NGINX · JSON Structure

Njs Ngx Structure

The ngx global object (since 0.5.0). Provides NGINX runtime information and the fetch() method.

Type: object Properties: 0
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Ngx is a JSON Structure definition published by NGINX. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "name": "Ngx",
  "description": "The ngx global object (since 0.5.0). Provides NGINX runtime information and the fetch() method.",
  "type": "object",
  "members": {
    "build": {
      "description": "Optional NGINX build name (since 0.8.0).",
      "type": "string",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "nginx-plus-r32"
    },
    "conf_file_path": {
      "description": "File path to the current NGINX configuration file (since 0.8.0).",
      "type": "string",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "/etc/nginx/nginx.conf"
    },
    "conf_prefix": {
      "description": "NGINX configuration prefix directory (since 0.7.8).",
      "type": "string",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "/etc/nginx/"
    },
    "error_log_path": {
      "description": "File path to the current error log file (since 0.8.0).",
      "type": "string",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "/var/log/nginx/error.log"
    },
    "prefix": {
      "description": "NGINX installation prefix.",
      "type": "string",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "/usr/local/nginx"
    },
    "version": {
      "description": "NGINX version string.",
      "type": "string",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "1.25.3"
    },
    "version_number": {
      "description": "NGINX version as a number.",
      "type": "int32",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": 1025003
    },
    "worker_id": {
      "description": "Current worker process ID.",
      "type": "int32",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": 0
    }
  }
}

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