kubectl top

kubectl top uses Metric server to display information about K8s.

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

kubectl top
kubectl top -A

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

• K9s, Lens
• docker top
• docker stats
• kubectl get pods
• kubectl top pod POD_NAME
• kubectl logs
• kubectl get events
• CKA: Understand how to monitor applications in Kubernetes
• Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)
• Kubernetes API
• Kubernetes Metrics Server

See also

• kubectl top [ node | pod ], nodes.metrics.k8s.io, metrics-server
• Kubernetes autoscaling, HPA, VPA, Karpenter, Kubernetes Autoscaler, kubectl autoscale, Kubernetes Metrics Server (KMS)
• 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