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Flannel

Flannel is a simple overlay network that satisfies the Kubernetes networking requirements. It runs a small single binary agent called flanneld on each host and is responsible for allocating a subnet lease to each host out of a larger preconfigured address space. Flannel does not expose its own HTTP/REST API; it stores network configuration in either the Kubernetes API or etcd directly and is managed via configuration files, kubectl, and Helm.

Flannel publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include CNI, Cloud Native, Containers, Kubernetes, and Networking.

Flannel’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, and 3 more developer resources.

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22.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
CNICloud NativeContainersKubernetesNetworkingOpen SourceOverlay Network

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 22.5/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 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.

Flannel

Flannel is a simple overlay network that satisfies the Kubernetes networking requirements. It allocates subnet leases to each host and provides a layer 3 IPv4 network between mu...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Flannel Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Flannel Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Flannel Finops

FINOPS

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Helm Chart
Helm Chart

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: flannel
name: Flannel
description: Flannel is a simple overlay network that satisfies the Kubernetes networking requirements. It runs a small single
  binary agent called flanneld on each host and is responsible for allocating a subnet lease to each host out of a larger
  preconfigured address space. Flannel does not expose its own HTTP/REST API; it stores network configuration in either the
  Kubernetes API or etcd directly and is managed via configuration files, kubectl, and Helm.
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/flannel.png
tags:
- CNI
- Cloud Native
- Containers
- Kubernetes
- Networking
- Open Source
- Overlay Network
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flannel/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: flannel:flannel
  name: Flannel
  description: Flannel is a simple overlay network that satisfies the Kubernetes networking requirements. It allocates subnet
    leases to each host and provides a layer 3 IPv4 network between multiple nodes in a cluster. It is configured via the
    Kubernetes API or etcd and exposes no REST API of its own.
  humanURL: https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel
  tags:
  - CNI
  - Containers
  - Kubernetes
  - Networking
  - Overlay Network
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/blob/master/Documentation/kubernetes.md
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/blob/master/Documentation/running.md
  - type: Configuration
    url: https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/blob/master/Documentation/configuration.md
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/blob/master/Documentation/kubernetes.md
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel/blob/master/Documentation/running.md
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/flannel-io
- type: Helm Chart
  url: https://flannel-io.github.io/flannel/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com