Pixie Clusters API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Pixie Clusters API
  description: The Pixie API provides programmatic access to the Pixie Kubernetes observability platform. It enables listing and managing clusters, executing PxL scripts to query telemetry data collected via eBPF, and retrieving results including full-body application requests, resource metrics, and network data without requiring manual instrumentation.
  version: '0.1'
  contact:
    name: Pixie Community
    url: https://px.dev/community/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://work.withpixie.ai
  description: Pixie Cloud API server
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Clusters
  description: Operations for listing and inspecting Pixie-instrumented Kubernetes clusters connected to the Pixie Cloud.
paths:
  /api/clusters:
    get:
      operationId: listClusters
      summary: Pixie List clusters
      description: Returns a list of all Kubernetes clusters currently connected to and monitored by the Pixie Cloud deployment. Each cluster entry includes its ID, name, status, and Vizier (agent) version information.
      tags:
      - Clusters
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of connected clusters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ClusterListResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /api/clusters/{cluster_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getCluster
      summary: Pixie Get cluster details
      description: Returns detailed information about a specific cluster, including its connection status, Vizier version, and last heartbeat time.
      tags:
      - Clusters
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cluster_id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Cluster details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Cluster'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Cluster not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    Cluster:
      type: object
      description: A Kubernetes cluster connected to Pixie Cloud with a deployed Vizier agent collecting eBPF telemetry data.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier of the cluster.
        clusterName:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable name of the Kubernetes cluster, typically the cluster context name.
        clusterUID:
          type: string
          description: Kubernetes cluster UID as reported by the cluster itself.
        clusterVersion:
          type: string
          description: Kubernetes version running on this cluster.
        status:
          type: string
          description: Current connection and health status of the Vizier agent.
          enum:
          - CS_HEALTHY
          - CS_UNHEALTHY
          - CS_DISCONNECTED
          - CS_UPDATING
          - CS_CONNECTED
          - CS_UPDATE_FAILED
          - CS_UNKNOWN
        vizierVersion:
          type: string
          description: Version of the Pixie Vizier agent deployed on the cluster.
        lastHeartbeatNs:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Timestamp in nanoseconds of the last heartbeat from the Vizier agent.
        numNodes:
          type: integer
          description: Number of nodes in the cluster.
        numInstrumentedNodes:
          type: integer
          description: Number of nodes where Pixie eBPF probes are active.
        prettyClusterName:
          type: string
          description: Display-friendly name for the cluster.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response from the Pixie API.
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: Error code.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
        details:
          type: array
          description: Additional error details.
          items:
            type: object
    ClusterListResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response containing a list of clusters connected to Pixie Cloud.
      properties:
        clusters:
          type: array
          description: List of cluster objects.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Cluster'
  parameters:
    cluster_id:
      name: cluster_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the Pixie-monitored Kubernetes cluster.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: pixie-api-key
      description: Pixie API key for authenticating requests. Generate an API key from the Pixie Cloud UI under Profile > API Keys.
externalDocs:
  description: Pixie API Documentation
  url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/api/overview/