diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3f7159d..1254bb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Go 1.22
+      - name: Set up Go 1.23
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.22"
+          go-version: "1.23"
           cache: true
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index cb816cf..c11ae53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go 🧑‍💻
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '1.22'
+          go-version: "1.23"
 
       - name: Lint code issues 🚨
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Go tests 🔬
         run: go test -cover -covermode atomic -coverprofile=profile.cov -v ./...
 
-      # Enable coverage reporting
-      # - name: Report coverage to coveralls 📈
-      #   uses: shogo82148/actions-goveralls@v1
-      #   with:
-      #     path-to-profile: profile.cov
+      - name: Report coverage to coveralls 📈
+        uses: shogo82148/actions-goveralls@v1
+        with:
+          path-to-profile: profile.cov
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 9a6b69b..12b44c6 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -12,24 +12,14 @@ linters:
     - nlreturn
     - testpackage
     - paralleltest
-    - exhaustivestruct
     - exhaustruct
     - gocognit
     - gochecknoinits
     - gocyclo
-    - maligned
     - funlen
     - maintidx
     - musttag
-    - nosnakecase
     - wrapcheck
-    - golint
-    - scopelint
-    - interfacer
-    - varcheck
-    - deadcode
-    - ifshort
-    - structcheck
 linters-settings:
   depguard:
     rules:
@@ -39,6 +29,7 @@ linters-settings:
           - "!$test"
         allow:
           - $gostd
+          - "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/api/v1"
           - "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk"
           - "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-cache"
           - "github.com/prometheus/client_golang"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1cb85e9..c6bf3b1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 module github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-cache
 
-go 1.22
+go 1.23.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2 v2.30.5
-	github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk v0.2.16
-	github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.27.0
+	github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd v0.9.7
+	github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk v0.3.1
+	github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.28.1
 	github.com/go-co-op/gocron v1.37.0
 	github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.6.3
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin v1.6.1
-	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.6.0
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1
-	github.com/spf13/cast v1.6.0
+	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.0
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.3
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.7.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/zenizh/go-capturer v0.0.0-20211219060012-52ea6c8fed04
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.64.0
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.66.0
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2
 )
 
