# Google Cloud Service Mesh xDS Control Plane API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/xds-control-plane-api/  
**Provider:** Google Cloud Service Mesh — https://apis.io/providers/google-cloud-service-mesh/  
**Base URL:** https://trafficdirector.googleapis.com/  
**Documentation:** https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/service-routing/xds-control-plane-apis

Google Cloud Service Mesh xDS Control Plane API is one of 13 APIs that [Google Cloud Service Mesh](https://apis.io/providers/google-cloud-service-mesh/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Control Plane, Envoy, Service Mesh, and xDS. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Cloud Service Mesh uses the open-source xDS v3 control plane API to distribute configuration to Envoy sidecar proxies and proxyless gRPC clients. Configurations defined via the Network Services and Network Security REST APIs are translated and pushed to connected clients through the xDS protocol, supporting Listener Discovery Service (LDS), Route Discovery Service (RDS), Cluster Discovery Service (CDS), and Endpoint Discovery Service (EDS).

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/service-routing/xds-control-plane-apis

## Other Google Cloud Service Mesh APIs (12)

- [Google Cloud Network Security API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/network-security-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh EndpointPolicies API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-endpointpolicies-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh Gateways API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-gateways-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-google-cloud-network-services-api-service-mesh-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh GrpcRoutes API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-grpcroutes-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh HttpRoutes API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-httproutes-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh Locations API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-locations-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh Meshes API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-meshes-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh Operations API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-operations-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh ServiceLbPolicies API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-servicelbpolicies-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh TcpRoutes API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-tcproutes-api/)
- [Google Cloud Service Mesh TlsRoutes API](https://apis.io/apis/google-cloud-service-mesh/google-cloud-service-mesh-tlsroutes-api/)

## Tags

Control Plane, Envoy, Service Mesh, xDS

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