EndpointSlice

EndpointSlice represents a set of service endpoints.

apiVersion: discovery.k8s.io/v1

import "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"

EndpointSlice

EndpointSlice represents a set of service endpoints. Most EndpointSlices are created by the EndpointSlice controller to represent the Pods selected by Service objects. For a given service there may be multiple EndpointSlice objects which must be joined to produce the full set of endpoints; you can find all of the slices for a given service by listing EndpointSlices in the service's namespace whose kubernetes.io/service-name label contains the service's name.


  • apiVersion: discovery.k8s.io/v1

  • kind: EndpointSlice

  • metadata (ObjectMeta)

    Standard object's metadata.

  • addressType (string), required

    addressType specifies the type of address carried by this EndpointSlice. All addresses in this slice must be the same type. This field is immutable after creation. The following address types are currently supported: * IPv4: Represents an IPv4 Address. * IPv6: Represents an IPv6 Address. * FQDN: Represents a Fully Qualified Domain Name. (Deprecated) The EndpointSlice controller only generates, and kube-proxy only processes, slices of addressType "IPv4" and "IPv6". No semantics are defined for the "FQDN" type.

  • endpoints ([]Endpoint), required

    Atomic: will be replaced during a merge

    endpoints is a list of unique endpoints in this slice. Each slice may include a maximum of 1000 endpoints.

    Endpoint represents a single logical "backend" implementing a service.

    • endpoints.addresses ([]string), required

      Set: unique values will be kept during a merge

      addresses of this endpoint. For EndpointSlices of addressType "IPv4" or "IPv6", the values are IP addresses in canonical form. The syntax and semantics of other addressType values are not defined. This must contain at least one address but no more than 100. EndpointSlices generated by the EndpointSlice controller will always have exactly 1 address. No semantics are defined for additional addresses beyond the first, and kube-proxy does not look at them.

    • endpoints.conditions (EndpointConditions)

      conditions contains information about the current status of the endpoint.

      EndpointConditions represents the current condition of an endpoint.

      • endpoints.conditions.ready (boolean)

        ready indicates that this endpoint is ready to receive traffic, according to whatever system is managing the endpoint. A nil value should be interpreted as "true". In general, an endpoint should be marked ready if it is serving and not terminating, though this can be overridden in some cases, such as when the associated Service has set the publishNotReadyAddresses flag.

      • endpoints.conditions.serving (boolean)

        serving indicates that this endpoint is able to receive traffic, according to whatever system is managing the endpoint. For endpoints backed by pods, the EndpointSlice controller will mark the endpoint as serving if the pod's Ready condition is True. A nil value should be interpreted as "true".

      • endpoints.conditions.terminating (boolean)

        terminating indicates that this endpoint is terminating. A nil value should be interpreted as "false".

    • endpoints.deprecatedTopology (map[string]string)

      deprecatedTopology contains topology information part of the v1beta1 API. This field is deprecated, and will be removed when the v1beta1 API is removed (no sooner than kubernetes v1.24). While this field can hold values, it is not writable through the v1 API, and any attempts to write to it will be silently ignored. Topology information can be found in the zone and nodeName fields instead.

    • endpoints.hints (EndpointHints)

      hints contains information associated with how an endpoint should be consumed.

      EndpointHints provides hints describing how an endpoint should be consumed.

      • endpoints.hints.forNodes ([]ForNode)

        Atomic: will be replaced during a merge

        forNodes indicates the node(s) this endpoint should be consumed by when using topology aware routing. May contain a maximum of 8 entries. This is an Alpha feature and is only used when the PreferSameTrafficDistribution feature gate is enabled.

        ForNode provides information about which nodes should consume this endpoint.

        • endpoints.hints.forNodes.name (string), required

          name represents the name of the node.

      • endpoints.hints.forZones ([]ForZone)

        Atomic: will be replaced during a merge

        forZones indicates the zone(s) this endpoint should be consumed by when using topology aware routing. May contain a maximum of 8 entries.

        ForZone provides information about which zones should consume this endpoint.

        • endpoints.hints.forZones.name (string), required

          name represents the name of the zone.

