Apache APISIX · Schema

Apache APISIX Consumer

A Consumer is an entity that consumes API services and is identified by a username.

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Properties

Name Type Description
username string Unique username for the consumer.
desc string Description of the consumer.
plugins object Plugin configuration bound to this consumer.
labels object Key-value pairs for categorization.
group_id string ID of a consumer group this consumer belongs to.
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JSON Schema

consumer.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/apache-apisix/blob/main/json-schema/consumer.json",
  "title": "Apache APISIX Consumer",
  "description": "A Consumer is an entity that consumes API services and is identified by a username.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["username"],
  "properties": {
    "username": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique username for the consumer."
    },
    "desc": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the consumer."
    },
    "plugins": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Plugin configuration bound to this consumer."
    },
    "labels": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Key-value pairs for categorization."
    },
    "group_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ID of a consumer group this consumer belongs to."
    }
  }
}

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