# Read Traffic Offload

> The ability to divert read queries to replicas, relieving the primary.

Record: `lex:read-traffic-offload`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-read-traffic-offload

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Read Replica](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/read-replica.md)