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IBM Cloud Kubernetes

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is a managed Kubernetes offering that delivers powerful tools, an intuitive user experience, and built-in security for rapid delivery of applications that can be bound to cloud services related to IBM Watson, IoT, DevOps, and data analytics.

IBM Cloud Kubernetes publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Cloud, Containers, IBM, Kubernetes, and Orchestration.

The IBM Cloud Kubernetes catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

IBM Cloud Kubernetes’ developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, pricing, engineering blog, signup flow, and 6 more developer resources.

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30.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 7/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
CloudContainersIBMKubernetesOrchestration

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 30.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 1.6 / 12
Discoverability 8.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 7/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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
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APIs 1

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

IBM Cloud Kubernetes

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is a managed Kubernetes offering that delivers powerful tools, an intuitive user experience, and built-in security for rapid delivery of application...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Ibm Cloud Kubernetes Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Ibm Cloud Kubernetes Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Ibm Cloud Kubernetes Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

IBM Cloud Kubernetes API Rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

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

Ibm Cloud Kubernetes Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Ibm Cloud Kubernetes Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Signup
Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Rules
Rules

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage

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: ibm-cloud-kubernetes
name: IBM Cloud Kubernetes
description: IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is a managed Kubernetes offering that delivers powerful tools, an intuitive user
  experience, and built-in security for rapid delivery of applications that can be bound to cloud services related to IBM
  Watson, IoT, DevOps, and data analytics.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/ibm-cloud-kubernetes.png
tags:
- Cloud
- Containers
- IBM
- Kubernetes
- Orchestration
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ibm-cloud-kubernetes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: ibm-cloud-kubernetes:ibm-cloud-kubernetes
  name: IBM Cloud Kubernetes
  description: IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is a managed Kubernetes offering that delivers powerful tools, an intuitive user
    experience, and built-in security for rapid delivery of applications that can be bound to cloud services related to IBM
    Watson, IoT, DevOps, and data analytics.
  humanURL: https://cloud.ibm.com/kubernetes/catalog/create
  tags:
  - Cloud
  - Containers
  - Kubernetes
  - Orchestration
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-getting-started
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://cloud.ibm.com/kubernetes/catalog/create
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/ibm-cloud-kubernetes-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/ibm-cloud-kubernetes-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://cloud.ibm.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-getting-started
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/IBM-Cloud
- type: Pricing
  url: https://cloud.ibm.com/kubernetes/catalog/create
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.ibm.com/blog/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://cloud.ibm.com/status
- type: Signup
  url: https://cloud.ibm.com/registration
- type: Rules
  url: rules/ibm-cloud-kubernetes-rules.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com