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Managing VPC Endpoints

VPC endpoints are secure and private channels for connecting VPCs to VPC endpoint services.

APIs can be exposed and accessed across VPCs in the same region of the same cloud.

Figure 1 Cross-VPC access in the same region

Procedure

  1. Go to the APIG console.
  2. In the navigation pane, choose Gateways.
  3. Click Access Console or the name of the target gateway.
  4. Click VPC Endpoints to view details. For details, see section "VPC Endpoints" in the VPC Endpoint User Guide.

    Table 1 VPC endpoint information

    Parameter

    Description

    VPC Endpoint Service

    Name of the VPC endpoint service created when you buy the gateway. The gateway can be accessed using the endpoint service.

    Connections

    VPC endpoints connected to the gateway. If you need a new VPC endpoint, click Create VPC Endpoint.

    • VPC Endpoint ID: ID of a VPC endpoint.
    • Packet ID: identifier of the VPC endpoint ID.
    • Status: status of the VPC endpoint.

      For details about VPC endpoint statuses, see section "What Are Statuses of VPC Endpoint Services and VPC Endpoints?" in the VPC Endpoint User Guide.

    • Owner: account ID of the VPC endpoint creator. To obtain the account ID, see "Obtaining an Account Name and Account ID" in the API Gateway API Reference.
    • Created: time when the VPC endpoint is created.
    • Operation: whether to allow the VPC endpoint to connect to the VPC endpoint service. Accept or reject connection from the VPC endpoint to the VPC endpoint service.
      NOTICE:

      Once you reject the connection, services that run using the connection may be affected. Exercise caution.

    Permissions

    Specify accounts allowed to access using the VPC endpoints by adding the account IDs to the whitelist.

    Click Add Account and enter an account ID. To obtain the account ID, see "Obtaining an Account Name and Account ID" in the API Gateway API Reference.

    • Account ID: ID of an account allowed to access using the VPC endpoints.
    • Created: time when the whitelist is created.
    • Operation: Manage access of the account from VPC endpoints. To forbid access of the account, remove it from the whitelist.

Parent topic: Gateway Management