Creating a Service Mesh¶

Function¶

This API is used to create a service mesh.

URI¶

POST /v1/{project_id}/meshes

**Table 1** Path parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID.

Request Parameters¶

**Table 2** Request header parameters¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
Content-Type	Yes	String	Message body type or format.
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Requests for calling an API can be authenticated using either a token or AK/SK. If token-based authentication is used, this parameter is mandatory and must be set to a user token.

**Table 3** Parameters in the request body¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
apiVersion	Yes	String	API version. The value is fixed at v1 and cannot be changed.
kind	Yes	String	API type. The value is fixed at Mesh or mesh and cannot be changed.
metadata	Yes	Table 4 object	Basic information about the service mesh. Metadata is a collection of attributes.
spec	Yes	Table 5 object	Detailed description of the service mesh. ASM creates or updates the service mesh by spec.

**Table 4** MeshMetadata¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Service mesh name. Enter 4 to 64 characters. The name must start with a lowercase letter and not end with a hyphen (-). Only lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens (-) are allowed.

**Table 5** MeshSpec¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
type	Yes	String	Service mesh type. InCluster: service mesh with an in-cluster control plane. The value is InCluster for the service mesh of the Basic edition.
version	Yes	String	Service mesh version.
extendParams	Yes	Table 6 object	Extensions of the service mesh.
ipv6Enable	No	Boolean	Whether the service mesh supports IPv6.
config	No	Table 12 object	Service mesh configuration.

**Table 6** MeshExtendParams¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
clusters	Yes	Array of Table 7 objects	Cluster information in the service mesh.

**Table 7** MeshCluster¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
clusterID	Yes	String	Cluster ID, which is unique and can be used to query the cluster to be added.
injection	No	Table 8 object	Sidecar injection configuration.
installation	Yes	Table 9 object	Installation configuration of service mesh components.

**Table 8** InjectionConfig¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
namespaces	No	Table 10 object	Namespaces where sidecars to be injected.

**Table 9** InstallationConfig¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
nodes	Yes	Table 10 object	Nodes where service mesh components are installed.

**Table 10** Selector¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
fieldSelector	Yes	Table 11 object	Field selector.

**Table 11** FieldSelector¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
key	Yes	String	Key.
operator	Yes	String	Operator. The value can only be In.
values	Yes	Array of strings	Values.

**Table 12** MeshConfig¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
proxyConfig	No	Table 13 object	Data plane configuration of the service mesh.
telemetryConfig	No	Table 14 object	Observability configuration of the service mesh.

**Table 13** ProxyConfig¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
includeIPRanges	No	String	IP address ranges that will be included for outbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the IP address ranges.
excludeIPRanges	No	String	IP address ranges that will be excluded for outbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the IP address ranges.
excludeOutboundPorts	No	String	Ports that will be excluded for outbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the ports.
excludeInboundPorts	No	String	Ports that will be excluded for inbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the ports.
includeOutboundPorts	No	String	Ports that will be included for outbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the ports.
includeInboundPorts	No	String	Ports that will be included for inbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the ports.

**Table 14** TelemetryConfig¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
tracing	No	Table 15 object	Tracing configuration, which is used to report traces in the service mesh.

**Table 15** Tracing¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
randomSamplingPercentage	No	Float	Tracing sampling rate.
defaultProviders	No	Array of strings	Name of the default provider that tracing reports data to, which must match the name field in extensionProviders or use the preset provider apm-otel of ASM. If apm-otel is used, ensure that APM 2.0 is supported in the current region and the service mesh version is later than 1.18.
extensionProviders	No	Array of Table 16 objects	User-defined provider. Currently, Zipkin is supported. If you configure the Zipkin provider, ensure that the service mesh version is 1.15 or later.

**Table 16** TracingExtensionProvider¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	No	String	Provider name.
zipkin	No	Table 17 object	Self-defined configuration of Zipkin.

