API Overview

A combination of these types of APIs allows you to use all functions provided by ELB. Table 1 describes the APIs provided by ELB.

**Table 1** ELB APIs
Type	Resource	Description
APIs	Load balancer	Creates, updates, deletes a load balancer, shows the details of a load balancer, lists load balancers, and queries the status tree for a load balancer.
	Certificate	Creates, modifies, and deletes a certificate, and lists certificates.
	Security policy	Adds, modifies, and deletes a security policy, shows the details of a security policy, and lists security policies.
	IP address group	Configures, modifies, and disables an IP address group, shows the details of an IP address group, and lists IP address groups.
	Listener	Adds, modifies, and deletes a listener, shows the details of a listener, and lists listeners.
	Backend server group	Adds, modifies, and deletes a backend server group, shows the details of a backend server group, and lists backend server groups.
	Backend server	Adds, modifies, and deletes a backend server, shows the details of a backend server, and lists backend servers.
	Health check	Configures, modifies, and disables a health check, shows the details of a health check, and lists health checks.
	Forwarding policy	Adds, updates, and deletes a forwarding policy, shows the details of a forwarding policy, lists forwarding policies, and updates forwarding policy priorities.
	Forwarding rule	Adds, modifies, and deletes a forwarding rule, shows the details of a forwarding rule, and lists forwarding rules.