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Google Cloud Service Mesh

Google Cloud Service Mesh is Google's managed service mesh solution for GKE and supported GKE Enterprise environments, enabling secure, observable, and reliable communication between microservices. It provides a managed Istio control plane, Google Cloud-native service routing APIs, mTLS security, and built-in telemetry for distributed applications.

Google Cloud Service Mesh publishes 11 APIs on the APIs.io network, including EndpointPolicies API, Gateways API, Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) API, and 8 more. Tagged areas include Google Cloud, Istio, Kubernetes, Microservices, and Service Mesh.

Google Cloud Service Mesh’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, pricing, changelog, support, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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38.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 27/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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13 APIs
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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Composite quality — 38.2/100 · thin
Contract Quality 10.7 / 23
Developer Ergonomics 8.6 / 18
Access Clarity 4.7 / 18
Operational Transparency 4.3 / 12
Contract Governance 0.0 / 11
Discoverability 6.7 / 9
Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 27/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 6 / 6
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
Delegated User Identity 6 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5
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APIs 13

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

Google Cloud Network Security API

The Network Security API manages security policies for Cloud Service Mesh, including authorization policies, client TLS policies, and server TLS policies. It provides REST endpo...

Google Cloud Service Mesh xDS Control Plane API

Cloud Service Mesh uses the open-source xDS v3 control plane API to distribute configuration to Envoy sidecar proxies and proxyless gRPC clients. Configurations defined via the ...

Google Cloud Service Mesh EndpointPolicies API

The EndpointPolicies API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for endpointpolicies.

Google Cloud Service Mesh Gateways API

The Gateways API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for gateways.

Google Cloud Service Mesh Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) API

The Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 2 operation(s) for google cloud network services api (service mesh).

Google Cloud Service Mesh GrpcRoutes API

The GrpcRoutes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for grpcroutes.

Google Cloud Service Mesh HttpRoutes API

The HttpRoutes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for httproutes.

Google Cloud Service Mesh Locations API

The Locations API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for locations.

Google Cloud Service Mesh Meshes API

The Meshes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for meshes.

Google Cloud Service Mesh Operations API

The Operations API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for operations.

Google Cloud Service Mesh ServiceLbPolicies API

The ServiceLbPolicies API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for servicelbpolicies.

Google Cloud Service Mesh TcpRoutes API

The TcpRoutes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for tcproutes.

Google Cloud Service Mesh TlsRoutes API

The TlsRoutes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for tlsroutes.

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Open Collections 13

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies Gateways API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies GrpcRoutes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies HttpRoutes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies Locations API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies Meshes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies Operations API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies ServiceLbPolicies API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies TcpRoutes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) EndpointPolicies TlsRoutes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh)

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Google Cloud Service Mesh Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Cloud Service Mesh Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Google Cloud Service Mesh Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

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

Google Cloud Service Mesh Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Google Cloud Service Mesh Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Cloud Service Mesh Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Cloud Service Mesh Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Google Cloud Service Mesh Agentic Access

22 operations · 11 acting

22 operations · 11 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 Reference
Reference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes
 Security
Security

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog
ChangeLog
 Support
Support

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: google-cloud-service-mesh
name: Google Cloud Service Mesh
description: Google Cloud Service Mesh is Google's managed service mesh solution for GKE and supported GKE Enterprise environments,
  enabling secure, observable, and reliable communication between microservices. It provides a managed Istio control plane,
  Google Cloud-native service routing APIs, mTLS security, and built-in telemetry for distributed applications.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
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-service-mesh.png
tags:
- Google Cloud
- Istio
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- Service Mesh
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-service-mesh/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:network-security-api
  name: Google Cloud Network Security API
  description: The Network Security API manages security policies for Cloud Service Mesh, including authorization policies,
    client TLS policies, and server TLS policies. It provides REST endpoints for creating and managing mTLS configuration
    and fine-grained access control across projects and locations, served from the networksecurity.googleapis.com service
    endpoint.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-security/rest
  baseURL: https://networksecurity.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - Authorization
  - mTLS
  - Security
  - Service Mesh
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-security/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-security/rest/v1/projects.locations.authorizationPolicies
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networksecurity.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:xds-control-plane-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh xDS Control Plane API
  description: Cloud Service Mesh uses the open-source xDS v3 control plane API to distribute configuration to Envoy sidecar
    proxies and proxyless gRPC clients. Configurations defined via the Network Services and Network Security REST APIs are
    translated and pushed to connected clients through the xDS protocol, supporting Listener Discovery Service (LDS), Route
    Discovery Service (RDS), Cluster Discovery Service (CDS), and Endpoint Discovery Service (EDS).
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/service-routing/xds-control-plane-apis
  baseURL: https://trafficdirector.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - Control Plane
  - Envoy
  - Service Mesh
  - xDS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/service-routing/xds-control-plane-apis
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-endpointpolicies-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh EndpointPolicies API
  description: The EndpointPolicies API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for endpointpolicies.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - Endpoint Policies
  tags_raw:
  - EndpointPolicies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-endpointpolicies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-gateways-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh Gateways API
  description: The Gateways API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for gateways.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - Gateways
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-gateways-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-google-cloud-network-services-api-service-mesh-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) API
  description: The Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh) API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 2 operation(s) for
    google cloud network services api (service mesh).
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - Google Cloud Network Services API (Service Mesh)
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-google-cloud-network-services-api-service-mesh-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-grpcroutes-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh GrpcRoutes API
  description: The GrpcRoutes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for grpcroutes.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - GrpcRoutes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-grpcroutes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-httproutes-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh HttpRoutes API
  description: The HttpRoutes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for httproutes.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - HttpRoutes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-httproutes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-locations-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh Locations API
  description: The Locations API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for locations.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - Locations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-locations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-meshes-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh Meshes API
  description: The Meshes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for meshes.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - Meshes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-meshes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-operations-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh Operations API
  description: The Operations API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for operations.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-servicelbpolicies-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh ServiceLbPolicies API
  description: The ServiceLbPolicies API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for servicelbpolicies.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - ServiceLbPolicies
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-servicelbpolicies-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-tcproutes-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh TcpRoutes API
  description: The TcpRoutes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for tcproutes.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - TcpRoutes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-tcproutes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
- aid: google-cloud-service-mesh:google-cloud-service-mesh-tlsroutes-api
  name: Google Cloud Service Mesh TlsRoutes API
  description: The TlsRoutes API from Google Cloud Service Mesh — 1 operation(s) for tlsroutes.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  baseURL: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - TlsRoutes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-cloud-service-mesh-tlsroutes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest/v1/projects.locations.meshes
  - type: Discovery
    url: https://networkservices.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-cloud-service-mesh-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-cloud-service-mesh-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-cloud-service-mesh-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-cloud-service-mesh-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-cloud-service-mesh-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform
- type: Website
  url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/onboarding/provision-control-plane
- type: Reference
  url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/reference/network-services/rest
- type: Pricing
  url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/pricing
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/release-notes
- type: Support
  url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/getting-support
- type: Security
  url: https://cloud.google.com/service-mesh/docs/security-bulletins
- type: Integrations
  url: https://cloud.google.com/marketplace
- url: https://cloud.google.com/feeds/service-mesh-release-notes.xml
  type: Blog
integrations:
- name: Become a Partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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