diff --git a/src/api/extensions.js b/src/api/extensions.js
index 96deb051a..af404da9d 100644
--- a/src/api/extensions.js
+++ b/src/api/extensions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2019-2021 The Tekton Authors
+Copyright 2019-2024 The Tekton Authors
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import { get } from './comms';
-import { dashboardAPIGroup, getResourcesAPI, useCollection } from './utils';
+import { dashboardAPIGroup, getKubeAPI, useCollection } from './utils';
 
 function getExtensionsAPI({ isWebSocket, namespace }) {
-  return getResourcesAPI({
+  return getKubeAPI({
     group: dashboardAPIGroup,
-    isWebSocket,
-    version: 'v1alpha1',
-    type: 'extensions',
-    namespace
+    kind: 'extensions',
+    params: { isWebSocket, namespace },
+    version: 'v1alpha1'
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/index.js b/src/api/index.js
index ca7add847..bb2a61380 100644
--- a/src/api/index.js
+++ b/src/api/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   apiRoot,
   getKubeAPI,
   getQueryParams,
-  getResourcesAPI,
   getTektonAPI,
   getTektonPipelinesAPIVersion,
   isLogTimestampsEnabled,
@@ -49,26 +48,37 @@ export * from './triggerBindings';
 export * from './triggers';
 export * from './triggerTemplates';
 
-function getCustomResourcesAPI({
-  filters,
+export function getCustomResources({
+  filters = [],
   involvedObjectKind,
   involvedObjectName,
   name,
   ...rest
 }) {
-  return getResourcesAPI(
-    rest,
-    getQueryParams({ filters, involvedObjectKind, involvedObjectName, name })
-  );
-}
-
-export function getCustomResources({ filters = [], ...rest }) {
-  const uri = getCustomResourcesAPI({ filters, ...rest });
+  const { isWebSocket, group, namespace, type, version } = rest;
+  const uri = getKubeAPI({
+    group,
+    kind: type,
+    params: { isWebSocket, name, namespace },
+    queryParams: getQueryParams({
+      filters,
+      involvedObjectKind,
+      involvedObjectName,
+      name
+    }),
+    version
+  });
   return get(uri);
 }
 
 export function useCustomResources(params, queryConfig) {
-  const webSocketURL = getCustomResourcesAPI({ ...params, isWebSocket: true });
+  const webSocketURL = getKubeAPI({
+    group: params.group,
+    kind: params.type,
+    params: { isWebSocket: true, namespace: params.namespace },
+    queryParams: getQueryParams({ filters: params.filters }),
+    version: params.version
+  });
   return useCollection({
     api: getCustomResources,
     kind: params.type,
@@ -78,13 +88,27 @@ export function useCustomResources(params, queryConfig) {
   });
 }
 
-export function getCustomResource(params) {
-  const uri = getResourcesAPI(params);
+export function getCustomResource({ group, name, namespace, type, version }) {
+  const uri = getKubeAPI({
+    group,
+    kind: type,
+    params: { name, namespace },
+    version
+  });
   return get(uri);
 }
 
 export function useCustomResource(params) {
-  const webSocketURL = getCustomResourcesAPI({ ...params, isWebSocket: true });
+  const webSocketURL = getKubeAPI({
+    group: params.group,
+    kind: params.type,
+    params: {
+      isWebSocket: true,
+      name: params.name,
+      namespace: params.namespace
+    },
+    version: params.version
+  });
   return useResource({
     api: getCustomResource,
     kind: params.type,
@@ -133,7 +157,12 @@ export async function getInstallProperties() {
 }
 
 function getNamespacesAPI({ isWebSocket } = {}) {
-  return getKubeAPI('namespaces', { isWebSocket });
+  return getKubeAPI({
+    group: 'core',
+    version: 'v1',
+    kind: 'namespaces',
+    params: { isWebSocket }
+  });
 }
 
 export function getNamespaces() {
@@ -152,16 +181,19 @@ export function useNamespaces(queryConfig) {
 }
 
