Assigning an EIP

Function

This API is used to assign an EIP.

The EIP service provides independent public IP addresses and bandwidth for Internet access. EIPs can be bound to or unbound from ECSs, virtual IP addresses, NAT gateways, or load balancers.

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/publicips

Table 1 describes the parameters.

**Table 1** Parameter description
Name	Mandatory	Description
project_id	Yes	Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain a project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request body parameter
Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
publicip	Yes	publicip object	Specifies the EIP object. For details, see Table 3.
bandwidth	Yes	bandwidth object	Specifies the bandwidth object. For details, see Table 4.

**Table 3** Description of the **publicip** field
Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
type	Yes	String	Specifies the EIP type. Constraints: The configured value must be supported by the system. publicip_id is an IPv4 port. If publicip_type is not specified, the default value is 5_bgp.
alias	No	String	Specifies the EIP name. The value can contain 1 to 64 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).

**Table 4** Description of the **bandwidth** field
Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Specifies the bandwidth name. The value can contain 1 to 64 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). This parameter is mandatory when share_type is set to PER. This parameter will be ignored when share_type is set to WHOLE with an ID specified.
size	Yes	Integer	Specifies the bandwidth size. The value ranges from 1 Mbit/s to 300 Mbit/s by default. (The specific range may vary depending on the configuration in each region. You can see the bandwidth range of each region on the management console.) This parameter is mandatory when share_type is set to PER. This parameter will be ignored when share_type is set to WHOLE with an ID specified. The minimum increment for bandwidth adjustment varies depending on the bandwidth range. The details are as follows: The minimum increment is 1 Mbit/s if the allowed bandwidth ranges from 0 Mbit/s to 300 Mbit/s (with 300 Mbit/s included). The minimum increment is 50 Mbit/s if the allowed bandwidth ranges from 300 Mbit/s to 1000 Mbit/s (with 1000 Mbit/s included). The minimum increment is 500 Mbit/s if the allowed bandwidth is greater than 1000 Mbit/s.
share_type	Yes	String	Specifies the bandwidth type. The value is PER, indicating that the bandwidth is dedicated.
charge_mode	No	String	The value is traffic, indicating that the billing is based on traffic.

Example Request

Example request (IPv4 EIP with dedicated bandwidth)

POST https://{Endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/publicips

{
    "publicip": {
        "type": "5_bgp",
        "ip_version": 4
    },
    "bandwidth": {
        "name": "bandwidth123",
        "size": 10,
        "share_type": "PER"
    },
}

Response Message

Response parameter

**Table 5** Response parameter
Name	Type	Description
publicip	publicip object	Specifies the EIP object. For details, see Table 6.

**Table 6** Description of the **publicip** field
Name	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the unique identifier of an EIP.
status	String	Specifies the EIP status. Possible values are as follows: FREEZED (Frozen) BIND_ERROR (Binding failed) BINDING (Binding) PENDING_DELETE (Releasing) PENDING_CREATE (Assigning) PENDING_UPDATE (Updating) NOTIFYING (Assigning) NOTIFY_DELETE (Release) DOWN (Unbound) ACTIVE (Bound) ELB (Bound to a load balancer) ERROR (Exceptions)
type	String	Specifies the EIP type. Constraints: The configured value must be supported by the system. publicip_id is an IPv4 port. If publicip_type is not specified, the default value is 5_bgp.
public_ip_address	String	Specifies the obtained EIP if only IPv4 EIPs are available.
tenant_id	String	Specifies the project ID.
create_time	String	Specifies the time (UTC) when the EIP is assigned. Format: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
bandwidth_size	Integer	Specifies the bandwidth (Mbit/s).
alias	String	Specifies the EIP name.

Example Response

Example response (IPv4 EIP with dedicated bandwidth)

{
    "publicip": {
        "id": "f588ccfa-8750-4d7c-bf5d-2ede24414706",
        "alias": "tom",
        "public_border_group": "center",
        "status": "PENDING_CREATE",
        "type": "5_bgp",
        "public_ip_address": "161.xx.xx.7",
        "tenant_id": "8b7e35ad379141fc9df3e178bd64f55c",
        "ip_version": 4,
        "create_time": "2015-07-16 04:10:52",
        "bandwidth_size": 0,
        
    }
}