONS
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: send
        min_recv:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: expect
        ok_status:
          enum:
          - L7OK
          - L7OKC
          - L6OK
          - L4OK
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: expect
        on_error:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: expect
        on_success:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: expect
        pattern:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              required: true
              value: expect
        port:
          maximum: 65535
          minimum: 1
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
        port_string:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
        proto:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
        send_proxy:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
        sni:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
        ssl:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
        status-code:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: expect
        tout_status:
          enum:
          - L7TOUT
          - L6TOUT
          - L4TOUT
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: expect
        type:
          enum:
          - comment
          - connect
          - disable-on-404
          - expect
          - send
          - send-state
          - set-var
          - set-var-fmt
          - unset-var
          type: string
        uri:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: send
        uri_log_format:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: send
        var_expr:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              required: true
              value:
              - set-var
          x-display-name: Var Expression
        var_format:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              required: true
              value:
              - set-var-fmt
          x-display-name: Var Format
        var_name:
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              required: true
              value:
              - set-var
              - set-var-fmt
              - unset-var
        var_scope:
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              required: true
              value:
              - set-var
              - set-var-fmt
              - unset-var
        version:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: send
        via_socks4:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: connect
      required:
      - type
      title: HTTP Check
      type: object
    healthcheck_base:
      description: HealthCheck with all it's children resources
      properties:
        httpchk_params:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/httpchk_params'
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: httpchk
        mysql_check_params:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/mysql_check_params'
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: mysql-check
        name:
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_.:]+$
          type: string
        pgsql_check_params:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/pgsql_check_params'
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: pgsql-check
        smtpchk_params:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/smtpchk_params'
          x-dependency:
            type:
              value: smtpchk
        type:
          enum:
          - httpchk
          - ldap-check
          - mysql-check
          - pgsql-check
          - redis-check
          - smtpchk
          - spop-check
          - ssl-hello-chk
          - tcp-check
          type: string
      required:
      - name
      type: object
      x-go-name: HealthCheckBase
    mysql_check_params:
      properties:
        client_version:
          enum:
          - pre-41
          - post-41
          type: string
        username:
          type: string
      type: object
    tcp_check:
      properties:
        action:
          enum:
          - comment
          - connect
          - expect
          - send
          - send-lf
          - send-binary
          - send-binary-lf
          - set-var
          - set-var-fmt
          - unset-var
          type: string
        addr:
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
        alpn:
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
          x-display-name: ALPN Protocols
        check_comment:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value:
              - connect
              - expect
              - send
              - send-lf
              - send-binary
              - send-binary-lf
        data:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value: send
        default:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
        error_status:
          enum:
          - L7OKC
          - L7RSP
          - L7STS
          - L6RSP
          - L4CON
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: expect
        exclamation_mark:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: expect
          x-display-name: Expect Exclamation Mark
        fmt:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value: send-lf
        hex_fmt:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value: send-binary-lf
        hex_string:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value: send-binary
        linger:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
        match:
          enum:
          - string
          - rstring
          - string-lf
          - binary
          - rbinary
          - binary-lf
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value: expect
          x-display-name: Expect Match
        metadata:
          additionalProperties:
            type: object
        min_recv:
          type: integer
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: expect
        ok_status:
          enum:
          - L7OK
          - L7OKC
          - L6OK
          - L4OK
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: expect
        on_error:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: expect
        on_success:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: expect
        pattern:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value: expect
        port:
          maximum: 65535
          minimum: 1
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
        port_string:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
        proto:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
        send_proxy:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
        sni:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
        ssl:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
        status-code:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: expect
        tout_status:
          enum:
          - L7TOUT
          - L6TOUT
          - L4TOUT
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: expect
        var_expr:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value:
              - set-var
          x-display-name: Var Expression
        var_fmt:
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value:
              - set-var-fmt
          x-display-name: Var Log format
        var_name:
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value:
              - set-var
              - set-var-fmt
              - unset-var
        var_scope:
          pattern: ^[^\s]+$
          type: string
          x-dependency:
            action:
              required: true
              value:
              - set-var
              - set-var-fmt
              - unset-var
        via_socks4:
          type: boolean
          x-dependency:
            action:
              value: connect
      required:
      - action
      title: TCP Check
      type: object
    healthcheck:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthcheck_base'
      - properties:
          http_check_list:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/http_checks'
            x-go-name: HTTPCheckRuleList
          tcp_check_list:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/tcp_checks'
            x-go-name: TCPCheckRuleList
        type: object
      description: HealthCheck with all it's children resources
      type: object
      x-go-name: HealthCheck
    smtpchk_params:
      properties:
        domain:
          type: string
        hello:
          type: string
      type: object
    healthchecks:
      title: HealthChecks
      description: HAProxy healthchecks array
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/healthcheck'
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      headers:
        Configuration-Version:
          description: Configuration file version
          schema:
            type: string
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
    DefaultError:
      description: General Error
      headers:
        Configuration-Version:
          description: Configuration file version
          schema:
            type: string
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
    AlreadyExists:
      description: The specified resource already exists
      headers:
        Configuration-Version:
          description: Configuration file version
          schema:
            type: string
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
    NotFound:
      description: The specified resource was not found
      headers:
        Configuration-Version:
          description: Configuration file version
          schema:
            type: string
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/error'
  securitySchemes:
    basic_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
externalDocs:
  url: https://docs.haproxy.org/
  description: HAProxy Documentation