API Overview

A combination of these types of APIs allows you to use all functions provided by ELB. Table 1 describes the APIs provided by ELB.

Table 1 ELB APIs

Type

Resource

Description

API

Load balancer

Creates, modifies, deletes a load balancer, shows the details of a load balancer, lists load balancers, and queries the status tree for a load balancer.

Certificate

Creates, modifies, and deletes a certificate, and lists certificates.

Listener

Adds, modifies, and deletes a listener, shows the details of a listener, and lists listeners.

Backend server group

Adds, modifies, and deletes a backend server group, shows the details of a backend server group, and lists backend server groups.

Backend server

Adds, modifies, and deletes a backend server, shows the details of a backend server, and lists backend servers.

Health check

Configures, modifies, and disables a health check, shows the details of a health check, and lists health checks.

Forwarding policy

Adds, updates, and deletes a forwarding policy, shows the details of a forwarding policy, lists forwarding policies, and updates forwarding policy priorities.

Forwarding rule

Adds, modifies, and deletes a forwarding rule, shows the details of a forwarding rule, and lists forwarding rules.