# EndpointSlice

EndpointSliceEndpointSlice represents a set of service endpoints.apiVersion: discovery.k8s.io/v1import "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"EndpointSliceEndpointSlice 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/v1kind: EndpointSlicemetadata (ObjectMeta)Standard object's metadata.addressType (string), requiredaddressType 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), requiredAtomic: will be replaced during a mergeendpoints 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), requiredSet: unique values will be kept during a mergeaddresses 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 mergeforNodes 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), requiredname represents the name of the node.endpoints.hints.forZones ([]ForZone)Atomic: will be replaced during a mergeforZones 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), requiredname 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 mergeports 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 EndpointSliceports.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:Un-prefixed protocol names - reserved for IANA standard service names (as per RFC-6335 and https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names).Kubernetes-defined prefixed names:'kubernetes.io/h2c' - HTTP/2 prior knowledge over cleartext as described in https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9113.html#name-starting-http-2-with-prior-'kubernetes.io/ws' - WebSocket over cleartext as described in https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6455'kubernetes.io/wss' - WebSocket over TLS as described in https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6455Other protocols should use implementation-defined prefixed names such as mycompany.com/my-custom-protocol.EndpointSliceListEndpointSliceList represents a list of endpoint slicesapiVersion: discovery.k8s.io/v1kind: EndpointSliceListmetadata (ListMeta)Standard list metadata.items ([]EndpointSlice), requireditems is the list of endpoint slicesOperationsget read the specified EndpointSliceHTTP RequestGET /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices/{name}Parametersname (in path): string, requiredname of the EndpointSlicenamespace (in path): string, requirednamespacepretty (in query): stringprettyResponse200 (EndpointSlice): OK401: Unauthorizedlist list or watch objects of kind EndpointSliceHTTP RequestGET /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslicesParametersnamespace (in path): string, requirednamespaceallowWatchBookmarks (in query): booleanallowWatchBookmarkscontinue (in query): stringcontinuefieldSelector (in query): stringfieldSelectorlabelSelector (in query): stringlabelSelectorlimit (in query): integerlimitpretty (in query): stringprettyresourceVersion (in query): stringresourceVersionresourceVersionMatch (in query): stringresourceVersionMatchsendInitialEvents (in query): booleansendInitialEventstimeoutSeconds (in query): integertimeoutSecondswatch (in query): booleanwatchResponse200 (EndpointSliceList): OK401: Unauthorizedlist list or watch objects of kind EndpointSliceHTTP RequestGET /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/endpointslicesParametersallowWatchBookmarks (in query): booleanallowWatchBookmarkscontinue (in query): stringcontinuefieldSelector (in query): stringfieldSelectorlabelSelector (in query): stringlabelSelectorlimit (in query): integerlimitpretty (in query): stringprettyresourceVersion (in query): stringresourceVersionresourceVersionMatch (in query): stringresourceVersionMatchsendInitialEvents (in query): booleansendInitialEventstimeoutSeconds (in query): integertimeoutSecondswatch (in query): booleanwatchResponse200 (EndpointSliceList): OK401: Unauthorizedcreate create an EndpointSliceHTTP RequestPOST /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslicesParametersnamespace (in path): string, requirednamespacebody: EndpointSlice, requireddryRun (in query): stringdryRunfieldManager (in query): stringfieldManagerfieldValidation (in query): stringfieldValidationpretty (in query): stringprettyResponse200 (EndpointSlice): OK201 (EndpointSlice): Created202 (EndpointSlice): Accepted401: Unauthorizedupdate replace the specified EndpointSliceHTTP RequestPUT /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices/{name}Parametersname (in path): string, requiredname of the EndpointSlicenamespace (in path): string, requirednamespacebody: EndpointSlice, requireddryRun (in query): stringdryRunfieldManager (in query): stringfieldManagerfieldValidation (in query): stringfieldValidationpretty (in query): stringprettyResponse200 (EndpointSlice): OK201 (EndpointSlice): Created401: Unauthorizedpatch partially update the specified EndpointSliceHTTP RequestPATCH /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices/{name}Parametersname (in path): string, requiredname of the EndpointSlicenamespace (in path): string, requirednamespacebody: Patch, requireddryRun (in query): stringdryRunfieldManager (in query): stringfieldManagerfieldValidation (in query): stringfieldValidationforce (in query): booleanforcepretty (in query): stringprettyResponse200 (EndpointSlice): OK201 (EndpointSlice): Created401: Unauthorizeddelete delete an EndpointSliceHTTP RequestDELETE /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslices/{name}Parametersname (in path): string, requiredname of the EndpointSlicenamespace (in path): string, requirednamespacebody: DeleteOptionsdryRun (in query): stringdryRungracePeriodSeconds (in query): integergracePeriodSecondsignoreStoreReadErrorWithClusterBreakingPotential (in query): booleanignoreStoreReadErrorWithClusterBreakingPotentialpretty (in query): stringprettypropagationPolicy (in query): stringpropagationPolicyResponse200 (Status): OK202 (Status): Accepted401: Unauthorizeddeletecollection delete collection of EndpointSliceHTTP RequestDELETE /apis/discovery.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/endpointslicesParametersnamespace (in path): string, requirednamespacebody: DeleteOptionscontinue (in query): stringcontinuedryRun (in query): stringdryRunfieldSelector (in query): stringfieldSelectorgracePeriodSeconds (in query): integergracePeriodSecondsignoreStoreReadErrorWithClusterBreakingPotential (in query): booleanignoreStoreReadErrorWithClusterBreakingPotentiallabelSelector (in query): stringlabelSelectorlimit (in query): integerlimitpretty (in query): stringprettypropagationPolicy (in query): stringpropagationPolicyresourceVersion (in query): stringresourceVersionresourceVersionMatch (in query): stringresourceVersionMatchsendInitialEvents (in query): booleansendInitialEventstimeoutSeconds (in query): integertimeoutSecondsResponse200 (Status): OK401: UnauthorizedThis page is automatically generated.If you plan to report an issue with this page, mention that the page is auto-generated in your issue description. 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