**Table 17** ZipkinTracingProvider¶
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
service	No	String	Service address of Zipkin.
port	No	Integer	Service port of Zipkin.

Response Parameters¶

Status code: 201

**Table 18** Parameters in the response body¶
Parameter	Type	Description
apiVersion	String	API version. The value is fixed at v1 and cannot be changed.
kind	String	API type. The value is fixed at Mesh or mesh and cannot be changed.
metadata	Table 19 object	Basic information about the service mesh. Metadata is a collection of attributes.
spec	Table 20 object	Detailed description of the service mesh. ASM creates or updates the service mesh by spec.
status	Table 29 object	Service mesh status, which is automatically generated by ASM.

**Table 19** MeshMetadata¶
Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	Service mesh name. Enter 4 to 64 characters. The name must start with a lowercase letter and not end with a hyphen (-). Only lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens (-) are allowed.
uid	String	Service mesh ID, which is unique and automatically generated after the service mesh is created. A custom value will not take effect.
creationTimestamp	String	Time when the service mesh was created.

**Table 20** MeshSpec¶
Parameter	Type	Description
type	String	Service mesh type. InCluster: service mesh with an in-cluster control plane. The value is InCluster for the service mesh of the Basic edition.
version	String	Service mesh version.
extendParams	Table 21 object	Extensions of the service mesh.
ipv6Enable	Boolean	Whether the service mesh supports IPv6.
config	Table 23 object	Service mesh configuration.

**Table 21** MeshExtendParams¶
Parameter	Type	Description
clusters	Array of Table 22 objects	Information about clusters in service meshes (only for the Basic edition).

**Table 22** MeshCluster¶
Parameter	Type	Description
clusterID	String	Cluster ID, which is unique and can be used to query the cluster to be added.

**Table 23** MeshConfig¶
Parameter	Type	Description
proxyConfig	Table 24 object	Data plane configuration of the service mesh.
telemetryConfig	Table 25 object	Observability configuration of the service mesh.

**Table 24** ProxyConfig¶
Parameter	Type	Description
includeIPRanges	String	IP address ranges that will be included for outbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the IP address ranges.
excludeIPRanges	String	IP address ranges that will be excluded for outbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the IP address ranges.
excludeOutboundPorts	String	Ports that will be excluded for outbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the ports.
excludeInboundPorts	String	Ports that will be excluded for inbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the ports.
includeOutboundPorts	String	Ports that will be included for outbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the ports.
includeInboundPorts	String	Ports that will be included for inbound traffic redirection. Use commas (,) to separate the ports.

**Table 25** TelemetryConfig¶
Parameter	Type	Description
tracing	Table 26 object	Tracing configuration, which is used to report traces in the service mesh.

**Table 26** Tracing¶
Parameter	Type	Description
randomSamplingPercentage	Float	Tracing sampling rate.
defaultProviders	Array of strings	Name of the default provider that tracing reports data to, which must match the name field in extensionProviders or use the preset provider apm-otel of ASM. If apm-otel is used, ensure that APM 2.0 is supported in the current region and the service mesh version is later than 1.18.
extensionProviders	Array of Table 27 objects	User-defined provider. Currently, Zipkin is supported. If you configure the Zipkin provider, ensure that the service mesh version is 1.15 or later.

**Table 27** TracingExtensionProvider¶
Parameter	Type	Description
name	String	Provider name.
zipkin	Table 28 object	Self-defined configuration of Zipkin.

**Table 28** ZipkinTracingProvider¶
Parameter	Type	Description
service	String	Service address of Zipkin.
port	Integer	Service port of Zipkin.

**Table 29** MeshStatus¶
Parameter	Type	Description
phase	String	Service mesh status. The options are as follows: Running: The service mesh is running. Creating: The service mesh is being created. CreateFailed: The service mesh fails to be created. Deleting: The service mesh is being deleted. DeleteFailed: The service mesh fails to be deleted. Upgrading: The service mesh is being upgraded. UpgradeFailed: The service mesh fails to be upgraded. RollingBack: The service mesh is being rolled back. RollbackFailed: The service mesh fails to be rolled back.
updateTimestamp	String	Time when the service mesh was updated.

