Weave Net

Weave Net is an open source container networking plugin that creates a virtual network connecting Docker containers and Kubernetes pods across multiple hosts. It provides automatic IP address management (IPAM), DNS resolution via WeaveDNS, network policy enforcement, and optional encryption for container-to-container communication. The Weave Net daemon exposes a local HTTP API on port 6784 for programmatic network management. Weave Net is maintained by Weaveworks and is archived but remains widely used in production environments.

Weave Net publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including DNS API, IPAM API, Network API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Containers, Networking, Kubernetes, Docker, and IPAM.

The Weave Net catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Weave Net’s developer surface includes changelog, support, and 8 more developer resources.

📡 Source on GitHub

29.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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5 APIs 7 Features 4 Use Cases

Containers Networking Kubernetes Docker IPAM Open-Source CNCF

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 29.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 4.6 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 18

Access Clarity 4.7 / 18

Operational Transparency 4.6 / 12

Contract Governance 3.1 / 11

Discoverability 5.8 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

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APIs 5

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

Weave Net DNS API

The DNS API from Weave Net — 2 operation(s) for dns.

Weave Net IPAM API

The IPAM API from Weave Net — 3 operation(s) for ipam.

Weave Net Network API

The Network API from Weave Net — 1 operation(s) for network.

Weave Net Peers API

The Peers API from Weave Net — 2 operation(s) for peers.

Weave Net Status API

The Status API from Weave Net — 1 operation(s) for status.

Open Collections 7

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Weave Net HTTP DNS API

OPEN COLLECTION

Weave Net HTTP DNS IPAM API

OPEN COLLECTION

Weave Net HTTP DNS Network API

OPEN COLLECTION

Weave Net HTTP DNS Peers API

OPEN COLLECTION

Weave Net HTTP DNS Status API

OPEN COLLECTION

Weave Net HTTP API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Weave Net Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Weave Net Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Weave Net Finops

FINOPS

Features 7

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Container Overlay Network

Creates a virtual network connecting containers across multiple hosts without requiring any configuration of the physical network.

Automatic IPAM

Automatically allocates IP addresses to containers from a configurable subnet using distributed consensus.

WeaveDNS

Built-in DNS resolution for containers by hostname, making services discoverable by name on the Weave network.

Network Encryption

Optional encryption of all network traffic using NaCl for secure container-to-container communication.

Kubernetes Integration

Native Kubernetes CNI plugin for pod-to-pod networking across nodes.

Docker Integration

Docker network plugin for seamless multi-host Docker container networking.

Fast Datapath

Kernel-level packet forwarding using Open vSwitch for high-performance networking.

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Weave Net Context

8 classes · 19 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Weave Net API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Weave Net API Rules

27 rules · 8 errors 13 warnings 6 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 7

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

ConnectRequest

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ConnectionInfo

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DNSStatus

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

IPAMStatus

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

PeerInfo

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RouterStatus

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StatusResponse

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 7

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Weave Net Connect Request Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Weave Net Connection Info Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Weave Net Dns Status Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Weave Net Ipam Status Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Weave Net Peer Info Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Weave Net Router Status Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Weave Net Status Response Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 7

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Weave Net Connect Request Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Weave Net Connection Info Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Weave Net Dns Status Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Weave Net Ipam Status Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Weave Net Peer Info Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Weave Net Router Status Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Weave Net Status Response Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

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Agentic Access 1

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

Weave Net Agentic Access

13 operations · 9 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Multi-Host Docker Networking

Connect Docker containers across multiple physical or virtual machines without complex network configuration.

Kubernetes Pod Networking

Provide pod-to-pod networking for Kubernetes clusters as a CNI-compliant network plugin.

Automated IP Management

Automate container IP allocation and release in orchestration workflows.

Service Discovery

Enable container service discovery by DNS name using WeaveDNS.

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubRepository

GitHubRepository

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Security

Security

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog

ChangeLog

Support

Support

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: weave-net
name: Weave Net
description: Weave Net is an open source container networking plugin that creates a virtual network connecting Docker containers
  and Kubernetes pods across multiple hosts. It provides automatic IP address management (IPAM), DNS resolution via WeaveDNS,
  network policy enforcement, and optional encryption for container-to-container communication. The Weave Net daemon exposes
  a local HTTP API on port 6784 for programmatic network management. Weave Net is maintained by Weaveworks and is archived
  but remains widely used in production environments.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: unknown
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  - repository-unlicensed
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/weave-net.png
tags:
- Containers
- Networking
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- IPAM
- Open-Source
- CNCF
tags_raw:
- Containers
- Networking
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- IPAM
- Open Source
- CNCF
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/weave-net/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: weave-net:weave-net-dns-api
  name: Weave Net DNS API
  description: The DNS API from Weave Net — 2 operation(s) for dns.
  humanURL: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  tags:
  - DNS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/weave-net-dns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/tree/master/api
- aid: weave-net:weave-net-ipam-api
  name: Weave Net IPAM API
  description: The IPAM API from Weave Net — 3 operation(s) for ipam.
  humanURL: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  tags:
  - IPAM
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/weave-net-ipam-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/tree/master/api
- aid: weave-net:weave-net-network-api
  name: Weave Net Network API
  description: The Network API from Weave Net — 1 operation(s) for network.
  humanURL: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  tags:
  - Network
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/weave-net-network-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/tree/master/api
- aid: weave-net:weave-net-peers-api
  name: Weave Net Peers API
  description: The Peers API from Weave Net — 2 operation(s) for peers.
  humanURL: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  tags:
  - Peers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/weave-net-peers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/tree/master/api
- aid: weave-net:weave-net-status-api
  name: Weave Net Status API
  description: The Status API from Weave Net — 1 operation(s) for status.
  humanURL: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  tags:
  - Status
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/weave-net-status-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/tree/master/api
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/weave-net-agentic-access.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weaveworks
- url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave
  type: GitHubRepository
- url: https://github.com/weaveworks
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/blob/master/LICENSE
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/blob/master/SECURITY.md
  type: Security
- url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
  type: ChangeLog
- url: https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/issues
  type: Support
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/weave-net-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/weave-net-vocabulary.yml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Container Overlay Network
    description: Creates a virtual network connecting containers across multiple hosts without requiring any configuration
      of the physical network.
  - name: Automatic IPAM
    description: Automatically allocates IP addresses to containers from a configurable subnet using distributed consensus.
  - name: WeaveDNS
    description: Built-in DNS resolution for containers by hostname, making services discoverable by name on the Weave network.
  - name: Network Encryption
    description: Optional encryption of all network traffic using NaCl for secure container-to-container communication.
  - name: Kubernetes Integration
    description: Native Kubernetes CNI plugin for pod-to-pod networking across nodes.
  - name: Docker Integration
    description: Docker network plugin for seamless multi-host Docker container networking.
  - name: Fast Datapath
    description: Kernel-level packet forwarding using Open vSwitch for high-performance networking.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Multi-Host Docker Networking
    description: Connect Docker containers across multiple physical or virtual machines without complex network configuration.
  - name: Kubernetes Pod Networking
    description: Provide pod-to-pod networking for Kubernetes clusters as a CNI-compliant network plugin.
  - name: Automated IP Management
    description: Automate container IP allocation and release in orchestration workflows.
  - name: Service Discovery
    description: Enable container service discovery by DNS name using WeaveDNS.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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