URL Redirects

Redirect requests from one URL to another without changing your application code. The client never knows the request was rerouted — APXY transparently forwards it to the new destination.

Web UI

Open Redirects from the Modify group. The page provides:

A form to create redirect rules with From URL, To URL, and Match Type (exact / wildcard / regex) fields
A list of all active redirect rules with enable/disable toggles
Delete buttons for each rule

All changes take effect immediately — no proxy restart required.

CLI

Add a redirect rule


apxy rewrite set \
  --from "api.production.com" \
  --to "api.staging.com" \
  --match wildcard

Flag	Default	Description
`--name`	auto	Rule name
`--from`	—	Source URL pattern (required)
`--to`	—	Destination URL (required)
`--match`	exact	Match type: `exact`, `wildcard`, `regex`

List redirect rules


apxy rewrite list

Remove a redirect rule


apxy rewrite remove --id <rule-id>

Use Cases

Redirect production to staging

Test your app against staging without changing any client code:


apxy rewrite set --from "api.production.com" --to "api.staging.com" --match wildcard
# Test the app...
apxy rewrite remove --id <rule-id>

API version migration

Route old API paths to the new version:


apxy rewrite set --from "api.example.com/v1/*" --to "api.example.com/v2/*" --match wildcard

Local development

Redirect external API calls to a local server:


apxy rewrite set --from "api.example.com" --to "localhost:3000" --match wildcard