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HAProxy Data Plane API

REST API for dynamic HAProxy configuration

Reverse Proxy & Gateways ★ 394 stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

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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