Linkerd

Linkerd Lifecycle API

Proxy lifecycle management endpoints

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Operations 1

POST /shutdown Linkerd Initiate proxy shutdown #

Documentation

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https://linkerd.io/2-edge/reference/proxy-configuration/
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Documentation
https://linkerd.io/2-edge/reference/cli/viz/

Specifications

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

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/stat-summary.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/edge.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/gateway.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/tap-event.json

Other Resources

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Reference
https://linkerd.io/2-edge/reference/proxy-metrics/
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-ld/linkerd-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

linkerd-lifecycle-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Linkerd Proxy Admin Lifecycle API
  description: The Linkerd proxy exposes an admin HTTP server on each meshed pod, providing health check endpoints, readiness probes, Prometheus-compatible metrics, and runtime diagnostic information. By default this server listens on port 4191.
  version: 2.x
  contact:
    name: Linkerd
    url: https://linkerd.io/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: http://localhost:4191
  description: Linkerd proxy admin server (default port)
tags:
- name: Lifecycle
  description: Proxy lifecycle management endpoints
paths:
  /shutdown:
    post:
      operationId: shutdownProxy
      summary: Linkerd Initiate proxy shutdown
      description: Triggers a graceful shutdown of the Linkerd proxy. This endpoint is used during pod termination to ensure the proxy drains connections before exiting.
      tags:
      - Lifecycle
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shutdown initiated
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
externalDocs:
  description: Linkerd Proxy Configuration Reference
  url: https://linkerd.io/2-edge/reference/proxy-configuration/