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stage: Deploy
group: Environments
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
title: Kubernetes agent API
---
{{< details >}}
- Tier: Free, Premium, Ultimate
- Offering: GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, GitLab Dedicated
{{< /details >}}
{{< history >}}
- Agent Tokens API [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
{{< /history >}}
Use this API to interact with the [GitLab agent for Kubernetes](../user/clusters/agent/_index.md).
## List the agents for a project
Returns the list of agents registered for the project.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user |
Response:
The response is a list of agents with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|--------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the agent |
| `name` | string | Name of the agent |
| `config_project` | object | Object representing the project the agent belongs to |
| `config_project.id` | integer | ID of the project |
| `config_project.description` | string | Description of the project |
| `config_project.name` | string | Name of the project |
| `config_project.name_with_namespace` | string | Full name with namespace of the project |
| `config_project.path` | string | Path to the project |
| `config_project.path_with_namespace` | string | Full path with namespace to the project |
| `config_project.created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the project was created |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the agent was created |
| `created_by_user_id` | integer | ID of the user who created the agent |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "agent-1",
"config_project": {
"id": 20,
"description": "",
"name": "test",
"name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
"path": "test",
"path_with_namespace": "root/test",
"created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
},
"created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
"created_by_user_id": 42
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "agent-2",
"config_project": {
"id": 20,
"description": "",
"name": "test",
"name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
"path": "test",
"path_with_namespace": "root/test",
"created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
},
"created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
"created_by_user_id": 42
}
]
```
## Get details about an agent
Gets a single agent details.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent |
Response:
The response is a single agent with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|--------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the agent |
| `name` | string | Name of the agent |
| `config_project` | object | Object representing the project the agent belongs to |
| `config_project.id` | integer | ID of the project |
| `config_project.description` | string | Description of the project |
| `config_project.name` | string | Name of the project |
| `config_project.name_with_namespace` | string | Full name with namespace of the project |
| `config_project.path` | string | Path to the project |
| `config_project.path_with_namespace` | string | Full path with namespace to the project |
| `config_project.created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the project was created |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the agent was created |
| `created_by_user_id` | integer | ID of the user who created the agent |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/1"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "agent-1",
"config_project": {
"id": 20,
"description": "",
"name": "test",
"name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
"path": "test",
"path_with_namespace": "root/test",
"created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
},
"created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
"created_by_user_id": 42
}
```
## Register an agent with a project
Registers an agent to the project.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/cluster_agents
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|-------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user |
| `name` | string | yes | Name for the agent |
Response:
The response is the new agent with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|--------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the agent |
| `name` | string | Name of the agent |
| `config_project` | object | Object representing the project the agent belongs to |
| `config_project.id` | integer | ID of the project |
| `config_project.description` | string | Description of the project |
| `config_project.name` | string | Name of the project |
| `config_project.name_with_namespace` | string | Full name with namespace of the project |
| `config_project.path` | string | Path to the project |
| `config_project.path_with_namespace` | string | Full path with namespace to the project |
| `config_project.created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the project was created |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the agent was created |
| `created_by_user_id` | integer | ID of the user who created the agent |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents" \
-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-X POST --data '{"name":"some-agent"}'
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "agent-1",
"config_project": {
"id": 20,
"description": "",
"name": "test",
"name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
"path": "test",
"path_with_namespace": "root/test",
"created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
},
"created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
"created_by_user_id": 42
}
```
## Delete a registered agent
Deletes an existing agent registration.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent |
Example request:
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/1
```
## List tokens for an agent
{{< history >}}
- [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
{{< /history >}}
Returns a list of active tokens for an agent.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer or string | yes | ID of the agent. |
Response:
The response is a list of tokens with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the token. |
| `name` | string | Name of the token. |
| `description` | string or null | Description of the token. |
| `agent_id` | integer | ID of the agent the token belongs to. |
| `status` | string | The status of the token. Valid values are `active` and `revoked`. |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the token was created. |
| `created_by_user_id` | string | User ID of the user who created the token. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/tokens"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "abcd",
"description": "Some token",
"agent_id": 5,
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
"created_by_user_id": 1
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "foobar",
"description": null,
"agent_id": 5,
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
"created_by_user_id": 1
}
]
```
{{< alert type="note" >}}
The `last_used_at` field for a token is only returned when getting a single agent token.