 export function usePod(params, queryConfig) {
-  const gvt = { group: 'core', type: 'pods', version: 'v1' };
-  const webSocketURL = getCustomResourcesAPI({
-    ...gvt,
-    ...params,
-    isWebSocket: true
+  const group = 'core';
+  const type = 'pods';
+  const version = 'v1';
+  const webSocketURL = getKubeAPI({
+    group,
+    kind: type,
+    params: { ...params, isWebSocket: true },
+    version
   });
   return useResource({
     api: getCustomResource,
     kind: 'customResource',
-    params: { ...gvt, ...params },
+    params: { group, type, version, ...params },
     queryConfig,
     webSocketURL
   });
@@ -179,9 +211,12 @@ export function useEvents(
     type: 'events',
     version: 'v1'
   };
-  const webSocketURL = getCustomResourcesAPI({
-    ...params,
-    isWebSocket: true
+  const webSocketURL = getKubeAPI({
+    group: params.group,
+    kind: params.type,
+    params: { isWebSocket: true, namespace },
+    queryParams: getQueryParams({ involvedObjectKind, involvedObjectName }),
+    version: params.version
   });
   return useCollection({
     api: getCustomResources,
@@ -221,11 +256,13 @@ export function getPodLogURL({ container, name, namespace, follow }) {
     ...(follow && { follow }),
     ...(timestamps && { timestamps })
   };
-  const uri = `${getKubeAPI(
-    'pods',
-    { name, namespace, subResource: 'log' },
-    queryParams
-  )}`;
+  const uri = `${getKubeAPI({
+    group: 'core',
+    kind: 'pods',
+    params: { name, namespace, subResource: 'log' },
+    queryParams,
+    version: 'v1'
+  })}`;
   return uri;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/serviceAccounts.js b/src/api/serviceAccounts.js
index 4504c96d4..5fa1bd5a6 100644
--- a/src/api/serviceAccounts.js
+++ b/src/api/serviceAccounts.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2019-2021 The Tekton Authors
+Copyright 2019-2024 The Tekton Authors
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -15,14 +15,24 @@ import { get } from './comms';
 import { getKubeAPI, useCollection } from './utils';
 
 export function getServiceAccounts({ namespace } = {}) {
-  const uri = getKubeAPI('serviceaccounts', { namespace });
+  const uri = getKubeAPI({
+    group: 'core',
+    kind: 'serviceaccounts',
+    params: { namespace },
+    version: 'v1'
+  });
   return get(uri);
 }
 
 export function useServiceAccounts(params, queryConfig) {
-  const webSocketURL = getKubeAPI('serviceaccounts', {
-    ...params,
-    isWebSocket: true
+  const webSocketURL = getKubeAPI({
+    group: 'core',
+    kind: 'serviceaccounts',
+    params: {
+      ...params,
+      isWebSocket: true
+    },
+    version: 'v1'
   });
   return useCollection({
     api: getServiceAccounts,
diff --git a/src/api/utils.js b/src/api/utils.js
index 512bef96c..99ae9e136 100644
--- a/src/api/utils.js
+++ b/src/api/utils.js
@@ -22,41 +22,19 @@ export const tektonAPIGroup = 'tekton.dev';
 export const triggersAPIGroup = 'triggers.tekton.dev';
 export const dashboardAPIGroup = 'dashboard.tekton.dev';
 
-export function getKubeAPI(
-  type,
-  { isWebSocket, name = '', namespace, subResource } = {},
-  queryParams
-) {
+export function getKubeAPI({
+  group,
+  kind,
+  params: { isWebSocket, name = '', namespace, subResource } = {},
+  queryParams,
+  version
+}) {
   const queryParamsToUse = {
     ...queryParams,
     ...(isWebSocket
       ? { [subResource === 'log' ? 'follow' : 'watch']: true }
-      : null)
-  };
-
-  return [
-    isWebSocket ? apiRoot.replace('http', 'ws') : apiRoot,
-    '/api/v1/',
-    namespace && namespace !== ALL_NAMESPACES
-      ? `namespaces/${encodeURIComponent(namespace)}/`
-      : '',
-    type,
-    '/',
-    encodeURIComponent(name),
-    subResource ? `/${subResource}` : '',
-    Object.keys(queryParamsToUse).length > 0
-      ? `?${new URLSearchParams(queryParamsToUse).toString()}`
-      : ''
-  ].join('');
-}
-
-export function getResourcesAPI(
-  { isWebSocket, group, name = '', namespace, type, version },
-  queryParams
-) {
-  const queryParamsToUse = {
-    ...queryParams,
-    ...(isWebSocket ? { watch: true } : null)
+      : null),
+    ...(isWebSocket && name ? { fieldSelector: `metadata.name=${name}` } : null)
   };
 
