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Kong MCP Servers API

The MCP Servers API from Kong — 9 operation(s) for mcp servers.

Kong MCP Servers API is one of 139 APIs that Kong publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include MCP Servers. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, a GitHub repository, an API reference, authentication docs, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 13 operations across 9 paths, and defines 39 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.14.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, {protocol}://{hostname}:{port}{path}.

13 operations 9 paths 39 schemas 1 DELETE8 GET1 PATCH2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3.14.0
Base URL
https://konghq.com/
Authentication
API Key
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Kong MCP Servers API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Kong-Admin-Token (adminToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 13

Across 9 paths, the API surfaces 13 operations — 1 DELETE, 8 GET, 1 PATCH, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

MCP Servers 13
GET
/v1/mcp-cp/{controlPlaneId}/mcp-servers
List MCP Servers by Control Plane
list-mcp-servers-by-control-plane 4 params → 200400401403
GET
/v1/mcp-cp/{controlPlaneId}/mcp-servers/{mcpServerId}
Get MCP Server by Control Plane
get-mcp-server-by-control-plane 2 params → 200400401403404
GET
/v1/mcp-cp/{controlPlaneId}/mcp-servers/{mcpServerId}/code
Get generated Python code for the MCP Server
get-mcp-server-code 2 params → 200400401403404
GET
/v1/mcp-cp/{controlPlaneId}/mcp-servers/{mcpServerId}/kong-entities
Get Kong entities for the MCP Server Gateway
get-mcp-server-kong-entities 3 params → 200400401403404
POST
/v1/mcp-cp/{controlPlaneId}/mcp-servers/{mcpServerId}/status
Report MCP Server deployment status
post-mcp-server-status 2 params body → 204400401403404
GET
/v1/mcp-cp/{controlPlaneId}/signals
Get MCP Server Signals
get-mcp-server-signals 2 params → 200304400401403
GET
/v1/mcp-servers
List all MCP Servers
list-mcp-server-configs 3 params → 200400401403
POST
/v1/mcp-servers
Create an MCP Server
create-mcp-server-config body → 201400401403409
GET
/v1/mcp-servers/{mcpServerId}
Get MCP Server
get-mcp-server-config 1 param → 200400401403404
PUT
/v1/mcp-servers/{mcpServerId}
Update MCP Server
update-mcp-server-config 1 param body → 200400401403404409
PATCH
/v1/mcp-servers/{mcpServerId}
Partially Update MCP Server
patch-mcp-server-config 1 param body → 200400401403404409
DELETE
/v1/mcp-servers/{mcpServerId}
Delete MCP Server
delete-mcp-server-config 1 param → 204400401403404
GET
/v1/mcp-servers/{mcpServerId}/status
Get MCP Server deployment status
get-mcp-server-status 1 param → 200400401403404

Schemas 39

The contract defines 39 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are MCPServerInfo (10 properties), PatchMCPServerRequest (6 properties), KongService (6 properties), CreateMCPServerRequest (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

InvalidParameterMinimumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
MCPServerCodeResponse
object
1 property 1 required
UpdatedAt
string
An ISO-8601 timestamp representation of entity update date.
ConflictError
InvalidParameterChoiceItem
object
5 properties 4 required
MCPServerVersionStatus
object
4 properties 4 required
InvalidParameterMaximumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
KongRoute
object
5 properties 3 required
UpdateMCPServerRequest
object
5 properties 1 required
ListMCPServersCPInfoResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
CreateMCPServerRequest
object
5 properties 1 required
MCPServerSignal
A single signal envelope containing exactly one typed capability signal.
MCPCapabilitiesMap
object
Map of capability name - capability request fields. Example: { "mcp": { "version": "v1", "offset": "5" } }
1 property
ForbiddenError
UnauthorizedError
MCPServerCPInfo
CursorMetaPage
object
5 properties 3 required
CursorMeta
object
Pagination metadata.
1 property 1 required
MCPServerPodsStatus
object
3 properties 3 required
MCPServerStatusResponse
object
1 property 1 required
KongEntitiesResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
CreatedAt
string
An ISO-8601 timestamp representation of entity creation date.
KongService
object
6 properties 5 required
BaseError
object
standard error
5 properties 4 required
InvalidParameterDependentItem
object
5 properties 4 required
MCPServerStatusRequest
array
List of per-version deployment statuses for the MCP server.
MCPServerInfo
object
10 properties 5 required
PatchMCPServerRequest
object
6 properties
MCPServerSignals
object
The MCP server signals response.
1 property 1 required
MCPServerSignalV1
object
Signal notifying the client that the MCP control plane config has changed.
3 properties 3 required
BadRequestError
InvalidParameters
array
invalid parameters
InvalidRules
string
invalid parameters rules
InvalidParameterStandard
object
4 properties 2 required
ListMCPServersResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
ContainerSpec
object
1 property
MCPCapabilityRequest
object
2 properties 1 required
NotFoundError
StringFieldContainsFilter
object
Filters on the given string field value by fuzzy match.
1 property 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kong-mcp-servers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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