Setting request timeout istioctl create -f samples/bookinfo/kube/route-rule-all-v1.yaml Route all to v2 cat <<EOF | istioctl replace -f - apiVersion: config.istio.io/v1alpha2 kind: RouteRule metadata: name: reviews-default spec: destination: name: reviews route: - labels: version: v2 EOF Add 2s delay cat <<EOF | istioctl replace -f - apiVersion: config.istio.io/v1alpha2 kind: RouteRule metadata: name: ratings-default spec: destination: name: ratings route: - labels: version: v1 httpFault: delay: percent: 100 fixedDelay: 2s EOF See 2s delay for rating Add 1s timeout (default 15s) cat <<EOF | istioctl replace -f - apiVersion: config.istio.io/v1alpha2 kind: RouteRule metadata: name: reviews-default spec: destination: name: reviews route: - labels: version: v2 httpReqTimeout: simpleTimeout: timeout: 1s EOF See 1s delay but no reviews available Cleanup istioctl delete -f samples/bookinfo/kube/route-rule-all-v1.yaml