feat: Enable local access for NGINX Plus API (#1300)

aknot242 · web-flow · commit ca121801d281 · 2025-10-14T16:30:18.000+01:00
Clarified comment on restricting network access for API.
diff --git a/content/includes/config-snippets/enable-nplus-api-dashboard.md b/content/includes/config-snippets/enable-nplus-api-dashboard.md
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ server {
         # Enable API in write mode
         api write=on;
 
-        # To restrict access by network, uncomment and set your network:
+        # To restrict access by network, uncomment the following lines and set your network:
         # allow 192.0.2.0/24;   # replace with your network
+        # allow 127.0.0.1/32;   # allow local NGINX Agent to call the NGINX Plus API to retrieve metrics
         # deny  all;
     }
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ server {`
`24`	`24`	`# Enable API in write mode`
`25`	`25`	`api write=on;`
`26`	`26`
`27`		`- # To restrict access by network, uncomment and set your network:`
	`27`	`+ # To restrict access by network, uncomment the following lines and set your network:`
`28`	`28`	`# allow 192.0.2.0/24; # replace with your network`
	`29`	`+ # allow 127.0.0.1/32; # allow local NGINX Agent to call the NGINX Plus API to retrieve metrics`
`29`	`30`	`# deny all;`
`30`	`31`	`}`
`31`	`32`