Creating a Load Balancer

API Format

Procedure

1. Set the request header.

   Set the header in Postman and place the obtained token in the header.

   Figure 1 Request header
   
   

   The value of the token can be transferred through an environment variable or directly entered.

2. Under Body, set the request body.
   Figure 2 Request body
   

   You can refer to Sample Code to set the request body, or add other required fields by referring to the Elastic Load Balance API Reference.

3. Enter the URL.

   The request URL consists of the following parts:

   Endpoint				URI
   https://	elb	.cn-north-1	.myhuaweicloud.com	/v2.0/lbaas/loadbalancers
   -	Service name	Region	Endpoint	URI

4. Send the request. Set the POST request method and click Send to wait for response from the server.

   {
       "loadbalancer": {
           "description": "simple lb",
           "admin_state_up": true,
           "tenant_id": "0d0bf0e8fb564cc9abbe526dbdca9248",
           "provisioning_status": "ACTIVE",
           "vip_subnet_id": "8d944cda-1f29-4035-9681-ad8c5117fbc5",
           "listeners": [],
           "vip_address": "192.168.0.144",
           "vip_port_id": "b06bdc8f-cc00-41b4-8aba-280a333342ee",
           "provider": "vlb",
           "pools": [],
           "id": "bb2f1569-4c03-4e48-8e02-a2d831c0db56",
           "operating_status": "ONLINE",
           "name": "loadbalancer4guide"
       }
   }

   If the request is correct, information about the newly created load balancer is displayed. After logging in to the web console, you can see a load balancer named loadbalancer4guide.

Sample Code

Request body in 2

{ 
    "loadbalancer": { 
        "name": "loadbalancer1", 
        "description": "simple lb", 
        "vip_subnet_id": "58077bdb-d470-424b-8c45-2e3c65060a5b", 
        "admin_state_up": true 
    } 
}