GET

/clusters/{name}

http://eks.{region}.amazonaws.com/clusters/{name}

Returns descriptive information about an Amazon EKS cluster. The API server endpoint and certificate authority data returned by this operation are required for <code>kubelet</code> and <code>kubectl</code> to communicate with your Kubernetes API server. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/create-kubeconfig.html">Create a kubeconfig for Amazon EKS</a>. <note> The API server endpoint and certificate authority data aren't available until the cluster reaches the <code>ACTIVE</code> state. </note>

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

namestringrequired

The name of the cluster to describe.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://eks.{region}.amazonaws.com/clusters/{name}' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

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