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Netflix Eureka Instances API

Manage service instances

Netflix Eureka Instances API is one of 3 APIs that Netflix Eureka publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Instances. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 8 operations across 5 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: http://localhost:8761/eureka, https://{eureka_host}:{port}/eureka.

8 operations 5 paths 1 schemas 2 DELETE2 GET1 POST3 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
http://localhost:8761/eureka
License
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 8

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 2 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 3 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Instances 8

Manage service instances

POST
/apps/{appId}
Register a new application instance
registerInstance 1 param body → 204
GET
/apps/{appId}/{instanceId}
Get a specific instance
getInstance 2 params → 200404
DELETE
/apps/{appId}/{instanceId}
Deregister an instance
deregisterInstance 2 params → 200404
PUT
/apps/{appId}/{instanceId}
Send heartbeat
sendHeartbeat 5 params → 200404
PUT
/apps/{appId}/{instanceId}/status
Update instance status override
updateInstanceStatus 4 params → 200404500
DELETE
/apps/{appId}/{instanceId}/status
Remove status override
removeInstanceStatusOverride 3 params → 200404
PUT
/apps/{appId}/{instanceId}/metadata
Update instance metadata
updateInstanceMetadata 2 params body → 200404
GET
/instances/{instanceId}
Get instance by ID
getInstanceById 1 param → 200404

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is InstanceInfo (22 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

InstanceInfo
object
22 properties 4 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

netflix-eureka-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Netflix Eureka publishes across the network.

Netflix Eureka Applications API
Netflix Eureka VIP API