---
id: proxy
---
# Proxy
Proxy middleware for [Fiber](https://github.com/gofiber/fiber) that allows you to proxy requests to multiple servers.
## Signatures
// BalancerForward performs the given http request based on a round-robin balancer and fills the given http response.
```go
// Balancer create a load balancer among multiple upstream servers.
func Balancer(config Config) fiber.Handler
// Forward performs the given http request and fills the given http response.
func Forward(addr string, clients ...*fasthttp.Client) fiber.Handler
// Do performs the given http request and fills the given http response.
func Do(c fiber.Ctx, addr string, clients ...*fasthttp.Client) error
// DoRedirects performs the given http request and fills the given http response while following up to maxRedirectsCount redirects.
func DoRedirects(c fiber.Ctx, addr string, maxRedirectsCount int, clients ...*fasthttp.Client) error
// DoDeadline performs the given request and waits for response until the given deadline.
func DoDeadline(c fiber.Ctx, addr string, deadline time.Time, clients ...*fasthttp.Client) error
// DoTimeout performs the given request and waits for response during the given timeout duration.
func DoTimeout(c fiber.Ctx, addr string, timeout time.Duration, clients ...*fasthttp.Client) error
// DomainForward the given http request based on the given domain and fills the given http response.
func DomainForward(hostname string, addr string, clients ...*fasthttp.Client) fiber.Handler
// BalancerForward performs the given http request based round robin balancer and fills the given http response.
func BalancerForward(servers []string, clients ...*fasthttp.Client) fiber.Handler
```
## Examples
Import the middleware package that is part of the Fiber web framework
```go
import (
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3"
"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3/middleware/proxy"
)
```
After you initiate your Fiber app, you can use the following possibilities:
```go
// if target https site uses a self-signed certificate, you should
// call WithTLSConfig before Do and Forward
proxy.WithTLSConfig(&tls.Config{
InsecureSkipVerify: true,
})
// if you need to use global self-custom client, you should use proxy.WithClient.
proxy.WithClient(&fasthttp.Client{
NoDefaultUserAgentHeader: true,
DisablePathNormalizing: true,
})
// Forward to url
app.Get("/gif", proxy.Forward("https://i.imgur.com/IWaBepg.gif"))
// If you want to forward with a specific domain. You have to use proxy.DomainForward.
app.Get("/payments", proxy.DomainForward("docs.gofiber.io", "http://localhost:8000"))
// Forward to url with local custom client
app.Get("/gif", proxy.Forward("https://i.imgur.com/IWaBepg.gif", &fasthttp.Client{
NoDefaultUserAgentHeader: true,
DisablePathNormalizing: true,
}))
// Make request within handler
app.Get("/:id", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
url := "https://i.imgur.com/"+c.Params("id")+".gif"
if err := proxy.Do(c, url); err != nil {
return err
}
// Remove Server header from response
c.Response().Header.Del(fiber.HeaderServer)
return nil
})
// Make proxy requests while following redirects
app.Get("/proxy", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
if err := proxy.DoRedirects(c, "http://google.com", 3); err != nil {
return err
}
// Remove Server header from response
c.Response().Header.Del(fiber.HeaderServer)
return nil
})
// Make proxy requests and wait up to 5 seconds before timing out
app.Get("/proxy", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
if err := proxy.DoTimeout(c, "http://localhost:3000", time.Second * 5); err != nil {
return err
}
// Remove Server header from response
c.Response().Header.Del(fiber.HeaderServer)
return nil
})
// Make proxy requests, timeout a minute from now
app.Get("/proxy", func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
if err := proxy.DoDeadline(c, "http://localhost", time.Now().Add(time.Minute)); err != nil {
return err
}
// Remove Server header from response
c.Response().Header.Del(fiber.HeaderServer)
return nil
})
// Minimal round robin balancer
app.Use(proxy.Balancer(proxy.Config{
Servers: []string{
"http://localhost:3001",
"http://localhost:3002",
"http://localhost:3003",
},
}))
// Or extend your balancer for customization
app.Use(proxy.Balancer(proxy.Config{
Servers: []string{
"http://localhost:3001",
"http://localhost:3002",
"http://localhost:3003",
},
ModifyRequest: func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
c.Request().Header.Add("X-Real-IP", c.IP())
return nil
},
ModifyResponse: func(c fiber.Ctx) error {
c.Response().Header.Del(fiber.HeaderServer)
return nil
},
}))
// Or this way if the balancer is using https and the destination server is only using http.
app.Use(proxy.BalancerForward([]string{
"http://localhost:3001",
"http://localhost:3002",
"http://localhost:3003",
}))
// Make round robin balancer with IPv6 support.
app.Use(proxy.Balancer(proxy.Config{
Servers: []string{
"http://[::1]:3001",
"http://127.0.0.1:3002",
"http://localhost:3003",
},
// Enable TCP4 and TCP6 network stacks.
DialDualStack: true,
}))
```
## Config
| Property | Type | Description | Default |
|:----------------|:-----------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------|
| Next | `func(fiber.Ctx) bool` | Next defines a function to skip this middleware when returned true. | `nil` |
| Servers | `[]string` | Servers defines a list of `<scheme>://<host>` HTTP servers, which are used in a round-robin manner. i.e.: "[https://foobar.com](https://foobar.com), [http://www.foobar.com](http://www.foobar.com)" | (Required) |
| ModifyRequest | `fiber.Handler` | ModifyRequest allows you to alter the request. | `nil` |
| ModifyResponse | `fiber.Handler` | ModifyResponse allows you to alter the response. | `nil` |
| Timeout | `time.Duration` | Timeout is the request timeout used when calling the proxy client. | 1 second |
| ReadBufferSize | `int` | Per-connection buffer size for requests' reading. This also limits the maximum header size. Increase this buffer if your clients send multi-KB RequestURIs and/or multi-KB headers (for example, BIG cookies). | (Not specified) |
| WriteBufferSize | `int` | Per-connection buffer size for responses' writing. | (Not specified) |
| TlsConfig | `*tls.Config` (or `*fasthttp.TLSConfig` in v3) | TLS config for the HTTP client. | `nil` |
| DialDualStack | `bool` | Client will attempt to connect to both IPv4 and IPv6 host addresses if set to true. | `false` |
| Client | `*fasthttp.LBClient` | Client is a custom client when client config is complex. | `nil` |
## Default Config
```go
var ConfigDefault = Config{
Next: nil,
ModifyRequest: nil,
ModifyResponse: nil,
Timeout: fasthttp.DefaultLBClientTimeout,
}
```