Rackspace Cloud Load Balancers API 1.0

Last updated: Dec 03, 2024

The Rackspace Cloud Load Balancers service enables customers to quickly load-balance multiple cloud servers or external servers for optimal resource utilization through a simple Representational State Transfer (REST) web service interface.

This guide is intended to assist software developers who want to develop applications by using the REST application programming interface (API) for the Rackspace Cloud Load Balancers service.

To use the information provided here, you should have a general understanding of the Load Balancers service and have access to an installation of the service. You should also be familiar with the following technologies:

• RESTful web services

• HTTP/1.1

• JSON and/or XML serialization formats

Use the following links to jump directly to user and reference information for using the Rackspace Cloud Load Balancers service REST API.

• Getting Started

• General API information

• API reference

• Release notes

Note

You can also use Rackspace Cloud Load Balancers from the Cloud Control Panel. To learn more about the service, see the Cloud Load Balancers FAQ.