--- title: ngrok Operator supports Kubernetes Gateway API | daily.dev description: ngrok's Kubernetes Operator now supports the Kubernetes Gateway API, letting cluster operators set up Gateways with listeners tied to ngrok endpoints while... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ngrok-operator-supports-kubernetes-gateway-api-cjnwbpftf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: ngrok Operator supports Kubernetes Gateway API | daily.dev og:description: ngrok's Kubernetes Operator now supports the Kubernetes Gateway API, letting cluster operators set up Gateways with listeners tied to ngrok endpoints while... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ngrok-operator-supports-kubernetes-gateway-api-cjnwbpftf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cjNwbPFtf.png og:image:alt: ngrok Operator supports Kubernetes Gateway API og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # ngrok Operator supports Kubernetes Gateway API **[ngrok Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ngrok)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary ngrok's Kubernetes Operator now supports the Kubernetes Gateway API, letting cluster operators set up Gateways with listeners tied to ngrok endpoints while application developers create HTTPRoutes to direct traffic to backends like Kubernetes Services. The post covers benefits (easy configuration, environment independence, security, and GSLB-based acceleration), walks through creating Gateway, GatewayClass, and HTTPRoute objects, and shows how to extend routes with ngrok's Traffic Policy engine via the NgrokTrafficPolicy CRD for header manipulation and redirects. It also explains the motivation behind Gateway API as a more expressive, role-oriented replacement for the limitations of the Ingress API, and notes plans to support Gateway API v1.2, released in October 2024. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does the ngrok Kubernetes Operator support the Kubernetes Gateway API? Yes, the ngrok Kubernetes Operator supports the full core spec of the Kubernetes Gateway API, letting cluster operators define Gateway and GatewayClass objects linked to ngrok endpoints while application developers create HTTPRoutes to direct traffic to backends like Kubernetes Services, alongside the existing ingress controller option. _Teams wiring Kubernetes ingress through ngrok can track Gateway API rollout details on daily.dev._ ### How do I add custom headers or redirects to a Kubernetes HTTPRoute using ngrok? Use ngrok's Traffic Policy engine through the NgrokTrafficPolicy custom resource and reference it in an HTTPRoute with the extensionRef filter. This supports actions like adding request headers on specific paths, setting response variables during the on_http_response phase, and redirecting traffic from one path to another. _Developers shaping Kubernetes traffic policies can follow ngrok Operator updates on daily.dev._ ### What Gateway API version is the ngrok Kubernetes Operator planning to support next? Support for Gateway API v1.2, released in October 2024, is planned, which adds timeouts, propagation of labels and annotations, and support for other protocols beyond what the current core spec implementation covers. _Keep up with Gateway API version support changes affecting Kubernetes networking on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Gateway API shift: how Kubernetes networking actually works at scale](https://daily.dev/posts/the-gateway-api-shift-how-kubernetes-networking-actually-works-at-scale-t04kkbq5r) · Giant Swarm · 16 upvotes · 1 comments - [How to Move to the Gateway API: post ingress-nginx Retirement](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-move-to-the-gateway-api-post-ingress-nginx-retirement-q3cqencll) · Pulumi · 5 upvotes · 0 comments - [Kubernetes Ingress vs Gateway API](https://daily.dev/posts/kubernetes-ingress-vs-gateway-api-jwa9l6ig9) · Isovalent · 10 upvotes · 1 comments - [AWS Load Balancer Controller Reaches GA with Kubernetes Gateway API Support](https://daily.dev/posts/aws-load-balancer-controller-reaches-ga-with-kubernetes-gateway-api-support-elzeyfvna) · InfoQ · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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