Cluster master and the Kubernetes API

The unified endpoint for your cluster is the master. Kubernetes API calls are used to perform all interactions with the cluster. While the Kubernetes API Server runs on the master, it handles all those requests. We can make direct Kubernetes API calls, which can be made via HTTP/gRPC. The API calls can be made indirectly as well, by running commands from the Kubernetes CLI (kubectl) or by interacting with the UI in the GCP Console.

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