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Layer load balancers can route based on request content: URL path, headers, cookies, or body. Route /api/v2/* to new service, /images/* to CDN origin, requests with X-Premium: true header to priority pool.
This enables API versioning, A/B testing, and gradual migrations without client changes. Nginx and Envoy excel at content-based routing.