 require (
@@ -28,28 +30,31 @@ require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.22.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-testing-interface v1.14.1 // indirect
+	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/oklog/run v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pganalyze/pg_query_go/v5 v5.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/common v0.54.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.59.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 // indirect
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0 // indirect
-	github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.7.2 // indirect
-	github.com/wasilibs/go-pgquery v0.0.0-20240606042535-c0843d6592cc // indirect
-	github.com/wasilibs/wazero-helpers v0.0.0-20240604052452-61d7981e9a38 // indirect
+	github.com/tetratelabs/wazero v1.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/wasilibs/go-pgquery v0.0.0-20240826014338-9ea9e19d01fd // indirect
+	github.com/wasilibs/wazero-helpers v0.0.0-20240620070341-3dff1577cd52 // indirect
 	github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v1.1.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.26.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240604185151-ef581f913117 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.29.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.18.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240903143218-8af14fe29dc1 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240903143218-8af14fe29dc1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4dc7b08..3037951 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 h1:GlRw1BRJxkpqUCBKzKOw098ed57fEsKeNjpTe3cSjK4=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0/go.mod h1:YZ7TlrGPkiz6ku9fK3TLD/pl3CpsiFyu8N92HLgmosI=
 github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.6 h1:7Xjx+VpznH+oBnejlPUj8oUpdxnVs4f8XU8WnHkI4W8=
 github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.6/go.mod h1:4ptaffx2x8+WTWXmUCuVU6aPUX1/Mz7zb5vbUoiM6w0=
-github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9 h1:hsms1Qyu0jgnwNXIxa+/V/PDsU6CfLf6CNO8H7IWoS4=
-github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9/go.mod h1:znqG4EE+3YCdAaPaxE2ZRY/06pZUdp0tY4IgpuI1SZQ=
-github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk v0.2.16 h1:Pdk5girDTDW84BgYRAt66IpUcUSvWUN4jQMg7yJgrIc=
-github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk v0.2.16/go.mod h1:oXAX1Ml6h7Hq6WFRq3g6mZsu1e7QKLHKubPxRzrGsQ0=
-github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.27.0 h1:Pv98CIbtB3LkMWmXi4Joa5OOcwbmnX88sF5qbK3r3Ps=
-github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.27.0/go.mod h1:lc76E2QywIyW8WuBnwl8Lc4bkmQH4+w1gwTf25trprY=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
+github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd v0.9.7 h1:RlV9QwIODidmo6NkREEexPMiGsTH0yFady0gzdOtzbc=
+github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd v0.9.7/go.mod h1:FdI0WjMM1FI+5+paxmICt9LyaUK617Sr6Db9iQHxKtg=
+github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk v0.3.1 h1:rxR5NokOlAjGpJJQpBBYijYrLMMu/BFA7EBikYTq3t8=
+github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk v0.3.1/go.mod h1:grehVOvLIloX+Egnam78V1XR84C0MYzxlgfSCKU5bVg=
+github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.28.1 h1:zzaSm/vHmGllRM6Tpx1492r0YDzauArdBfkJRtY6P5k=
+github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.28.1/go.mod h1:1fQZ+7l7eeJ3wYi82q5Hg8GqAPgefRq+FP/QhafYVgg=
 github.com/go-co-op/gocron v1.37.0 h1:ZYDJGtQ4OMhTLKOKMIch+/CY70Brbb1dGdooLEhh7b0=
 github.com/go-co-op/gocron v1.37.0/go.mod h1:3L/n6BkO7ABj+TrfSVXLRzsP26zmikL4ISkLQ0O8iNY=
 github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2 h1:J6MZopCL4uSllY1OfXM374weqZFFItUbrImctkmUxIA=
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeN
 github.com/google/uuid v1.4.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.22.0 h1:asbCHRVmodnJTuQ3qamDwqVOIjwqUPTYmYuemVOx+Ys=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.22.0/go.mod h1:ggCgvZ2r7uOoQjOyu2Y1NhHmEPPzzuhWgcza5M1Ji1I=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.6.3 h1:Qr2kF+eVWjTiYmU7Y31tYlP1h0q/X3Nl3tPGdaB11/k=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.6.3/go.mod h1:W4Qnvbt70Wk/zYJryRzDRU/4r0kIg0PVHBcfoyhpF5M=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin v1.6.1 h1:P7MR2UP6gNKGPp+y7EZw2kOiq4IR9WiqLvp0XOsVdwI=
@@ -59,12 +63,14 @@ github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.1.1 h1:yrQxtgseBDrq9Y652vSRDvsKCJKOUD+GzTS4Y0Y8pvE
 github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.1.1/go.mod h1:CtWFDAQgb7dxtzFs4tWbplKIe2jSi3+5vKbgIO0SLnQ=
 github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 h1:/6Hmqy13Ss2zCq62VdNG8tM1wchn8zjSGOBJ6icpsIM=
 github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0/go.mod h1:CEx0iS5ambNFdcRtxPj5JhEz+xB6uRky5eyVu/W2HEg=
-github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20231201235250-de7065d80cb9 h1:L0QtFUgDarD7Fpv9jeVMgy/+Ec0mtnmYuImjTz6dtDA=
-github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20231201235250-de7065d80cb9/go.mod h1:5TJZWKEWniPve33vlWYSoGYefn3gLQRzjfDlhSJ9ZKM=
-github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.6.0 h1:SWJzexBzPL5jb0GEsrPMLIsi/3jOo7RHlzTjcAeDrPY=
-github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.6.0/go.mod h1:DNZ/vlrUnhWCoFGxHAG8U2ljioxukquj7utPDgtQdTw=
+github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20240606120523-5a60cdf6a761 h1:iCEnooe7UlwOQYpKFhBabPMi4aNAfoODPEFNiAnClxo=
+github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20240606120523-5a60cdf6a761/go.mod h1:5TJZWKEWniPve33vlWYSoGYefn3gLQRzjfDlhSJ9ZKM=
+github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.0 h1:FG6VLIdzvAPhnYqP14sQ2xhFLkiUQHCs6ySqO91kF4g=
+github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.0/go.mod h1:awP1KNnjylvpxHuHP63gzjhnGkI1iw+PMoIwvoleN/8=
 github.com/jhump/protoreflect v1.15.1 h1:HUMERORf3I3ZdX05WaQ6MIpd/NJ434hTp5YiKgfCL6c=
 github.com/jhump/protoreflect v1.15.1/go.mod h1:jD/2GMKKE6OqX8qTjhADU1e6DShO+gavG9e0Q693nKo=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.0/go.mod h1:640gp4NfQd8pI5XOwp5fnNeVWj67G7CFk/SaSQn7NBk=
@@ -74,6 +80,8 @@ github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
+github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 h1:RPNrshWIDI6G2gRW9EHilWtl7Z6Sb1BR0xunSBf0SNc=
+github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.9/go.mod h1:u6P/XSegPjTcexA+o6vUJrdnUu04hMope9wVRipJSqc=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12/go.mod h1:u5H1YNBxpqRaxsYJYSkiCWKzEfiAb1Gb520KVy5xxl4=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
@@ -86,8 +94,10 @@ github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWE
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-testing-interface v1.14.1 h1:jrgshOhYAUVNMAJiKbEu7EqAwgJJ2JqpQmpLJOu07cU=
 github.com/mitchellh/go-testing-interface v1.14.1/go.mod h1:gfgS7OtZj6MA4U1UrDRp04twqAjfvlZyCfX3sDjEym8=
-github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.8 h1:nPr65rt6Y5JFSKQO7qToXr7pePgD6Gwiw05lkbyAQTE=
-github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.8/go.mod h1:+ncqLTQzXmGhMZNUePPaPqPvBxHAIsmXswZKocGu+AU=
+github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq1c1nUAm88MOHcQC9l5mIlSMApZMrHA=
+github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
+github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.11 h1:8feyoE3OzPrcshW5/MJ4sGESc5cqmGkGCWlco4l0bqY=
+github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.11/go.mod h1:OTaG3NK980DZzxbRq6lEuzgU+mug70nY11sMd4JXXHc=
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@@ -103,16 +113,16 @@ github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
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-github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1 h1:wZWJDwK+NameRJuPGDhlnFgx8e8HN3XHQeLaYJFJBOE=
-github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1/go.mod h1:mP78NwGzrVks5S2H6ab8+ZZGJLZUq1hoULYBAYBw1Ho=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.3 h1:oPksm4K8B+Vt35tUhw6GbSNSgVlVSBH0qELP/7u83l4=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.3/go.mod h1:PIEt8X02hGcP8JWbeHyeZ53Y/jReSnHgO035n//V5WE=
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-github.com/prometheus/common v0.54.0 h1:ZlZy0BgJhTwVZUn7dLOkwCZHUkrAqd3WYtcFCWnM1D8=
-github.com/prometheus/common v0.54.0/go.mod h1:/TQgMJP5CuVYveyT7n/0Ix8yLNNXy9yRSkhnLTHPDIQ=
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-github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.5.2/go.mod h1:hdY0cQFCN4fnSYT6TkisLufl/4W5UIXyv0b/CLO2V2M=
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@@ -122,8 +132,8 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0/go.mod h1:UQnix2H7Ngw/k4C5ijL5+65zddjncj
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@@ -147,10 +157,10 @@ github.com/zenizh/go-capturer v0.0.0-20211219060012-52ea6c8fed04/go.mod h1:FiwNQ
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-golang.org/x/crypto v0.24.0/go.mod h1:Z1PMYSOR5nyMcyAVAIQSKCDwalqy85Aqn1x3Ws4L5DM=
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@@ -160,19 +170,21 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220503163025-988cb79eb6c6/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
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diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 67fea17..c4adee0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk/metrics"
 	p "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk/plugin"
 	v1 "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk/plugin/v1"
+	apiV1 "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/api/v1"
 	"github.com/getsentry/sentry-go"
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	goplugin "github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -52,6 +55,23 @@ func main() {
 			go metrics.ExposeMetrics(metricsConfig, logger)
 		}
 
