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Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. Kubernetes builds upon 15 years of experience of running production workloads at Google, combined with best-of-breed ideas and practices from the community.
Kubernetes publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Autoscaling API, Cluster API, Config API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Automation, Cloud-Native, CNCF, Containers, and Deployment.
The Kubernetes catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Kubernetes’ developer surface includes changelog, CLI, authentication, documentation, API reference, engineering blog, training material, and 58 more developer resources.
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APIs 7
Postman 7
Open Collections 9
Arazzo 16
Pricing Plans 1
Rate Limits 1
FinOps 1
Event Specs 1
Vocabularies 1
Spectral Rules 2
JSON Schema 1
Security Posture 3
Agentic Access 1
Resources 65
apis.yml
47 Operational Transparency
0 Create-or-Update Ergonomics
Composite quality — 50.4/100 · developing
Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
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Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
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Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
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Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.
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Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 3
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 4
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 22
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 8
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
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Access & Security 5
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Learn 3
Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance
Operate 7
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
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Commercial 1
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 6
The organization behind the API
Other 4
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
aid: kubernetes
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kubernetes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: kubernetes:kubernetes-autoscaling-api
name: Kubernetes Autoscaling API
description: Autoscaling resources including HorizontalPodAutoscalers for automatically scaling workloads based on observed
metrics.
humanURL: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
baseURL: https://kubernetes.default.svc
tags:
- Auto-Scaling
tags_raw:
- Autoscaling
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/kubernetes-autoscaling-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
- type: APIReference
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
- type: OpenAPIRepository
url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/api/openapi-spec
- type: Authentication
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/
- type: Client Libraries
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/client-libraries/
- type: Migration Guide
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/
- type: AsyncAPI
url: asyncapi/kubernetes-watch-asyncapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/kubernetes-resource-schema.json
- aid: kubernetes:kubernetes-cluster-api
name: Kubernetes Cluster API
description: Cluster-level resources including Namespaces, Nodes, ServiceAccounts, and RBAC resources for cluster administration.
humanURL: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
baseURL: https://kubernetes.default.svc
tags:
- Cluster
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/kubernetes-cluster-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
- type: APIReference
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
- type: OpenAPIRepository
url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/api/openapi-spec
- type: Authentication
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/
- type: Client Libraries
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/client-libraries/
- type: Migration Guide
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/
- type: AsyncAPI
url: asyncapi/kubernetes-watch-asyncapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/kubernetes-resource-schema.json
- aid: kubernetes:kubernetes-config-api
name: Kubernetes Config API
description: Configuration and storage resources including ConfigMaps, Secrets, PersistentVolumes, and PersistentVolumeClaims.
humanURL: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
baseURL: https://kubernetes.default.svc
tags:
- Config
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/kubernetes-config-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
- type: APIReference
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
- type: OpenAPIRepository
url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/api/openapi-spec
- type: Authentication
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/
- type: Client Libraries
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/client-libraries/
- type: Migration Guide
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/
- type: AsyncAPI
url: asyncapi/kubernetes-watch-asyncapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/kubernetes-resource-schema.json
- aid: kubernetes:kubernetes-events-api
name: Kubernetes Events API
description: Event resources capturing occurrences within the cluster such as pod scheduling, container restarts, and resource
state changes.
humanURL: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
baseURL: https://kubernetes.default.svc
tags:
- Event
tags_raw:
- Events
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/kubernetes-events-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
- type: APIReference
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
- type: OpenAPIRepository
url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/api/openapi-spec
- type: Authentication
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/
- type: Client Libraries
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/client-libraries/
- type: Migration Guide
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/
- type: AsyncAPI
url: asyncapi/kubernetes-watch-asyncapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/kubernetes-resource-schema.json
- aid: kubernetes:kubernetes-namespaces-api
name: Kubernetes Namespaces API
description: The Namespaces API from Kubernetes — 2 operation(s) for namespaces.
