---
api_metadata:
apiVersion: "scheduling.k8s.io/v1"
import: "k8s.io/api/scheduling/v1"
kind: "PriorityClass"
content_type: "api_reference"
description: "PriorityClass defines mapping from a priority class name to the priority integer value."
title: "PriorityClass"
weight: 14
auto_generated: true
---
`apiVersion: scheduling.k8s.io/v1`
`import "k8s.io/api/scheduling/v1"`
## PriorityClass {#PriorityClass}
PriorityClass defines mapping from a priority class name to the priority integer value. The value can be any valid integer.
- **apiVersion**: scheduling.k8s.io/v1
- **kind**: PriorityClass
- **metadata** (}}">ObjectMeta)
Standard object's metadata. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata
- **value** (int32), required
The value of this priority class. This is the actual priority that pods receive when they have the name of this class in their pod spec.
- **description** (string)
description is an arbitrary string that usually provides guidelines on when this priority class should be used.
- **globalDefault** (boolean)
globalDefault specifies whether this PriorityClass should be considered as the default priority for pods that do not have any priority class. Only one PriorityClass can be marked as `globalDefault`. However, if more than one PriorityClasses exists with their `globalDefault` field set to true, the smallest value of such global default PriorityClasses will be used as the default priority.
- **preemptionPolicy** (string)
PreemptionPolicy is the Policy for preempting pods with lower priority. One of Never, PreemptLowerPriority. Defaults to PreemptLowerPriority if unset.
## PriorityClassList {#PriorityClassList}
PriorityClassList is a collection of priority classes.
- **apiVersion**: scheduling.k8s.io/v1
- **kind**: PriorityClassList
- **metadata** (}}">ListMeta)
Standard list metadata More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata
- **items** ([]}}">PriorityClass), required
items is the list of PriorityClasses
## Operations {#Operations}
### `get` read the specified PriorityClass
#### HTTP Request
GET /apis/scheduling.k8s.io/v1/priorityclasses/{name}
#### Parameters
- **name** (*in path*): string, required
name of the PriorityClass
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
#### Response
200 (}}">PriorityClass): OK
401: Unauthorized
### `list` list or watch objects of kind PriorityClass
#### HTTP Request
GET /apis/scheduling.k8s.io/v1/priorityclasses
#### Parameters
- **allowWatchBookmarks** (*in query*): boolean
}}">allowWatchBookmarks
- **continue** (*in query*): string
}}">continue
- **fieldSelector** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldSelector
- **labelSelector** (*in query*): string
}}">labelSelector
- **limit** (*in query*): integer
}}">limit
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
- **resourceVersion** (*in query*): string
}}">resourceVersion
- **resourceVersionMatch** (*in query*): string
}}">resourceVersionMatch
- **timeoutSeconds** (*in query*): integer
}}">timeoutSeconds
- **watch** (*in query*): boolean
}}">watch
#### Response
200 (}}">PriorityClassList): OK
401: Unauthorized
### `create` create a PriorityClass
#### HTTP Request
POST /apis/scheduling.k8s.io/v1/priorityclasses
#### Parameters
- **body**: }}">PriorityClass, required
- **dryRun** (*in query*): string
}}">dryRun
- **fieldManager** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldManager
- **fieldValidation** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldValidation
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
#### Response
200 (}}">PriorityClass): OK
201 (}}">PriorityClass): Created
202 (}}">PriorityClass): Accepted
401: Unauthorized
### `update` replace the specified PriorityClass
#### HTTP Request
PUT /apis/scheduling.k8s.io/v1/priorityclasses/{name}
#### Parameters
- **name** (*in path*): string, required
name of the PriorityClass
- **body**: }}">PriorityClass, required
- **dryRun** (*in query*): string
}}">dryRun
- **fieldManager** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldManager
- **fieldValidation** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldValidation
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
#### Response
200 (}}">PriorityClass): OK
201 (}}">PriorityClass): Created
401: Unauthorized
### `patch` partially update the specified PriorityClass
#### HTTP Request
PATCH /apis/scheduling.k8s.io/v1/priorityclasses/{name}
#### Parameters
- **name** (*in path*): string, required
name of the PriorityClass
- **body**: }}">Patch, required
- **dryRun** (*in query*): string
}}">dryRun
- **fieldManager** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldManager
- **fieldValidation** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldValidation
- **force** (*in query*): boolean
}}">force
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
#### Response
200 (}}">PriorityClass): OK
201 (}}">PriorityClass): Created
401: Unauthorized
### `delete` delete a PriorityClass
#### HTTP Request
DELETE /apis/scheduling.k8s.io/v1/priorityclasses/{name}
#### Parameters
- **name** (*in path*): string, required
name of the PriorityClass
- **body**: }}">DeleteOptions
- **dryRun** (*in query*): string
}}">dryRun
- **gracePeriodSeconds** (*in query*): integer
}}">gracePeriodSeconds
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
- **propagationPolicy** (*in query*): string
}}">propagationPolicy
#### Response
200 (}}">Status): OK
202 (}}">Status): Accepted
401: Unauthorized
### `deletecollection` delete collection of PriorityClass
#### HTTP Request
DELETE /apis/scheduling.k8s.io/v1/priorityclasses
#### Parameters
- **body**: }}">DeleteOptions
- **continue** (*in query*): string
}}">continue
- **dryRun** (*in query*): string
}}">dryRun
- **fieldSelector** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldSelector
- **gracePeriodSeconds** (*in query*): integer
}}">gracePeriodSeconds
- **labelSelector** (*in query*): string
}}">labelSelector
- **limit** (*in query*): integer
}}">limit
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
- **propagationPolicy** (*in query*): string
}}">propagationPolicy
- **resourceVersion** (*in query*): string
}}">resourceVersion
- **resourceVersionMatch** (*in query*): string
}}">resourceVersionMatch
- **timeoutSeconds** (*in query*): integer
}}">timeoutSeconds
#### Response
200 (}}">Status): OK
401: Unauthorized