Systems and method updating ADC configuration with intended state using desired state API

A system for updating configuration of a device based on changes to microservices, the system comprising:

• a device comprising one or more processors, coupled to memory and intermediary to a plurality of clients and microservices, the device configured to receive a request via a desired state application programming interface (API) to update a configuration of the device to manage a desired set of instances of microservices, and identify from the request, a first set of endpoint information for each instance of a microservice in the desired set of instances of microservices on one or more servers;
• wherein the first set of endpoint information comprises an internet protocol (IP) address and port of an endpoint of a respective instance of the microservice;
• wherein the device is configured to communicate the first set of endpoint information to one or more packet engines of the device configured to manage network traffic over one or more networks to a current set of instances of microservices;
• wherein the one or more packet engines are configured to:
• determine a change between the first set of endpoint information and a second set of endpoint information configured on the one or more packet engine for each instance of the microservice in the current set of instances of microservices;
• and
• update, based at least on the change, the configuration of the one or more packet engines to manage the network traffic over the one or more networks to the desired set of instances of microservices.