Weave Net

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
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: Consumer
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
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/weave-net/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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