    • endpoints.hostname (string)

      hostname of this endpoint. This field may be used by consumers of endpoints to distinguish endpoints from each other (e.g. in DNS names). Multiple endpoints which use the same hostname should be considered fungible (e.g. multiple A values in DNS). Must be lowercase and pass DNS Label (RFC 1123) validation.

    • endpoints.nodeName (string)

      nodeName represents the name of the Node hosting this endpoint. This can be used to determine endpoints local to a Node.

    • endpoints.targetRef (ObjectReference)

      targetRef is a reference to a Kubernetes object that represents this endpoint.

    • endpoints.zone (string)

      zone is the name of the Zone this endpoint exists in.

  • ports ([]EndpointPort)

    Atomic: will be replaced during a merge

    ports specifies the list of network ports exposed by each endpoint in this slice. Each port must have a unique name. Each slice may include a maximum of 100 ports. Services always have at least 1 port, so EndpointSlices generated by the EndpointSlice controller will likewise always have at least 1 port. EndpointSlices used for other purposes may have an empty ports list.

    EndpointPort represents a Port used by an EndpointSlice

    • ports.port (int32)

      port represents the port number of the endpoint. If the EndpointSlice is derived from a Kubernetes service, this must be set to the service's target port. EndpointSlices used for other purposes may have a nil port.

    • ports.protocol (string)

      protocol represents the IP protocol for this port. Must be UDP, TCP, or SCTP. Default is TCP.

    • ports.name (string)

      name represents the name of this port. All ports in an EndpointSlice must have a unique name. If the EndpointSlice is derived from a Kubernetes service, this corresponds to the Service.ports[].name. Name must either be an empty string or pass DNS_LABEL validation: * must be no more than 63 characters long. * must consist of lower case alphanumeric characters or '-'. * must start and end with an alphanumeric character. Default is empty string.

    • ports.appProtocol (string)

      The application protocol for this port. This is used as a hint for implementations to offer richer behavior for protocols that they understand. This field follows standard Kubernetes label syntax. Valid values are either:

EndpointSliceList

EndpointSliceList represents a list of endpoint slices


  • apiVersion: discovery.k8s.io/v1

  • kind: EndpointSliceList

  • metadata (ListMeta)

    Standard list metadata.

  • items ([]EndpointSlice), required

    items is the list of endpoint slices

Operations


get read the specified EndpointSlice

HTTP Request

GET /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices/{name}

Parameters

  • name (in path): string, required

    name of the EndpointSlice

  • namespace (in path): string, required

    namespace

  • pretty (in query): string

    pretty

Response

200 (EndpointSlice): OK

401: Unauthorized

list list or watch objects of kind EndpointSlice

HTTP Request

GET /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices

Parameters

Response

200 (EndpointSliceList): OK

401: Unauthorized

list list or watch objects of kind EndpointSlice

HTTP Request

GET /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/endpointslices

Parameters

Response

200 (EndpointSliceList): OK

401: Unauthorized

create create an EndpointSlice

HTTP Request

POST /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices

Parameters

Response

200 (EndpointSlice): OK

201 (EndpointSlice): Created

202 (EndpointSlice): Accepted

401: Unauthorized

update replace the specified EndpointSlice

HTTP Request

PUT /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices/{name}

Parameters

Response

200 (EndpointSlice): OK

201 (EndpointSlice): Created

401: Unauthorized

patch partially update the specified EndpointSlice

HTTP Request

PATCH /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices/{name}

Parameters

  • name (in path): string, required

    name of the EndpointSlice

  • namespace (in path): string, required

    namespace

  • body: Patch, required

  • dryRun (in query): string

    dryRun

  • fieldManager (in query): string

    fieldManager

  • fieldValidation (in query): string

    fieldValidation

  • force (in query): boolean

    force

  • pretty (in query): string

    pretty

Response

200 (EndpointSlice): OK

201 (EndpointSlice): Created

401: Unauthorized

delete delete an EndpointSlice

HTTP Request

DELETE /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices/{name}

Parameters

Response

200 (Status): OK

202 (Status): Accepted

401: Unauthorized

deletecollection delete collection of EndpointSlice

HTTP Request

DELETE /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices

Parameters

Response

200 (Status): OK

401: Unauthorized

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Last modified April 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM PST: Markdown API reference for v1.33 (b84ec30bbb)