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RPC

HTTP RPC enables you to manage your Fluentd instance through HTTP endpoints. You can use this feature as a replacement of Unix signals.
It is especially useful for environments where signals are not supported well e.g. Windows. This requires Fluentd to start not with --no-supervisor command-line option.

Configuration

By default, HTTP RPC is not enabled. To use this feature, set the rpc_endpoint option:
<system>
rpc_endpoint 127.0.0.1:24444
</system>
Now, you can manage your Fluentd instance using an HTTP client:
$ curl http://127.0.0.1:24444/api/plugins.flushBuffers
{"ok":true}
As evident from the output above, each endpoint returns a JSON object as its response.

HTTP Endpoints

Endpoint
Replacement of
Description
/api/processes.interruptWorkers
​SIGINT​
Stops the daemon.
/api/processes.killWorkers
​SIGTERM​
Stops the daemon.
/api/processes.flushBuffersAndKillWorkers
​SIGUSR1 and SIGTERM​
Flushes buffer and stops the daemon.
/api/plugins.flushBuffers
​SIGUSR1​
Flushes the buffered messages.
/api/config.gracefulReload
​SIGUSR2​
Reloads configuration.
/api/config.reload
​SIGHUP​
Reloads configuration.
If this article is incorrect or outdated, or omits critical information, please let us know. Fluentd is an open-source project under Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). All components are available under the Apache 2 License.
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