id: service-catalog
name: Service Catalog
tags:
- extension
short-description: >
  An extension API that enables applications running in Kubernetes clusters to easily use external managed software offerings, such as a datastore service offered by a cloud provider.
long-description: >
  Service Catalog provides a way to list, provision, and bind with external {% glossary_tooltip text="Managed Services" term_id="managed-service" %} from {% glossary_tooltip text="Service Brokers" term_id="service-broker" %} without needing detailed knowledge about how those services are created or managed.