How to get all the running pods for a specific Helm release

 To get all the running pods for a specific Helm release, you can use kubectl and filter by the Helm release label.

Here’s a command that works in most cases:

kubectl get pods -l "release=<release-name>" --field-selector=status.phase=Running -A

Explanation:

• -l "release=<release-name>": Filters pods by the Helm release label.

• --field-selector=status.phase=Running: Only returns pods in Running state.

• -A: Checks across all namespaces

Example:

kubectl get pods -l "release=my-app" --field-selector=status.phase=Running -n my-namespace

If you're unsure about the labels used by Helm (as newer versions might use different labels), you can find them by inspecting the resources:

kubectl get all -n <namespace> --selector app.kubernetes.io/instance=<release-name>

Or for just pods:

kubectl get pods -n <namespace> -l app.kubernetes.io/instance=<release-name>