Amazon EKS Auto Mode Adds Kubernetes Gateway API Support for Advanced Traffic Management

EKS Auto Mode integrates Kubernetes Gateway API, providing standard, portable application traffic routing with automated AWS infrastructure management.

By Diana Quinn · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-10-28 · 1 min read

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Amazon EKS Auto Mode now supports the Kubernetes Gateway API, allowing customers to specify application traffic routing using Gateway and HTTPRoute resources. This new standard supports HTTP/gRPC routing, multi-namespace routing, weighted traffic splitting, and header-based routing, enhancing traffic control flexibility.

The mode automatically provisions and manages required AWS infrastructure, including TLS certificate discovery via AWS Certificate Manager. Existing Ingress-based workloads remain functional alongside Gateway API resources. Gateway API support is included with EKS Auto Mode across all supported AWS regions, with normal AWS load balancing charges applying.

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