Creating an Exchange

Function

This API is used to create an exchange.

URI

PUT /v2/rabbitmq/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/vhosts/{vhost}/exchanges

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID. For details, see Obtaining a Project ID.
instance_id	Yes	String	Instance ID.
vhost	Yes	String	Virtual host name.

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Exchange name.
type	Yes	String	Type (direct, fanout, topic, or headers)
durable	No	Boolean	Indicates whether to enable data persistence.
auto_delete	Yes	Boolean	Indicates whether to enable automatic deletion.
internal	No	Boolean	Internal exchange.
arguments	No	Object	Parameter list.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

**Table 3** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
durable	Boolean	Indicates whether data persistence is enabled.
default	Boolean	Indicates whether the exchange is default.
internal	Boolean	Indicates whether the exchange is internal.
arguments	Object	Parameter list.
name	String	Exchange name.
auto_delete	Boolean	Indicates whether automatic deletion is enabled.
type	String	Exchange type.
vhost	String	Virtual host.

Example Requests

Creating an exchange

POST /v2/rabbitmq/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/vhosts/{vhost}/exchanges

{
  "name" : "exchange_name_demo",
  "type" : "direct",
  "durable" : true,
  "auto_delete" : false,
  "internal" : false
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Successful

{
  "name" : "exchange_name_demo",
  "type" : "direct",
  "durable" : true,
  "auto_delete" : false,
  "internal" : false,
  "vhost" : "default",
  "arguments" : { }
}