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Pixie

Pixie is a Kubernetes observability platform that uses eBPF to automatically collect telemetry data including full-body application requests, resource and network metrics, and application profiles without manual instrumentation.

Pixie publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Clusters API, Health API, and Scripts API. Tagged areas include eBPF, Kubernetes, Monitoring, and Observability.

The Pixie catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Pixie’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, and 11 more developer resources.

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46.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
5 APIs
eBPFKubernetesMonitoringObservability

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 46.7/100 · developing
Contract Quality 17.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.4 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 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 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Pixie PxL Script API

Python-dialect domain-specific language and API for querying and analyzing telemetry data collected by Pixie within a Kubernetes cluster. PxL scripts allow developers to filter,...

Pixie Plugin System API

Plugin API that allows configuring PxL scripts to export observability data from Pixie at regularly scheduled intervals to external systems. Supports integrations including a Gr...

Pixie Clusters API

Operations for listing and inspecting Pixie-instrumented Kubernetes clusters connected to the Pixie Cloud.

Pixie Health API

Health and status endpoints for the Pixie service.

Pixie Scripts API

Operations for executing PxL scripts against a cluster and retrieving telemetry query results.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Pixie API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Pixie Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Pixie Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Pixie Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Pixie Context

0 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Pixie API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Pixie Plugin Configuration

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Pixie PxL Script

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 2

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

Pixie Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Pixie Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Pixie Agentic Access

4 operations · 1 acting

4 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD
JSONLD

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Community
Community
 Slack
Slack

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: pixie
name: Pixie
description: Pixie is a Kubernetes observability platform that uses eBPF to automatically collect telemetry data including
  full-body application requests, resource and network metrics, and application profiles without manual instrumentation.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/pixie.png
tags:
- eBPF
- Kubernetes
- Monitoring
- Observability
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixie/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: pixie:pixie-pxl-api
  name: Pixie PxL Script API
  description: Python-dialect domain-specific language and API for querying and analyzing telemetry data collected by Pixie
    within a Kubernetes cluster. PxL scripts allow developers to filter, aggregate, and visualize metrics, traces, and full-body
    request data collected via eBPF.
  humanURL: https://docs.px.dev/reference/pxl/
  tags:
  - eBPF
  - Kubernetes
  - Metrics
  - Observability
  - Scripting
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/pxl/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/pxl/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pixie-pxl-script-schema.json
- aid: pixie:pixie-plugin-api
  name: Pixie Plugin System API
  description: Plugin API that allows configuring PxL scripts to export observability data from Pixie at regularly scheduled
    intervals to external systems. Supports integrations including a Grafana datasource plugin for visualizing Pixie data
    in Grafana dashboards.
  humanURL: https://docs.px.dev/reference/plugins/plugin-system/
  tags:
  - Grafana
  - Integrations
  - Kubernetes
  - Observability
  - Plugins
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/plugins/plugin-system/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/plugins/grafana/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/pixie-plugin-schema.json
- aid: pixie:pixie-clusters-api
  name: Pixie Clusters API
  description: Operations for listing and inspecting Pixie-instrumented Kubernetes clusters connected to the Pixie Cloud.
  humanURL: https://docs.px.dev/
  tags:
  - Clusters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixie-clusters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.px.dev/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.px.dev/installing-pixie/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/api/overview/
  - type: Client Libraries
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/api/
- aid: pixie:pixie-health-api
  name: Pixie Health API
  description: Health and status endpoints for the Pixie service.
  humanURL: https://docs.px.dev/
  tags:
  - Health
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixie-health-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.px.dev/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.px.dev/installing-pixie/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/api/overview/
  - type: Client Libraries
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/api/
- aid: pixie:pixie-scripts-api
  name: Pixie Scripts API
  description: Operations for executing PxL scripts against a cluster and retrieving telemetry query results.
  humanURL: https://docs.px.dev/
  tags:
  - Scripts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixie-scripts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.px.dev/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.px.dev/installing-pixie/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/api/overview/
  - type: Client Libraries
    url: https://docs.px.dev/reference/api/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/pixie-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pixie-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/pixie-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pixieai
- type: Website
  url: https://px.dev/
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/pixie-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/pixie-pxl-script-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/pixie-plugin-schema.json
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.px.dev/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.px.dev/installing-pixie/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/pixie-io
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/pixie-io/pixie
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.px.dev/
- type: Community
  url: https://px.dev/community/
- type: Slack
  url: https://slackin.px.dev/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com