K3s

K3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution designed for resource-constrained environments, edge computing, IoT devices, and CI/CD pipelines. K3s is a fully compliant Kubernetes distribution with a reduced memory footprint and simplified installation.

K3s publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Cloud Native, Container Orchestration, DevOps, Edge Computing, and Kubernetes.

K3s’ developer surface includes documentation and 4 more developer resources.

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20.4/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

Cloud NativeContainer OrchestrationDevOpsEdge ComputingKubernetes

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

Composite quality — 20.4/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

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

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 1

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

K3s

K3s lightweight Kubernetes distribution with built-in containerd, Flannel networking, and Traefik ingress controller.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

K3S Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

K3S Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: k3s
name: K3s
description: K3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution designed for resource-constrained environments, edge computing,
  IoT devices, and CI/CD pipelines. K3s is a fully compliant Kubernetes distribution with a reduced memory footprint and simplified
  installation.
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/k3s.png
tags:
- Cloud Native
- Container Orchestration
- DevOps
- Edge Computing
- Kubernetes
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/k3s/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: k3s:k3s
  name: K3s
  description: K3s lightweight Kubernetes distribution with built-in containerd, Flannel networking, and Traefik ingress controller.
  humanURL: https://k3s.io/
  tags:
  - Edge Computing
  - Kubernetes
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.k3s.io/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.k3s.io/quick-start
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/k3s-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rancher
- type: Website
  url: https://k3s.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.k3s.io/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

K3s