NGINX

NGINX is a high-performance open-source web server, reverse proxy, and API gateway widely used for load balancing, SSL termination, caching, and traffic management for APIs and microservices. Originally written by Igor Sysoev and released under the 2-clause BSD license, NGINX powers a significant portion of the world's web traffic. Enterprise support and commercial features are available from F5, Inc.

NGINX publishes 24 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Connections API, General Info API, HTTP API, and 21 more. Tagged areas include API Gateway, Caching, Cloud-Native, Load Balancer, and Open-Source.

The NGINX catalog on APIs.io includes 2 JSON-LD contexts and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

NGINX’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, changelog, support, YouTube channel, Stack Overflow tag, and 24 more developer resources.

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46.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 32/100 agent ready self hosted · BSD-2-Clause Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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1 APIs 1 MCP Servers 12 Features 6 Use Cases

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 46.9/100 · developing

Contract Quality 9.9 / 20

Developer Ergonomics 9.5 / 16

Access Clarity 2.5 / 16

Operational Transparency 3.8 / 10

Contract Governance 2.8 / 10

Discoverability 4.9 / 8

Open Source Surface 10.0 / 10

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 32/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Open Source Surface applies to this provider. This product is open source and we read its repository directly, so Open Source Surface carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from what the repository actually publishes — a security policy, a contribution guide, a release history, a code of conduct — read live from the provider rather than inferred from our own catalog pointers. This facet adds; nothing was taken away to make room for it. An open-source project is not excused from the commercial facets, because exemption would strip it of the points it does earn. If we have the wrong repository, or this product is not open source, say so on your provider repo and we will drop the facet rather than have you publish against it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

The six quality facets above are damped to 80 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 20. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 80% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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APIs 28

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

NGINX

NGINX is a versatile open-source software for web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, and API gateway functionality powering a significant porti...

NGINX Ingress Controller

The NGINX Ingress Controller is a Kubernetes-native ingress controller built on NGINX that manages external access to services in a Kubernetes cluster. It supports TLS terminati...

NGINX Gateway Fabric

NGINX Gateway Fabric is a Kubernetes Gateway API implementation using NGINX as the data plane. It provides standards-based traffic management through Gateway API resources inclu...

NGINX Agent

NGINX Agent provides an administrative entry point to remotely manage, configure, and collect metrics and events from NGINX instances. It enables centralized management of distr...

NGINX Connections API

The Connections API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for connections.

NGINX General Info API

The General Info API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for general info.

NGINX HTTP API

The HTTP API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for http.

NGINX HTTP Caches API

The HTTP Caches API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http caches.

NGINX HTTP Keyvals API

The HTTP Keyvals API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http keyvals.

NGINX HTTP Limit Conns API

The HTTP Limit Conns API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http limit conns.

NGINX HTTP Limit Reqs API

The HTTP Limit Reqs API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http limit reqs.

NGINX HTTP Location Zones API

The HTTP Location Zones API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http location zones.

NGINX HTTP Requests API

The HTTP Requests API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for http requests.

NGINX HTTP Server Zones API

The HTTP Server Zones API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http server zones.

NGINX HTTP Upstreams API

The HTTP Upstreams API from NGINX — 4 operation(s) for http upstreams.

NGINX License API

The License API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for license.

NGINX Processes API

The Processes API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for processes.

NGINX Resolvers API

The Resolvers API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for resolvers.

NGINX Slabs API

The Slabs API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for slabs.

NGINX SSL API

The SSL API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for ssl.

NGINX Status API

The Status API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for status.

NGINX Stream API

The Stream API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for stream.

NGINX Stream Keyvals API

The Stream Keyvals API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for stream keyvals.

NGINX Stream Limit Conns API

The Stream Limit Conns API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for stream limit conns.

NGINX Stream Server Zones API

The Stream Server Zones API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for stream server zones.

NGINX Stream Upstreams API

The Stream Upstreams API from NGINX — 4 operation(s) for stream upstreams.

NGINX Stream Zone Sync API

The Stream Zone Sync API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for stream zone sync.

NGINX Workers API

The Workers API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for workers.

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Open Collections 29

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections General Info API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections HTTP API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections HTTP Caches API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections HTTP Keyvals API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections HTTP Limit Conns API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections HTTP Limit Reqs API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections HTTP Location Zones API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections HTTP Requests API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections HTTP Server Zones API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections HTTP Upstreams API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections License API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Method DELETE API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Method GET API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Method PATCH API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Method POST API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Processes API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Resolvers API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Slabs API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections SSL API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Status API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Stream API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Stream Keyvals API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Stream Limit Conns API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Stream Server Zones API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Stream Upstreams API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Stream Zone Sync API

OPEN COLLECTION

NGINX njs Scripting Connections Workers API

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Nginx Plans Pricing

6 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nginx Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Nginx Finops

FINOPS

Features 12

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

HTTP Web Server

High-performance HTTP and HTTPS server with support for HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, and early hints (103).

