def _relay_request(self, url_path, data=None):
        """Send received request to api server."""

        url = "http://%s:%s%s" % (cfg.CONF.APISERVER.api_server_ip,
                                  cfg.CONF.APISERVER.api_server_port,
                                  url_path)

        return self._request_api_server_authn(
            url, data=data, headers={'Content-type': 'application/json'})