Creating a VPC

Function

This API is used to create a VPC.

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/vpcs

Table 1 describes the parameters.

Table 1 Parameter description

Name

Mandatory

Description

project_id

Yes

Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain a project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request parameter

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

vpc

Yes

vpc object

Specifies the VPC objects.

Table 3 VPC objects

Name

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

No

String

  • Specifies the VPC name.

  • The value can contain no more than 64 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).

  • Each VPC name of a tenant must be unique if the VPC name is not left blank.

description

No

String

  • Provides supplementary information about the VPC.

  • The value can contain no more than 255 characters and cannot contain angle brackets (< or >).

cidr

No

String

  • Specifies the available IP address ranges for subnets in the VPC.

  • Possible values are as follows:

    • 10.0.0.0/8-24

    • 172.16.0.0/12-24

    • 192.168.0.0/16-24

  • If cidr is not specified, the default value is left blank.

  • The value must be in CIDR format, for example, 192.168.0.0/16.

Example Request

  • Create a VPC named vpc and set its CIDR block to 192.168.0.0/16.

    POST https://{Endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/vpcs
    
    {
        "vpc": {
            "name": "vpc",
            "description": "test",
            "cidr": "192.168.0.0/16"
        }
    }
    

Response Parameters

Table 4 Response parameter

Name

Type

Description

vpc

vpc object

Specifies the VPC objects.

Table 5 VPC objects

Name

Type

Description

id

String

Specifies a resource ID in UUID format.

name

String

  • Specifies the VPC name.

  • The value can contain no more than 64 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).

  • Each VPC name of a tenant must be unique if the VPC name is not left blank.

description

String

  • Provides supplementary information about the VPC.

  • The value can contain no more than 255 characters and cannot contain angle brackets (< or >).

cidr

String

  • Specifies the available IP address ranges for subnets in the VPC.

  • Possible values are as follows:

    • 10.0.0.0/8-24

    • 172.16.0.0/12-24

    • 192.168.0.0/16-24

  • If cidr is not specified, the default value is left blank.

  • The value must be in CIDR format, for example, 192.168.0.0/16.

status

String

  • Specifies the VPC status.

  • Possible values are as follows:

    • CREATING: The VPC is being created.

    • OK: The VPC is created successfully.

routes

Array of route objects

  • Specifies the route information.

  • For details, see the description of the route objects.

enable_shared_snat

Boolean

Specifies whether the shared SNAT function is enabled. The value true indicates that the function is enabled, and the value false indicates that the function is not enabled.

Table 6 route objects

Name

Type

Description

destination

String

  • Specifies the destination network segment of a route.

  • The value must be in the CIDR format. Currently, only the value 0.0.0.0/0 is supported.

nexthop

String

  • Specifies the next hop of a route.

  • The value must be an IP address and must belong to the subnet in the VPC. Otherwise, this value does not take effect.

Example Response

{
 "vpc":
     {
     "id": "99d9d709-8478-4b46-9f3f-2206b1023fd3",
     "name": "vpc",
     "description": "test",
     "cidr": "192.168.0.0/16",
     "status": "CREATING",
     "routes": []
     }
}

Status Code

See Status Codes.

Error Code

See Error Codes.