+		// Initialize the API client to get proxies from GatewayD.
+		apiGRPCAddress := cast.ToString(cfg["apiGRPCAddress"])
+		apiClientConn, err := grpc.NewClient(
+			apiGRPCAddress, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
+		if err != nil || apiClientConn == nil {
+			logger.Error("Failed to initialize API client", "error", err)
+			if pluginInstance.Impl.ExitOnStartupError {
+				logger.Info("Exiting due to startup error")
+				if apiClientConn != nil {
+					apiClientConn.Close()
+				}
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+		}
+		defer apiClientConn.Close()
+		pluginInstance.Impl.APIClient = apiV1.NewGatewayDAdminAPIServiceClient(apiClientConn)
+
 		cacheBufferSize := cast.ToUint(cfg["cacheBufferSize"])
 		if cacheBufferSize <= 0 {
 			cacheBufferSize = 100 // default value
@@ -71,7 +91,10 @@ func main() {
 			logger.Error("Failed to parse Redis URL", "error", err)
 			if pluginInstance.Impl.ExitOnStartupError {
 				logger.Info("Exiting due to startup error")
-				os.Exit(1)
+				if apiClientConn != nil {
+					apiClientConn.Close()
+				}
+				os.Exit(1) //nolint:gocritic
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -83,6 +106,9 @@ func main() {
 			logger.Error("Failed to ping Redis server", "error", err)
 			if pluginInstance.Impl.ExitOnStartupError {
 				logger.Info("Exiting due to startup error")
+				if apiClientConn != nil {
+					apiClientConn.Close()
+				}
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 		}
@@ -93,7 +119,6 @@ func main() {
 			cfg["periodicInvalidatorStartDelay"])
 		pluginInstance.Impl.PeriodicInvalidatorInterval = cast.ToDuration(
 			cfg["periodicInvalidatorInterval"])
-		pluginInstance.Impl.APIAddress = cast.ToString(cfg["apiAddress"])
 
