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Kuma MeshExternalService API

The MeshExternalService API from Kuma — 2 operation(s) for meshexternalservice.

Kuma MeshExternalService API is one of 38 APIs that Kuma publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include MeshExternalService. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v1alpha1.

Requests are made against the base URL https://localhost:5681.

4 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
v1alpha1
Base URL
https://localhost:5681
Authentication
HTTP Basic, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Kuma MeshExternalService API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (BasicAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (BearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated, though some operations may also be called without credentials.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

MeshExternalService 4
GET
/meshes/{mesh}/meshexternalservices/{name}
Returns MeshExternalService entity
getMeshExternalService 2 params → 200404
PUT
/meshes/{mesh}/meshexternalservices/{name}
Creates or Updates MeshExternalService entity
putMeshExternalService 2 params body → 200201
DELETE
/meshes/{mesh}/meshexternalservices/{name}
Deletes MeshExternalService entity
deleteMeshExternalService 2 params → 200404
GET
/meshes/{mesh}/meshexternalservices
Returns a list of MeshExternalService in the mesh.
getMeshExternalServiceList 4 params → 200

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are MeshExternalServiceItem (9 properties), Error (6 properties), InvalidParameters (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MeshExternalServiceItem
object
MeshExternalService represents external services (outside the mesh) that mesh services can communicate with securely. It enables mesh services to reach externa…
9 properties 3 required
NotFoundError
InvalidParameters
object
5 properties 3 required
Error
object
Standard error. Follows the [AIP 193 - Errors](https://kong-aip.netlify.app/aip/193/) specification.
6 properties 5 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kuma-meshexternalservice-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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