HAProxy Data Plane API
REST API for dynamic HAProxy configuration
The HAProxy Data Plane API is an open-source REST API for managing HAProxy configuration dynamically without reloads. It enables programmatic, self-hosted load balancer automation.
Key features
- Dynamic config via REST
- No reload required
- Runtime map updates
- Structured config model
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Written in Go
- Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
Is HAProxy Data Plane API secure?
No known vulnerabilities affect HAProxy Data Plane API's latest release (v3.4.4). OSV.dev lists 1 past advisory for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.
- Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-109575, published 2026-10-12 (2 days ago), fixed in 2.9.29, 3.0.25, 3.2.17, 3.3.9, 3.4.4
Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.
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