 		// Start the periodic invalidator.
 		if pluginInstance.Impl.PeriodicInvalidatorEnabled {
diff --git a/plugin/api_client.go b/plugin/api_client.go
index cafec69..f266f53 100644
--- a/plugin/api_client.go
+++ b/plugin/api_client.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package plugin
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"net/http"
+
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 )
 
 type Proxy struct {
@@ -12,25 +14,32 @@ type Proxy struct {
 }
 
 // getProxies returns a list of proxies from GatewayD.
-func (p *Plugin) getProxies() map[string]Proxy {
-	if p.APIAddress == "" {
-		p.Logger.Error("Failed to get a list of proxies from GatewayD", "error", "APIAddress is not set")
+func (p *Plugin) getProxies() map[string]map[string]Proxy {
+	if p.APIClient == nil {
+		p.Logger.Error(
+			"Failed to get a list of proxies from GatewayD",
+			"error", "API client is not initialized",
+		)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	//nolint: noctx
-	resp, err := http.Get("http://" + p.APIAddress + "/v1/GatewayDPluginService/GetProxies")
+	proxies, err := p.APIClient.GetProxies(context.Background(), &emptypb.Empty{})
 	if err != nil {
 		p.Logger.Error("Failed to get a list of proxies from GatewayD", "error", err)
 		return nil
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	proxies := map[string]Proxy{}
-	if err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&proxies); err != nil {
-		p.Logger.Error("Failed to decode response from GatewayD", "error", err)
+	data, err := proxies.MarshalJSON()
+	if err != nil {
+		p.Logger.Error("Failed to marshal response from GatewayD", "error", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var pxy map[string]map[string]Proxy
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &pxy); err != nil {
+		p.Logger.Error("Failed to unmarshal response from GatewayD", "error", err)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return proxies
+	return pxy
 }
diff --git a/plugin/api_client_test.go b/plugin/api_client_test.go
index 7ef34bb..0d39a7a 100644
--- a/plugin/api_client_test.go
+++ b/plugin/api_client_test.go
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 package plugin
 
 import (
-	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	apiV1 "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/api/v1"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/zenizh/go-capturer"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 )
 
-// Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_APIAddress tests that getProxies() fails when APIAddress is not set.
-func Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_APIAddress(t *testing.T) {
+// Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_APIClient tests that getProxies()
+// fails when the API client is not initialized.
+func Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_APIClient(t *testing.T) {
 	output := capturer.CaptureOutput(func() {
 		p := Plugin{
 			Logger: hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
@@ -26,127 +27,29 @@ func Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_APIAddress(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Nil(t, proxies)
 	})
 
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "[ERROR] test: Failed to get a list of proxies from GatewayD: error=\"APIAddress is not set\"\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, output, "[ERROR] test: Failed to get a list of proxies from GatewayD: error=\"API client is not initialized\"\n")
 }
 
-// Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Request_Error tests that getProxies() fails when the request fails.
-func Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Request_Error(t *testing.T) {
+// Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Connection_Error tests that getProxies()
+// fails when the API client fails to connect to GatewayD.
+func Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Connection_Error(t *testing.T) {
 	output := capturer.CaptureOutput(func() {
+		conn, err := grpc.NewClient(
+			"localhost:18080",
+			grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+		)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		p := Plugin{
 			Logger: hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
 				Name:   "test",
 				Level:  hclog.Trace,
 				Output: os.Stdout,
 			}),
-			APIAddress: "localhost:12345",
+			APIClient: apiV1.NewGatewayDAdminAPIServiceClient(conn),
 		}
 		proxies := p.getProxies()
 		assert.Nil(t, proxies)
 	})
 
