--- title: Duration id: duration date: 2024-10-05 full_link: short_description: > A time interval specified as a string in the format accepted by Go's [time.Duration](https://pkg.go.dev/time), allowing for flexible time specifications using various units like seconds, minutes, and hours. aka: tags: - fundamental --- In Kubernetes APIs, a duration must be non-negative and is typically expressed with a suffix. For example, `5s` for five seconds or `1m30s` for one minute and thirty seconds.