aid: apache-apisix name: Apache APISIX description: >- Apache APISIX is a dynamic, real-time, high-performance cloud-native API gateway built on NGINX and etcd, developed by the Apache Software Foundation. It supports Lua and multi-language plugins for traffic management, authentication, observability, and security. APISIX provides a RESTful Admin API for dynamic configuration of routes, upstreams, services, consumers, SSL certificates, and plugins, and a Control API for health monitoring and schema introspection. type: Index deliveryModel: model: self-hosted license: Apache-2.0 open_source: true commercial: false callable_host: false label: Self-hosted open source · you run it yourself confidence: high source: - license - openapi generated: '2026-08-28' method: derived accessModel: pricing: freemium onboarding: self-serve trial: false try_now: true public: false label: Freemium · Self-serve signup confidence: medium source: - plans - authentication - security generated: '2026-09-03' method: derived position: Consuming access: 3rd-Party image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/apache-apisix.png tags: - Apache - API Gateway - Cloud-Native - Kubernetes - Lua - NGINX - Open Source - Traffic Management tags_raw: - Apache - API Gateway - Cloud Native - Kubernetes - Lua - NGINX - Open Source - Traffic Management - Open-Source url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-apisix/refs/heads/main/apis.yml created: '2026-03-18' modified: '2026-05-19' specificationVersion: '0.23' apis: - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-gateway name: Apache APISIX Gateway description: >- Apache APISIX provides rich traffic management features including load balancing, dynamic upstream configuration, canary releases, circuit breaking, authentication, observability plugins, and more. It is built on NGINX for high performance with etcd for distributed configuration. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - API Gateway - Apache - Cloud-Native tags_raw: - API Gateway - Apache - Cloud Native properties: - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/getting-started/ - type: GettingStarted url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/getting-started/README/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-consumer-groups-api name: Apache APISIX Consumer Groups API description: Manage consumer groups for shared plugin configurations. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Consumer Groups properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-consumer-groups-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-consumers-api name: Apache APISIX Consumers API description: Manage API consumers and their credentials. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Consumers properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-consumers-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-diagnostics-api name: Apache APISIX Diagnostics API description: Runtime diagnostic operations. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Diagnostics properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-diagnostics-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-global-rules-api name: Apache APISIX Global Rules API description: Manage global plugin rules applied to all requests. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Global Rules properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-global-rules-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-health-check-api name: Apache APISIX Health Check API description: Monitor the health status of upstream nodes. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Health Check properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-health-check-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-introspection-api name: Apache APISIX Introspection API description: Inspect the runtime configuration of the APISIX instance. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Introspection properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-introspection-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-plugin-configs-api name: Apache APISIX Plugin Configs API description: Manage reusable plugin configuration sets. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Plugin Configs properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-plugin-configs-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-plugin-metadata-api name: Apache APISIX Plugin Metadata API description: Manage metadata for individual plugins. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Plugin Metadata properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-plugin-metadata-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-plugins-api name: Apache APISIX Plugins API description: Query available plugins and their schemas. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Plugins properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-plugins-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-protos-api name: Apache APISIX Protos API description: Manage Protocol Buffer definition resources. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Protos properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-protos-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-routes-api name: Apache APISIX Routes API description: Manage HTTP routes that define rules for matching client requests. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Routes properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-routes-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-schema-api name: Apache APISIX Schema API description: Validate resource configurations against APISIX schemas. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Schema properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-schema-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-secrets-api name: Apache APISIX Secrets API description: Manage secrets from external secret managers. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Secrets properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-secrets-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-services-api name: Apache APISIX Services API description: The Services API from Apache APISIX — 2 operation(s) for services. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Services properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-services-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-ssl-api name: Apache APISIX SSL API description: Manage SSL/TLS certificate resources. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - SSL properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-ssl-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-stream-routes-api name: Apache APISIX Stream Routes API description: Manage Layer 4 TCP/UDP stream routes. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Stream Routes properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-stream-routes-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ - aid: apache-apisix:apache-apisix-upstreams-api name: Apache APISIX Upstreams API description: Manage upstream backend service definitions with load balancing. humanURL: https://apisix.apache.org/ tags: - Upstreams properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/apache-apisix-upstreams-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/ - type: Authentication url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/admin-api/#using-the-admin-api - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/control-api/ common: - type: CapabilityMap url: capabilities/apache-apisix-capability-edges.yml name: Apache APISIX Business Capability Map - type: PostmanWorkspace url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/apache-apisix/overview - type: Plans url: plans/apache-apisix-plans-pricing.yml - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/apache-apisix-rate-limits.yml - type: FinOps url: finops/apache-apisix-finops.yml - type: Website url: https://www.apache.org/ - type: IssueTracker url: https://github.com/apache/apisix/issues - type: SecurityPolicy url: https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/master/SECURITY.md - type: CodeOfConduct url: https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md - type: ContributionGuide url: https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md - type: License name: Apache-2.0 url: https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/master/LICENSE - type: Security url: https://www.apache.org/security/ - type: AgenticAccess url: agentic-access/apache-apisix-agentic-access.yml - type: VulnerabilityDisclosure url: security/apache-apisix-vulnerability-disclosure.yml - type: DomainSecurity url: security/apache-apisix-domain-security.yml - type: Authentication url: authentication/apache-apisix-authentication.yml - type: LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apache-apisix - type: GitHubOrganization url: https://github.com/apache - type: GitHubRepository url: https://github.com/apache/apisix - type: Documentation url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/ - type: GettingStarted url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/apisix/getting-started/ - type: Blog url: https://apisix.apache.org/blog/ - type: ChangeLog url: https://github.com/apache/apisix/releases - type: Support url: https://apisix.apache.org/docs/general/community/ - type: StackOverflow url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/apache-apisix - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/route.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/upstream.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/service.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/consumer.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/ssl.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/global-rule.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/plugin-config.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/consumer-group.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/stream-route.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/secret.json - type: JSONLD url: json-ld/apache-apisix-context.jsonld - type: SpectralRules url: rules/apache-apisix-spectral-rules.yml - type: Vocabulary url: vocabulary/apache-apisix-vocabulary.yaml - type: Features data: - name: Dynamic Route Configuration description: Dynamically add, update, and delete routes without restarting via the Admin API and etcd-backed config. - name: Multi-Protocol Support description: Supports HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/2, gRPC, TCP, UDP, and WebSocket protocols for diverse API types. - name: Plugin Ecosystem description: >- Rich plugin ecosystem for authentication (JWT, key-auth, OAuth2), rate limiting, transformations, and observability. - name: Multi-Language Plugin Support description: Plugins can be written in Lua, Go, Python, Java, and Node.js via the Plugin Runner architecture. - name: Load Balancing description: Supports round-robin, consistent hashing, EWMA, and least connections load balancing strategies. - name: Canary Releases description: Traffic splitting for canary deployments and A/B testing with percentage-based routing. - name: Circuit Breaking description: Built-in circuit breaker plugin for resilience and fault tolerance in upstream communication. - name: Kubernetes Integration description: Native Kubernetes ingress controller (APISIX Ingress) for Kubernetes-native API gateway deployments. - name: Observability description: Native integrations with Prometheus, Zipkin, SkyWalking, Datadog, and OpenTelemetry for metrics and tracing. - name: Service Discovery description: Dynamic service discovery via Kubernetes, Nacos, Consul, Eureka, and DNS for upstream resolution. - type: UseCases data: - name: API Gateway for Microservices description: Route and manage traffic to microservices with dynamic configuration and plugin-based policies. - name: Authentication and Authorization description: Apply JWT, key-auth, LDAP, OIDC, and OAuth2 plugins to protect APIs without changing upstream services. - name: Rate Limiting and Throttling description: Apply global or per-consumer rate limits to protect upstream services from traffic spikes. - name: Canary and Blue-Green Deployments description: Use traffic splitting to gradually roll out new API versions with percentage-based routing. - name: Kubernetes Ingress Controller description: Replace traditional ingress controllers with APISIX for rich API gateway features in Kubernetes. - name: API Observability description: Collect metrics, traces, and logs via native integrations with Prometheus, Zipkin, and SkyWalking. - type: Integrations data: - name: Kubernetes description: Native Kubernetes Ingress controller (APISIX Ingress Controller) for cloud-native deployments. - name: Prometheus description: Native Prometheus metrics exporter for monitoring route, consumer, and upstream metrics. - name: Zipkin and Jaeger description: Distributed tracing integration for request flow analysis across microservices. - name: OpenTelemetry description: OpenTelemetry plugin for standardized telemetry data export. - name: etcd description: etcd backend for distributed configuration storage and cluster synchronization. - name: Nacos and Consul description: Dynamic service discovery integrations for automatic upstream resolution. - name: HashiCorp Vault description: Secret management integration for storing API credentials and TLS certificates. maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com