Linkerd

Linkerd Discovery API

API resource discovery

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Operations 1

GET /apis/tap.linkerd.io/v1alpha1 Linkerd List Tap API resources #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://linkerd.io/2-edge/reference/proxy-configuration/
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https://linkerd.io/2-edge/reference/cli/viz/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/openapi/linkerd-discovery-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/stat-summary.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/edge.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/gateway.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/tap-event.json

Other Resources

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Reference
https://linkerd.io/2-edge/reference/proxy-metrics/
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/linkerd/refs/heads/main/json-ld/linkerd-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

linkerd-discovery-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Linkerd Tap Discovery API
  description: The Linkerd Tap API is a Kubernetes aggregated API server that provides real-time streaming access to requests flowing through the Linkerd service mesh. It allows live inspection of HTTP and gRPC traffic including headers, paths, response codes, and latency. Access is controlled via Kubernetes RBAC on the tap.linkerd.io API group.
  version: v1alpha1
  contact:
    name: Linkerd
    url: https://linkerd.io/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://kubernetes.default.svc/apis/tap.linkerd.io/v1alpha1
  description: Linkerd Tap aggregated API server (via Kubernetes API)
tags:
- name: Discovery
  description: API resource discovery
paths:
  /apis/tap.linkerd.io/v1alpha1:
    get:
      operationId: getTapApiResources
      summary: Linkerd List Tap API resources
      description: Returns the list of resources available in the tap.linkerd.io API group.
      tags:
      - Discovery
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API resource list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  kind:
                    type: string
                    example: APIResourceList
                  apiVersion:
                    type: string
                    example: v1
                  groupVersion:
                    type: string
                    example: tap.linkerd.io/v1alpha1
                  resources:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        name:
                          type: string
                        namespaced:
                          type: boolean
                        kind:
                          type: string
                        verbs:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
externalDocs:
  description: Linkerd Viz CLI Reference
  url: https://linkerd.io/2-edge/reference/cli/viz/