---
api_metadata:
apiVersion: "v1"
import: "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
kind: "PodTemplate"
content_type: "api_reference"
description: "PodTemplate describes a template for creating copies of a predefined pod."
title: "PodTemplate"
weight: 3
auto_generated: true
---
`apiVersion: v1`
`import "k8s.io/api/core/v1"`
## PodTemplate {#PodTemplate}
PodTemplate describes a template for creating copies of a predefined pod.
- **apiVersion**: v1
- **kind**: PodTemplate
- **metadata** (}}">ObjectMeta)
Standard object's metadata. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata
- **template** (}}">PodTemplateSpec)
Template defines the pods that will be created from this pod template. https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#spec-and-status
## PodTemplateSpec {#PodTemplateSpec}
PodTemplateSpec describes the data a pod should have when created from a template
- **metadata** (}}">ObjectMeta)
Standard object's metadata. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata
- **spec** (}}">PodSpec)
Specification of the desired behavior of the pod. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#spec-and-status
## PodTemplateList {#PodTemplateList}
PodTemplateList is a list of PodTemplates.
- **apiVersion**: v1
- **kind**: PodTemplateList
- **metadata** (}}">ListMeta)
Standard list metadata. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds
- **items** ([]}}">PodTemplate), required
List of pod templates
## Operations {#Operations}
### `get` read the specified PodTemplate
#### HTTP Request
GET /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/podtemplates/{name}
#### Parameters
- **name** (*in path*): string, required
name of the PodTemplate
- **namespace** (*in path*): string, required
}}">namespace
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
#### Response
200 (}}">PodTemplate): OK
401: Unauthorized
### `list` list or watch objects of kind PodTemplate
#### HTTP Request
GET /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/podtemplates
#### Parameters
- **namespace** (*in path*): string, required
}}">namespace
- **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 (}}">PodTemplateList): OK
401: Unauthorized
### `list` list or watch objects of kind PodTemplate
#### HTTP Request
GET /api/v1/podtemplates
#### 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 (}}">PodTemplateList): OK
401: Unauthorized
### `create` create a PodTemplate
#### HTTP Request
POST /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/podtemplates
#### Parameters
- **namespace** (*in path*): string, required
}}">namespace
- **body**: }}">PodTemplate, required
- **dryRun** (*in query*): string
}}">dryRun
- **fieldManager** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldManager
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
#### Response
200 (}}">PodTemplate): OK
201 (}}">PodTemplate): Created
202 (}}">PodTemplate): Accepted
401: Unauthorized
### `update` replace the specified PodTemplate
#### HTTP Request
PUT /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/podtemplates/{name}
#### Parameters
- **name** (*in path*): string, required
name of the PodTemplate
- **namespace** (*in path*): string, required
}}">namespace
- **body**: }}">PodTemplate, required
- **dryRun** (*in query*): string
}}">dryRun
- **fieldManager** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldManager
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
#### Response
200 (}}">PodTemplate): OK
201 (}}">PodTemplate): Created
401: Unauthorized
### `patch` partially update the specified PodTemplate
#### HTTP Request
PATCH /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/podtemplates/{name}
#### Parameters
- **name** (*in path*): string, required
name of the PodTemplate
- **namespace** (*in path*): string, required
}}">namespace
- **body**: }}">Patch, required
- **dryRun** (*in query*): string
}}">dryRun
- **fieldManager** (*in query*): string
}}">fieldManager
- **force** (*in query*): boolean
}}">force
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
#### Response
200 (}}">PodTemplate): OK
401: Unauthorized
### `delete` delete a PodTemplate
#### HTTP Request
DELETE /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/podtemplates/{name}
#### Parameters
- **name** (*in path*): string, required
name of the PodTemplate
- **namespace** (*in path*): string, required
}}">namespace
- **body**: }}">DeleteOptions
- **dryRun** (*in query*): string
}}">dryRun
- **gracePeriodSeconds** (*in query*): integer
}}">gracePeriodSeconds
- **pretty** (*in query*): string
}}">pretty
- **propagationPolicy** (*in query*): string
}}">propagationPolicy
#### Response
200 (}}">PodTemplate): OK
202 (}}">PodTemplate): Accepted
401: Unauthorized
### `deletecollection` delete collection of PodTemplate
#### HTTP Request
DELETE /api/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/podtemplates
#### Parameters
- **namespace** (*in path*): string, required
}}">namespace
- **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