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# RPC

This article explains how `Fluentd` handles HTTP RPC.

## Overview

HTTP RPC is one way of managing fluentd instance. Several provided RPCs are replacement of [signals](/0.12/deployment/signals.md). The response body is JSON format.

On signal unsupported environment, e.g. Windows, you can use RPC instead of signals.

## Configuration

RPC is off by default. If you want to enable RPC, set `rpc_endpoint` in `<system>` section.

```
<system>
  rpc_endpoint 127.0.0.1:24444
</system>
```

After that, you can access to RPC like below.

```
$ curl http://127.0.0.1:24444/api/plugins.flushBuffers
{"ok":true}
```

## RPCs

### /api/processes.interruptWorkers

Replacement of signal's [SIGINT](/0.12/deployment/signals.md#sigint-or-sigterm). Stop the daemon.

### /api/processes.killWorkers

Replacement of signal's [SIGTERM](/0.12/deployment/signals.md#sigint-or-sigterm). Stop the daemon.

### /api/plugins.flushBuffers

Replacement of signal's [SIGUSR1](/0.12/deployment/signals.md#sigusr1). Flushes buffered messages.

### /api/config.reload

Replacement of signal's [SIGHUP](/0.12/deployment/signals.md#sighup). reload configuration.

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