> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://namespace.so/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# nsc kubectl

Run kubectl commands on a instance.

`kubectl` downloads a pinned kubectl binary and configures it inline to connect to your Namespace instance.
It allows you to quickly query Kubernetes resources in your instance with no setup.

To export the kubeconfig instead, see [`nsc kubeconfig write`](/docs/reference/cli/kubeconfig-write)

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
nsc kubectl <instance-id> <kubectl arguments>
```

### Example

The following example shows how to get pods from all namespaces:

<Steps titleSize="h4">
  <Step title="Create an ephemeral instance">
    Create an ephemeral instance and note its ID:

    ```bash theme={null}
    nsc create
    ```

    ```text nocopy Output theme={null}
    Created instance "1lf2ol9ioulce"
     deadline: 2023-04-25T13:24:53Z
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="List pods">
    List pods across all namespaces in the instance:

    ```bash theme={null}
    nsc kubectl 1lf2ol9ioulce get pods -A
    ```

    ```text nocopy Output theme={null}
    NAMESPACE        NAME                                      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
    kube-system      coredns-5c6b6c5476-zh7rq                  1/1     Running   0          9s
    kube-system      local-path-provisioner-5d56847996-lz8nd   1/1     Running   0          9s
    metallb-system   controller-bdf98b979-qfwxr                0/1     Running   0          9s
    metallb-system   speaker-rwxqr                             0/1     Running   0          9s
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Options

Please refer to the
[kubectl reference](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/)
for a list of all possible arguments.