kubernetes-sigs

    kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api

    Repository for the next iteration of composite service (e.g. Ingress) and load balancing APIs.

    kubernetes
    networking
    gateway-api
    k8s-sig-network
    sig-network
    Go
    Apache-2.0
    3.0K stars
    814 forks
    3.0K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 2, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 5 days ago, with 370 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #43 in the weekly ranking the week of Dec 7, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Defines Kubernetes-native APIs for managing service networking and load balancing through Gateway and Route resources.
    • Provides a standardized, extensible, and Kubernetes-integrated approach to service networking beyond traditional Ingress controllers.
    • Use for implementing advanced traffic routing and load balancing policies in Kubernetes clusters with native API support.
    • Use for developing custom Gateway controllers that conform to the Gateway API specification for consistent network behavior.
    • Use for evaluating and comparing different Gateway API implementations using the provided conformance test suite.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    The Gateway API is a part of SIG Network, and this repository contains the specification and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs).

    The latest supported version is v1 as released by the v1.3.0 release of this project.

    This version of the API is has GA level support for the following resources:

    For all the other APIs and their support levels please consult the spec.

    Excerpt from the kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    814+41

    Open issues

    199-18

    Compared with peers in Kubernetes

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth

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