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Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) provides a managed environment for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Google infrastructure. GKE runs on Kubernetes, providing automated cluster management, auto-scaling, auto-repair, and integrated logging and monitoring for container workloads.

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Clusters API, NodePools API, and Operations API. Tagged areas include Compute, Containers, GKE, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes.

The Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, documentation, pricing, support, and 11 more developer resources.

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62.6/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
3 APIs
ComputeContainersGKEGoogle CloudKubernetesOrchestration

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 62.6/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 9.6 / 20
Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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 3

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

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Clusters API

Manage GKE clusters

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine NodePools API

Manage node pools within clusters

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Operations API

View long-running operations

Postman Collections 3

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters NodePools API

POSTMAN

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters Operations API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Google Kubernetes Engine API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Gke Context

11 classes · 3 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Google Kubernetes Engine Cluster

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 3

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

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Agentic Access

7 operations · 3 acting

7 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace
PostmanWorkspace
 GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage
 Support
Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: google-cloud-kubernetes-engine
name: Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine
description: Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) provides a managed environment for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized
  applications using Google infrastructure. GKE runs on Kubernetes, providing automated cluster management, auto-scaling,
  auto-repair, and integrated logging and monitoring for container workloads.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-search/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Compute
- Containers
- GKE
- Google Cloud
- Kubernetes
- Orchestration
apis:
- aid: google-cloud-kubernetes-engine:google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-clusters-api
  name: Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Clusters API
  description: Manage GKE clusters
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/reference/rest
  baseURL: https://container.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Clusters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-clusters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/api-server-authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/gke-cluster.json
- aid: google-cloud-kubernetes-engine:google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-nodepools-api
  name: Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine NodePools API
  description: Manage node pools within clusters
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/reference/rest
  baseURL: https://container.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - NodePools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-nodepools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/api-server-authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/gke-cluster.json
- aid: google-cloud-kubernetes-engine:google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-operations-api
  name: Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine Operations API
  description: View long-running operations
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/reference/rest
  baseURL: https://container.googleapis.com
  tags:
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/api-server-authentication
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/quickstart
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/gke-cluster.json
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-cloud-kubernetes-engine-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform
- type: Portal
  url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/quickstart
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs
- type: Authentication
  url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/api-server-authentication
- type: Pricing
  url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/pricing
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://cloud.google.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/support
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/gke-context.jsonld
- type: Integrations
  url: https://cloud.google.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Become a Partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com