name: Amazon Elastic Load Balancing
description: Amazon Elastic Load Balancing automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets,
  such as Amazon EC2 instances, containers, IP addresses, and Lambda functions, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance
  for your applications.
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Amazon Web Services
- AWS
- High Availability
- Load Balancing
- Networking
- Scalability
apis:
- name: Elastic Load Balancing v2 API
  description: API for managing Application Load Balancers (ALB), Network Load Balancers (NLB), and Gateway Load Balancers
    (GLB) with advanced routing and target group management.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/
  baseURL: https://elasticloadbalancing.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - ALB
  - GLB
  - Load Balancing
  - Networking
  - NLB
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/userguide/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-openapi.yml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-action-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-create-listener-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-create-load-balancer-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-context.jsonld
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-listeners.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-load-balancers.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-rules.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-target-groups.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-targets.yaml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home#LoadBalancers/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/support/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/faqs/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: Security
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/security/
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/elasticloadbalancing
- type: KnowledgeCenter
  url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-elastic-load-balancing-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Application Load Balancer
    description: HTTP/HTTPS load balancing with advanced request routing based on content
  - name: Network Load Balancer
    description: Ultra-high performance TCP/UDP load balancing at OSI layer 4
  - name: Gateway Load Balancer
    description: Distribute traffic to third-party virtual appliances for inspection
  - name: Health Checks
    description: Automatically route traffic away from unhealthy targets
  - name: SSL/TLS Termination
    description: Offload SSL/TLS decryption from application servers
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Web Application Load Balancing
    description: Distribute HTTP/HTTPS traffic across multiple web servers
  - name: Microservices Routing
    description: Route requests to different microservices based on URL paths or headers
  - name: Container Load Balancing
    description: Load balance traffic to ECS containers and Kubernetes pods
  - name: Multi-Region Traffic Management
    description: Distribute global traffic across multiple AWS regions
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon EC2
    description: Distribute traffic across EC2 instances
  - name: Amazon ECS
    description: Load balance traffic to containerized applications
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Route HTTP requests directly to Lambda functions
  - name: Amazon Route 53
    description: Integrate with DNS for global traffic routing
  - name: AWS WAF
    description: Protect applications from web exploits and bots
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Sign in
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Industry
- name: Resources
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com