{{< /alert >}}
## Get a single agent token
{{< history >}}
- [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
{{< /history >}}
Gets a single agent token.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
Returns a `404` if the agent token has been revoked.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens/:token_id
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent. |
| `token_id` | integer | yes | ID of the token. |
Response:
The response is a single token with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the token. |
| `name` | string | Name of the token. |
| `description` | string or null | Description of the token. |
| `agent_id` | integer | ID of the agent the token belongs to. |
| `status` | string | The status of the token. Valid values are `active` and `revoked`. |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the token was created. |
| `created_by_user_id` | string | User ID of the user who created the token. |
| `last_used_at` | string or null | ISO8601 datetime when the token was last used. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/token/1"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "abcd",
"description": "Some token",
"agent_id": 5,
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
"created_by_user_id": 1,
"last_used_at": null
}
```
## Create an agent token
{{< history >}}
- [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
- Two-token limit [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/361030/) in GitLab 16.1 with a [flag](../administration/feature_flags/_index.md) named `cluster_agents_limit_tokens_created`.
- Two-token limit [generally available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/412399) in GitLab 16.2. Feature flag `cluster_agents_limit_tokens_created` removed.
{{< /history >}}
Creates a new token for an agent.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
An agent can have only two active tokens at one time.
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------|-------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent. |
| `name` | string | yes | Name for the token. |
| `description` | string | no | Description for the token. |
Response:
The response is the new token with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the token. |
| `name` | string | Name of the token. |
| `description` | string or null | Description of the token. |
| `agent_id` | integer | ID of the agent the token belongs to. |
| `status` | string | The status of the token. Valid values are `active` and `revoked`. |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the token was created. |
| `created_by_user_id` | string | User ID of the user who created the token. |
| `last_used_at` | string or null | ISO8601 datetime when the token was last used. |
| `token` | string | The secret token value. |
{{< alert type="note" >}}
The `token` is only returned in the response of the `POST` endpoint and cannot be retrieved afterwards.
{{< /alert >}}
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/tokens" \
-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-X POST --data '{"name":"some-token"}'
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "abcd",
"description": "Some token",
"agent_id": 5,
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
"created_by_user_id": 1,
"last_used_at": null,
"token": "qeY8UVRisx9y3Loxo1scLxFuRxYcgeX3sxsdrpP_fR3Loq4xyg"
}
```
## Revoke an agent token
{{< history >}}
- [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
{{< /history >}}
Revokes an agent token.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens/:token_id
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent. |
| `token_id` | integer | yes | ID of the token. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/tokens/1
```
## Receptive agents
{{< details >}}
- Tier: Ultimate
- Offering: GitLab Self-Managed
{{< /details >}}
{{< history >}}
- [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/12180) in GitLab 17.4.
{{< /history >}}
[Receptive agents](../user/clusters/agent/_index.md#receptive-agents) allow GitLab to integrate with Kubernetes clusters
that cannot establish a network connection to the GitLab instance, but can be connected to by GitLab.
### List URL configurations for a receptive agent
Returns a list of URL configurations for an agent.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/url_configurations
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer or string | yes | ID of the agent. |
Response:
The response is a list of URL configurations with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the URL configuration. |
| `agent_id` | integer | ID of the agent the URL configuration belongs to. |
| `url` | string | URL for this URL configuration. |
| `public_key` | string | (optional) Base64-encoded public key if JWT authentication is used. |
| `client_cert` | string | (optional) Client certificate in PEM format if mTLS authentication is used. |
| `ca_cert` | string | (optional) CA certificate in PEM format to verify the agent endpoint. |
| `tls_host` | string | (optional) TLS host name to verify the server name in agent endpoint. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/url_configurations"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"agent_id": 5,
"url": "grpcs://agent.example.com:4242",
"public_key": "..."
