Client Libraries

This page contains an overview of the client libraries for using the Kubernetes API from various programming languages.

To write applications using the Kubernetes REST API, you do not need to implement the API calls and request/response types yourself. You can use a client library for the programming language you are using.

Client libraries often handle common tasks such as authentication for you. Most client libraries can discover and use the Kubernetes Service Account to authenticate if the API client is running inside the Kubernetes cluster, or can understand the kubeconfig file format to read the credentials and the API Server address.

Officially-supported Kubernetes client libraries

The following client libraries are officially maintained by Kubernetes SIG API Machinery.

LanguageClient LibrarySample Programs
Cgithub.com/kubernetes-client/cbrowse
dotnetgithub.com/kubernetes-client/csharpbrowse
Gogithub.com/kubernetes/client-go/browse
Haskellgithub.com/kubernetes-client/haskellbrowse
Javagithub.com/kubernetes-client/javabrowse
JavaScriptgithub.com/kubernetes-client/javascriptbrowse
Perlgithub.com/kubernetes-client/perl/browse
Pythongithub.com/kubernetes-client/python/browse
Rubygithub.com/kubernetes-client/ruby/browse

Community-maintained client libraries

The following Kubernetes API client libraries are provided and maintained by their authors, not the Kubernetes team.

LanguageClient Library
Clojuregithub.com/yanatan16/clj-kubernetes-api
DotNetgithub.com/tonnyeremin/kubernetes_gen
DotNet (RestSharp)github.com/masroorhasan/Kubernetes.DotNet
Elixirgithub.com/obmarg/kazan
Elixirgithub.com/coryodaniel/k8s
Gogithub.com/ericchiang/k8s
Java (OSGi)bitbucket.org/amdatulabs/amdatu-kubernetes
Java (Fabric8, OSGi)github.com/fabric8io/kubernetes-client
Javagithub.com/manusa/yakc
Lispgithub.com/brendandburns/cl-k8s
Lispgithub.com/xh4/cube
Node.js (TypeScript)github.com/Goyoo/node-k8s-client
Node.jsgithub.com/ajpauwels/easy-k8s
Node.jsgithub.com/godaddy/kubernetes-client
Node.jsgithub.com/tenxcloud/node-kubernetes-client
Perlmetacpan.org/pod/Net::Kubernetes
PHPgithub.com/allansun/kubernetes-php-client
PHPgithub.com/maclof/kubernetes-client
PHPgithub.com/travisghansen/kubernetes-client-php
PHPgithub.com/renoki-co/php-k8s
Pythongithub.com/fiaas/k8s
Pythongithub.com/gtsystem/lightkube
Pythongithub.com/mnubo/kubernetes-py
Pythongithub.com/tomplus/kubernetes_asyncio
Pythongithub.com/Frankkkkk/pykorm
Rubygithub.com/abonas/kubeclient
Rubygithub.com/k8s-ruby/k8s-ruby
Rubygithub.com/kontena/k8s-client
Rustgithub.com/kube-rs/kube
Rustgithub.com/ynqa/kubernetes-rust
Scalagithub.com/hagay3/skuber
Scalagithub.com/hnaderi/scala-k8s
Scalagithub.com/joan38/kubernetes-client
Swiftgithub.com/swiftkube/client

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Last modified January 30, 2023 at 8:12 PM PST: Update Rust client library from clux/kube-rs to kube-rs/kube (935fb9e486)