Configuration Examples

APISIX Ingress Controller supports both Ingress resources and Gateway API for traffic management in Kubernetes. While both are supported, the Gateway API provides greater flexibility and extensibility. New users are encouraged to adopt Gateway API for future deployments.

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.

note

Currently there are no differences between APISIX Ingress Controller and API7 Ingress Controller.

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:

Gateway API

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

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 API group of the referenced resource.

❸ Kind of the referenced resource.

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

note

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.

Ingress

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: IngressClass
metadata:
  name: apisix
spec:
  controller: apisix.apache.org/apisix-ingress-controller
  parameters:
    apiGroup: apisix.apache.org
    kind: GatewayProxy
    name: apisix-config
    namespace: ingress-apisix
    scope: Namespace

❶ API group of the referenced resource.

❷ Kind of the referenced resource.

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

❹ Namespace where the referenced resource is defined.

❺ Scope of the referenced resource.

APISIX CRD

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: IngressClass
metadata:
  name: apisix
spec:
  controller: apisix.apache.org/apisix-ingress-controller
  parameters:
    apiGroup: apisix.apache.org
    kind: GatewayProxy
    name: apisix-config
    namespace: ingress-apisix
    scope: Namespace

❶ API group of the referenced resource.

❷ Kind of the referenced resource.

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

❹ Namespace where the referenced resource is defined.

❺ Scope of the referenced resource.

Route to K8s Services

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

Gateway API

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

Ingress

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: httpbin
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  rules:
  - http:
      paths:
      - path: /ip
        pathType: Exact
        backend:
          service:
            name: httpbin
            port:
              number: 80

APISIX CRD

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixRoute
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: httpbin
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  http:
  - name: httpbin
    match:
      paths:
      - /ip
    backends:
    - serviceName: httpbin
      servicePort: 80

Route to External Services

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

Gateway API

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

Ingress

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: httpbin-external-domain
spec:
  type: ExternalName
  externalName: httpbin.org
---
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: get-ip
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  rules:
  - http:
      paths:
      - path: /ip
        pathType: Exact
        backend:
          service:
            name: httpbin-external-domain
            port:
              number: 80

APISIX CRD

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixUpstream
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: httpbin-external-domain
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  externalNodes:
  - type: Domain
    name: httpbin.org
---
apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixRoute
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: get-ip
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  http:
    - name: get-ip
      match:
        paths:
          - /ip
      upstreams:
      - name: httpbin-external-domain

Configure Weighted Services

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

Gateway API

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

APISIX CRD

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixRoute
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: httpbin
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  http:
  - name: httpbin
    match:
      paths:
      - /ip
    backends:
    - serviceName: httpbin-1
      servicePort: 80
      weight: 3
    - serviceName: httpbin-2
      servicePort: 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:

Gateway API

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

APISIX CRD

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixUpstream
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: httpbin
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  timeout:
    send: 10s
    read: 10s
    connect: 10s
  scheme: http
  retries: 10
  loadbalancer:
    type: roundrobin
  passHost: rewrite
  upstreamHost: httpbin.example.com

Configure Consumer and Credentials

Gateway API

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 a Secret resource, 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

APISIX CRD

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

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixConsumer
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: alice
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  authParameter:
    keyAuth:
      value:
        key: alice-primary-key

You can also use a Secret resource, 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/v2
kind: ApisixConsumer
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: alice
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  authParameter:
    keyAuth:
      secretRef:
        name: key-auth-primary

Configure Plugin on Consumer

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

Gateway API

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

APISIX CRD

ApisixConsumer currently does not support configuring plugins on consumers.

Configure Route Priority and Matching Conditions

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

Gateway API

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

APISIX CRD

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixRoute
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: httpbin
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  http:
  - name: httpbin
    match:
      paths:
      - /*
      exprs:
      - subject:
          scope: Header
          name: X-Test-Name
        op: Equal
        value: new_name
      - subject:
          scope: Query
          name: test
        op: Equal
        value: test_name
    priority: 10
    backends:
    - serviceName: httpbin
      servicePort: 80

Configure Plugin on a Route

To configure plugins on a route:

Gateway API

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

APISIX CRD

To enable basic-auth, key-auth, wolf-rbac, jwt-auth, ldap-auth, or hmac-auth:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixRoute
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: get-ip
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  http:
    - name: get-ip
      match:
        paths:
          - /ip
      authentication:
        enable: true
        type: keyAuth
      backends:
      - serviceName: httpbin
        servicePort: 80

To enable other plugins:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixRoute
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: get-ip
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  http:
    - name: get-ip
      match:
        paths:
          - /ip
      plugins:
      - name: limit-count
        enable: true
        config:
          count: 2
          time_window: 10
          rejected_code: 429
      backends:
      - serviceName: httpbin
        servicePort: 80

Configure Global Plugin

To configure a global plugin:

Gateway API

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

APISIX CRD

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixGlobalRule
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: apisix-global-rule-logging
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  plugins:
  - name: clickhouse-logger
    enable: true
    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:

Gateway API

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
    }

APISIX CRD

Not currently supported.

Configure Plugin Config

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

Gateway API

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

APISIX CRD

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixPluginConfig
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: example-plugin-config
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  plugins:
  - name: response-rewrite
    enable: true
    config:
      headers:
        X-Plugin-Config: "example-response-rewrite"
        X-Plugin-Test: "enabled"
---
apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v2
kind: ApisixRoute
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: httpbin
spec:
  ingressClassName: apisix
  http:
  - name: get-ip
    match:
      paths:
      - /ip
    backends:
    - serviceName: httpbin
      servicePort: 80
    plugin_config_name: example-plugin-config

Configure Gateway Access Information

These configurations allow Ingress Controller users to access the gateway.

Gateway API

To configure the statusAddress:

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

Ingress

If you are using Ingress resources, you can configure either statusAddress or publishService.

To configure the statusAddress:

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

To configure the publishService:

apiVersion: apisix.apache.org/v1alpha1
kind: GatewayProxy
metadata:
  namespace: ingress-apisix
  name: apisix-config
spec:
  publishService: apisix-ee-3-gateway-gateway

When using publishService, make sure your gateway Service is of LoadBalancer type so that the address can be populated. The controller will use the endpoint of this Service to update the status information of the Ingress resource. The format can be either namespace/svc-name or simply svc-name if the default namespace is correctly set.

APISIX CRD

Not supported.