NGINX Community Blog

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  • Predicate Routing for Native Handling of API Traffic

    Predicate Routing for Native Handling of API Traffic

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    Nick Shadrin
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    Note: No AI was hurt while writing this blog post. Human tears only. In September 2026 we introduced NGINX 1.31.5 with several core features for one same goal. We expanded the core routing methods and the most critical nginx directives to enable native, non-scripted routing of any API traffic. In this blog post we will…

  • NGINX 1.31.5: Control API, predicate locations, early body inspection, and more

    NGINX 1.31.5: Control API, predicate locations, early body inspection, and more

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    Dylan Swartz, Alessandro Fael Garcia
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    For over two decades, NGINX has been the workhorse of the modern web. Its classic request-processing architecture—reading HTTP headers, matching a URI location path, and streaming payload data to backend services—built the foundation of modern web traffic management. However, the way web applications and AI agent systems communicate is fundamentally evolving. Modern application stacks rely…