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API Gateway:http-real-ip

Last Updated:Jun 22, 2026

The http-real-ip plug-in is a WebAssembly implementation of the NGINX realip module. It extracts the real client IP address from request headers sent by trusted proxies.

Plug-in type

Throttling plug-in.

Parameter description

  • real_ip_from: specifies trusted addresses that are known to forward correct client IP addresses.

  • real_ip_header: specifies the request header whose value is used as the real client IP address. Default value: x-forwarded-for.