DescribeBackends

1. API Description

This API is used to query the list of backend servers added to a load balancer instance.

2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters.

Parameter Name	Required	Type	Description
loadBalancerId	Yes	String	Load balance instance ID.
listenerId	No	String	The listener ID of the load balancer. If not specified, all backend servers will be queried.

3. Output Parameters

Parameter Name	Type	Description
requestId	String	The unique request ID, which is returned for each request. RequestId is required to locate a problem.
backends	Array of ListenerBackend	List of backend servers.

4. Code Example

Example 1

Query all backend servers added to a load balancer instance.

POST /api/v2/zlb HTTP/1.1
Host: console.zenlayer.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-ZC-Action: DescribeBackends
<Common Request Params>

Request：
{
  "loadBalancerId": "<loadBalancerId>"
}

Response：
{
  "requestId": "T23120DD8-C59C-4919-8F73-E3F3892D3CDC",
  "response": {
    "requestId": "T23120DD8-C59C-4919-8F73-E3F3892D3CDC",
    "backends": [
      {
        "listenerId": "<listenerId>",
        "protocol": "TCP",
        "instanceId": "<instanceId>",
        "backendPort": 1,
        "listenerName": "Listener-TCP-01",
        "weight": 100,
        "listenerPort": "8080",
        "privateIpAddress": "10.0.0.1"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Example 2

5. Developer Resources

Zenlayer Cloud API 2.0 SDKs to make it easier for you to call APIs. More programming languages will be supported.

6. Error Codes

No error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.​