} else if field == "metadata.namespace" {
			// list pods in the namespace. i.e. /api/v1/namespaces/default/pods
			if namespace, isNamespaceScope := isNamespaceScopedRequest(ctx); isNamespaceScope {
				result = append(result, MatchValue{IndexName: FieldIndex(field), Value: namespace})
			}
		}
	}
	for _, label := range s.IndexLabels {