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The External Controller ​

Introduction ​

External Controller enables users to control Clash programmatically with the HTTP RESTful API. The third-party Clash GUIs are heavily based on this feature. Enable this feature by specifying an address in external-controller.

Authentication ​

  • External Controllers Accept Bearer Tokens as access authentication method.
    • Use Authorization: Bearer <Your Secret> as your request header in order to pass credentials.

RESTful API Documentation ​

Logs ​

  • /logs
    • Method: GET
      • Full Path: GET /logs
      • Description: Get real-time logs

Traffic ​

  • /traffic
    • Method: GET
      • Full Path: GET /traffic
      • Description: Get real-time traffic data

Version ​

  • /version
    • Method: GET
      • Full Path: GET /version
      • Description: Get clash version

Configs ​

  • /configs

    • Method: GET

      • Full Path: GET /configs
      • Description: Get base configs

    • Method: PUT

      • Full Path: PUT /configs
      • Description: Reloading base configs

    • Method: PATCH

      • Full Path: PATCH /configs
      • Description: Update base configs

Proxies ​

  • /proxies

    • Method: GET
      • Full Path: GET /proxies
      • Description: Get proxies information

  • /proxies/:name

    • Method: GET

      • Full Path: GET /proxies/:name
      • Description: Get specific proxy information

    • Method: PUT

      • Full Path: PUT /proxies/:name
      • Description: Select specific proxy

  • /proxies/:name/delay

    • Method: GET
      • Full Path: GET /proxies/:name/delay
      • Description: Get specific proxy delay test information

Rules ​

  • /rules
    • Method: GET
      • Full Path: GET /rules
      • Description: Get rules information

Connections ​

  • /connections

    • Method: GET

      • Full Path: GET /connections
      • Description: Get connections information

    • Method: DELETE

      • Full Path: DELETE /connections
      • Description: Close all connections

  • /connections/:id

    • Method: DELETE
      • Full Path: DELETE /connections/:id
      • Description: Close specific connection

Providers ​

  • /providers/proxies

    • Method: GET
      • Full Path: GET /providers/proxies
      • Description: Get all proxies information for all proxy-providers

  • /providers/proxies/:name

    • Method: GET

      • Full Path: GET /providers/proxies/:name
      • Description: Get proxies information for specific proxy-provider

    • Method: PUT

      • Full Path: PUT /providers/proxies/:name
      • Description: Select specific proxy-provider

  • /providers/proxies/:name/healthcheck

    • Method: GET
      • Full Path: GET /providers/proxies/:name/healthcheck
      • Description: Get proxies information for specific proxy-provider

DNS Query ​

  • /dns/query

    • Method: GET

    • Full Path: GET /dns/query?name={name}[&type={type}]

    • Description: Get DNS query data for a specified name and type.

    • Parameters:

      • name (required): The domain name to query.
      • type (optional): The DNS record type to query (e.g., A, MX, CNAME, etc.). Defaults to A if not provided.

    • Example: GET /dns/query?name=example.com&type=A