Google Kubernetes Engine

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed Kubernetes service on Google Cloud that provides a production-ready environment for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications. It offers autopilot and standard modes, built-in security, multi-cluster management, and seamless integration with Google Cloud services.

Google Kubernetes Engine publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Clusters API, Google Kubernetes Engine API API, NodePools API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Cloud-Native, Containers, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, and Managed Service.

Google Kubernetes Engine’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, engineering blog, signup flow, support, and 7 more developer resources.

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35.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

5 APIs

Cloud-NativeContainersGoogle CloudKubernetesManaged ServiceOrchestration

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0

Composite quality — 35.8/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.3 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20

Access Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · 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

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APIs 5

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Kubernetes Engine Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Kubernetes Engine Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup

Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

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 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

OAuthScopes

OAuthScopes

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

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)

aid: google-kubernetes-engine
name: Google Kubernetes Engine
description: Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed Kubernetes service on Google Cloud that provides a production-ready
  environment for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications. It offers autopilot and standard modes, built-in
  security, multi-cluster management, and seamless integration with Google Cloud services.
type: Index
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-kubernetes-engine.png
tags:
- Cloud-Native
- Containers
- Google Cloud
- Kubernetes
- Managed Service
- Orchestration
tags_raw:
- Cloud Native
- Containers
- Google Cloud
- Kubernetes
- Managed Service
- Orchestration
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-kubernetes-engine/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: google-kubernetes-engine:google-kubernetes-engine-clusters-api
  name: Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters API
  description: The Clusters API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 1 operation(s) for clusters.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine
  tags:
  - Cluster
  tags_raw:
  - Clusters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-kubernetes-engine-clusters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/quickstart
- aid: google-kubernetes-engine:google-kubernetes-engine-google-kubernetes-engine-api-api
  name: Google Kubernetes Engine Google Kubernetes Engine API API
  description: The Google Kubernetes Engine API API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 15 operation(s) for google kubernetes
    engine api.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine
  tags:
  - Google Kubernetes Engine API
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-kubernetes-engine-google-kubernetes-engine-api-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/quickstart
- aid: google-kubernetes-engine:google-kubernetes-engine-nodepools-api
  name: Google Kubernetes Engine NodePools API
  description: The NodePools API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 1 operation(s) for nodepools.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine
  tags:
  - Node Pools
  tags_raw:
  - NodePools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-kubernetes-engine-nodepools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/quickstart
- aid: google-kubernetes-engine:google-kubernetes-engine-operations-api
  name: Google Kubernetes Engine Operations API
  description: The Operations API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 1 operation(s) for operations.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-kubernetes-engine-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/quickstart
- aid: google-kubernetes-engine:google-kubernetes-engine-serverconfig-api
  name: Google Kubernetes Engine ServerConfig API
  description: The ServerConfig API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 1 operation(s) for serverconfig.
  humanURL: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine
  tags:
  - ServerConfig
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-kubernetes-engine-serverconfig-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/quickstart
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-kubernetes-engine-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-kubernetes-engine-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-kubernetes-engine-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-kubernetes-engine-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-kubernetes-engine-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs
- type: Pricing
  url: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/pricing
- type: Blog
  url: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes
- type: Signup
  url: https://console.cloud.google.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://cloud.google.com/support
- type: Integrations
  url: https://cloud.google.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Become a Partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Google Kubernetes Engine

Kin Score

APIs 5

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters API

Google Kubernetes Engine Google Kubernetes Engine API API

Google Kubernetes Engine NodePools API

Google Kubernetes Engine Operations API

Google Kubernetes Engine ServerConfig API

Open Collections 7

API Collection

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters API

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters Google Kubernetes Engine API API

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters NodePools API

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters Operations API

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters ServerConfig API

Google Kubernetes Engine API

Pricing Plans 1

Google Kubernetes Engine Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Google Kubernetes Engine Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Google Kubernetes Engine Finops

Security Posture 3

Google Kubernetes Engine Authentication

Google Kubernetes Engine Domain Security

Google Kubernetes Engine Vulnerability Disclosure