diff --git a/src/shrpx_api_downstream_connection.cc b/src/shrpx_api_downstream_connection.cc
index a7e2e25d..46413652 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_api_downstream_connection.cc
+++ b/src/shrpx_api_downstream_connection.cc
@@ -33,8 +33,27 @@
 
 namespace shrpx {
 
+namespace {
+// List of API endpoints
+const APIEndpoint apis[] = {
+    APIEndpoint{
+        StringRef::from_lit("/api/v1beta1/backendconfig"), true,
+        (1 << API_METHOD_POST) | (1 << API_METHOD_PUT),
+        &APIDownstreamConnection::handle_backendconfig,
+    },
+};
+} // namespace
+
+namespace {
+// The method string.  This must be same order of APIMethod.
+constexpr StringRef API_METHOD_STRING[] = {
+    StringRef::from_lit("GET"), StringRef::from_lit("POST"),
+    StringRef::from_lit("PUT"),
+};
+} // namespace
+
 APIDownstreamConnection::APIDownstreamConnection(Worker *worker)
-    : worker_(worker), abandoned_(false) {}
+    : worker_(worker), api_(nullptr), shutdown_read_(false) {}
 
 APIDownstreamConnection::~APIDownstreamConnection() {}
 
@@ -64,7 +83,7 @@ enum {
 
 int APIDownstreamConnection::send_reply(unsigned int http_status,
                                         int api_status) {
-  abandoned_ = true;
+  shutdown_read_ = true;
 
   auto upstream = downstream_->get_upstream();
 
@@ -130,23 +149,45 @@ int APIDownstreamConnection::send_reply(unsigned int http_status,
 
 int APIDownstreamConnection::push_request_headers() {
   auto &req = downstream_->request();
-  auto &resp = downstream_->response();
 
   auto path =
       StringRef{std::begin(req.path),
                 std::find(std::begin(req.path), std::end(req.path), '?')};
 
-  if (path != StringRef::from_lit("/api/v1beta1/backendconfig")) {
+  for (auto &p : apis) {
+    if (p.path == path) {
+      api_ = &p;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!api_) {
     send_reply(404, API_FAILURE);
 
     return 0;
   }
 
-  if (req.method != HTTP_POST && req.method != HTTP_PUT) {
-    resp.fs.add_header_token(StringRef::from_lit("allow"),
-                             StringRef::from_lit("POST, PUT"), false, -1);
-    send_reply(405, API_FAILURE);
-
+  switch (req.method) {
+  case HTTP_GET:
+    if (!(api_->allowed_methods & (1 << API_METHOD_GET))) {
+      error_method_not_allowed();
+      return 0;
+    }
+    break;
+  case HTTP_POST:
+    if (!(api_->allowed_methods & (1 << API_METHOD_POST))) {
+      error_method_not_allowed();
+      return 0;
+    }
+    break;
+  case HTTP_PUT:
+    if (!(api_->allowed_methods & (1 << API_METHOD_PUT))) {
+      error_method_not_allowed();
+      return 0;
+    }
+    break;
+  default:
+    error_method_not_allowed();
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -161,9 +202,42 @@ int APIDownstreamConnection::push_request_headers() {
   return 0;
 }
 
+int APIDownstreamConnection::error_method_not_allowed() {
+  auto &resp = downstream_->response();
+
+  size_t len = 0;
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < API_METHOD_MAX; ++i) {
+    if (api_->allowed_methods & (1 << i)) {
+      // The length of method + ", "
+      len += API_METHOD_STRING[i].size() + 2;
+    }
+  }
+
+  assert(len > 0);
+
+  auto &balloc = downstream_->get_block_allocator();
+
+  auto iov = make_byte_ref(balloc, len + 1);
+  auto p = iov.base;
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < API_METHOD_MAX; ++i) {
+    if (api_->allowed_methods & (1 << i)) {
+      auto &s = API_METHOD_STRING[i];
+      p = std::copy(std::begin(s), std::end(s), p);
+      p = std::copy_n(", ", 2, p);
+    }
+  }
+
+  p -= 2;
+  *p = '\0';
+
+  resp.fs.add_header_token(StringRef::from_lit("allow"), StringRef{iov.base, p},
+                           false, -1);
+  return send_reply(405, API_FAILURE);
+}
+
 int APIDownstreamConnection::push_upload_data_chunk(const uint8_t *data,
                                                     size_t datalen) {
-  if (abandoned_) {
+  if (shutdown_read_ || !api_->require_body) {
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -187,10 +261,14 @@ int APIDownstreamConnection::push_upload_data_chunk(const uint8_t *data,
 }
 
 int APIDownstreamConnection::end_upload_data() {
-  if (abandoned_) {
+  if (shutdown_read_) {
     return 0;
   }
 
+  return api_->handler(*this);
+}
+
+int APIDownstreamConnection::handle_backendconfig() {
   auto output = downstream_->get_request_buf();
 
   std::array<struct iovec, 2> iov;
diff --git a/src/shrpx_api_downstream_connection.h b/src/shrpx_api_downstream_connection.h
index 5c1dd4eb..2a0c4b1e 100644
--- a/src/shrpx_api_downstream_connection.h
+++ b/src/shrpx_api_downstream_connection.h
@@ -26,11 +26,36 @@
 #define SHRPX_API_DOWNSTREAM_CONNECTION_H
 
 #include "shrpx_downstream_connection.h"
+#include "template.h"
+
+using namespace nghttp2;
 
 namespace shrpx {
 
 class Worker;
 
+// If new method is added, don't forget to update API_METHOD_STRING as
+// well.
+enum APIMethod {
+  API_METHOD_GET,
+  API_METHOD_POST,
+  API_METHOD_PUT,
+  API_METHOD_MAX,
+};
+
+class APIDownstreamConnection;
+
+struct APIEndpoint {
+  // Endpoint path.  It must start with "/api/".
+  StringRef path;
+  // true if we evaluate request body.
+  bool require_body;
+  // Allowed methods.  This is bitwise OR of one or more of (1 <<
+  // APIMethod value).
+  uint8_t allowed_methods;
+  std::function<int(APIDownstreamConnection &)> handler;
+};
+
 class APIDownstreamConnection : public DownstreamConnection {
 public:
   APIDownstreamConnection(Worker *worker);
@@ -59,10 +84,17 @@ public:
   virtual DownstreamAddr *get_addr() const;
 
   int send_reply(unsigned int http_status, int api_status);
+  int error_method_not_allowed();
+
+  // Handles backendconfig API request.
+  int handle_backendconfig();
 
 private:
   Worker *worker_;
-  bool abandoned_;
+  // This points to the requested APIEndpoint struct.
+  const APIEndpoint *api_;
+  // true if we stop reading request body.
+  bool shutdown_read_;
 };
 
 } // namespace shrpx