# Google Kubernetes Engine

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-kubernetes-engine/  
**Website:** https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine  
**APIs profiled:** 5

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.

## Kin Score — 35.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 35.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 49.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 31.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | documented |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **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.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Kubernetes Engine Agentic Access** — 23 operations · 18 acting

## Security (3)

- **Google Kubernetes Engine Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Google Kubernetes Engine Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Kubernetes Engine Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Kubernetes Engine Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Cloud-Native, Containers, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Managed Service, Orchestration

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-kubernetes-engine/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.