Add API Backend form help text

This page contains a section for each field on the Add API Backend form. Within each section is existing or suggested help text.

Name

• Current: API's name
• Proposed: Name of API

Backend

• Umbrella: Define the server where the API is hosted. Multiple servers can be defined to perform load balancing.
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Backend protocol

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Servers

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Host

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Port

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Host

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Frontend host

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Backend host

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Matching URL Prefixes

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Url matches

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Frontend prefix

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Backend prefix

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Documentation

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Documentation link

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Upload documentation

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Documentation Configuration File

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Create new documentation

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Global Request Settings

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Append query string parameters

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Set headers

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HTTP basic authentication

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HTTPS requirements

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API Key Checks

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Required roles

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Via HTTP header

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Via GET query parameter

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Rate limit mode

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Advanced Requests Rewriting

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Rewrite

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Matcher type

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HTTP method

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Frontend matcher

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Backend replacement

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Advanced Settings

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Balance algorithm

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Error templates

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JSON

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XML

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CSV

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