Useful in images that have wget but not curl.
Section: Connectivity Testing
Call a service with wget
bash
bash
kubectl exec -it <pod> -n <namespace> -- wget -S -O- http://<service>:<port>/Learn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
Related commands
Same sheet · prioritizing Connectivity Testing
Call a service from another pod
Validate in-cluster connectivity and service routing.
Show listening ports inside a pod
Inspect which ports the container is actually listening on.
Port-forward to a service
Test an internal service from your workstation.
Test TCP connectivity with nc
Check if a target port is reachable from inside the cluster.