1# Data plane API
2
3This tree hosts the configuration and APIs that drive [Envoy](https://www.envoyproxy.io/). The
4APIs are also in some cases used by other proxy solutions that aim to interoperate with management
5systems and configuration generators that are built against this standard. Thus, we consider these a
6set of *universal data plane* APIs. See [this](https://medium.com/@mattklein123/the-universal-data-plane-api-d15cec7a)
7blog post for more information on the universal data plane concept.
8
9# Repository structure
10
11The API tree can be found at two locations:
12* https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/tree/main/api - canonical read/write home for the APIs.
13* https://github.com/envoyproxy/data-plane-api - read-only mirror of
14  https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/tree/main/api, providing the ability to consume the data
15  plane APIs without the Envoy implementation.
16
17# Further API reading
18
19* [API style guide](STYLE.md)
20* [API versioning guide](API_VERSIONING.md)
21* [API overview for users](https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/configuration/overview/overview)
22* [xDS protocol overview](https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/api-docs/xds_protocol)
23* [Contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md)
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