HAProxy Data Plane API 101: Powering Interactions Across HAProxy

HAProxy Data Plane API is a core component within HAProxy, enabling users to configure their load balancer using RESTful HTTP requests. This not only unlocks dynamic configuration generation and supports management functions within the HAProxy Fusion Control Plane but also powers AWS EC2 and Consul service discovery. 

So, how does everything work under the hood—and what does the user experience look like? Watch our crash course on Data Plane API, where we cover the following: 

• How to install and use Data Plane API, complete with hands-on demonstrations

• Instructions and tips for updating your HAProxy load balancer configurations

• How to fetch useful statistics from HAProxy

• A summary of the latest features included in Data Plane API 3.0, plus a brief introduction to the extra features in HAProxy Enterprise Data Plane API

Maintaining and regularly updating HAProxy Data Plane API represents an important portion of our product roadmap. We'll get you up to speed quickly on the fundamentals to help you get the most out of your HAProxy load balancing setup.

Speakers