Amazon EKS Clusters API

Operations for managing EKS clusters

Operations 4

POST /clusters Amazon EKS Create a New EKS Cluster #
GET /clusters Amazon EKS List EKS Clusters #
GET /clusters/{name} Amazon EKS Describe an EKS Cluster #
DELETE /clusters/{name} Amazon EKS Delete an EKS Cluster #

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amazon-eks-clusters-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon EKS Addons Clusters API
  description: Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) is a managed Kubernetes service that makes it easy to run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install, operate, and maintain your own Kubernetes control plane or nodes.
  version: '2017-11-01'
  contact:
    name: Amazon Web Services
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/eks/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://eks.amazonaws.com
  description: Amazon EKS API
tags:
- name: Clusters
  description: Operations for managing EKS clusters
paths:
  /clusters:
    post:
      operationId: CreateCluster
      summary: Amazon EKS Create a New EKS Cluster
      description: Creates an Amazon EKS control plane. The Amazon EKS control plane consists of control plane instances that run the Kubernetes software, such as etcd and the API server.
      tags:
      - Clusters
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateClusterRequest'
            examples:
              CreateClusterRequestExample:
                summary: Default CreateCluster request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  name: example-resource-name
                  version: 5.0.0
                  roleArn: arn:aws:service:us-east-1:123456789012:resource/example
                  resourcesVpcConfig:
                    subnetIds:
                    - example-id-1234
                    securityGroupIds:
                    - example-cluster-01
                    endpointPublicAccess: true
                  kubernetesNetworkConfig:
                    serviceIpv4Cidr: example-id-1234
                    ipFamily: ipv4
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateClusterResponse'
              examples:
                CreateCluster200Example:
                  summary: Default CreateCluster 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    cluster: example-cluster-01
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '409':
          description: Conflict
        '429':
          description: Too many requests
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      operationId: ListClusters
      summary: Amazon EKS List EKS Clusters
      description: Lists the Amazon EKS clusters in your AWS account in the specified Region.
      tags:
      - Clusters
      parameters:
      - name: maxResults
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
        example: 1
      - name: nextToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListClustersResponse'
              examples:
                ListClusters200Example:
                  summary: Default ListClusters 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    clusters:
                    - example-cluster-01
                    nextToken: example-string
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '429':
          description: Too many requests
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /clusters/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: DescribeCluster
      summary: Amazon EKS Describe an EKS Cluster
      description: Returns descriptive information about an Amazon EKS cluster.
      tags:
      - Clusters
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-resource-name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DescribeClusterResponse'
              examples:
                DescribeCluster200Example:
                  summary: Default DescribeCluster 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    cluster: example-cluster-01
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not found
        '429':
          description: Too many requests
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: DeleteCluster
      summary: Amazon EKS Delete an EKS Cluster
      description: Deletes the Amazon EKS cluster control plane. You must delete all node groups and Fargate profiles before deleting a cluster.
      tags:
      - Clusters
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-resource-name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteClusterResponse'
              examples:
                DeleteCluster200Example:
                  summary: Default DeleteCluster 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    cluster: example-cluster-01
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not found
        '409':
          description: Conflict
        '429':
          description: Too many requests
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    CreateClusterRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - roleArn
      - resourcesVpcConfig
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The unique name to give to your cluster.
          example: example-resource-name
        version:
          type: string
          description: The desired Kubernetes version for your cluster.
          example: 5.0.0
        roleArn:
          type: string
          description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role.
          example: arn:aws:service:us-east-1:123456789012:resource/example
        resourcesVpcConfig:
          type: object
          properties:
            subnetIds:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            securityGroupIds:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            endpointPublicAccess:
              type: boolean
            endpointPrivateAccess:
              type: boolean
          example:
            subnetIds:
            - example-id-1234
            securityGroupIds:
            - example-cluster-01
            endpointPublicAccess: true
        kubernetesNetworkConfig:
          type: object
          properties:
            serviceIpv4Cidr:
              type: string
            ipFamily:
              type: string
              enum:
              - ipv4
              - ipv6
          example:
            serviceIpv4Cidr: example-id-1234
            ipFamily: ipv4
        logging:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Logging'
        tags:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          example: {}
    ListClustersResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        clusters:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - example-cluster-01
        nextToken:
          type: string
          example: example-string
    VpcConfigResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        subnetIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - example-id-1234
        securityGroupIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - example-cluster-01
        clusterSecurityGroupId:
          type: string
          example: example-cluster-01
        vpcId:
          type: string
          example: example-id-1234
        endpointPublicAccess:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        endpointPrivateAccess:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        publicAccessCidrs:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - example-id-1234
    CreateClusterResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        cluster:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Cluster'
    KubernetesNetworkConfigResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        serviceIpv4Cidr:
          type: string
          example: example-id-1234
        serviceIpv6Cidr:
          type: string
          example: example-id-1234
        ipFamily:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ipv4
          - ipv6
          example: ipv4
    Cluster:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the cluster.
          example: example-resource-name
        arn:
          type: string
          description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the cluster.
          example: arn:aws:service:us-east-1:123456789012:resource/example
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The Unix epoch timestamp at object creation.
          example: '2025-03-15T14:30:00Z'
        version:
          type: string
          description: The Kubernetes server version for the cluster.
          example: 5.0.0
        endpoint:
          type: string
          description: The endpoint for your Kubernetes API server.
          example: example-string
        roleArn:
          type: string
          description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role.
          example: arn:aws:service:us-east-1:123456789012:resource/example
        resourcesVpcConfig:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/VpcConfigResponse'
        kubernetesNetworkConfig:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/KubernetesNetworkConfigResponse'
        logging:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Logging'
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CREATING
          - ACTIVE
          - DELETING
          - FAILED
          - UPDATING
          - PENDING
          description: The current status of the cluster.
          example: CREATING
        certificateAuthority:
          type: object
          properties:
            data:
              type: string
              description: The Base64-encoded certificate data.
          example:
            data: example-string
        platformVersion:
          type: string
          description: The platform version of your Amazon EKS cluster.
          example: 5.0.0
        tags:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Metadata that assists with categorization and organization.
          example: {}
    Logging:
      type: object
      properties:
        clusterLogging:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              types:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - api
                  - audit
                  - authenticator
                  - controllerManager
                  - scheduler
              enabled:
                type: boolean
          example:
          - types:
            - example
            enabled: true
    DeleteClusterResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        cluster:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Cluster'
    DescribeClusterResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        cluster:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Cluster'