etcd is a CNCF graduated distributed key-value store that serves as the backing store for Kubernetes cluster data. It uses the Raft consensus algorithm for strong consistency and supports watches, leases, and atomic transactions.
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- Key-Value Store, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, Consensus, Cloud Native, Graduated
- Created: 2026-03-16
- Modified: 2026-04-28
The etcd v3 API is a gRPC-based interface providing key-value operations, watch streams, lease management, cluster membership, maintenance operations, and authentication controls.
Human URL: https://etcd.io/docs/v3.5/learning/api/
- gRPC, Key-Value, Watch
etcd provides an HTTP/JSON gateway that translates HTTP requests into gRPC calls, allowing clients without gRPC support to interact with etcd through a RESTful interface.
Human URL: https://etcd.io/docs/v3.5/dev-guide/api_grpc_gateway/
- HTTP, REST, Gateway
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