# Kubernetes Services

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/kubernetes-services/  
**Website:** https://kubernetes.io  
**APIs profiled:** 13

Kubernetes Services provide an abstract way to expose an application running on a set of Pods as a network service. They provide stable networking endpoints and load balancing across pod replicas in a Kubernetes cluster.

## Kin Score — 44.0 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.3 from 43.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 79.0 |
| Governance | 13.6 |
| Contract Governance | 13.6 |
| Operational Transparency | 34.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 45.2 |
| Commercial Clarity | 13.2 |
| Access Clarity | 13.2 |

## Agent readiness — 30.3 (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 | derived |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (13)

- **Kubernetes DNS for Services and Pods** — Kubernetes provides DNS-based service discovery for Services and Pods within a cluster. DNS records are automatically created for Services, allowing workloads to locate services...
- **Kubernetes Services EndpointSlices API** — EndpointSlice resources tracking IP addresses, ports, and readiness of pods backing a Service, with topology-aware routing support.
- **Kubernetes Services Gateway API** — Gateway resources instantiating traffic-handling infrastructure such as cloud load balancers or in-cluster proxies, with listeners for each protocol.
- **Kubernetes Services GatewayClass API** — GatewayClass resources defining a class of gateway implementations. Cluster-scoped resources that link to a specific ingress or mesh controller.
- **Kubernetes Services GRPCRoute API** — GRPCRoute resources defining gRPC routing rules from Gateway listeners to backend services with service and method name matching.
- **Kubernetes Services HTTPRoute API** — HTTPRoute resources defining HTTP and HTTPS routing rules from Gateway listeners to backend services with support for path, header, and query parameter matching.
- **Kubernetes Services Ingress API** — Ingress resources defining HTTP and HTTPS routing rules from external traffic to cluster services, with TLS termination support.
- **Kubernetes Services IngressClass API** — IngressClass resources identifying which ingress controller should fulfill an Ingress resource.
- **Kubernetes Services IngressStatus API** — Status subresource for Ingress objects, reporting load balancer IP or hostname assignments from the ingress controller.
- **Kubernetes Services Namespaces API** — The Namespaces API from Kubernetes Services — 2 operation(s) for namespaces.
- **Kubernetes Services NetworkPolicy API** — NetworkPolicy resources controlling Pod-level traffic ingress and egress based on label selectors, namespace selectors, and IP CIDR blocks.
- **Kubernetes Services Services API** — The Services API from Kubernetes Services — 1 operation(s) for services.
- **Kubernetes Services ServiceStatus API** — Status subresource operations for Services, used to update load balancer provisioning state and conditions.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Kubernetes Services Agentic Access** — 52 operations · 29 acting

## Security (3)

- **Kubernetes Services Authentication** — http/mutualTLS · 2 schemes
- **Kubernetes Services Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS
- **Kubernetes Services Vulnerability Disclosure** — disclosure policy published

## Plans (1)

- **Kubernetes Services Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Container Orchestration, Kubernetes, Load Balancing, Networking, Service Discovery

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