---
title: "Forward a specific service"
method: POST
path: "/v1/services"
tags: ["Services"]
---

# Forward a specific service

`POST /v1/services`

Start forwarding a specific Kubernetes service

## Request body

- AddServiceRequest
  - `namespace` string, required — Kubernetes namespace
  - `serviceName` string, required — Name of the service to forward
  - `context` string — Kubernetes context (defaults to current context)
  - `ports` string[] — Specific ports to forward (optional, forwards all if omitted)
  - `localIP` string — Reserve a specific local IP address (optional)

## Response `200`

Service forwarding started

- Response
  - `success` boolean
  - `data` object
  - `error` ErrorInfo
    - `code` string
    - `message` string
  - `meta` MetaInfo
    - `count` integer
    - `timestamp` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Missing or invalid API key
- `409` — Service already forwarded

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `e4f8bfb653cf` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
- **2025-12-29** `f4c31924c89c` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `401`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/txn2/apis/kubefwd-api/changes/v1/services/post.md)

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