You are viewing documentation for Kubernetes version: v1.20
Kubernetes v1.20 documentation is no longer actively maintained. The version you are currently viewing is a static snapshot. For up-to-date documentation, see the latest version.
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.
| Language | Client Library | Sample Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/kubernetes/client-go/ | browse |
| Python | github.com/kubernetes-client/python/ | browse |
| Java | github.com/kubernetes-client/java | browse |
| dotnet | github.com/kubernetes-client/csharp | browse |
| JavaScript | github.com/kubernetes-client/javascript | browse |
| Haskell | github.com/kubernetes-client/haskell | browse |
Community-maintained client libraries
Caution: This section links to third party projects that provide functionality required by Kubernetes. The Kubernetes project authors aren't responsible for these projects. This page follows CNCF website guidelines by listing projects alphabetically. To add a project to this list, read the content guide before submitting a change.
The following Kubernetes API client libraries are provided and maintained by their authors, not the Kubernetes team.