Request Transformer Advanced Configuration

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Configuration

This plugin is compatible with DB-less mode.

Compatible protocols

The Request Transformer Advanced plugin is compatible with the following protocols:

grpc, grpcs, http, https

Parameters

Here's a list of all the parameters which can be used in this plugin's configuration:

• name or plugin

  string required

  The name of the plugin, in this case request-transformer-advanced.

  • If using the Kong Admin API, Konnect API, declarative configuration, or decK files, the field is name.
  • If using the KongPlugin object in Kubernetes, the field is plugin.

• service.name or service.id

  string

  The name or ID of the service the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a service through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /services/{serviceName|Id}/plugins.

• route.name or route.id

  string

  The name or ID of the route the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a route through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /routes/{routeName|Id}/plugins.

• consumer.name or consumer.id

  string

  The name or ID of the consumer the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a consumer through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /consumers/{consumerName|Id}/plugins.

• enabled

  boolean default: true

  Whether this plugin will be applied.

• config

  record required
  • http_method

    string matches: ^%u+$

    Changes the HTTP method for the upstream request.

  • remove

    record required
    • body

      array of type string

      List of parameter names. Remove the parameter if and only if content-type is one of the following: [application/json, multipart/form-data, application/x-www-form-urlencoded]; and parameter is present.

    • headers

      array of type string

      List of header names. Unset the headers with the given name.

    • querystring

      array of type string

      List of querystring names. Remove the querystring if it is present.

  • rename

    record required
    • body

      array of type string referenceable

      List of parameter name:value pairs. Rename the parameter name if and only if content-type is one of the following: [application/json, multipart/form-data, application/x-www-form-urlencoded]; and parameter is present.

    • headers

      array of type string referenceable

      List of headername:value pairs. If and only if the header is already set, rename the header. The value is unchanged. Ignored if the header is not already set.

    • querystring

      array of type string referenceable

      List of queryname:value pairs. If and only if the field name is already set, rename the field name. The value is unchanged. Ignored if the field name is not already set.

  • replace

    record required
    • body

      array of type string referenceable

      List of paramname:value pairs. If and only if content-type is one the following: [application/json, multipart/form-data, application/x-www-form-urlencoded]; and the parameter is already present, replace its old value with the new one. Ignored if the parameter is not already present.

    • headers

      array of type string referenceable

      List of headername:value pairs. If and only if the header is already set, replace its old value with the new one. Ignored if the header is not already set.

    • querystring

      array of type string referenceable

      List of queryname:value pairs. If and only if the querystring name is already set, replace its old value with the new one. Ignored if the header is not already set.

    • json_types

      array of type string Must be one of: boolean, number, string

      List of JSON type names. Specify the types of the JSON values returned when replacing JSON properties.

    • uri

      string

      Updates the upstream request URI with given value. This value can only be used to update the path part of the URI; not the scheme, nor the hostname.

  • add

    record required
    • body

      array of type string referenceable

      List of paramname:value pairs. If and only if content-type is one the following: [application/json, multipart/form-data, application/x-www-form-urlencoded]; and the parameter is not present, add a new parameter with the given value to form-encoded body. Ignored if the parameter is already present.

    • headers

      array of type string referenceable

      List of headername:value pairs. If and only if the header is not already set, set a new header with the given value. Ignored if the header is already set.

    • querystring

      array of type string referenceable

      List of queryname:value pairs. If and only if the querystring name is not already set, set a new querystring with the given value. Ignored if the querystring name is already set.

    • json_types

      array of type string Must be one of: boolean, number, string

      List of JSON type names. Specify the types of the JSON values returned when adding a new JSON property.

  • append

    record required
    • body

      array of type string referenceable

      List of paramname:value pairs. If the content-type is one the following: [application/json, application/x-www-form-urlencoded]; add a new parameter with the given value if the parameter is not present. Otherwise, if it is already present, the two values (old and new) will be aggregated in an array.

    • headers

      array of type string referenceable

      List of headername:value pairs. If the header is not set, set it with the given value. If it is already set, a new header with the same name and the new value will be set.

    • querystring

      array of type string referenceable

      List of queryname:value pairs. If the querystring is not set, set it with the given value. If it is already set, a new querystring with the same name and the new value will be set.

    • json_types

      array of type string Must be one of: boolean, number, string

      List of JSON type names. Specify the types of the JSON values returned when appending JSON properties.

  • allow

    record required
    • body

      set of type string

      Set of parameter names. If and only if content-type is one the following: [application/json, multipart/form-data, application/x-www-form-urlencoded]; allow only allowed parameters in the body.

  • dots_in_keys

    boolean default: true

    Specify whether dots (for example, customers.info.phone) should be treated as part of a property name or used to descend into nested JSON objects. See Arrays and nested objects.