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Apache APISIX

Apache APISIX Routes API

Manage HTTP routes that define rules for matching client requests.

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Apache APISIX Routes API is one of 18 APIs that Apache APISIX publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Routes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 6 operations across 2 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.14.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, http://127.0.0.1:9180/apisix/admin.

6 operations 2 paths 6 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3.14.0
Server
http://127.0.0.1:9180/apisix/admin
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Apache APISIX
License
Apache 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Apache APISIX Routes API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-API-KEY (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKey — Admin API key for authentication.

Paths & Operations 6

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Routes 6

Manage HTTP routes that define rules for matching client requests.

GET
/routes
Apache APISIX List All Routes
listRoutes → 200
POST
/routes
Apache APISIX Create a Route
createRoute body → 201
GET
/routes/{route_id}
Apache APISIX Get a Route
getRoute 1 param → 200404
PUT
/routes/{route_id}
Apache APISIX Create or Update a Route
createOrUpdateRoute 1 param body → 200201
PATCH
/routes/{route_id}
Apache APISIX Patch a Route
patchRoute 1 param body → 200404
DELETE
/routes/{route_id}
Apache APISIX Delete a Route
deleteRoute 1 param → 200404

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Route (21 properties), Upstream (18 properties), ResourceResponse (4 properties), Timeout (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ResourceResponse
object
Standard response wrapper for a single resource.
4 properties
Upstream
object
An Upstream is a virtual host abstraction that performs load balancing on a given set of service nodes according to configured rules.
18 properties
Timeout
object
Timeout settings for upstream connections.
3 properties
ResourceList
object
Standard response wrapper for a list of resources.
2 properties
Route
object
A Route defines rules to match client requests and specifies how to handle matched requests, including plugins and upstream configurations.
21 properties
ResourceCreated
object
Response wrapper for a newly created resource.
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

apache-apisix-routes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Apache APISIX publishes across the network.

Apache APISIX Gateway
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Consumer Groups API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Consumers API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Diagnostics API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Global Rules API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Health Check API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Introspection API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Plugin Configs API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Plugin Metadata API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Plugins API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Protos API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apache APISIX Schema API
AE Profile APIs.io
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API Details
ID
apache-apisix:apache-apisix-routes-api
Server
http://127.0.0.1:9180/apisix/admin
Docs
https://apisix.apache.org/
Provider
Apache APISIX
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