Kubernetes

Kubernetes Workloads API

Workload resources including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, ReplicaSets, Jobs, and CronJobs for managing containerized applications.

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Operations 13

GET /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/pods Kubernetes List pods in a namespace #
POST /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/pods Kubernetes Create a pod #
GET /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/pods/{name} Kubernetes Get a pod #
PUT /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/pods/{name} Kubernetes Replace a pod #
DELETE /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/pods/{name} Kubernetes Delete a pod #
GET /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/pods/{name}/log Kubernetes Read pod logs #
GET /apis/apps/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/deployments Kubernetes List deployments in a namespace #
POST /apis/apps/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/deployments Kubernetes Create a deployment #
GET /apis/apps/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/deployments/{name} Kubernetes Get a deployment #
PUT /apis/apps/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/deployments/{name} Kubernetes Replace a deployment #
DELETE /apis/apps/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/deployments/{name} Kubernetes Delete a deployment #
GET /apis/apps/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/deployments/{name}/scale Kubernetes Get deployment scale #
PUT /apis/apps/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/deployments/{name}/scale Kubernetes Scale a deployment #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
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APIReference
https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
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Authentication
https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kubernetes/refs/heads/main/openapi/kubernetes-workloads-api-openapi.yml
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AsyncAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kubernetes/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/kubernetes-watch-asyncapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kubernetes/refs/heads/main/json-schema/kubernetes-resource-schema.json

Other Resources

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OpenAPIRepository
https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/api/openapi-spec
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Client Libraries
https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/client-libraries/
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Migration Guide
https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/

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OpenAPI Specification

kubernetes-workloads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Kubernetes Workloads API
  description: The Kubernetes API lets you query and manipulate the state of objects in Kubernetes.
  version: v1.32.0
  contact:
    name: Kubernetes Community
    url: https://kubernetes.io/community/
  termsOfService: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://kubernetes.default.svc
  description: In-cluster Kubernetes API Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- clientCertificate: []
tags:


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