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Updated on 2025-08-13 GMT+08:00

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Creating a Hosted Connection

Function

This API is used by partners to create a hosted connection for their users. The creator must have the partner qualification and have an operations connection.

Debugging

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v3/{project_id}/dcaas/hosted-connects

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

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Specifies the user token. To obtain the token, see section "Obtaining the User Token" in the Identity and Access Management API Reference. The token is the value of X-Subject-Token in the response header. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10240

**Table 3** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
hosted_connect	Yes	CreateHostedDirectConnect object	Specifies the hosted connection to be created.

**Table 4** CreateHostedDirectConnect
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	No	String	Specifies the hosted connection name. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 64
description	No	String	Provides supplementary information about the hosted connection. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 128
bandwidth	Yes	Integer	Specifies the bandwidth of the hosted connection, in Mbit/s. Minimum: 2 Maximum: 400000
hosting_id	Yes	String	Specifies the ID of the operations connection on which the hosted connection is created.
vlan	Yes	Integer	Specifies the VLAN allocated to the hosted connection. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 3999
resource_tenant_id	Yes	String	Specifies the project ID of the specified tenant for whom a hosted connection is to be created. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 32
peer_location	No	String	Specifies the location of the on-premises facility at the other end of the connection, specific to the street or data center name. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 255

Response Parameters

Status code: 201

**Table 5** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
request_id	String	Specifies the request ID.
hosted_connect	HostedDirectConnect object	Specifies the hosted connection.

**Table 6** HostedDirectConnect
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the hosted connection ID. Minimum: 36 Maximum: 36
tenant_id	String	Specifies the project ID.
name	String	Specifies the connection name. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 64
description	String	Provides supplementary information about the connection. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 128
bandwidth	Integer	Specifies the connection bandwidth, in Mbit/s. Minimum: 2 Maximum: 400000
location	String	Specifies information about the Direct Connect location. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 255
peer_location	String	Specifies the location of the on-premises facility at the other end of the connection, specific to the street or data center name. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 255
hosting_id	String	Specifies the ID of the operations connection on which the hosted connection is created.
provider	String	Specifies the provider of the leased line.
admin_state_up	Boolean	Specifies the administrative status. The value can be true or false. Default: true
vlan	Integer	Specifies the VLAN allocated to the hosted connection. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 3999
status	String	Specifies the operating status. BUILD: The hosted connection has been created. ACTIVE: The hosted connection is normal. DOWN: The port used by the hosted connection is down, indicating that there may be line faults. ERROR: The hosted connection is abnormal. PENDING_DELETE: The hosted connection is being deleted. PENDING_UPDATE: The hosted connection is being updated. PENDING_CREATE: The hosted connection is being created. Enumeration values: BUILD ACTIVE DOWN ERROR PENDING_DELETE PENDING_UPDATE PENDING_CREATE
apply_time	String	Specifies when the connection was requested. The UTC time format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ.
create_time	String	Specifies when the connection was created. The UTC time format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.SSSZ.
provider_status	String	Specifies the carrier status. The status can be ACTIVE or DOWN. Enumeration values: ACTIVE DOWN
port_type	String	Specifies the type of the port used by the connection. The value can be 1G, 10G, 40G, or 100G. Enumeration values: 1G 10G 40G 100G
type	String	Specifies the type of the connection. The value is hosted. Default: hosted

Example Requests

Creating a hosting connection with the bandwidth set to 10 Mbit/s and VLAN to 441

POST https://{dc_endpoint}/v3/6fbe9263116a4b68818cf1edce16bc4f/dcaas/hosted-connects

{
  "hosted_connect" : {
    "name" : "client-dc-faf1",
    "description" : "Hosted Connect",
    "resource_tenant_id" : "0605768a3300d5762f82c01180692873",
    "hosting_id" : "2cfb53be-b05f-40d5-a2f8-3a59ac383836",
    "vlan" : 441,
    "bandwidth" : 10
  }
}

Example Responses

Status code: 201

Created

The hosted connection is created.

{
  "hosted_connect" : {
    "id" : "0278b472-ffa5-4eb3-8c0d-979d479f8ef6",
    "name" : "client-dc-faf1",
    "description" : "Hosted Connect",
    "tenant_id" : "0605768a3300d5762f82c01180692873",
    "hosting_id" : "2cfb53be-b05f-40d5-a2f8-3a59ac383836",
    "vlan" : 441,
    "bandwidth" : 10,
    "location" : "ExampleLocation",
    "peer_location" : "",
    "provider" : "ExampleProvider",
    "type" : "hosted",
    "port_type" : "10G",
    "provider_status" : "ACTIVE",
    "status" : "ACTIVE",
    "apply_time" : "2022-07-13T08:25:38.000Z",
    "admin_state_up" : true,
    "create_time" : "2022-07-13T08:25:38.000Z"
  },
  "request_id" : "a59a3776faa1d055f8124dc7b0977a90"
}