humanURL: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
baseURL: https://kubernetes.default.svc
tags:
- Namespaces
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/kubernetes-namespaces-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
- type: APIReference
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
- type: OpenAPIRepository
url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/api/openapi-spec
- type: Authentication
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/
- type: Client Libraries
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/client-libraries/
- type: Migration Guide
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/
- type: AsyncAPI
url: asyncapi/kubernetes-watch-asyncapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/kubernetes-resource-schema.json
- aid: kubernetes:kubernetes-rbac-api
name: Kubernetes RBAC API
description: Role-based access control resources including Roles, RoleBindings, ClusterRoles, and ClusterRoleBindings for
managing authorization.
humanURL: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
baseURL: https://kubernetes.default.svc
tags:
- RBAC
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/kubernetes-rbac-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
- type: APIReference
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
- type: OpenAPIRepository
url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/api/openapi-spec
- type: Authentication
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/
- type: Client Libraries
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/client-libraries/
- type: Migration Guide
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/
- type: AsyncAPI
url: asyncapi/kubernetes-watch-asyncapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/kubernetes-resource-schema.json
- aid: kubernetes:kubernetes-workloads-api
name: Kubernetes Workloads API
description: Workload resources including Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, ReplicaSets, Jobs, and CronJobs for
managing containerized applications.
humanURL: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
baseURL: https://kubernetes.default.svc
tags:
- Workloads
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/kubernetes-workloads-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/kubernetes-api/
- type: APIReference
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
- type: OpenAPIRepository
url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/api/openapi-spec
- type: Authentication
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/
- type: Client Libraries
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/client-libraries/
- type: Migration Guide
url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/
- type: AsyncAPI
url: asyncapi/kubernetes-watch-asyncapi.yml
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/kubernetes-resource-schema.json
name: Kubernetes
tags:
- Automation
- Cloud-Native
- CNCF
- Containers
- Deployment
- Open-Source
- Orchestration
- Scaling
tags_raw:
- Automation
- Cloud Native
- CNCF
- Containers
- Deployment
- Open Source
- Orchestration
- Scaling
kind: contract
deliveryModel:
model: saas
license: License
open_source: false
commercial: true
callable_host: false
label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
confidence: medium
source:
- license
- openapi
- pricing
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
accessModel:
pricing: freemium
onboarding: self-serve
trial: false
try_now: true
public: false
label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
confidence: medium
source:
- plans
- authentication
- security
generated: '2026-09-03'
method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/kubernetes.png
access: 3rd-Party
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/kubernetes/overview
- type: Packages
url: packages/kubernetes-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
url: well-known/kubernetes-well-known.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
url: mcp/kubernetes-mcp.yml
note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- type: LLMsTxt
url: llms/kubernetes-llms.txt
- type: Overlay
url: overlays/kubernetes-api-overlay.yaml
- type: Conformance
url: conformance/kubernetes-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
url: errors/kubernetes-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
url: lifecycle/kubernetes-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conventions
url: conventions/kubernetes-conventions.yml
- type: ChangeLog
url: changelog/kubernetes-changelog.yml
- type: CLI
url: cli/kubernetes-cli.yml
- type: DataModel
url: data-model/kubernetes-data-model.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
url: agentic-access/kubernetes-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
url: security/kubernetes-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/kubernetes-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
url: authentication/kubernetes-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kubernetes
- url: https://github.com/kubernetes
name: GitHub Organization
type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
name: GitHub Repository
type: GitHubRepository
- url: https://github.com/kubernetes/community
name: Community Repository
type: GitHubRepository
- url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-openapi
name: OpenAPI Generation Repository
type: GitHubRepository
- url: https://bsky.app/profile/kubernetes.io
name: Bluesky
type: Bluesky
- url: https://x.com/kubernetesio
name: X (Twitter)
type: X
- url: https://kubernetes.io/
name: Website
type: Website
description: Official Kubernetes website with documentation, tutorials, and community resources.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/
name: Documentation
type: Documentation
description: Comprehensive documentation covering Kubernetes concepts, tasks, tutorials, and reference information.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/
name: API Reference
type: APIReference
description: Complete reference documentation for the Kubernetes API including all resource types and operations.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/blog/
name: Blog
type: Blog
description: Official Kubernetes blog featuring release announcements, community updates, and technical articles.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/training/
name: Training
type: Training
description: Training resources and certification programs for Kubernetes including CKA, CKAD, and CKS.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/partners/
name: Partners
type: Partners
description: Directory of Kubernetes partners including cloud providers, vendors, and service providers.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/releases/
name: Releases
type: ChangeLog
description: Kubernetes release information including version history, release notes, and support timeline.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/community/
name: Community
type: Community
description: Information about the Kubernetes community including how to get involved and communication channels.
