https://devops-monk.com/tags/feign/Recent content in Feign on Devops MonkHugoen-usSun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-boot/spring-cloud-feign-restclient/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/tutorials/spring-boot/spring-cloud-feign-restclient/Services call each other over HTTP. You can use raw RestClient with a URL, or you can use OpenFeign — a declarative HTTP client that turns an interface into a fully functional HTTP client. This article covers both. OpenFeign: Declarative HTTP Client <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId> <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-openfeign</artifactId> </dependency> @SpringBootApplication @EnableFeignClients public class OrderServiceApplication { } Defining a Feign Client @FeignClient( name = "inventory-service", // service name — resolved via Eureka path = "/api/inventory" ) public interface InventoryClient { @GetMapping("/products/{productId}/availability") InventoryResponse checkAvailability( @PathVariable UUID productId, @RequestParam int quantity ); @PostMapping("/reservations") ReservationResponse reserve(@RequestBody ReservationRequest request); @DeleteMapping("/reservations/{reservationId}") void cancelReservation(@PathVariable UUID reservationId); @GetMapping("/products") Page<ProductResponse> findProducts( @RequestParam String category, @SpringQueryMap Pageable pageable // Pageable as query params ); } Using it — just inject and call: