API and gcloud CLI references

This page provides links to API and gcloud CLI references for GoogleCloud Load Balancing. For contextualhow-to information about using thesecommands, see the load balancingHow-to guides.

Addresses

Resource typeReferences
Globalgcloud  |  API
Regionalgcloud  |  API

Backend buckets

Resource typeReferences
Allgcloud  |  API

Backend services

Resource typeReferences
Globalgcloud  |  API
Regionalgcloud  |  API

Forwarding rules

Resource typeReferences
Globalgcloud  |  API
Regionalgcloud  |  API

Health checks

Resource typeReferences
Globalgcloud  |  API
Regionalgcloud  |  API
Legacy HTTPgcloud  |  API
Legacy HTTPSgcloud   |  API

Instance groups and NEGs

Resource typeReferences
Regional managed instance groupsgcloud  |  API (group)  |  API (group manager)
Zonal managed instance groupsgcloud  |  API (group)  |  API (group manager)
Zonal unmanaged instance groupsgcloud  |  API
Network endpoint groups (NEGs)gcloud   |  API

SSL certificates

Resource typeReferences
Globalgcloud  |  API
Regionalgcloud  |  API

SSL policies

Resource typeReferences
Globalgcloud  |  API
Regionalgcloud  |  API

Target instances and target pools

Resource typeReferences
Target instancesgcloud  |  API
Target poolsgcloud  |  API

Target proxies

Resource typeReferences
Global target HTTP proxiesgcloud  |  API
Global target HTTPS proxiesgcloud  |  API
Regional target HTTP proxiesgcloud  |  API
Regional target HTTPS proxiesgcloud  |  API
Target SSL proxiesgcloud  |  API
Target TCP proxiesgcloud  |  API

URL maps

Resource typeReferences
Globalgcloud  |  API
Regionalgcloud  |  API

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