- url: https://discuss.kubernetes.io/
name: Discussion Forum
type: Forums
description: Official Kubernetes community forum for discussions, announcements, and user support.
- url: https://kubernetes.slack.com
name: Slack
type: Slack
description: Kubernetes Slack workspace with 170+ channels for real-time community communication.
- url: https://slack.k8s.io
name: Slack Signup
type: Signup
description: Invitation link to join the Kubernetes Slack workspace.
- url: https://www.youtube.com/@KubernetesCommunity
name: YouTube
type: YouTube
description: Official Kubernetes Community YouTube channel with SIG meetings, tutorials, and conference talks.
- url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/kubernetes
name: Stack Overflow
type: StackOverflow
description: Kubernetes-related questions and answers on Stack Overflow.
- url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/LICENSE
name: License
type: License
description: Kubernetes is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/
name: Security
type: Security
description: Kubernetes security concepts including pod security, network policies, and RBAC.
- url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/security/policy
name: Security Policy
type: SecurityPolicy
description: Information about reporting security vulnerabilities in Kubernetes.
- url: https://www.cncf.io/projects/kubernetes/
name: CNCF Project Page
type: Foundation
description: Kubernetes graduated project page on the Cloud Native Computing Foundation website.
- url: https://www.cncf.io/kubeweekly/
name: KubeWeekly Newsletter
type: Newsletter
description: Weekly curated newsletter with Kubernetes news, articles, and community updates.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/
name: Getting Started
type: GettingStarted
description: Documentation for setting up and configuring Kubernetes clusters.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/
name: Tutorials
type: Tutorials
description: Hands-on tutorials covering various Kubernetes topics and use cases.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/case-studies/
name: Case Studies
type: CaseStudies
description: Real-world case studies of organizations using Kubernetes in production.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/community/code-of-conduct/
name: Code of Conduct
type: CodeOfConduct
description: Kubernetes community code of conduct based on the CNCF Code of Conduct, governing participation in Kubernetes
project spaces.
- url: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-policy/
name: Deprecation Policy
type: DeprecationPolicy
description: Kubernetes deprecation policy describing the rules for deprecating and removing APIs, features, and flags across
versions.
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/kubernetes-resource-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/kubernetes-context.jsonld
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-deploy-application-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Deploy an Application into a New Namespace
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-scale-deployment-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Scale a Deployment and Verify Replicas
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-rolling-update-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Roll Out a New Container Image
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-troubleshoot-pod-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Troubleshoot a Failing Pod
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-restart-pod-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Restart a Pod by Deleting It
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-run-one-off-pod-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Run a One-Off Task Pod and Collect Its Output
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-teardown-namespace-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Inventory and Tear Down a Namespace
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-autoscale-deployment-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Attach a HorizontalPodAutoscaler to a Deployment
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-cluster-capacity-audit-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Audit Cluster Node Capacity
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-provision-cluster-role-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Provision a ClusterRole If Missing
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-expose-deployment-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Expose a Deployment Behind a Service
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-rotate-secret-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Rotate a Secret and Restart Its Consumers
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-config-rollout-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Publish a ConfigMap and Roll Out Its Consumers
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-namespace-labeling-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Apply Governance Labels to a Namespace
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-quarantine-pod-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Quarantine a Failing Pod for Inspection
- type: Arazzo
url: arazzo/kubernetes-retire-application-workflow.yml
name: Kubernetes Retire an Application from a Namespace
created: '2025-06-05'
modified: '2026-06-20'
position: Consuming
description: Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of
containerized applications. It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and
discovery. Kubernetes builds upon 15 years of experience of running production workloads at Google, combined with best-of-breed
ideas and practices from the community.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.23'
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