Reverse Proxy

Forward client requests to backend application servers with load balancing, buffering, and caching.

Load Balancing

Distribute traffic across upstream servers using round-robin, least-connections, IP hash, and sticky session algorithms.

SSL/TLS Termination

Terminate and offload SSL/TLS connections at the proxy layer with support for SNI, OCSP stapling, and encrypted client hello.

Content Caching

Cache responses from upstream servers to reduce backend load and improve response times.

gRPC Proxying

Route and load balance gRPC traffic to backend services.

WebSocket Support

Proxy WebSocket connections for real-time bidirectional communication.

TCP/UDP Proxy

Stream module for proxying and load balancing arbitrary TCP and UDP traffic.

Mail Proxy

Proxy IMAP, POP3, and SMTP mail protocols with authentication support.

Dynamic Modules

Extend functionality at runtime through loadable modules without recompiling.

njs Scripting

Embed JavaScript logic for custom request handling, access control, and content filtering.

OpenTelemetry

Built-in OpenTelemetry module for distributed tracing and observability.

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Semantic Vocabularies 2

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Nginx Context

0 classes · 9 properties

JSON-LD

Nginx Plus Http Api Context

0 classes · 28 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

NGINX API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

NGINX API Rules

55 rules · 15 errors 18 warnings 22 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 58

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Headers

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HttpRequest

18 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Ngx

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

NgxShared

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PeriodicSession

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Request

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Response

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SharedDict

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StreamSession

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Array

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Connections

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Error

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Cache

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Caches

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Keyval Shared Memory Zone

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Keyval Shared Memory Zone

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Keyval Shared Memory Zones

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Connections Limiting

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP limit_conns

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Requests Rate Limiting

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP limit_reqs

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Location Zone

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Location Zones

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Requests

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Server Zone

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Server Zones

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Upstream Servers

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Upstream Server

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Upstreams

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Upstream Servers

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Upstream Server

22 properties

JSON SCHEMA

HTTP Upstream

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

License

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

nginx

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Processes

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Resolver Zone

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Resolver Zones

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Slab Zones

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Shared memory zone with slab allocator

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Memory Slot

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SSL

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Keyval Shared Memory Zone

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Keyval Shared Memory Zone

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Keyval Shared Memory Zones

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Connections Limiting

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream limit_conns

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Server Zone

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Server Zones

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Upstream Servers

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Upstream Server

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Upstreams

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Upstream Servers

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Upstream Server

22 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Upstream

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Stream Zone Sync Node

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Sync Zone

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Worker process

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Worker processes

0 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 58

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Njs Headers Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Njs Http Request Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Njs Ngx Shared Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Njs Ngx Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Njs Periodic Session Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Njs Request Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Njs Response Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Njs Shared Dict Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Njs Stream Session Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Array Of Strings Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Connections Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Error Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Cache Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Caches Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Keyval Zone Post Patch Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Keyval Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Keyval Zones Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Limit Conn Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Limit Conn Zones Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Limit Req Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Limit Req Zones Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Location Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Location Zones Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Requests Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Server Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Server Zones Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Conf Server Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Conf Server Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Peer Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Peer Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx License Object Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Object Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Processes Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Resolver Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Resolver Zones Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Slab Zone Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Slab Zone Slot Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Slab Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Ssl Object Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Keyval Zone Post Patch Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Keyval Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Keyval Zones Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Limit Conn Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Limit Conn Zones Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Server Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Server Zones Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Conf Server Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Conf Server Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Peer Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Peer Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Zone Sync Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Zone Sync Zone Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Worker Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Plus Http Api Nginx Workers Map Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 54

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Njs Headers Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Njs Http Request Example

17 fields

EXAMPLE

Njs Ngx Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Njs Ngx Shared Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Njs Periodic Session Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Njs Request Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Njs Response Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Njs Shared Dict Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Njs Stream Session Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Connections Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Error Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Cache Example

10 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Caches Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Keyval Zone Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Keyval Zone Post Patch Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Keyval Zones Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Limit Conn Zone Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Limit Conn Zones Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Limit Req Zone Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Limit Req Zones Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Location Zone Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Location Zones Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Requests Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Server Zone Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Server Zones Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Conf Server Example

14 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Http Upstream Peer Example

22 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx License Object Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Object Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Processes Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Resolver Zone Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Resolver Zones Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Slab Zone Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Slab Zone Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Slab Zone Slot Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Ssl Object Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Keyval Zone Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Keyval Zone Post Patch Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Keyval Zones Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Limit Conn Zone Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Limit Conn Zones Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Server Zone Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Server Zones Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Conf Server Example

12 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Map Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Upstream Peer Example

22 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Zone Sync Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Stream Zone Sync Zone Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Worker Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Plus Http Api Nginx Workers Map Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Stub Status Stub Status Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 1

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

Nginx Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · HSTS

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Nginx Agentic Access

72 operations · 29 acting · 17 human-in-the-loop

72 operations · 29 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 6

What developers build with this provider.

