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linode Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) API

Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters, node pools, and cluster configurations through the Linode Kubernetes Engine.

linode Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) API is one of 23 APIs that Linode publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE). The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 9 operations across 5 paths, and defines 9 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 4.189.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.linode.com/v4.

9 operations 5 paths 9 schemas 1 DELETE5 GET2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
4.189.0
Base URL
https://api.linode.com/v4
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

linode Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (personalAccessToken). It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 28 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • personalAccessToken — A personal access token generated from the Linode Cloud Manager that grants access to the API based on the token's scopes.
  • oauth — OAuth 2.0 authentication for third-party applications.

Paths & Operations 9

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 1 DELETE, 5 GET, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) 9

Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters, node pools, and cluster configurations through the Linode Kubernetes Engine.

GET
/lke/clusters
List Kubernetes clusters
getLKEClusters 2 params → 200401
POST
/lke/clusters
Create a Kubernetes cluster
createLKECluster body → 200400401
GET
/lke/clusters/{clusterId}
Get a Kubernetes cluster
getLKECluster 1 param → 200401404
PUT
/lke/clusters/{clusterId}
Update a Kubernetes cluster
updateLKECluster 1 param body → 200400401404
DELETE
/lke/clusters/{clusterId}
Delete a Kubernetes cluster
deleteLKECluster 1 param → 200401404
GET
/lke/clusters/{clusterId}/pools
List node pools
getLKENodePools 3 params → 200401404
POST
/lke/clusters/{clusterId}/pools
Create a node pool
createLKENodePool 1 param body → 200400401404
GET
/lke/clusters/{clusterId}/kubeconfig
Get kubeconfig
getLKEClusterKubeconfig 1 param → 200401404
GET
/lke/versions
List Kubernetes versions
getLKEVersions → 200

Schemas 9

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

Pagination
object
3 properties
NodePoolRequest
object
3 properties 2 required
LKEClusterRequest
object
6 properties 4 required
LKECluster
object
9 properties
NodePool
object
5 properties
PaginatedLKEClusterList
PaginatedNodePoolList
LKEClusterUpdateRequest
object
4 properties
KubernetesVersion
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

linode-linode-kubernetes-engine-lke-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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