}
]
```
{{< alert type="note" >}}
Either `public_key` or `client_cert` is set, but never both.
{{< /alert >}}
### Get a single agent URL configuration
Gets a single agent URL configuration.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/url_configurations/:url_configuration_id
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------------------|-------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent. |
| `url_configuration_id` | integer | yes | ID of the URL configuration. |
Response:
The response is a single URL configuration with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the URL configuration. |
| `agent_id` | integer | ID of the agent the URL configuration belongs to. |
| `url` | string | Agent URL for this URL configuration. |
| `public_key` | string | (optional) Base64-encoded public key if JWT authentication is used. |
| `client_cert` | string | (optional) Client certificate in PEM format if mTLS authentication is used. |
| `ca_cert` | string | (optional) CA certificate in PEM format to verify the agent endpoint. |
| `tls_host` | string | (optional) TLS host name to verify the server name in agent endpoint. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/url_configurations/1"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"agent_id": 5,
"url": "grpcs://agent.example.com:4242",
"public_key": "..."
}
```
{{< alert type="note" >}}
Either `public_key` or `client_cert` is set, but never both.
{{< /alert >}}
### Create an agent URL configuration
Creates a new URL configuration for an agent.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
An agent can have only one URL configuration at the time.
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/url_configurations
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------|-------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent. |
| `url` | string | yes | Agent URL for this URL configuration. |
| `client_cert` | string | no | Client certificate in PEM format if mTLS authentication should be used. Must be provided with `client_key`. |
| `client_key` | string | no | Client key in PEM format if mTLS authentication should be used. Must be provided with `client_cert`. |
| `ca_cert` | string | no | CA certificate in PEM format to verify the agent endpoint. |
| `tls_host` | string | no | TLS host name to verify the server name in agent endpoint. |
Response:
The response is the new URL configuration with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|----------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the URL configuration. |
| `agent_id` | integer | ID of the agent the URL configuration belongs to. |
| `url` | string | Agent URL for this URL configuration. |
| `public_key` | string | (optional) Base64-encoded public key if JWT authentication is used. |
| `client_cert` | string | (optional) Client certificate in PEM format if mTLS authentication is used. |
| `ca_cert` | string | (optional) CA certificate in PEM format to verify the agent endpoint. |
| `tls_host` | string | (optional) TLS host name to verify the server name in agent endpoint. |
Example request to create a URL configuration with a JWT token:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/url_configurations" \
-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-X POST --data '{"url":"grpcs://agent.example.com:4242"}'
```
Example response for JWT authentication:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"agent_id": 5,
"url": "grpcs://agent.example.com:4242",
"public_key": "..."
}
```
Example request to create a URL configuration using mTLS with a client certificate and key from the files `client.pem` and `client-key.pem`:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/url_configurations" \
-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-X POST --data '{"url":"grpcs://agent.example.com:4242", "client_cert":"'"$(awk -v ORS='\\n' '1' client.pem)"'", "client_key": "'"$(awk -v ORS='\\n' '1' client-key.pem)"'"}'
```
Example response for mTLS:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"agent_id": 5,
"url": "grpcs://agent.example.com:4242",
"client_cert": "..."
}
```
{{< alert type="note" >}}
If the `client_cert` and `client_key` are not provided, a private-public key pair is generated and JWT authentication is used instead of mTLS.
{{< /alert >}}
### Delete an agent URL configuration
Deletes an agent URL configuration.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/url_configurations/:url_configuration_id
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------------------|-------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](rest/_index.md#namespaced-paths) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent. |
| `url_configuration_id` | integer | yes | ID of the URL configuration. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/url_configurations/1
```