API Gateway

Route, authenticate, rate limit, and load balance API traffic across microservices.

Kubernetes Ingress

Manage external access to Kubernetes services with the NGINX Ingress Controller or Gateway Fabric.

Content Delivery

Cache and serve static content close to users with high throughput and low latency.

Microservices Proxy

Act as a sidecar or edge proxy for service-to-service communication in microservices architectures.

SSL Offloading

Terminate TLS at the edge to reduce cryptographic overhead on backend application servers.

Load Balancing

Distribute HTTP, TCP, UDP, and gRPC traffic across pools of upstream servers for high availability.

Integrations 6

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Kubernetes

Native Kubernetes integration through NGINX Ingress Controller and Gateway Fabric.

OpenTelemetry

Built-in ngx_otel_module for exporting traces to OpenTelemetry collectors.

Prometheus

Expose metrics for scraping by Prometheus via stub status or the NGINX Plus API.

Ansible

Official Ansible roles for automated NGINX installation and configuration management.

Docker

Official Docker images for containerized NGINX deployments.

Helm

Helm charts for deploying NGINX Ingress Controller and Gateway Fabric on Kubernetes.

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide

ContributionGuide

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

MCPServer

MCPServer

LlmsText

LlmsText

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 8

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CodeOfConduct

CodeOfConduct

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubRepository

GitHubRepository

Prometheus Exporter

CLI

Directive Reference Library (npm)

SDKs

Rust Bindings (crates.io)

SDKs

NGINX Demos

CodeExamples

njs Examples

CodeExamples

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Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

