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Envoy Gateway

Envoy Gateway is a CNCF project providing a Kubernetes-native API gateway built on Envoy Proxy, implementing the Kubernetes Gateway API for simplified traffic management and ingress control. Envoy Gateway exposes its functionality through Kubernetes Gateway API resources and Custom Resource Definitions rather than a traditional REST API.

Envoy Gateway publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include API Gateway, CNCF, Envoy, Kubernetes, and Open Source.

Envoy Gateway’s developer surface includes documentation, release notes, and 6 more developer resources.

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22.4/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
API GatewayCNCFEnvoyKubernetesOpen Source

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 22.4/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Envoy Gateway

Envoy Gateway provides an expressive, extensible, role-oriented API for Kubernetes gateway management built on Envoy Proxy. Configuration is done through Kubernetes Gateway API ...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Envoy Gateway Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Envoy Gateway Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Envoy Gateway Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Envoy Gateway Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Source Code
Source Code

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ReleaseNotes
ReleaseNotes
 Slack
Slack

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: envoy-gateway
name: Envoy Gateway
description: Envoy Gateway is a CNCF project providing a Kubernetes-native API gateway built on Envoy Proxy, implementing
  the Kubernetes Gateway API for simplified traffic management and ingress control. Envoy Gateway exposes its functionality
  through Kubernetes Gateway API resources and Custom Resource Definitions rather than a traditional REST API.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/envoy-gateway.png
tags:
- API Gateway
- CNCF
- Envoy
- Kubernetes
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/envoy-gateway/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: envoy-gateway:envoy-gateway
  name: Envoy Gateway
  description: Envoy Gateway provides an expressive, extensible, role-oriented API for Kubernetes gateway management built
    on Envoy Proxy. Configuration is done through Kubernetes Gateway API resources (Gateway, GatewayClass, HTTPRoute, GRPCRoute)
    and Envoy Gateway CRDs (BackendTrafficPolicy, ClientTrafficPolicy, SecurityPolicy).
  humanURL: https://gateway.envoyproxy.io/
  tags:
  - API Gateway
  - Kubernetes
  - CNCF
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://gateway.envoyproxy.io/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://gateway.envoyproxy.io/docs/tasks/quickstart/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://gateway.envoyproxy.io/docs/api/extension_types/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/envoy-gateway-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://gateway.envoyproxy.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://gateway.envoyproxy.io/docs/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/envoyproxy
- type: Source Code
  url: https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/releases
- type: Slack
  url: https://envoyproxy.slack.com/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://envoyproxy.slack.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com