Kaniko

Kaniko is an open-source tool from Google that builds container images from a Dockerfile inside a container or Kubernetes cluster without requiring a Docker daemon. It executes each command within a Dockerfile in userspace, enabling secure container builds in environments where running a Docker daemon is impractical or insecure. The project was archived on June 3, 2025, and is now read-only.

Kaniko publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Archived, Build Tools, CLI, Container Images, and Containers.

Kaniko’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, release notes, and 4 more developer resources.

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24.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

ArchivedBuild ToolsCLIContainer ImagesContainersDaemonlessGoogleKubernetesOpen Source

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Composite quality — 24.6/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.8 / 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.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Kaniko Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Kaniko Finops

FINOPS

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ReleaseNotes

ReleaseNotes

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Development

Development

Contributing

Contributing

Source (apis.yml)

aid: kaniko
name: Kaniko
description: Kaniko is an open-source tool from Google that builds container images from a Dockerfile inside a container or
  Kubernetes cluster without requiring a Docker daemon. It executes each command within a Dockerfile in userspace, enabling
  secure container builds in environments where running a Docker daemon is impractical or insecure. The project was archived
  on June 3, 2025, and is now read-only.
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/kaniko.png
tags:
- Archived
- Build Tools
- CLI
- Container Images
- Containers
- Daemonless
- Google
- Kubernetes
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kaniko/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: kaniko:kaniko-cli
  name: Kaniko CLI
  description: Kaniko is a command-line tool distributed as the container image gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor that builds
    container images from a Dockerfile. It supports multiple build context sources (GCS, S3, Azure Blob Storage, local directories,
    Git, stdin), layer caching, and credential helpers for GCR, Docker Hub, ECR, and ACR.
  humanURL: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko
  tags:
  - CLI
  - Build Tools
  - Container Images
  - Daemonless
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/blob/main/README.md
  - type: Tutorial
    url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/blob/main/docs/tutorial.md
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/releases
  - type: Contributing
    url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/blob/main/README.md
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/blob/main/docs/tutorial.md
- type: Development
  url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/blob/main/DEVELOPMENT.md
- type: Contributing
  url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko/releases
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com