HAProxy

aid: haproxy
name: HAProxy
description: HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying
  for TCP and HTTP-based applications. It exposes a Data Plane API for dynamic configuration management and a stats socket
  for runtime management.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- High Availability
- Load Balancing
- Networking
- Reverse Proxy
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/haproxy/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-03-18'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: haproxy:haproxy-data-plane-api
  name: HAProxy Data Plane API
  description: The HAProxy Data Plane API is a REST API for managing HAProxy configuration dynamically. It allows runtime
    configuration of frontends, backends, servers, ACLs, and other HAProxy objects without requiring configuration file changes
    or restarts.
  humanURL: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/dataplaneapi/latest/
  baseURL: https://localhost:5555/v2
  tags:
  - Configuration
  - Load Balancing
  - REST API
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/dataplaneapi/latest/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haproxytech/dataplaneapi/master/swagger.yaml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/dataplaneapi/latest/#getting-started
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/haproxytech/dataplaneapi
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/haproxytech/dataplaneapi/releases
- aid: haproxy:haproxy-runtime-api
  name: HAProxy Runtime API
  description: The HAProxy Runtime API (formerly known as the stats socket) is a socket-based interface for dynamically managing
    HAProxy at runtime. It allows operators to enable or disable servers, adjust weights, inspect stick tables, view statistics,
    and perform other live configuration changes without reloading the process.
  humanURL: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-runtime-api/
  baseURL: https://localhost
  tags:
  - Load Balancing
  - Runtime Management
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-runtime-api/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/haproxy-runtime-api/reference/
- aid: haproxy:haproxy-kubernetes-ingress-controller
  name: HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller
  description: The HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller implements routing rules defined in Kubernetes Ingress resources,
    dynamically updating HAProxy configuration as pods are added or removed from the cluster. It supports the Gateway API,
    custom resources, and certificate management via the HAProxy Runtime API.
  humanURL: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/kubernetes-ingress/
  baseURL: https://localhost
  tags:
  - Ingress Controller
  - Kubernetes
  - Load Balancing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/kubernetes-ingress/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/kubernetes-ingress/overview/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://www.haproxy.com/documentation/kubernetes-ingress/community/release-notes/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/haproxytech/kubernetes-ingress
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/haproxy-technologies
- type: Website
  url: https://www.haproxy.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.haproxy.org/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/haproxy
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/haproxytech
- type: Community
  url: https://discourse.haproxy.org/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.haproxy.com/blog/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.haproxy.com/support/support-options
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.haproxy.com/legal
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com