Kgateway HTTPListenerPolicy API

Apply policies to all HTTP and HTTPS listeners defined on a Gateway. Configure listener-level settings that affect all traffic passing through the specified listeners.

Operations 5

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

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OpenAPI Specification

kgateway-httplistenerpolicy-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: kgateway Kubernetes Gateway HTTP Listener Policy 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: HTTPListenerPolicy
  description: Apply policies to all HTTP and HTTPS listeners defined on a Gateway. Configure listener-level settings that affect all traffic passing through the specified listeners.
paths:
  /namespaces/{namespace}/httplistenerpolicies:
    get:
      operationId: listHTTPListenerPolicies
      summary: Kgateway List HTTPListenerPolicy resources
      description: List all HTTPListenerPolicy resources in the specified namespace. HTTPListenerPolicies apply policies to all HTTP and HTTPS listeners on a Gateway.
      tags:
      - HTTPListenerPolicy
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LabelSelector'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Continue'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved list of HTTPListenerPolicy resources.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPListenerPolicyList'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    post:
      operationId: createHTTPListenerPolicy
      summary: Kgateway Create an HTTPListenerPolicy
      description: Create an HTTPListenerPolicy resource to apply policies to all HTTP and HTTPS listeners defined on a Gateway.
      tags:
      - HTTPListenerPolicy
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPListenerPolicy'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successfully created HTTPListenerPolicy.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPListenerPolicy'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '409':
          description: Conflict - resource already exists
  /namespaces/{namespace}/httplistenerpolicies/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: getHTTPListenerPolicy
      summary: Kgateway Get an HTTPListenerPolicy
      description: Retrieve a specific HTTPListenerPolicy resource by name and namespace.
      tags:
      - HTTPListenerPolicy
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved HTTPListenerPolicy.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPListenerPolicy'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: HTTPListenerPolicy not found
    put:
      operationId: replaceHTTPListenerPolicy
      summary: Kgateway Replace an HTTPListenerPolicy
      description: Replace a specific HTTPListenerPolicy resource.
      tags:
      - HTTPListenerPolicy
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Name'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPListenerPolicy'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully replaced HTTPListenerPolicy.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPListenerPolicy'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: HTTPListenerPolicy not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteHTTPListenerPolicy
      summary: Kgateway Delete an HTTPListenerPolicy
      description: Delete a specific HTTPListenerPolicy resource.
      tags:
      - HTTPListenerPolicy
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully deleted HTTPListenerPolicy.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: HTTPListenerPolicy not found
components:
  schemas:
    HTTPListenerPolicy:
      type: object
      description: HTTPListenerPolicy applies policies to all HTTP and HTTPS listeners on a Gateway.
      properties:
        apiVersion:
          type: string
          enum:
          - gateway.kgateway.dev/v1alpha1
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - HTTPListenerPolicy
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObjectMeta'
        spec:
          type: object
          description: HTTPListenerPolicySpec defines the desired state of an HTTPListenerPolicy.
          properties:
            targetRefs:
              type: array
              description: References to the Gateway listeners to which this policy applies.
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PolicyTargetRef'
            accessLogging:
              type: object
              description: Access logging configuration.
            buffer:
              type: object
              description: Request buffering configuration.
              properties:
                maxRequestBytes:
                  type: integer
                  description: Maximum request body size in bytes.
            celValidation:
              type: object
              description: CEL-based request validation.
              properties:
                rules:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      expression:
                        type: string
                        description: CEL expression to evaluate.
                      action:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                        - Deny
                        - Allow
            basicAuth:
              type: object
              description: Basic authentication configuration.
              properties:
                credentialsSecretRef:
                  type: object
                  description: Reference to a Kubernetes secret containing htpasswd-format credentials.
                  properties:
                    name:
                      type: string
                    namespace:
                      type: string
          required:
          - targetRefs
        status:
          type: object
          description: Status of the HTTPListenerPolicy.
          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
    HTTPListenerPolicyList:
      type: object
      description: List of HTTPListenerPolicy resources.
      properties:
        apiVersion:
          type: string
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - HTTPListenerPolicyList
        metadata:
          type: object
          properties:
            continue:
              type: string
            resourceVersion:
              type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPListenerPolicy'
    PolicyTargetRef:
      type: object
      description: Reference to a target resource for policy attachment.
      properties:
        group:
          type: string
          description: Group is the group of the target resource.
          default: gateway.networking.k8s.io
        kind:
          type: string
          description: Kind is the kind of the target resource.
          enum:
          - Gateway
          - HTTPRoute
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name is the name of the target resource.
        namespace:
          type: string
          description: Namespace is the namespace of the target resource.
        sectionName:
          type: string
          description: SectionName is the name of a section within the target resource to apply the policy to.
      required:
      - kind
      - name
    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.
  parameters:
    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
    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
    Limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of resources to return.
      schema:
        type: integer
  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/