Buffer

This documentation is for the Envoy v3 API.

As of Envoy v1.18 the v2 API has been removed and is no longer supported.

If you are upgrading from v2 API config you may wish to view the v2 API documentation:

This extension may be referenced by the qualified name envoy.filters.http.buffer

Note

This extension is intended to be robust against untrusted downstream traffic. It assumes that the upstream is trusted.

Tip

This extension extends and can be used with the following extension category:

Buffer configuration overview.

extensions.filters.http.buffer.v3.Buffer

[extensions.filters.http.buffer.v3.Buffer proto]

{
  "max_request_bytes": "{...}"
}
max_request_bytes

(UInt32Value, REQUIRED) The maximum request size that the filter will buffer before the connection manager will stop buffering and return a 413 response.

extensions.filters.http.buffer.v3.BufferPerRoute

[extensions.filters.http.buffer.v3.BufferPerRoute proto]

{
  "disabled": "...",
  "buffer": "{...}"
}
disabled

(bool) Disable the buffer filter for this particular vhost or route.

Precisely one of disabled, buffer must be set.

buffer

(extensions.filters.http.buffer.v3.Buffer) Override the global configuration of the filter with this new config.

Precisely one of disabled, buffer must be set.