   return [
@@ -65,9 +43,10 @@ export function getResourcesAPI(
     namespace && namespace !== ALL_NAMESPACES
       ? `namespaces/${encodeURIComponent(namespace)}/`
       : '',
-    type,
+    kind,
     '/',
-    encodeURIComponent(name),
+    isWebSocket ? '' : encodeURIComponent(name),
+    subResource ? `/${subResource}` : '',
     Object.keys(queryParamsToUse).length > 0
       ? `?${new URLSearchParams(queryParamsToUse).toString()}`
       : ''
@@ -109,8 +88,9 @@ export function getTektonPipelinesAPIVersion() {
   return isPipelinesV1ResourcesEnabled() ? 'v1' : 'v1beta1';
 }
 
+// TODO: remove this and replace usage with getKubeAPI directly
 export function getTektonAPI(
-  type,
+  kind,
   {
     group = tektonAPIGroup,
     isWebSocket,
@@ -120,10 +100,13 @@ export function getTektonAPI(
   } = {},
   queryParams
 ) {
-  return getResourcesAPI(
-    { group, isWebSocket, name, namespace, type, version },
-    queryParams
-  );
+  return getKubeAPI({
+    group,
+    kind,
+    params: { isWebSocket, name, namespace },
+    queryParams,
+    version
+  });
 }
 
 export const NamespaceContext = createContext();
diff --git a/src/api/utils.test.js b/src/api/utils.test.js
index 4e19d9734..1d6300cd4 100644
--- a/src/api/utils.test.js
+++ b/src/api/utils.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2019-2023 The Tekton Authors
+Copyright 2019-2024 The Tekton Authors
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -58,67 +58,6 @@ describe('getTektonAPI', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('getResourcesAPI', () => {
-  it('returns a URI containing the given type', () => {
-    const uri = utils.getResourcesAPI({
-      group: 'test.dev',
-      version: 'testversion',
-      type: 'testtype'
-    });
-    expect(uri).toContain('test.dev');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testversion');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testtype');
-  });
-
-  it('returns a URI containing the given type and name without namespace', () => {
-    const uri = utils.getResourcesAPI({
-      group: 'test.dev',
-      version: 'testversion',
-      type: 'testtype',
-      name: 'testname'
-    });
-    expect(uri).toContain('test.dev');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testversion');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testtype');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testname');
-    expect(uri).not.toContain('namespaces');
-  });
-
-  it('returns a URI containing the given type, name and namespace', () => {
-    const uri = utils.getResourcesAPI({
-      group: 'test.dev',
-      version: 'testversion',
-      type: 'testtype',
-      namespace: 'testnamespace',
-      name: 'testname'
-    });
-    expect(uri).toContain('test.dev');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testversion');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testtype');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testname');
-    expect(uri).toContain('namespaces');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testnamespace');
-  });
-
-  it('handles the core group correctly', () => {
-    const uri = utils.getResourcesAPI({
-      group: 'core',
-      version: 'testversion',
-      type: 'testtype',
-      namespace: 'testnamespace',
-      name: 'testname'
-    });
-    expect(uri).not.toContain('core');
-    expect(uri).toContain('api');
-    expect(uri).not.toContain('apis');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testversion');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testtype');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testname');
-    expect(uri).toContain('namespaces');
-    expect(uri).toContain('testnamespace');
-  });
-});
-
 describe('getQueryParams', () => {
   it('should handle label filters', () => {
     const filters = ['fakeLabel=fakeValue'];