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F5 Load Balancer

APIs for managing F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer configuration, monitoring, and operations. F5 BIG-IP is an application delivery controller that provides intelligent traffic management, load balancing, and application security.

F5 Load Balancer publishes 17 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Config API, Data Groups API, Declarations API, and 14 more. Tagged areas include Application Delivery, BIG-IP, Load Balancer, Networking, and Traffic Management.

F5 Load Balancer’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 8.2 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
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APIs 17

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

F5 Load Balancer Config API

Retrieve the original device configuration before Declarative Onboarding modifications were applied.

F5 Load Balancer Data Groups API

Manage internal and external data groups used for address, string, and integer lookups in traffic processing decisions.

F5 Load Balancer Declarations API

Submit, retrieve, and manage AS3 declarations that describe the desired application services configuration state on the BIG-IP system.

F5 Load Balancer Info API

Retrieve version and capability information about the installed AS3 extension.

F5 Load Balancer Inspect API

Inspect the current state of BIG-IP configuration classes known to Declarative Onboarding.

F5 Load Balancer iRules API

Manage iRules for custom traffic management logic using the F5 Tcl-based scripting language.

F5 Load Balancer Monitors API

Configure health monitors that verify the availability and performance of nodes, pool members, and services.

F5 Load Balancer Nodes API

Manage backend server nodes identified by IP address or FQDN that serve as the foundation for pool member definitions.

F5 Load Balancer Policies API

Manage local traffic policies that provide rule-based traffic steering and content manipulation capabilities.

F5 Load Balancer Pool Members API

Manage individual server members within load balancing pools including their state, ratio, priority group, and connection limits.

F5 Load Balancer Pools API

Manage pools of backend servers for load distribution and health monitoring.

F5 Load Balancer Profiles API

Manage traffic profiles that define how the BIG-IP processes different types of network traffic including HTTP, TCP, SSL, and persistence.

F5 Load Balancer SNAT Pools API

Manage SNAT (Secure Network Address Translation) pools that define translation addresses for outbound connections.

F5 Load Balancer SSL Certificates API

Manage SSL certificates and keys used for TLS/SSL termination and re-encryption on virtual servers.

F5 Load Balancer System API

Access system-level information and configuration including device status, software versions, and global settings.

F5 Load Balancer Tasks API

Monitor the status of asynchronous declaration processing tasks.

F5 Load Balancer Virtual Servers API

Manage virtual servers that direct client traffic to appropriate server pools based on configured rules and profiles.

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Open Collections 3

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

F5 Load Balancer F5 BIG-IP Application Services 3 Extension (AS3) API

OPEN COLLECTION

F5 Load Balancer F5 BIG-IP Declarative Onboarding (DO) API

OPEN COLLECTION

F5 Load Balancer F5 BIG-IP iControl REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

F5 Load Balancer Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

F5 Load Balancer Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

F5 Load Balancer Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

F5 Load Balancer Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

F5 Load Balancer Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

F5 Load Balancer Trust Center

PCI DSS, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

F5 Load Balancer Agentic Access

53 operations · 19 acting

53 operations · 19 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog
Blog
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: f5-load-balancer
name: F5 Load Balancer
description: APIs for managing F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer configuration, monitoring, and operations. F5 BIG-IP is an application
  delivery controller that provides intelligent traffic management, load balancing, and application security.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium (free trial) · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/f5-load-balancer.png
tags:
- Application Delivery
- BIG-IP
- Load Balancer
- Networking
- Traffic Management
url: https://www.f5.com
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-config-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Config API
  description: Retrieve the original device configuration before Declarative Onboarding modifications were applied.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Config
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-config-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-data-groups-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Data Groups API
  description: Manage internal and external data groups used for address, string, and integer lookups in traffic processing
    decisions.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Data Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-data-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-declarations-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Declarations API
  description: Submit, retrieve, and manage AS3 declarations that describe the desired application services configuration
    state on the BIG-IP system.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Declarations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-declarations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-info-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Info API
  description: Retrieve version and capability information about the installed AS3 extension.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Info
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-info-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-inspect-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Inspect API
  description: Inspect the current state of BIG-IP configuration classes known to Declarative Onboarding.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Inspect
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-inspect-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-irules-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer iRules API
  description: Manage iRules for custom traffic management logic using the F5 Tcl-based scripting language.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - iRules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-irules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-monitors-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Monitors API
  description: Configure health monitors that verify the availability and performance of nodes, pool members, and services.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Monitors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-monitors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-nodes-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Nodes API
  description: Manage backend server nodes identified by IP address or FQDN that serve as the foundation for pool member definitions.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Nodes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-nodes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-policies-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Policies API
  description: Manage local traffic policies that provide rule-based traffic steering and content manipulation capabilities.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Policies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-policies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-pool-members-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Pool Members API
  description: Manage individual server members within load balancing pools including their state, ratio, priority group,
    and connection limits.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Pool Members
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-pool-members-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-pools-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Pools API
  description: Manage pools of backend servers for load distribution and health monitoring.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Pools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-pools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-profiles-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Profiles API
  description: Manage traffic profiles that define how the BIG-IP processes different types of network traffic including HTTP,
    TCP, SSL, and persistence.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Profiles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-profiles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-snat-pools-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer SNAT Pools API
  description: Manage SNAT (Secure Network Address Translation) pools that define translation addresses for outbound connections.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - SNAT Pools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-snat-pools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-ssl-certificates-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer SSL Certificates API
  description: Manage SSL certificates and keys used for TLS/SSL termination and re-encryption on virtual servers.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - SSL Certificates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-ssl-certificates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-system-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer System API
  description: Access system-level information and configuration including device status, software versions, and global settings.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - System
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-system-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-tasks-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Tasks API
  description: Monitor the status of asynchronous declaration processing tasks.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-tasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
- aid: f5-load-balancer:f5-load-balancer-virtual-servers-api
  name: F5 Load Balancer Virtual Servers API
  description: Manage virtual servers that direct client traffic to appropriate server pools based on configured rules and
    profiles.
  humanURL: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  baseURL: https://bigip-host/mgmt/tm
  tags:
  - Virtual Servers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/f5-load-balancer-virtual-servers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/icontrol-rest/Authentication.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-appsvcs-extension/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/products/extensions/f5-declarative-onboarding/latest/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/f5-load-balancer-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/f5-load-balancer-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/f5-load-balancer-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/f5-load-balancer-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.f5.com/services/support
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.f5.com/company/policies/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.f5.com/company/policies/privacy-notice
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.f5.com/company/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/F5Networks
- type: Website
  url: https://www.f5.com
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com