Creating a VPC Route

Function

This API is used to create a route.

URI

POST /v2.0/vpc/routes

Request Parameters

Table 1 Request parameter

Parameter

Type

Mandatory

Description

route

route object

Yes

Specifies the route. For details, see Table 2.

Table 2 route objects

Attribute

Type

Mandatory

Description

destination

String

Yes

Specifies the destination address in the CIDR notation format, for example, 192.168.200.0/24. Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported.

nexthop

String

Yes

Specifies the next hop. If the route type is peering, enter the VPC peering connection ID.

type

String

Yes

Specifies the route type.

Currently, only the peering type is supported, that is, the next hop is a VPC peering connection.

vpc_id

String

Yes

Specifies the ID of the VPC ID requesting for creating a route.

Example Request

  • Create a route in the route table of the VPC whose ID is ab78be2d-782f-42a5-aa72-35879f6890ff for the VPC peering connection. The next hop is the peering connection whose ID is 60c809cb-6731-45d0-ace8-3bf5626421a9, and the destination is 192.168.200.0/24.

    POST https://{Endpoint}/v2.0/vpc/routes
    
    {
        "route": {
            "type": "peering",
            "nexthop": "60c809cb-6731-45d0-ace8-3bf5626421a9",
            "destination": "192.168.200.0/24",
            "vpc_id": "ab78be2d-782f-42a5-aa72-35879f6890ff"
        }
    }
    

Response Parameters

Table 3 Response parameter

Parameter

Type

Description

route

route object

Specifies the route. For details, see Table 4.

Table 4 route objects

Attribute

Type

Description

id

String

Specifies the route ID.

destination

String

Specifies the destination address in the CIDR notation format, for example, 192.168.200.0/24.

nexthop

String

Specifies the next hop. If the route type is peering, enter the VPC peering connection ID.

type

String

Specifies the route type. Currently, the value can only be peering.

vpc_id

String

Specifies the VPC of the route. Set this parameter to the existing VPC ID.

tenant_id

String

Specifies the project ID.

Example Response

{
    "route": {
        "type": "peering",
        "nexthop": "60c809cb-6731-45d0-ace8-3bf5626421a9",
        "destination": "192.168.200.0/24",
        "vpc_id": "ab78be2d-782f-42a5-aa72-35879f6890ff",
        "tenant_id": "6fbe9263116a4b68818cf1edce16bc4f",
        "id": "3d42a0d4-a980-4613-ae76-a2cddecff054"
    }
}

Status Code

See Status Codes.

Error Code

See Error Codes.