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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
dotnet	github.com/kubernetes-client/csharp	browse
Go	github.com/kubernetes/client-go/	browse
Haskell	github.com/kubernetes-client/haskell	browse
Java	github.com/kubernetes-client/java	browse
JavaScript	github.com/kubernetes-client/javascript	browse
Python	github.com/kubernetes-client/python/	browse

Community-maintained client libraries

Note: This section links to third party projects that provide functionality required by Kubernetes. The Kubernetes project authors aren't responsible for these projects, which are listed alphabetically. To add a project to this list, read the content guide before submitting a change. More information.

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

Language	Client Library
Clojure	github.com/yanatan16/clj-kubernetes-api
DotNet	github.com/tonnyeremin/kubernetes_gen
DotNet (RestSharp)	github.com/masroorhasan/Kubernetes.DotNet
Elixir	github.com/obmarg/kazan
Elixir	github.com/coryodaniel/k8s
Go	github.com/ericchiang/k8s
Java (OSGi)	bitbucket.org/amdatulabs/amdatu-kubernetes
Java (Fabric8, OSGi)	github.com/fabric8io/kubernetes-client
Java	github.com/manusa/yakc
Lisp	github.com/brendandburns/cl-k8s
Lisp	github.com/xh4/cube
Node.js (TypeScript)	github.com/Goyoo/node-k8s-client
Node.js	github.com/ajpauwels/easy-k8s
Node.js	github.com/godaddy/kubernetes-client
Node.js	github.com/tenxcloud/node-kubernetes-client
Perl	metacpan.org/pod/Net::Kubernetes
PHP	github.com/allansun/kubernetes-php-client
PHP	github.com/maclof/kubernetes-client
PHP	github.com/travisghansen/kubernetes-client-php
PHP	github.com/renoki-co/php-k8s
Python	github.com/fiaas/k8s
Python	github.com/gtsystem/lightkube
Python	github.com/mnubo/kubernetes-py
Python	github.com/tomplus/kubernetes_asyncio
Python	github.com/Frankkkkk/pykorm
Ruby	github.com/abonas/kubeclient
Ruby	github.com/k8s-ruby/k8s-ruby
Ruby	github.com/kontena/k8s-client
Rust	github.com/clux/kube-rs
Rust	github.com/ynqa/kubernetes-rust
Scala	github.com/hagay3/skuber
Scala	github.com/joan38/kubernetes-client
Swift	github.com/swiftkube/client

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