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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37.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 27/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

5 APIs

Cloud-Native Containers Google Cloud Kubernetes Managed Service Orchestration

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 37.1/100 · thin

Contract Quality 10.7 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 7.3 / 18

Access Clarity 7.1 / 18

Operational Transparency 3.1 / 12

Contract Governance 0.0 / 11

Discoverability 5.8 / 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

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. Every facet and dimension name above is a link: it opens that measurement's own page — what it means, the exact checks that feed it, how the whole catalog distributes on it, and the providers at the top of it. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/google-kubernetes-engine: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Submit an artifact on GitHub — free → Manage your own listing — the Influence plan, $499/mo →

APIs 5

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

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters API

The Clusters API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 1 operation(s) for clusters.

Google Kubernetes Engine Google Kubernetes Engine API API

The Google Kubernetes Engine API API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 15 operation(s) for google kubernetes engine api.

Google Kubernetes Engine NodePools API

The NodePools API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 1 operation(s) for nodepools.

Google Kubernetes Engine Operations API

The Operations API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 1 operation(s) for operations.

Google Kubernetes Engine ServerConfig API

The ServerConfig API from Google Kubernetes Engine — 1 operation(s) for serverconfig.

Open Collections 7

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters Google Kubernetes Engine API API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters NodePools API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters Operations API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters ServerConfig API

OPEN COLLECTION

Google Kubernetes Engine API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Google Kubernetes Engine Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

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.

Google Kubernetes Engine Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

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

Google Kubernetes Engine Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Google Kubernetes Engine Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Google Kubernetes Engine Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Kubernetes Engine Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Google Kubernetes Engine Agentic Access

23 operations · 18 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

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
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-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

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