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "[ERROR] test: Failed to get a list of proxies from GatewayD: error=\"Get \\\"http://localhost:12345/v1/GatewayDPluginService/GetProxies\\\": dial tcp [::1]:12345: connect: connection refused\"\n")
-}
-
-// Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Inaccessible tests that getProxies() fails
-// when the API is not accessible.
-func Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Inaccessible(t *testing.T) {
-	output := capturer.CaptureOutput(func() {
-		p := Plugin{
-			Logger: hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
-				Name:   "test",
-				Level:  hclog.Trace,
-				Output: os.Stdout,
-			}),
-			APIAddress: "127.0.0.1:18080",
-		}
-		proxies := p.getProxies()
-		assert.Nil(t, proxies)
-	})
-
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "[ERROR] test: Failed to get a list of proxies from GatewayD: error=\"Get \\\"http://127.0.0.1:18080/v1/GatewayDPluginService/GetProxies\\\": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:18080: connect: connection refused\"\n")
-}
-
-// Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Invalid_JSON tests that getProxies() fails
-// when the response is not valid JSON.
-func Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Invalid_JSON(t *testing.T) {
-	output := capturer.CaptureOutput(func() {
-		testServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-			if _, err := w.Write([]byte(``)); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-		}))
-		defer testServer.Close()
-
-		p := Plugin{
-			Logger: hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
-				Name:   "test",
-				Level:  hclog.Trace,
-				Output: os.Stdout,
-			}),
-			APIAddress: strings.TrimPrefix(testServer.URL, "http://"),
-		}
-
-		proxies := p.getProxies()
-		assert.Nil(t, proxies)
-	})
-
-	assert.Contains(t, output, "[ERROR] test: Failed to decode response from GatewayD: error=EOF\n")
-}
-
-// Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Empty_Response tests that getProxies() returns an empty map
-// when the response is empty.
-func Test_Plugin_getProxies_Fails_Empty_Response(t *testing.T) {
-	testServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		if _, err := w.Write([]byte(`{}`)); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}))
-	defer testServer.Close()
-
-	p := Plugin{
-		Logger: hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
-			Name:   "test",
-			Level:  hclog.Trace,
-			Output: os.Stdout,
-		}),
-		APIAddress: strings.TrimPrefix(testServer.URL, "http://"),
-	}
-
-	proxies := p.getProxies()
-	assert.NotNil(t, proxies)
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(proxies))
-	assert.Equal(t, proxies, map[string]Proxy{})
-}
-
-// Test_Plugin_getProxies tests that getProxies() returns a map of proxies.
-func Test_Plugin_getProxies(t *testing.T) {
-	testServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		if _, err := w.Write([]byte(`{"default":{"available":["localhost:45121"],"busy":["localhost:45123"],"total":2}}`)); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}))
-	defer testServer.Close()
-
-	p := Plugin{
-		Logger: hclog.New(&hclog.LoggerOptions{
-			Name:   "test",
-			Level:  hclog.Trace,
-			Output: os.Stdout,
-		}),
-		APIAddress: strings.TrimPrefix(testServer.URL, "http://"),
-	}
-
-	proxies := p.getProxies()
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(proxies))
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(proxies["default"].Available))
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(proxies["default"].Busy))
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, proxies["default"].Total)
-	assert.Equal(t, "localhost:45121", proxies["default"].Available[0])
-	assert.Equal(t, "localhost:45123", proxies["default"].Busy[0])
+	assert.Contains(t, output, `[ERROR] test: Failed to get a list of proxies from GatewayD: error="rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = connection error: desc = \"transport: Error while dialing: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:18080: connect: connection refused\""`)
 }
diff --git a/plugin/module.go b/plugin/module.go
index ce0b580..c5bc48b 100644
--- a/plugin/module.go
+++ b/plugin/module.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var (
 			"metricsUnixDomainSocket": sdkConfig.GetEnv(
 				"METRICS_UNIX_DOMAIN_SOCKET", "/tmp/gatewayd-plugin-cache.sock"),
 			"metricsEndpoint": sdkConfig.GetEnv("METRICS_ENDPOINT", "/metrics"),
+			"apiGRPCAddress":  sdkConfig.GetEnv("API_GRPC_ADDRESS", "localhost:19090"),
 			"redisURL":        sdkConfig.GetEnv("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379/0"),
 			"expiry":          sdkConfig.GetEnv("EXPIRY", "1h"),
 			"defaultDBName":   sdkConfig.GetEnv("DEFAULT_DB_NAME", ""),
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ var (
 				"PERIODIC_INVALIDATOR_START_DELAY", "1m"),
 			"periodicInvalidatorInterval": sdkConfig.GetEnv(
 				"PERIODIC_INVALIDATOR_INTERVAL", "1m"),
-			"apiAddress":         sdkConfig.GetEnv("API_ADDRESS", "localhost:8080"),
 			"exitOnStartupError": sdkConfig.GetEnv("EXIT_ON_STARTUP_ERROR", "false"),
 			"cacheBufferSize":    sdkConfig.GetEnv("CACHE_CHANNEL_BUFFER_SIZE", "100"),
 		},
diff --git a/plugin/plugin.go b/plugin/plugin.go
index 485ccd6..1613f4c 100644
--- a/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk/databases/postgres"
 	sdkPlugin "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk/plugin"
 	v1 "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd-plugin-sdk/plugin/v1"
+	apiV1 "github.com/gatewayd-io/gatewayd/api/v1"
 	goRedis "github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	goplugin "github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ type Plugin struct {
 
