kubectl top

• kubectl top

kubectl top node
kubectl top pod

• kubectl top --help
• Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands#top

kubectl top pod
error: Metrics API not available

kubectl top pod
Error from server (ServiceUnavailable): the server is currently unable to handle the request (get pods.metrics.k8s.io)

kubectl top node
error: Metrics API not available

kubectl top node
Error from server (ServiceUnavailable): the server is currently unable to handle the request (get nodes.metrics.k8s.io)

Related terms

• docker top
• docker stats
• kubectl get pods
• kubectl top pod POD_NAME
• kubectl logs
• CKA: Understand how to monitor applications in Kubernetes
• Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
• Kubernetes API

See also

• kubectl: [ cp | config | create | delete | edit | explain | apply | exec | get | set | drain | uncordon | rolling-update | rollout | logs | run | auth | label | annotate | version | top | diff | debug | replace | describe | port-forward | proxy | scale | rollout | api-resources | expose deployment | expose | patch | attach | get endpoints | ~/.kube/config | kubectl logs --help | kubectl --help, kubectl-convert, kubectl autoscale, kubectl.kubernetes.io
• top, ntop, htop, atop, iotop, systemd-cgtop, virt-top, stress, slabtop, docker stats, docker top, docker container top, docker-compose top, nmon, tload, kubectl top pod PODNAME, sar, kubectl top, glances, vmstat, gpustat, asitop