Squid Connections API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Squid Cache Manager Cache Statistics Connections API
  description: The Squid Cache Manager is a built-in HTTP management interface that exposes internal statistics, cache operations, and runtime state via HTTP requests. It provides endpoints for retrieving cache statistics, managing connections, viewing counters, and performing cache operations. Access is typically restricted to localhost or authorized IP ranges.
  version: 6.x
  contact:
    name: Squid Project
    url: http://www.squid-cache.org/Support/
  license:
    name: GNU General Public License v2
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
servers:
- url: http://localhost:3128/squid-internal-mgr
  description: Local Squid Cache Manager (default port)
security:
- BasicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Connections
  description: Active connection and request management
paths:
  /active_requests:
    get:
      operationId: getActiveRequests
      summary: Get Active Requests
      description: Returns a list of all currently active HTTP requests being processed by Squid, including client IP, request method, URL, and elapsed time.
      tags:
      - Connections
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Active requests list
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
  /connections:
    get:
      operationId: getConnections
      summary: Get Active Connections
      description: Returns all active client and server connections with their state, duration, and bytes transferred.
      tags:
      - Connections
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Active connections list
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Cache manager password configured via cachemgr_passwd in squid.conf