HAProxy

HAProxy Information API

The Information API from HAProxy — 2 operation(s) for information.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

GET /info Return API, hardware and OS information #
GET /services/haproxy/runtime/info Return HAProxy process information #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-data-plane-api/
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APIReference
https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-data-plane-api/reference/
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GettingStarted
https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-data-plane-api/installation/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/haproxy/refs/heads/main/openapi/haproxy-information-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/haproxytech/dataplaneapi

Other Resources

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DataModel
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/haproxy/refs/heads/main/data-model/haproxy-data-model.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/haproxy/refs/heads/main/errors/haproxy-problem-types.yml
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ChangeLog
https://github.com/haproxytech/dataplaneapi/releases

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OpenAPI Specification

haproxy-information-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: HAProxy Data Plane Information 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: Information
paths:
  /info:
    get:
      operationId: getInfo
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/info'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
      summary: Return API, hardware and OS information
      tags:
      - Information
  /services/haproxy/runtime/info:
    get:
      operationId: getHaproxyProcessInfo
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/process_info'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
      summary: Return HAProxy process information
      tags:
      - Information
components:
  schemas:
    info:
      description: General API, OS and hardware information
      example:
        api:
          build_date: '2019-08-21T17:31:56.000Z'
          version: v1.2.1 45a3288.dev
        system:
          cpu_info:
            model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz
            num_cpus: 4
          hostname: test
          mem_info:
            dataplaneapi_memory: 44755536
            free_memory: 5790642176
            total_memory: 16681517056
          os_string: 'Linux 4.15.0-58-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Tue Aug 6 11:12:41 UTC 2019'
          time: 1566401525
          uptime: 87340
      properties:
        api:
          properties:
            build_date:
              description: HAProxy Dataplane API build date
              format: date-time
              type: string
            version:
              description: HAProxy Dataplane API version string
              type: string
          type: object
        system:
          properties:
            cpu_info:
              properties:
                model:
                  type: string
                num_cpus:
                  description: Number of logical CPUs
                  type: integer
              type: object
            hostname:
              description: Hostname where the HAProxy is running
              type: string
            mem_info:
              properties:
                dataplaneapi_memory:
                  type: integer
                free_memory:
                  type: integer
                total_memory:
                  type: integer
              type: object
            os_string:
              description: OS string
              type: string
            time:
              description: Current time in milliseconds since Epoch.
              type: integer
            uptime:
              description: System uptime
              type:
              - integer
              - 'null'
          type: object
      title: Information
      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
    process_info:
      description: General HAProxy process information
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        info:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/process_info_item'
        runtimeAPI:
          type: string
      title: HAProxy Information
      type: object
      x-omitempty: true
    process_info_item:
      properties:
        active_peers:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        busy_polling:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        bytes_out_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        compress_bps_in:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        compress_bps_out:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        compress_bps_rate_lim:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        conn_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        conn_rate_limit:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        connected_peers:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        cum_conns:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        cum_req:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        cum_ssl_conns:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        curr_conns:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        curr_ssl_conns:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        dropped_logs:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        failed_resolutions:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        hard_max_conn:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        idle_pct:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        jobs:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        listeners:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        max_conn:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        max_conn_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        max_pipes:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        max_sess_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        max_sock:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        max_ssl_conns:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        max_ssl_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        max_zlib_mem_usage:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        mem_max_mb:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        nbthread:
          description: Number of threads
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          x-display-name: Number of Threads
        node:
          type: string
        pid:
          description: Process id of the replying worker process
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          x-display-name: PID
        pipes_free:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        pipes_used:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        pool_alloc_mb:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        pool_failed:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        pool_used_mb:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        process_num:
          description: Process number
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          x-display-name: Process Number
        processes:
          description: Number of spawned processes
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          x-display-name: Number of processes
        release_date:
          description: HAProxy version release date
          format: date
          type: string
        run_queue:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        sess_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        sess_rate_limit:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ssl_backend_key_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ssl_backend_max_key_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ssl_cache_lookups:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ssl_cache_misses:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ssl_frontend_key_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ssl_frontend_max_key_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ssl_frontend_session_reuse:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ssl_rate:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ssl_rate_limit:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        stopping:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        tasks:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        total_bytes_out:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        ulimit_n:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        unstoppable:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        uptime:
          description: HAProxy uptime in s
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
        version:
          description: HAProxy version string
          type: string
        zlib_mem_usage:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
      type: object
  responses:
    DefaultError:
      description: General Error
      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