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Configuration Examples

APISIX Ingress Controller supports both Ingress resources and Gateway API for traffic management in Kubernetes. In addition to these standard Kubernetes APIs, the APISIX Ingress Controller also supports a set of CRDs (Custom Resource Definitions) designed specifically for APISIX-native functionality.

This document provides examples of common configurations covering how and when to use these resources. You should adjust custom values such as namespaces, route URIs, and credentials to match your environment.

Configure CP Endpoint and Admin Key#

To update the Control Plane endpoint and admin key for connectivity between APISIX Ingress Controller and Control Plane at runtime:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: GatewayProxy
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: apisix-config
spec:
provider:
type: ControlPlane
controlPlane:
endpoints:
- http://127.0.0.1:9180
auth:
type: AdminKey
adminKey:
value: replace-with-your-admin-key

Define Controller and Gateway#

To specify the controller responsible for handling resources before applying further configurations:

apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: GatewayClass
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: apisix
spec:
controllerName: "apisix.apache.org/apisix-ingress-controller" # 1
---
apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Gateway
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: apisix
spec:
gatewayClassName: apisix
listeners:
- name: http
protocol: HTTP
port: 80 # 2
infrastructure:
parametersRef:
group: apisix.apache.org # 3
kind: GatewayProxy # 4
name: apisix-config # 5

❶ The controllerName field in GatewayClass needs to be customized if you are running multiple distinct instances of the APISIX Ingress Controller in the same cluster (not a single instance with multiple replicas). Each ingress controller instance must use a unique controllerName in its configuration file, and the corresponding GatewayClass should reference that value.

❷ The port in the Gateway listener is required but ignored. This is due to limitations in the data plane: it cannot dynamically open new ports. Since the Ingress Controller does not manage the data plane deployment, it cannot automatically update the configuration or restart the data plane to apply port changes.

❸ API group of the referenced resource.

❹ Kind of the referenced resource.

❺ Name of the referenced resource. Should match the metadata.name of the GatewayProxy resource.

Route to K8s Services#

To create a route that proxies requests to a service on K8s:

apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: HTTPRoute
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: httpbin
spec:
parentRefs:
- name: apisix
rules:
- matches:
- path:
type: Exact
value: /ip
backendRefs:
- name: httpbin
port: 80

Route to External Services#

To create a route that proxies requests to a service publicly hosted:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: httpbin-external-domain
spec:
type: ExternalName
externalName: httpbin.org
---
apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: HTTPRoute
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: get-ip
spec:
parentRefs:
- name: apisix
rules:
- matches:
- path:
type: Exact
value: /ip
backendRefs:
- name: httpbin-external-domain
port: 80

Configure Weighted Services#

To create a route that proxies traffic to upstream services by weight:

apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: HTTPRoute
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: httpbin
spec:
parentRefs:
- name: apisix
rules:
- matches:
- path:
type: Exact
value: /ip
backendRefs:
- name: httpbin-1
port: 80
weight: 3
- name: httpbin-2
port: 80
weight: 7

This configuration is not supported by the Ingress resource.

Configure Upstream#

To configure upstream related configurations, including load balancing algorithm, how the host header is passed to upstream, service timeout, and more:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: BackendTrafficPolicy
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: httpbin
spec:
targetRefs:
- name: httpbin
kind: Service
group: ""
timeout:
send: 10s
read: 10s
connect: 10s
scheme: http
retries: 10
loadbalancer:
type: roundrobin
passHost: rewrite
upstreamHost: httpbin.example.com

Configure Consumer and Credentials#

To create a consumer and configure the authentication credentials directly on the consumer:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: Consumer
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: alice
spec:
gatewayRef:
name: apisix
credentials:
- type: key-auth
name: primary-key
config:
key: alice-primary-key

You can also use the secret CRD, where the credential should be base64 encoded:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: key-auth-primary
data:
key: YWxpY2UtcHJpbWFyeS1rZXk=
---
apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: Consumer
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: alice
spec:
gatewayRef:
name: apisix
credentials:
- type: key-auth
name: key-auth-primary
secretRef:
name: key-auth-primary

Configure Plugin on Consumer#

To configure plugin(s) on a consumer, such as a rate limiting plugin:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: Consumer
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: alice
spec:
gatewayRef:
name: apisix
credentials:
- type: key-auth
name: alice-key
config:
key: alice-key
plugins:
- name: limit-count
config:
count: 3
time_window: 60
key: remote_addr
key_type: var
policy: local
rejected_code: 429
rejected_msg: Too many requests
show_limit_quota_header: true
allow_degradation: false

Configure Route Priority and Matching Conditions#

To configure route priority and request matching conditions on a targeted route:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: HTTPRoutePolicy
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: http-route-policy
spec:
targetRefs:
- group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
kind: HTTPRoute
name: httpbin
priority: 10
vars:
- - http_x_test_name
- ==
- new_name
- - arg_test
- ==
- test_name

Configure Plugin on a Route#

To configure plugins on a route:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: PluginConfig
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: auth-plugin-config
spec:
plugins:
- name: key-auth
config:
_meta:
disable: false
---
apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: HTTPRoute
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: get-ip
spec:
parentRefs:
- name: apisix
rules:
- matches:
- path:
type: Exact
value: /ip
filters:
- type: ExtensionRef
extensionRef:
group: apisix.apache.org
kind: PluginConfig
name: auth-plugin-config
backendRefs:
- name: httpbin
port: 80

Configure Global Plugin#

To configure a global plugin:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: GatewayProxy
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: apisix-config
spec:
plugins:
- name: clickhouse-logger
config:
endpoint_addr: http://clickhouse-clickhouse-installation.apisix.svc.cluster.local:8123
user: quickstart-user
password: quickstart-pass
logtable: test
database: quickstart_db

Configure Plugin Metadata#

To configure plugin metadata:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: GatewayProxy
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: apisix-config
spec:
pluginMetadata:
opentelemetry: {
"trace_id_source": "x-request-id",
"resource": {
"service.name": "APISIX"
},
"collector": {
"address": "simplest-collector:4318",
"request_timeout": 3,
"request_headers": {
"Authorization": "token"
}
},
"batch_span_processor": {
"drop_on_queue_full": false,
"max_queue_size": 1024,
"batch_timeout": 2,
"inactive_timeout": 1,
"max_export_batch_size": 16
},
"set_ngx_var": true
}

Configure Plugin Config#

To create a plugin config and reference it in a route:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: PluginConfig
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: example-plugin-config
spec:
plugins:
- name: response-rewrite
enable: true
config:
headers:
X-Plugin-Config: "example-response-rewrite"
X-Plugin-Test: "enabled"
---
apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: HTTPRoute
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: httpbin
spec:
parentRefs:
- name: apisix
rules:
- matches:
- path:
type: Exact
value: /ip
filters:
- type: ExtensionRef
extensionRef:
group: apisix.apache.org
kind: PluginConfig
name: example-plugin-config
backendRefs:
- name: httpbin
port: 80

Configure Gateway Access Information#

These configurations allow Ingress Controller users to access the gateway.

To configure the statusAddress:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: GatewayProxy
metadata:
namespace: ingress-apisix
name: apisix-config
spec:
statusAddress:
- 10.24.87.13