I have this method to get userinfo. I know that if I use a valid url (i.e. http://url.to.access)

my getuserinfo() is working.

Is there a way for me to use the kubernetes service name to call a GET request with my speing boot application? (i.e. <pod-name>.<namespace>.svc)

userInfoUrl comes from property.yaml:

  @Value("${auth.userinfoUrl}")
  private String userInfoUrl;

Method to get userinfo:

 public ResponseEntity<String> getUserInfo(String accessToken) {

    if (!StringUtils.hasText(accessToken)) {
      throw new InvalidAccessTokenException("Invalid accessToken.");
    }

    // Set authorization header with access token
    HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
    headers.set("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken);

    HttpEntity<String> entity = new HttpEntity<>(headers);

    // Does url param tagging based on param given.
    UriComponentsBuilder builder =
        UriComponentsBuilder.fromHttpUrl(userInfoUrl);

    // Call auth server to get user info.
    return restTemplate.exchange(builder.toUriString(), HttpMethod.GET, entity, String.class);
  }