For node.js there are two clients:

• https://github.com/tenxcloud/node-kubernetes-client
• https://github.com/godaddy/kubernetes-client

Here is the full list of all the client libraries.

https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/client-libraries/

You will need to create a service account , and role binding to configure the proper permissions to do these operations from the client library.

node.js specific libraries:

Node.js (TypeScript) github.com/Goyoo/node-k8s-client

Node.js github.com/tenxcloud/node-kubernetes-client

Node.js github.com/godaddy/kubernetes-client

Basic Example ( Using godaddy client)

/* eslint no-console:0 */
//
// Demonstrate some of the basics.
//
const Client = require('kubernetes-client').Client;
const config = require('kubernetes-client').config;

const deploymentManifest = require('./nginx-deployment.json');

async function main() {
  try {
    const client = new Client({ config: config.fromKubeconfig(), version: '1.9' });

    //
    // Get all the Namespaces.
    //
    const namespaces = await client.api.v1.namespaces.get();
    console.log('Namespaces: ', namespaces);

    //
    // Create a new Deployment.
    //
    const create = await client.apis.apps.v1.namespaces('default').deployments.post({ body: deploymentManifest });
    console.log('Create: ', create);

    //
    // Fetch the Deployment we just created.
    //
    const deployment = await client.apis.apps.v1.namespaces('default').deployments(deploymentManifest.metadata.name).get();
    console.log('Deployment: ', deployment);

    //
    // Change the Deployment Replica count to 10
    //

    const replica = {
      spec: {
        replicas: 10
      }
    };

    const replicaModify = await client.apis.apps.v1.namespaces('default').deployments(deploymentManifest.metadata.name).patch({ body: replica });
    console.log('Replica Modification: ', replicaModify);

    //
    // Modify the image tag
    //
    const newImage = {
      spec: {
        template: {
          spec: {
            containers: [{
              name: 'nginx',
              image: 'nginx:1.8.1'
            }]
          }
        }
      }
    };
    const imageSet = await client.apis.apps.v1.namespaces('default').deployments(deploymentManifest.metadata.name).patch({ body: newImage });
    console.log('New Image: ', imageSet);

    //
    // Remove the Deployment we created.
    //
    const removed = await client.apis.apps.v1.namespaces('default').deployments(deploymentManifest.metadata.name).delete();
    console.log('Removed: ', removed);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error('Error: ', err);
  }
}

main();