JSON and YAML in Kubernetes: When kubectl Outputs JSON
JSON and YAML in Kubernetes: when kubectl outputs JSON, using jq to filter resources, and parsing Pod specs for automation scripts.
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JSON and YAML in Kubernetes: When kubectl Outputs JSON Kubernetes stores everything as JSON internally. YAML manifests are a human-friendly syntax that kubectl converts to JSON before sending to the API server. Understanding when to work with each format — and how to extract exactly what you need — is a practical skill for anyone operating clusters. kubectl get with -o json The flag returns the full API object for any Kubernetes resource. This is the source of truth for what the cluster actually has, as opposed to what your manifest says it should have. The output is the full Kubernetes object, including status, annotations, managed fields, and owner references. For a pod, the top-level structure looks like: The section is only present in live objects (), not in your manifest files — it's…
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