Istio WorkloadEntry API

Non-Kubernetes workload (VM/bare metal) endpoint properties

Operations 5

GET /namespaces/{namespace}/workloadentries Istio List WorkloadEntries #
POST /namespaces/{namespace}/workloadentries Istio Create a WorkloadEntry #
GET /namespaces/{namespace}/workloadentries/{name} Istio Get a WorkloadEntry #
PUT /namespaces/{namespace}/workloadentries/{name} Istio Replace a WorkloadEntry #
DELETE /namespaces/{namespace}/workloadentries/{name} Istio Delete a WorkloadEntry #

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istio-workloadentry-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Istio Networking Workload Entry API
  description: The Istio Networking API (networking.istio.io) provides configuration resources for traffic management within an Istio service mesh.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Istio
    url: https://istio.io/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://{cluster}/apis/networking.istio.io/v1
  description: Kubernetes API server endpoint for Istio Networking v1
  variables:
    cluster:
      default: kubernetes.default.svc
      description: Kubernetes API server hostname
tags:
- name: WorkloadEntry
  description: Non-Kubernetes workload (VM/bare metal) endpoint properties
  externalDocs:
    url: https://istio.io/latest/docs/reference/config/networking/workload-entry/
paths:
  /namespaces/{namespace}/workloadentries:
    get:
      operationId: listWorkloadEntries
      summary: Istio List WorkloadEntries
      description: List all WorkloadEntry resources in the specified namespace. A WorkloadEntry enables specifying the properties of a single non-Kubernetes workload such as a VM or bare metal server as it is onboarded into the mesh.
      tags:
      - WorkloadEntry
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/labelSelector'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/continue'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response containing list of WorkloadEntries
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkloadEntryList'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    post:
      operationId: createWorkloadEntry
      summary: Istio Create a WorkloadEntry
      description: Create a new WorkloadEntry resource in the specified namespace.
      tags:
      - WorkloadEntry
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkloadEntry'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: WorkloadEntry created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkloadEntry'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '409':
          description: Conflict
  /namespaces/{namespace}/workloadentries/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: getWorkloadEntry
      summary: Istio Get a WorkloadEntry
      description: Read the specified WorkloadEntry resource.
      tags:
      - WorkloadEntry
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkloadEntry'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
    put:
      operationId: replaceWorkloadEntry
      summary: Istio Replace a WorkloadEntry
      description: Replace the specified WorkloadEntry resource.
      tags:
      - WorkloadEntry
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkloadEntry'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: WorkloadEntry replaced
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkloadEntry'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWorkloadEntry
      summary: Istio Delete a WorkloadEntry
      description: Delete the specified WorkloadEntry resource.
      tags:
      - WorkloadEntry
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: WorkloadEntry deleted
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
components:
  parameters:
    labelSelector:
      name: labelSelector
      in: query
      description: A selector to restrict the list of returned objects by their labels
      schema:
        type: string
    name:
      name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The resource name
      schema:
        type: string
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: Maximum number of resources to return
      schema:
        type: integer
    continue:
      name: continue
      in: query
      description: Continue token for paginated list requests
      schema:
        type: string
    namespace:
      name: namespace
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Kubernetes namespace
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    WorkloadEntryList:
      type: object
      properties:
        apiVersion:
          type: string
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - WorkloadEntryList
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListMeta'
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/WorkloadEntry'
    WorkloadEntry:
      type: object
      properties:
        apiVersion:
          type: string
          enum:
          - networking.istio.io/v1
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - WorkloadEntry
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObjectMeta'
        spec:
          type: object
          properties:
            address:
              type: string
              description: Address associated with the network endpoint (IP or hostname).
            ports:
              type: object
              additionalProperties:
                type: integer
              description: Set of ports associated with the endpoint.
            labels:
              type: object
              additionalProperties:
                type: string
              description: One or more labels associated with the endpoint.
            network:
              type: string
              description: Network enables Istio to group endpoints resident in the same L3 domain.
            locality:
              type: string
              description: The locality associated with the endpoint (region/zone/subzone).
            weight:
              type: integer
              description: The load balancing weight associated with the endpoint.
            serviceAccount:
              type: string
              description: The service account associated with the workload.
    ListMeta:
      type: object
      properties:
        resourceVersion:
          type: string
        continue:
          type: string
    ObjectMeta:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the resource
        namespace:
          type: string
          description: Namespace of the resource
        labels:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Map of string keys and values for organizing resources
        annotations:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Unstructured key-value map for storing arbitrary metadata
        creationTimestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp representing the server time when this object was created
        resourceVersion:
          type: string
          description: An opaque value that represents the internal version of this object
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Kubernetes API server bearer token authentication
externalDocs:
  description: Istio Networking Configuration Reference
  url: https://istio.io/latest/docs/reference/config/networking/