# Kgateway

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/kgateway/  
**Website:** https://kgateway.dev/  
**APIs profiled:** 7

kgateway is the most widely deployed gateway in Kubernetes for microservices and AI agents. It is a feature-rich, fast, and flexible Kubernetes-native ingress controller and next-generation API gateway built on top of Envoy proxy and the Kubernetes Gateway API.

## Kin Score — 33.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 33.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 65.7 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 13.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| 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 (7)

- **Kgateway AIBackend API** — Configure AI backend providers with support for LLM providers such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and Gemini. Specify provider configuration and priority groups for AI routing.
- **Kgateway Backend API** — Define routable backends such as AI providers (OpenAI, Azure, Gemini), AWS Lambda functions, or static servers for use by Gateways. Reference Backend resources in HTTPRoute to r...
- **Kgateway DirectResponse API** — Configure Gateways to directly respond to incoming requests with a custom HTTP response code and body without forwarding to a backend service.
- **Kgateway GatewayExtension API** — Integrate external services with a Gateway such as external auth, rate limiting, and external processing. Serves as a configuration bridge between kgateway and external services...
- **Kgateway GatewayParameters API** — Customize gateway infrastructure deployment settings including replicas, container configuration, pod templates, and proxy provisioning parameters.
- **Kgateway HTTPListenerPolicy API** — Apply policies to all HTTP and HTTPS listeners defined on a Gateway. Configure listener-level settings that affect all traffic passing through the specified listeners.
- **Kgateway TrafficPolicy API** — Attach traffic management policies to routes in an HTTPRoute resource or all routes served by a Gateway. Supports CORS, external auth, external processing, rate limiting, timeou...

## Agentic access (1)

- **Kgateway Agentic Access** — 35 operations · 21 acting

## Security (2)

- **Kgateway Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Kgateway Domain Security** — TLSv1.3

## Plans (1)

- **Kgateway Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Gateways

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