Linode LKE nodes API
View, recycle, and delete nodes within your LKE clusters. Nodes are the worker machines in your Kubernetes cluster that run your containerized applications.
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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 LKE nodes API'
version: 4.229.1
servers:
- url: https://api.linode.com
tags:
- description: View, recycle, and delete nodes within your LKE clusters. Nodes are the worker machines in your Kubernetes cluster that run your containerized applications.
name: LKE nodes
paths:
/{apiVersion}/lke/clusters/{clusterId}/nodes/{nodeId}:
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 containing the Node.
example: '{{clusterId}}'
in: path
name: clusterId
required: true
schema:
example: 12345
type: integer
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/cluster-id-path-b0a6717a.yaml
- description: The ID of the Node to access.
example: '{{nodeId}}'
in: path
name: nodeId
required: true
schema:
example: 12345-6aa78910bc
type: string
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/node-id.yaml
x-akamai:
file-path: paths/lke-node.yaml
path-info: /{apiVersion}/lke/clusters/{clusterId}/nodes/{nodeId}
x-linode-cli-command: lke
get:
description: 'Returns the values for a specified node object.
**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_viewer`
- **OAuth scopes**. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.
- Scopes: `lke:read_write`
**CLI**
```shell
linode-cli lke node-view 123456 12345-6aa78910bc
```
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-node
operationId: get-lke-cluster-node
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
example:
id: 123456-0183d7fc0000
instance_id: 954321
status: ready
schema:
additionalProperties: false
description: Status for a node which is a member of a Kubernetes cluster.
properties:
id:
description: The node's ID.
example: 12345-6aa78910bc
type: string
instance_id:
description: The Linode's ID. When no Linode is currently provisioned for this node, this is `null`.
example: 123458
type:
- integer
- 'null'
pool_id:
description: '__Beta__, __LKE Enterprise__ The ID of the parent node pool.
> 🚧
>
> This field is available as part of the beta API and can only be used by accounts with access to LKE Enterprise. Call the URL with the `apiVersion` path parameter set to `v4beta`.'
example: 12345
type: integer
x-akamai:
labels:
- LKE Enterprise
status: BETA
status:
description: 'The creation status of this node. This status is distinct from this node''s readiness as a Kubernetes node object as determined by the command `kubectl get nodes`.
`not_ready` indicates that the Linode is still being created.
`ready` indicates that the Linode has successfully been created and is running Kubernetes software.'
enum:
- ready
- not_ready
example: ready
type: string
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/lke-node-status.yaml
description: Returns the values of a node object in the form that it appears currently in the node pool array.
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 node
tags:
- LKE nodes
x-akamai:
tabs:
- syntax: linode-cli lke node-view 123456 12345-6aa78910bc
title: CLI
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli
x-linode-cli-action: node-view
x-linode-iam:
- roles:
- lkecluster_viewer
delete:
description: 'Deletes a specific node from a node pool.
__Deleting a Node is a destructive action and cannot be undone.__
Deleting a node reduces the size of the node pool it belongs to.
**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 node-delete 12345 12345-6aa78910bc
```
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-node
operationId: delete-lke-cluster-node
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: Delete successful.
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 node
tags:
- LKE nodes
x-akamai:
tabs:
- syntax: linode-cli lke node-delete 12345 12345-6aa78910bc
title: CLI
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli
x-linode-cli-action: node-delete
x-linode-iam:
- roles:
- lkecluster_admin
/{apiVersion}/lke/clusters/{clusterId}/nodes/{nodeId}/recycle:
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 containing the Node.
example: '{{clusterId}}'
in: path
name: clusterId
required: true
schema:
example: 12345
type: integer
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/cluster-id-path-b0a6717a.yaml
- description: ID of the Node to be recycled.
example: '{{nodeId}}'
in: path
name: nodeId
required: true
schema:
example: 12345-6aa78910bc
type: string
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/node-id-recycle.yaml
x-akamai:
file-path: paths/lke-node-recycle.yaml
path-info: /{apiVersion}/lke/clusters/{clusterId}/nodes/{nodeId}/recycle
x-linode-cli-command: lke
post:
description: 'Recycles an individual Node in the designated Kubernetes Cluster. The Node will be deleted and replaced with a new Linode, which may take a few minutes. Replacement Nodes are installed with the latest available patch for the Cluster''s Kubernetes Version.
__Any local storage on deleted Linodes (such as `hostPath` and `emptyDir` volumes, or `local` PersistentVolumes) will be erased.__
**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 node-recycle 12345 12345-6aa78910bc
```
Learn more'
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Linode API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-lke-cluster-node-recycle
operationId: post-lke-cluster-node-recycle
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: Recycle request succeeded and is in progress.
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: Recycle a node
tags:
- LKE nodes
x-akamai:
tabs:
- syntax: linode-cli lke node-recycle 12345 12345-6aa78910bc
title: CLI
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli
x-linode-cli-action: node-recycle
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