Apache APISIX · Schema

Apache APISIX Service

A Service is an abstraction of an API and corresponds to an upstream service. It can be shared across routes.

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string Human-readable name for the service.
desc string Description of the service.
plugins object Plugin configuration. Key is the plugin name and value is the plugin config.
upstream object Inline upstream configuration.
upstream_id string ID of an existing upstream to use.
labels object Key-value pairs for categorization.
enable_websocket boolean Enable WebSocket proxying.
hosts array A list of hosts for the service.
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JSON Schema

service.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/apache-apisix/blob/main/json-schema/service.json",
  "title": "Apache APISIX Service",
  "description": "A Service is an abstraction of an API and corresponds to an upstream service. It can be shared across routes.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable name for the service."
    },
    "desc": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the service."
    },
    "plugins": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Plugin configuration. Key is the plugin name and value is the plugin config."
    },
    "upstream": {
      "$ref": "upstream.json",
      "description": "Inline upstream configuration."
    },
    "upstream_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ID of an existing upstream to use."
    },
    "labels": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Key-value pairs for categorization."
    },
    "enable_websocket": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Enable WebSocket proxying."
    },
    "hosts": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "A list of hosts for the service."
    }
  }
}

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