Kong

Kong Upstreams API

The upstream object represents a virtual hostname and can be used to load balance incoming requests over multiple services (targets). An upstream also includes a [health checker](https://developer.konghq.com/gateway/traffic-control/health-checks-circuit-breakers/), which can enable and disable targets based on their ability or inability to serve requests. The configuration for the health checker is stored in the upstream object, and applies to all of its targets.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 9

POST /{workspace}/upstreams Create a new Upstream #
DELETE /{workspace}/upstreams/{UpstreamIdOrName} Delete an Upstream #
GET /{workspace}/upstreams/{UpstreamIdOrName} Get an Upstream #
PUT /{workspace}/upstreams/{UpstreamIdOrName} Upsert a Upstream #
GET /v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/upstreams List all Upstreams #
POST /v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/upstreams Create a new Upstream #
DELETE /v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/upstreams/{UpstreamId} Delete an Upstream #
GET /v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/upstreams/{UpstreamId} Get an Upstream #
PUT /v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/upstreams/{UpstreamId} Upsert a Upstream #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.konghq.com/api/gateway/admin-ee/3.14/
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Documentation
https://developer.konghq.com/api/
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APIReference
https://developer.konghq.com/api/
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Authentication
https://developer.konghq.com/konnect-platform/personal-access-tokens/
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Documentation
https://developer.konghq.com/event-gateway/

Specifications

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

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/Kong/kong

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kong/refs/heads/main/json-schema/kong-service-schema.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kong/refs/heads/main/json-ld/kong-context.jsonld
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SDKs
https://github.com/Kong/sdk-konnect-go

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OpenAPI Specification

kong-upstreams-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Kong Upstreams API
  version: 3.14.0
  contact:
    email: support@konghq.com
    name: Kong Inc
    url: https://konghq.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  x-refined-note:
  - x-extensions-note differs across the merged source definitions and was not carried
  - x-oas-source differs across the merged source definitions and was not carried
  - x-oas-source-link differs across the merged source definitions and was not carried
  description: 'Operations tagged Upstreams across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: kong-gateway-admin-api.yml, kong-konnect-platform-api.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- description: Default Admin API URL
  url: '{protocol}://{hostname}:{port}{path}'
  variables:
    hostname:
      default: localhost
      description: Hostname for Kong's Admin API
    path:
      default: /
      description: Base path for Kong's Admin API
    port:
      default: '8001'
      description: Port for Kong's Admin API
    protocol:
      default: http
      description: Protocol for requests to Kong's Admin API
      enum:
      - http
      - https
- url: https://global.api.konghq.com
- url: https://us.api.konghq.com
- url: https://eu.api.konghq.com
- url: https://au.api.konghq.com
tags:


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