Status code: 400

**Table 30** Parameters in the response body¶
Parameter	Type	Description
errorCode	String	Error code. Minimum length: 8 Maximum length: 36
errorMsg	String	Error message. Minimum length: 2 Maximum length: 512

Status code: 409

**Table 31** Parameters in the response body¶
Parameter	Type	Description
errorCode	String	Error code. Minimum length: 8 Maximum length: 36
errorMsg	String	Error message. Minimum length: 2 Maximum length: 512

Status code: 500

**Table 32** Parameters in the response body¶
Parameter	Type	Description
errorCode	String	Error code. Minimum length: 8 Maximum length: 36
errorMsg	String	Error message. Minimum length: 2 Maximum length: 512

Example Request¶

Creating a service mesh

POST /v1/719217bc273743xxxxxxxxae8bc34480/meshes

{
  "apiVersion" : "v1",
  "kind" : "Mesh",
  "metadata" : {
    "name" : "mesh-test-api"
  },
  "spec" : {
    "type" : "InCluster",
    "version" : "1.18.7-r5",
    "extendParams" : {
      "clusters" : [ {
        "clusterID" : "cb0ef541-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-0255ac1001b7",
        "installation" : {
          "nodes" : {
            "fieldSelector" : {
              "key" : "UID",
              "operator" : "In",
              "values" : [ "1c531b0c-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-0255ac100b08" ]
            }
          }
        },
        "injection" : {
          "namespaces" : {
            "fieldSelector" : {
              "key" : "Name",
              "operator" : "In",
              "values" : [ "default" ]
            }
          }
        }
      } ]
    },
    "config" : {
      "proxyConfig" : {
        "includeIPRanges" : "10.247.0.0/16"
      },
      "telemetryConfig" : {
        "tracing" : {
          "randomSamplingPercentage" : 1,
          "defaultProviders" : [ "zipkin" ],
          "extensionProviders" : [ {
            "name" : "zipkin",
            "zipkin" : {
              "service" : "zipkin.monitoring.svc.cluster.local",
              "port" : 9411
            }
          } ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Example Response¶

Status code: 201

The service mesh creation task is delivered and the service mesh creation starts.

{
  "kind" : "Mesh",
  "apiVersion" : "v1",
  "metadata" : {
    "name" : "mesh-test-api",
    "uid" : "a1efdc3e-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-94bef433347e",
    "creationTimestamp" : "2025-04-10T07:48:37Z"
  },
  "spec" : {
    "type" : "InCluster",
    "version" : "1.18.7-r5",
    "config" : {
      "telemetryConfig" : {
        "tracing" : {
          "randomSamplingPercentage" : 1,
          "defaultProviders" : [ "zipkin" ],
          "extensionProviders" : [ {
            "name" : "zipkin",
            "zipkin" : {
              "service" : "zipkin.monitoring.svc.cluster.local",
              "port" : 9411
            }
          } ]
        }
      },
      "proxyConfig" : {
        "includeIPRanges" : "10.247.0.0/16"
      }
    },
    "extendParams" : {
      "clusters" : [ {
        "clusterID" : "cb0ef541-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-0255ac1001b7"
      } ]
    }
  },
  "status" : {
    "phase" : "Creating"
  }
}

Status Codes¶

Status Code	Description
201	The service mesh creation task is delivered and the service mesh creation starts.
400	Verification failed due to incorrect parameters for creating the service mesh.
409	The service mesh to be created conflicts with an existing service mesh.
500	An error occurs during the service mesh creation.

last updated: 2025-09-10 09:34 UTC - commit: 54ef132a126c227e3242d191eb9175e401475eda