Creating a NAT Gateway

Function

This API is used to create a NAT gateway.

URI

POST /v2/{project_id}/nat_gateways

**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Specifies the project ID.

Request

Table 2 describes the request parameters.

**Table 2** Request parameter
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
nat_gateway	Yes	Object	Specifies the NAT gateway object. For details, see Table 3.

**Table 3** Description of the **nat_gateway** field
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Specifies the NAT gateway name. You can enter up to 64 characters. The name can contain only digits, letters, underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
description	No	String	Provides supplementary information about the NAT gateway. You can enter up to 255 characters.
spec	Yes	String	Specifies the NAT gateway type. The value can be: 1: small type, which supports up to 10,000 SNAT connections. 2: medium type, which supports up to 50,000 SNAT connections. 3: large type, which supports up to 200,000 SNAT connections. 4: extra-large type, which supports up to 1,000,000 SNAT connections.
router_id	Yes	String	Specifies the VPC ID.
internal_network_id	Yes	String	Specifies the network ID of the downstream interface (the next hop of the DVR) of the NAT gateway.
enterprise_project_id	No	String	Specifies the enterprise project ID. When creating a NAT gateway, associate an enterprise project ID with the NAT gateway. The value 0 indicates the default enterprise project. The value can contain a maximum of 36 characters. It is string "0" or in UUID format with hyphens (-).

Response

Table 4 lists response parameters.

**Table 4** Response parameter
Parameter	Type	Description
nat_gateway	Object	Specifies the NAT gateway object. For details, see Table 5.

**Table 5** Description of the **nat_gateway** field
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the NAT gateway ID.
tenant_id	String	Specifies the project ID.
name	String	Specifies the NAT gateway name. You can enter up to 64 characters. The name can contain only digits, letters, underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
description	String	Provides supplementary information about the NAT gateway. You can enter up to 255 characters.
spec	String	Specifies the NAT gateway type. The value can be: 1: small type, which supports up to 10,000 SNAT connections. 2: medium type, which supports up to 50,000 SNAT connections. 3: large type, which supports up to 200,000 SNAT connections. 4: extra-large type, which supports up to 1,000,000 SNAT connections.
router_id	String	Specifies the VPC ID.
internal_network_id	String	Specifies the network ID of the downstream interface (the next hop of the DVR) of the NAT gateway.
status	String	Specifies the status of the NAT gateway. For details about all its values, see Table 1.
admin_state_up	Boolean	Specifies the unfrozen or frozen state. The value can be: true: indicates the unfrozen state. false: indicates the frozen state.
created_at	String	Specifies when the NAT gateway is created (UTC time). Its value rounds to 6 decimal places for seconds. The format is yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.
enterprise_project_id	String	Specifies the enterprise project ID. When creating a NAT gateway, associate an enterprise project ID with the NAT gateway. The value 0 indicates the default enterprise project. The value can contain a maximum of 36 characters. It is string "0" or in UUID format with hyphens (-).

Examples

Example request

POST https://{Endpoint}/v2/27e25061336f4af590faeabeb7fcd9a3/nat_gateways 
{ 
        "nat_gateway": { 
        "name": "nat_001", 
        "description": "my nat gateway 01", 
        "router_id": "d84f345c-80a1-4fa2-a39c-d0d397c3f09a", 
        "internal_network_id": "89d66639-aacb-4929-969d-07080b0f9fd9", 
        "spec": "1",
        "enterprise_project_id": "0aad99bc-f5f6-4f78-8404-c598d76b0ed2"
    } 
}

Example response

{ 
    "nat_gateway": { 
        "router_id": "d84f345c-80a1-4fa2-a39c-d0d397c3f09a", 
        "status": "PENDING_CREATE", 
        "description": "my nat gateway 01", 
        "admin_state_up": true, 
        "tenant_id": "27e25061336f4af590faeabeb7fcd9a3", 
        "created_at": "2017-11-18 07:34:32.203044", 
        "spec": "1", 
        "internal_network_id": "89d66639-aacb-4929-969d-07080b0f9fd9", 
        "id": "a78fb3eb-1654-4710-8742-3fc49d5f04f8", 
        "name": "nat_001",
        "enterprise_project_id": "0aad99bc-f5f6-4f78-8404-c598d76b0ed2"
    } 
}