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Kata Containers

Kata Containers is an open source project that builds lightweight virtual machines that seamlessly plug into the container ecosystem. It combines the speed of containers with the security isolation of virtual machines, providing a hardware-level isolation boundary for each container or pod.

Kata Containers publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Containers, Isolation, Kubernetes, Open Source, and Security.

Kata Containers’ developer surface includes documentation, engineering blog, and 6 more developer resources.

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20.8/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
ContainersIsolationKubernetesOpen SourceSecurityVirtual Machines

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 20.8/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 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.

Kata Containers

Kata Containers is an open source container runtime that uses lightweight virtual machines to provide the speed of containers with the security of traditional VMs. It is compati...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Kata Containers Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Kata Containers Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Kata Containers Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Kata Containers Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Slack
Slack

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: kata-containers
name: Kata Containers
description: Kata Containers is an open source project that builds lightweight virtual machines that seamlessly plug into
  the container ecosystem. It combines the speed of containers with the security isolation of virtual machines, providing
  a hardware-level isolation boundary for each container or pod.
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/kata-containers.png
tags:
- Containers
- Isolation
- Kubernetes
- Open Source
- Security
- Virtual Machines
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kata-containers/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: kata-containers:kata-containers
  name: Kata Containers
  description: Kata Containers is an open source container runtime that uses lightweight virtual machines to provide the speed
    of containers with the security of traditional VMs. It is compatible with the OCI runtime specification and integrates
    with Kubernetes through the CRI-O and containerd runtime interfaces.
  humanURL: https://katacontainers.io/
  tags:
  - Containers
  - Isolation
  - Kubernetes
  - Open Source
  - Security
  - Virtual Machines
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://katacontainers.io/docs/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/tree/main/docs/install
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/kata-containers-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/katacontainers
- type: Website
  url: https://katacontainers.io/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers
- type: Documentation
  url: https://katacontainers.io/docs/
- type: Blog
  url: https://katacontainers.io/blog/
- type: Slack
  url: https://katacontainers.slack.com/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com