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Contour HTTPRoute API

Namespace-scoped resources that define HTTP routing rules, mapping HTTP/HTTPS requests to backend Kubernetes services based on host, path, headers, and other criteria.

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Contour HTTPRoute API is one of 9 APIs that Contour publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include HTTPRoute. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 9 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.30.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{kubernetes-api-server}.

5 operations 2 paths 9 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.30.0
Base URL
https://projectcontour.io
Contact
Contour Community
License
Apache 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

HTTPRoute 5

Namespace-scoped resources that define HTTP routing rules, mapping HTTP/HTTPS requests to backend Kubernetes services based on host, path, headers, and other criteria.

GET
/apis/gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/httproutes
Contour List HTTPRoute resources in a namespace
listNamespacedHTTPRoute 2 params → 200401403
POST
/apis/gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/httproutes
Contour Create an HTTPRoute resource
createNamespacedHTTPRoute 1 param body → 201400401403
GET
/apis/gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/httproutes/{name}
Contour Get a specific HTTPRoute resource
readNamespacedHTTPRoute 2 params → 200401403404
PUT
/apis/gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/httproutes/{name}
Contour Replace an HTTPRoute resource
replaceNamespacedHTTPRoute 2 params body → 200400401404
DELETE
/apis/gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/httproutes/{name}
Contour Delete an HTTPRoute resource
deleteNamespacedHTTPRoute 2 params → 200401403404

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ObjectMeta (8 properties), Condition (6 properties), ParentReference (6 properties), HTTPRoute (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

HTTPBackendRef
object
A backend service to route matching requests to.
5 properties 2 required
Condition
object
A standard Kubernetes condition indicating the state of a resource.
6 properties 2 required
ParentReference
object
A reference to a parent resource (typically a Gateway) to attach to.
6 properties 1 required
HTTPRouteList
object
List of HTTPRoute resources.
3 properties
ObjectMeta
object
Standard Kubernetes object metadata.
8 properties 1 required
HTTPRouteMatch
object
Criteria for matching an HTTP request to this routing rule.
4 properties
HTTPRouteRule
object
A single routing rule within an HTTPRoute.
4 properties
HTTPRouteFilter
object
A filter applied to requests matching this route rule.
3 properties 1 required
HTTPRoute
object
Namespace-scoped resource defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules that attach to one or more Gateways. Supports matching on host, path, headers, query parameters, an…
5 properties 4 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

contour-httproute-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
contour:contour-httproute-api
Base URL
https://projectcontour.io
Docs
https://projectcontour.io/docs/main/config/api/
Provider
Contour
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