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# HAProxy Compatibility Requirements

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The following table lists App and API Protection capabilities for the HAProxy integration according to the specified Datadog HAProxy SPOA image version:

| App and API Protection capability              | Minimum Datadog HAProxy SPOA image version |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| Threat Detection                               | v2.4.0                                     |
| Threat Protection                              | v2.4.0                                     |
| Customize response to blocked requests         | v2.4.0                                     |
| Non blocking asynchronous mode (observability) | not supported                              |
| API Security                                   | v2.4.0                                     |
| App and API Protection Standalone              | v2.4.0                                     |
| Automatic user activity event tracking         | not supported                              |

### Body processing support{% #body-processing-support %}

The Datadog HAProxy SPOA supports the processing of request and response bodies for the following payload types:

| Payload type | Minimum Datadog HAProxy SPOA image version |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| JSON         | v2.4.0                                     |

## HAProxy version support{% #haproxy-version-support %}

The Datadog HAProxy integration for App and API Protection relies on features that might not be present in every HAProxy version. The following table shows which HAProxy versions support each feature.

| Feature | Minimum HAProxy version |
| ------- | ----------------------- |
| SPOE    | v2.4.0                  |

## Datadog HAProxy integration support{% #datadog-haproxy-integration-support %}

All currently supported (non-EOL) HAProxy versions are compatible and supported with the Datadog App and API Protection integration.

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The Datadog HAProxy integration for App and API Protection is in Preview.
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Please refer to the [limitations](https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/application_security/setup/haproxy) of the Datadog App and API Protection HAProxy integration.