Linode Kubeconfigs API
View or regenerate the kubeconfig files for your LKE clusters, which authenticate and configure access to your Kubernetes clusters.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
description: Add a Cloud Computing instance so you can build, release, and scale applications faster with virtual machines.
license:
name: Apache 2.0
url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
title: 'Akamai: Linode Kubeconfigs API'
version: 4.229.1
servers:
- url: https://api.linode.com
tags:
- description: View or regenerate the kubeconfig files for your LKE clusters, which authenticate and configure access to your Kubernetes clusters.
name: Kubeconfigs
paths:
/{apiVersion}/lke/clusters/{clusterId}/kubeconfig:
parameters:
- description: __Enum__ Call either the `v4` URL, or `v4beta` for operations still in Beta.
example: '{{apiVersion}}'
in: path
name: apiVersion
required: true
schema:
enum:
- v4
- v4beta
example: v4
type: string
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/api-version-path.yaml
- description: ID of the Kubernetes cluster to look up.
example: '{{clusterId}}'
in: path
name: clusterId
required: true
schema:
example: 12345
type: integer
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/cluster-id-path-28150853.yaml
x-akamai:
file-path: paths/lke-kubeconfig.yaml
path-info: /{apiVersion}/lke/clusters/{clusterId}/kubeconfig
x-linode-cli-command: lke
get:
description: 'Get the Kubeconfig file for a Cluster. Please note that it often takes 2-5 minutes before the Kubeconfig file is ready after first creating a new cluster.
**Permissions and scopes**
To call this operation, you need the following:
- **Identity and access permissions**. Your user needs these roles assigned. Learn more.
- Roles: `lkecluster_admin`
- **OAuth scopes**. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.
- Scopes: `lke:read_write`
**CLI**
```shell
linode-cli lke kubeconfig-view 12345
```
Learn more'
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Linode API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-lke-cluster-kubeconfig
operationId: get-lke-cluster-kubeconfig
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
example:
kubeconfig: string
schema:
additionalProperties: false
properties:
kubeconfig:
description: __Read-only__ The Base64-encoded Kubeconfig file for this Cluster.
readOnly: true
type: string
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/get-lke-cluster-kubeconfig-200.yaml
description: Returns the Base64-encoded Kubeconfig file for this Kubernetes cluster.
default:
content:
application/json:
example:
errors:
- reason: Invalid JSON
schema:
additionalProperties: false
properties:
errors:
description: Any warnings associated with a response.
items:
additionalProperties: false
description: An object for describing a single error that occurred during the processing of a request.
properties:
field:
description: The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as `null` if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.
example: fieldname
type: string
reason:
description: What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to [Open a support ticket](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-ticket) or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.
example: fieldname must be a valid value
type: string
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/error-object.yaml
type: array
type: object
description: See [Errors](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/errors) for the range of possible error response codes.
security:
- personalAccessToken: []
- oauth:
- lke:read_write
summary: Get a Kubeconfig
tags:
- Kubeconfigs
x-akamai:
tabs:
- syntax: linode-cli lke kubeconfig-view 12345
title: CLI
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli
x-linode-cli-action: kubeconfig-view
x-linode-iam:
- roles:
- lkecluster_admin
delete:
description: 'Delete and regenerate the Kubeconfig file for a Cluster.
**Permissions and scopes**
To call this operation, you need the following:
- **Identity and access permissions**. Your user needs these roles assigned. Learn more.
- Roles: `lkecluster_admin`
- **OAuth scopes**. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.
- Scopes: `lke:read_write`
**CLI**
```shell
linode-cli lke kubeconfig-delete 12345
```
Learn more'
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Linode API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/delete-lke-cluster-kubeconfig
operationId: delete-lke-cluster-kubeconfig
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
example: {}
schema:
description: The API responds with an empty object.
maxProperties: 0
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/added-empty-obj.yaml
description: Kubeconfig file deleted and regenerated successfully.
default:
content:
application/json:
example:
errors:
- reason: Invalid JSON
schema:
additionalProperties: false
properties:
errors:
description: Any warnings associated with a response.
items:
additionalProperties: false
description: An object for describing a single error that occurred during the processing of a request.
properties:
field:
description: The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as `null` if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.
example: fieldname
type: string
reason:
description: What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to [Open a support ticket](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-ticket) or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.
example: fieldname must be a valid value
type: string
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/error-object.yaml
type: array
type: object
description: See [Errors](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/errors) for the range of possible error response codes.
security:
- personalAccessToken: []
- oauth:
- lke:read_write
summary: Delete a Kubeconfig
tags:
- Kubeconfigs
x-akamai:
tabs:
- syntax: linode-cli lke kubeconfig-delete 12345
title: CLI
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli
x-linode-cli-action: kubeconfig-delete
x-linode-iam:
- roles:
- lkecluster_admin
components:
securitySchemes:
oauth:
flows:
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://login.linode.com/oauth/authorize
scopes:
account:read_only: Allows access to GET information about your account.
account:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your account.
child_account:read_only: Allows access to GET information about deprecated parent/child operations.
child_account:read_write: Allows access to deprecated parent/child operations.
databases:read_only: Allows access to GET information about databases.
databases:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to databases.
domains:read_only: Allows access to GET Domains on your account.
domains:read_write: Allows access to all Domain endpoints.
events:read_only: Allows access to GET your Events.
events:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Events.
firewall:read_only: Allows access to GET information about your Firewalls.
firewall:read_write: Allows access to all Firewall endpoints.
images:read_only: Allows access to GET your Images.
images:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Images.
ips:read_only: Allows access to GET your ips.
ips:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your ips.
linodes:read_only: Allows access to GET Linodes on your account.
linodes:read_write: Allow access to all endpoints related to your Linodes.
lke:read_only: Allows access to GET LKE Clusters on your account.
lke:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to LKE Clusters on your account.
longview:read_only: Allows access to GET your Longview Clients.
longview:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Longview Clients.
monitor:read_only: Allows access to Monitor (Akamai Cloud Pulse) data.
monitor:read_write: Allows access to GET Monitor (Akamai Cloud Pulse) data.
nodebalancers:read_only: Allows access to GET NodeBalancers on your account.
nodebalancers:read_write: Allows access to all NodeBalancer endpoints.
object_storage:read_only: Allows access to GET information related to your Object Storage.
object_storage:read_write: Allows access to all Object Storage endpoints.
stackscripts:read_only: Allows access to GET your StackScripts.
stackscripts:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your StackScripts.
volumes:read_only: Allows access to GET your Volumes.
volumes:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Volumes.
vpc:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to VPC and Subnet creation, updating, and deletion.
tokenUrl: https://login.linode.com/oauth/token
type: oauth2
personalAccessToken:
scheme: bearer
type: http
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for Akamai's Linode API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference
x-readme:
explorer-enabled: false
samples-languages:
- curl
- python
- node