SecurityPolicy

SecurityPolicy

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Security

Security

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 6

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

IssueTracker

Releases

ChangeLog

Support

StackOverflow

FAQ

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

License

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

aid: nginx
name: NGINX
description: NGINX is a high-performance open-source web server, reverse proxy, and API gateway widely used for load balancing,
  SSL termination, caching, and traffic management for APIs and microservices. Originally written by Igor Sysoev and released
  under the 2-clause BSD license, NGINX powers a significant portion of the world's web traffic. Enterprise support and commercial
  features are available from F5, Inc.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: self-hosted
  license: BSD-2-Clause
  open_source: true
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Self-hosted open source · you run it yourself
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/nginx.png
tags:
- API Gateway
- Caching
- Cloud-Native
- Load Balancer
- Open-Source
- Reverse Proxy
- Web Server
tags_raw:
- API Gateway
- Caching
- Cloud Native
- Load Balancer
- Open Source
- Reverse Proxy
- Web Server
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nginx/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-18'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: nginx:nginx
  name: NGINX
  description: NGINX is a versatile open-source software for web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media
    streaming, and API gateway functionality powering a significant portion of the world's web traffic. Licensed under the
    2-clause BSD license and governed by F5, Inc.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
  - API Gateway
  - Load Balancer
  - Open-Source
  - Reverse Proxy
  - Web Server
  tags_raw:
  - API Gateway
  - Load Balancer
  - Open Source
  - Reverse Proxy
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  - type: APIReference
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    url: https://github.com/nginx/kubernetes-ingress
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    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric
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    plane interface.
  humanURL: https://github.com/nginx/agent
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  - Remote Administration
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    url: https://github.com/nginx/agent
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  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html#api
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    url: json-ld/nginx-plus-http-api-context.jsonld
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    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
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    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
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    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
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  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
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    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
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    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
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  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
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  description: The HTTP Caches API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http caches.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
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  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
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  name: NGINX HTTP Keyvals API
  description: The HTTP Keyvals API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http keyvals.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html
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  description: The HTTP Limit Conns API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http limit conns.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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  description: The HTTP Location Zones API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http location zones.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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  name: NGINX HTTP Requests API
  description: The HTTP Requests API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for http requests.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html
  - type: APIReference
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  name: NGINX HTTP Server Zones API
  description: The HTTP Server Zones API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for http server zones.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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  - type: GitHubRepository
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  description: The HTTP Upstreams API from NGINX — 4 operation(s) for http upstreams.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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  name: NGINX License API
  description: The License API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for license.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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  - License
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: GitHubRepository
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  description: The Processes API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for processes.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
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  name: NGINX Resolvers API
  description: The Resolvers API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for resolvers.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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  - type: GitHubRepository
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  name: NGINX Slabs API
  description: The Slabs API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for slabs.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
  - Slabs
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  description: The SSL API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for ssl.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: APIReference
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  description: The Status API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for status.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
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    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
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    url: https://github.com/nginx/njs
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  name: NGINX Stream API
  description: The Stream API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for stream.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
  - Stream
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html#api
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-plus-http-api-context.jsonld
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/install.html
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-context.jsonld
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/nginx/njs
- aid: nginx:nginx-stream-keyvals-api
  name: NGINX Stream Keyvals API
  description: The Stream Keyvals API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for stream keyvals.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
  - Stream Keyvals
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nginx-stream-keyvals-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html#api
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-plus-http-api-context.jsonld
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/install.html
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-context.jsonld
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/nginx/njs
- aid: nginx:nginx-stream-limit-conns-api
  name: NGINX Stream Limit Conns API
  description: The Stream Limit Conns API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for stream limit conns.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
  - Stream Limit Conns
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nginx-stream-limit-conns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html#api
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-plus-http-api-context.jsonld
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/install.html
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-context.jsonld
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/nginx/njs
- aid: nginx:nginx-stream-server-zones-api
  name: NGINX Stream Server Zones API
  description: The Stream Server Zones API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for stream server zones.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
  - Stream Server Zones
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nginx-stream-server-zones-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html#api
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-plus-http-api-context.jsonld
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/install.html
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-context.jsonld
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/nginx/njs
- aid: nginx:nginx-stream-upstreams-api
  name: NGINX Stream Upstreams API
  description: The Stream Upstreams API from NGINX — 4 operation(s) for stream upstreams.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
  - Stream Upstreams
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nginx-stream-upstreams-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html#api
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-plus-http-api-context.jsonld
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/install.html
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-context.jsonld
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/nginx/njs
- aid: nginx:nginx-stream-zone-sync-api
  name: NGINX Stream Zone Sync API
  description: The Stream Zone Sync API from NGINX — 1 operation(s) for stream zone sync.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
  - Stream Zone Sync
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nginx-stream-zone-sync-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html#api
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-plus-http-api-context.jsonld
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/install.html
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-context.jsonld
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/nginx/njs
- aid: nginx:nginx-workers-api
  name: NGINX Workers API
  description: The Workers API from NGINX — 2 operation(s) for workers.
  humanURL: https://nginx.org/
  tags:
  - Workers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nginx-workers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html#api
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-plus-http-api-context.jsonld
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-plus-go-client
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_stub_status_module.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/reference.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/install.html
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/nginx-context.jsonld
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/nginx/njs
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx/blob/master/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: BSD-2-Clause
  url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nginx-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nginx-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nginx
- type: Website
  url: https://nginx.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.nginx.org/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://nginx.org/en/CHANGES
- type: Security
  url: https://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html
- type: Support
  url: https://community.nginx.org
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/nginx
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/nginxinc
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/nginx
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/nginxorg
- type: FAQ
  url: https://nginx.org/en/docs/faq.html
- type: CLI
  url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-prometheus-exporter
  title: Prometheus Exporter
- type: SDKs
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@nginx/reference-lib
  title: Directive Reference Library (npm)
- type: SDKs
  url: https://crates.io/crates/ngx
  title: Rust Bindings (crates.io)
- type: CodeExamples
  url: https://github.com/nginx/nginx-demos
  title: NGINX Demos
- type: CodeExamples
  url: https://github.com/nginx/njs-examples
  title: njs Examples
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/nginx-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/nginx-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: HTTP Web Server
    description: High-performance HTTP and HTTPS server with support for HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, and early hints (103).
  - name: Reverse Proxy
    description: Forward client requests to backend application servers with load balancing, buffering, and caching.
  - name: Load Balancing
    description: Distribute traffic across upstream servers using round-robin, least-connections, IP hash, and sticky session
      algorithms.
  - name: SSL/TLS Termination
    description: Terminate and offload SSL/TLS connections at the proxy layer with support for SNI, OCSP stapling, and encrypted
      client hello.
  - name: Content Caching
    description: Cache responses from upstream servers to reduce backend load and improve response times.
  - name: gRPC Proxying
    description: Route and load balance gRPC traffic to backend services.
  - name: WebSocket Support
    description: Proxy WebSocket connections for real-time bidirectional communication.
  - name: TCP/UDP Proxy
    description: Stream module for proxying and load

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