Kgateway

Kgateway AIBackend API

Configure AI backend providers with support for LLM providers such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and Gemini. Specify provider configuration and priority groups for AI routing.

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Operations 5

GET /namespaces/{namespace}/aibackends Kgateway List AIBackend resources #
POST /namespaces/{namespace}/aibackends Kgateway Create an AIBackend #
GET /namespaces/{namespace}/aibackends/{name} Kgateway Get an AIBackend #
PUT /namespaces/{namespace}/aibackends/{name} Kgateway Replace an AIBackend #
DELETE /namespaces/{namespace}/aibackends/{name} Kgateway Delete an AIBackend #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://kgateway.dev/docs/envoy/latest/reference/api/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/openapi/kgateway-aibackend-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/json-schema/traffic-policy.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/json-schema/backend.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/json-schema/direct-response.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/json-schema/gateway-extension.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/json-schema/gateway-parameters.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/json-schema/http-listener-policy.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/json-schema/ai-backend.json

Other Resources

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https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/json-ld/kgateway-context.jsonld
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APIsJSON
https://artifacts.apis.io/kgateway/apis.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

kgateway-aibackend-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: kgateway Kubernetes Gateway AI Backend API
  description: kgateway is the most widely deployed gateway in Kubernetes for microservices and AI agents.
  version: 2.1.0
  contact:
    name: kgateway
    url: https://kgateway.dev
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://github.com/kgateway-dev/kgateway/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://{kubernetes-api-server}/apis/gateway.kgateway.dev/v1alpha1
  description: Kubernetes API Server - kgateway Custom Resources
  variables:
    kubernetes-api-server:
      default: kubernetes.default.svc
      description: The Kubernetes API server hostname
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: AIBackend
  description: Configure AI backend providers with support for LLM providers such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and Gemini. Specify provider configuration and priority groups for AI routing.
paths:
  /namespaces/{namespace}/aibackends:
    get:
      operationId: listAIBackends
      summary: Kgateway List AIBackend resources
      description: List all AIBackend resources in the specified namespace. AIBackends configure AI provider backends such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and Gemini for AI gateway routing.
      tags:
      - AIBackend
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LabelSelector'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Continue'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved list of AIBackend resources.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AIBackendList'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    post:
      operationId: createAIBackend
      summary: Kgateway Create an AIBackend
      description: Create an AIBackend resource to configure an AI provider backend with LLM provider settings and priority groups.
      tags:
      - AIBackend
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AIBackend'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successfully created AIBackend.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AIBackend'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '409':
          description: Conflict - resource already exists
  /namespaces/{namespace}/aibackends/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: getAIBackend
      summary: Kgateway Get an AIBackend
      description: Retrieve a specific AIBackend resource by name and namespace.
      tags:
      - AIBackend
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved AIBackend.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AIBackend'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: AIBackend not found
    put:
      operationId: replaceAIBackend
      summary: Kgateway Replace an AIBackend
      description: Replace a specific AIBackend resource.
      tags:
      - AIBackend
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Name'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AIBackend'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully replaced AIBackend.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AIBackend'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: AIBackend not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteAIBackend
      summary: Kgateway Delete an AIBackend
      description: Delete a specific AIBackend resource.
      tags:
      - AIBackend
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully deleted AIBackend.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: AIBackend not found
components:
  schemas:
    ObjectMeta:
      type: object
      description: Standard Kubernetes object metadata.
      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: Annotations for storing arbitrary metadata.
        resourceVersion:
          type: string
          description: An opaque value that represents the internal version of this object.
        creationTimestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp representing the server time when this object was created.
    AIBackendList:
      type: object
      description: List of AIBackend resources.
      properties:
        apiVersion:
          type: string
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AIBackendList
        metadata:
          type: object
          properties:
            continue:
              type: string
            resourceVersion:
              type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AIBackend'
    AIBackend:
      type: object
      description: AIBackend configures AI provider backends with support for LLM providers such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and Gemini.
      properties:
        apiVersion:
          type: string
          enum:
          - gateway.kgateway.dev/v1alpha1
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AIBackend
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObjectMeta'
        spec:
          type: object
          description: AIBackendSpec defines the desired state of an AIBackend.
          properties:
            provider:
              type: object
              description: Configuration for the LLM provider.
              properties:
                type:
                  type: string
                  description: The type of LLM provider.
                  enum:
                  - openai
                  - azure
                  - gemini
                  - mistral
                openai:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    model:
                      type: string
                      description: Model name to use.
                    authToken:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        secretRef:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                            namespace:
                              type: string
                azure:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    endpoint:
                      type: string
                    deploymentName:
                      type: string
                    apiVersion:
                      type: string
                    authToken:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        secretRef:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                            namespace:
                              type: string
                gemini:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    model:
                      type: string
                    authToken:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        secretRef:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                            namespace:
                              type: string
            groups:
              type: array
              description: List of groups in priority order where each group defines a set of LLM providers.
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  priority:
                    type: integer
                    description: Priority of this group (lower is higher priority).
                  backends:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        backendRef:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                            namespace:
                              type: string
                        weight:
                          type: integer
                          description: Weight for load balancing within the group.
        status:
          type: object
          description: Status of the AIBackend.
          properties:
            conditions:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                  status:
                    type: string
                  reason:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  lastTransitionTime:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
  parameters:
    Limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of resources to return.
      schema:
        type: integer
    LabelSelector:
      name: labelSelector
      in: query
      required: false
      description: A selector to restrict the list of returned objects by labels.
      schema:
        type: string
    Continue:
      name: continue
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Continue token for paginated list requests.
      schema:
        type: string
    Namespace:
      name: namespace
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Kubernetes namespace.
      schema:
        type: string
    Name:
      name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The name of the resource.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Kubernetes API bearer token authentication. Use a service account token or kubeconfig token.
externalDocs:
  description: kgateway API Reference Documentation
  url: https://kgateway.dev/docs/envoy/latest/reference/api/