diff --git a/api/service/route.go b/api/service/route.go
index 23bf7864b41db9..88cc16bb99900a 100644
--- a/api/service/route.go
+++ b/api/service/route.go
@@ -341,10 +341,13 @@ func (r Redirect) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 type Upstream struct {
-	UType           string           `json:"type"`
-	Nodes           map[string]int64 `json:"nodes"`
-	Timeout         UpstreamTimeout  `json:"timeout"`
-	EnableWebsocket bool             `json:"enable_websocket"`
+	UType           string                 `json:"type"`
+	Nodes           map[string]int64       `json:"nodes"`
+	Timeout         UpstreamTimeout        `json:"timeout"`
+	EnableWebsocket bool                   `json:"enable_websocket"`
+	Checks          map[string]interface{} `json:"checks,omitempty"`
+	HashOn          string                 `json:"hash_on,omitempty"`
+	Key             string                 `json:"key,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type UpstreamTimeout struct {
diff --git a/api/service/upstream_test.go b/api/service/upstream_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f216de650b827d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/service/upstream_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// parse from params to RouteRequest must be error
+func TestUpstreamRequest_Parse(t *testing.T) {
+	a := assert.New(t)
+	param := []byte(`{
+		"name": "upstream-test",
+		"description": "test upstream",
+		"type": "roundrobin",
+		"nodes": {
+			"127.0.0.1:8080":100,
+			"127.0.0.1:8081":200
+		},
+		"timeout":{
+			"connect":15,
+			"send":15,
+			"read":15
+		},
+		"enable_websocket": true,
+		"hash_on": "header",
+		"key": "server_addr",
+		"checks": {
+			"active": {
+				"timeout": 5,
+				"http_path": "/status",
+				"host": "foo.com",
+				"healthy": {
+					"interval": 2,
+					"successes": 1
+				},
+				"unhealthy": {
+					"interval": 1,
+					"http_failures": 2
+				},
+				"req_headers": ["User-Agent: curl/7.29.0"]
+			},
+			"passive": {
+				"healthy": {
+					"http_statuses": [200, 201],
+					"successes": 3
+				},
+				"unhealthy": {
+					"http_statuses": [500],
+					"http_failures": 3,
+					"tcp_failures": 3
+				}
+			}
+		}	
+	}`)
+
+	ur := &UpstreamRequest{}
+	err := ur.Parse(param)
+	a.Nil(err)
+	a.Equal("header", ur.HashOn)
+	a.Equal("server_addr", ur.Key)
+
+	u4 := uuid.NewV4()
+	uuid := u4.String()
+	ur.Id = uuid
+
+	aur, err := ur.Parse2Apisix()
+	a.Nil(err)
+
+	res := aur.toJson()
+	a.NotNil(res)
+
+	//create a upstream
+	apisixResp, err := aur.Create()
+	a.Nil(err)
+	rur, err := apisixResp.Parse2Request()
+	a.Nil(err)
+	a.Equal(ur.Key, rur.Key)
+
+	aur.Id = rur.Id
+	//get the upstream just created
+	created, err := aur.FindById()
+	a.Nil(err)
+	createdFormat, err := created.Parse2Request()
+	a.Nil(err)
+	a.Equal(createdFormat.HashOn, rur.HashOn)
+
+	//delete test data
+	_, err = aur.Delete()
+	a.Nil(err)
+}