The Kubernetes API — OpenAPI V2
The Kubernetes API server serves an aggregated OpenAPI v2 spec via the /openapi/v2 endpoint.
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The Kubernetes API server serves an aggregated OpenAPI v2 spec via the /openapi/v2 endpoint. You can request the response format using request headers as follows
Valid request header values for OpenAPI v2 queries Header Possible values Notes Accept-Encoding gzip not supplying this header is also acceptable Accept application/com.github.proto-openapi.spec.v2@v1.0+protobuf mainly for intra-cluster use application/json default serves application/json
The validation rules published as part of OpenAPI schemas may not be complete, and usually aren't. Additional validation occurs within the API server. If you want precise and complete verification, a kubectl apply --dry-run=server runs all the applicable validation (and also activates admission-time checks).
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