healthchecks_http_config

Parameters specific to an HTTP or HTTPS health check.

APIs.ioEngineeringPlatform

Properties

Name Type Description
allow_insecure boolean Do not validate the certificate when the health check uses HTTPS.
expected_body string A case-insensitive sub-string to look for in the response body. If this string is not found, the origin will be marked as unhealthy.
expected_codes array The expected HTTP response codes (e.g. "200") or code ranges (e.g. "2xx" for all codes starting with 2) of the health check.
follow_redirects boolean Follow redirects if the origin returns a 3xx status code.
header object The HTTP request headers to send in the health check. It is recommended you set a Host header by default. The User-Agent header cannot be overridden.
method string The HTTP method to use for the health check.
path string The endpoint path to health check against.
port integer Port number to connect to for the health check. Defaults to 80 if type is HTTP or 443 if type is HTTPS.
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JSON Schema

apis-io-engineering-platform-healthchecks-http-config-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/healthchecks_http_config",
  "title": "healthchecks_http_config",
  "description": "Parameters specific to an HTTP or HTTPS health check.",
  "nullable": true,
  "properties": {
    "allow_insecure": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "Do not validate the certificate when the health check uses HTTPS.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "expected_body": {
      "description": "A case-insensitive sub-string to look for in the response body. If this string is not found, the origin will be marked as unhealthy.",
      "example": "success",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "expected_codes": {
      "default": "200",
      "description": "The expected HTTP response codes (e.g. \"200\") or code ranges (e.g. \"2xx\" for all codes starting with 2) of the health check.",
      "example": [
        "2xx",
        "302"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "nullable": true,
      "type": "array"
    },
    "follow_redirects": {
      "default": false,
      "description": "Follow redirects if the origin returns a 3xx status code.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "header": {
      "additionalProperties": {
        "items": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": "array"
      },
      "description": "The HTTP request headers to send in the health check. It is recommended you set a Host header by default. The User-Agent header cannot be overridden.",
      "example": {
        "Host": [
          "example.com"
        ],
        "X-App-ID": [
          "abc123"
        ]
      },
      "nullable": true,
      "type": "object"
    },
    "method": {
      "default": "GET",
      "description": "The HTTP method to use for the health check.",
      "enum": [
        "GET",
        "HEAD"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "path": {
      "default": "/",
      "description": "The endpoint path to health check against.",
      "example": "/health",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "port": {
      "default": 80,
      "description": "Port number to connect to for the health check. Defaults to 80 if type is HTTP or 443 if type is HTTPS.",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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