 	Logger hclog.Logger
 
+	APIClient apiV1.GatewayDAdminAPIServiceClient
+
 	// Cache configuration.
 	RedisClient        *goRedis.Client
 	RedisURL           string
@@ -37,7 +40,6 @@ type Plugin struct {
 	PeriodicInvalidatorEnabled    bool
 	PeriodicInvalidatorStartDelay time.Duration
 	PeriodicInvalidatorInterval   time.Duration
-	APIAddress                    string
 }
 
 type CachePlugin struct {
diff --git a/plugin/utils.go b/plugin/utils.go
index cf505d2..e92eb70 100644
--- a/plugin/utils.go
+++ b/plugin/utils.go
@@ -73,17 +73,19 @@ func validateHostPort(hostPort string) (bool, error) {
 
 // isBusy checks if a client address exists in cache by matching the address
 // with the busy clients.
-func isBusy(proxies map[string]Proxy, address string) bool {
+func isBusy(proxies map[string]map[string]Proxy, address string) bool {
 	if proxies == nil {
 		// NOTE: If the API is not running, we assume that the client is busy,
 		// so that we don't accidentally make the client and the plugin unstable.
 		return true
 	}
 
-	for _, name := range proxies {
-		for _, client := range name.Busy {
-			if client == address {
-				return true
+	for _, group := range proxies {
+		for _, block := range group {
+			for _, client := range block.Busy {
+				if client == address {
+					return true
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/utils_test.go b/plugin/utils_test.go
index 623da4e..6f976a0 100644
--- a/plugin/utils_test.go
+++ b/plugin/utils_test.go
@@ -55,42 +55,39 @@ func Test_validateAddressPort_IPv4(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_isBusy(t *testing.T) {
-	proxies := map[string]Proxy{
+	proxies := map[string]map[string]Proxy{
 		"default": {
-			Busy: []string{"localhost:12345"},
+			"reads": {
+				Busy: []string{"localhost:12345"},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	assert.True(t, isBusy(proxies, "localhost:12345"))
 }
 
 func Test_isBusy_False(t *testing.T) {
-	proxies := map[string]Proxy{
+	proxies := map[string]map[string]Proxy{
 		"default": {
-			Busy: []string{"localhost:12345"},
+			"reads": {
+				Busy: []string{"localhost:12345"},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	assert.False(t, isBusy(proxies, "localhost:54321"))
 }
 
 func Test_isBusy_False_Empty(t *testing.T) {
-	proxies := map[string]Proxy{
+	proxies := map[string]map[string]Proxy{
 		"default": {
-			Busy: []string{},
+			"reads": {
+				Busy: []string{},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	assert.False(t, isBusy(proxies, "localhost:54321"))
 }
 
 func Test_isBusy_False_EmptyMap(t *testing.T) {
-	proxies := map[string]Proxy{}
-	assert.False(t, isBusy(proxies, "localhost:54321"))
-}
-
-func Test_isBusy_False_EmptyMap_EmptyBusy(t *testing.T) {
-	proxies := map[string]Proxy{
-		"default": {
-			Busy: []string{},
-		},
-	}
+	proxies := map[string]map[string]Proxy{}
 	assert.False(t, isBusy(proxies, "localhost:54321"))
 }