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Creating a Subnet

Function

This API is used to create a subnet.

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/subnets

Table 1 describes the parameters.

**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	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 parameter
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
subnet	Yes	subnet object	Specifies the subnet objects.

**Table 3** **subnet** objects
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Specifies the subnet name. The value can contain 1 to 64 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).
description	No	String	Provides supplementary information about the subnet. The value can contain no more than 255 characters and cannot contain angle brackets (< or >).
cidr	Yes	String	Specifies the subnet CIDR block. The value must be within the VPC CIDR block. The value must be in CIDR format. The subnet mask cannot be greater than 28.
gateway_ip	Yes	String	Specifies the gateway of the subnet. The value must be an IP address in the subnet. The value must be a valid IP address.
ipv6_enable	No	Boolean	Specifies whether IPv6 is enabled. The value can be true (enabled) or false (disabled). If this parameter is left blank, the system automatically sets it to false by default.
dhcp_enable	No	Boolean	Specifies whether DHCP is enabled for the subnet. The value can be true (enabled) or false (disabled). If this parameter is left blank, the value is set to true by default. If this parameter is set to false, newly created ECSs cannot obtain IP addresses, and usernames and passwords cannot be injected using Cloud-init.
primary_dns	No	String	Specifies the primary IP address of DNS server on the subnet. The value must be an IP address. If the value is not specified, the default value will be left blank. For instructions about how to obtain a private DNS server address, see What Are the Private DNS Server Addresses Provided by the DNS Service? For instructions about how to DNS server address, see Querying Name Servers.
secondary_dns	No	String	Specifies the standby IP address of DNS server on the subnet. The value must be an IP address. If the value is not specified, the default value will be left blank. If only secondary_dns is specified and primary_dns is not specified, primary_dns will automatically use the value of secondary_dns. If there is only one DNS server address, only primary_dns is displayed. For instructions about how to obtain a private DNS server address, see What Are the Private DNS Server Addresses Provided by the DNS Service? For instructions about how to DNS server address, see Querying Name Servers.
dnsList	No	Array of strings	Specifies the DNS server address list of a subnet. This field is required if you need to use more than two DNS servers. This parameter value is the superset of both DNS server address 1 and DNS server address 2. If the value is not specified, the default value will be left blank. For instructions about how to obtain a private DNS server address, see What Are the Private DNS Server Addresses Provided by the DNS Service? For instructions about how to DNS server address, see Querying Name Servers.
availability_zone	No	String	Specifies the AZ to which the subnet belongs, which can be obtained from endpoints. For details, see Endpoints. The value must be an existing AZ in the system. If the value is not specified, the default value will be left blank.
vpc_id	Yes	String	Specifies the ID of the VPC to which the subnet belongs.
extra_dhcp_opts	No	Array of extra_dhcp_opt objects	Specifies the NTP server address or DHCP lease time configured for the subnet. For details, see Table 4.
tags	No	Array of Strings	Specifies subnet tags. When creating a subnet, you can add tags to the subnet. Each subnet can have up to 10 tags. key: Tag key. The key cannot be empty and can contain up to 128 characters (36 characters on the console). It can consist of letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). Tag keys of a resource must be unique. value: Tag value. The value can contain up to 255 characters (43 characters on the console). It can consist of letters, digits, underscores (_), periods (.), and hyphens (-). Format: [keyvalue]. The key and value of each tag are connected by an asterisk ().

**Table 4** **extra_dhcp_opt** object
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
opt_value	No	String	Specifies the NTP server address or DHCP lease expiration time configured for the subnet. Constraints: The option ntp for opt_name indicates the NTP server configured for the subnet. Currently, only IPv4 addresses are supported. A maximum of four IP addresses can be configured, and each address must be unique. Multiple IP addresses must be separated using commas (,). The option null for opt_name indicates that no NTP server is configured for the subnet. The parameter value cannot be an empty string. The option addresstime for opt_name indicates the DHCP lease expiration time of the subnet. The value can be -1, which indicates unlimited lease time, or Number+h. The number ranges from 1 to 30,000. For example, the value can be 5h. The default value is 24h.
opt_name	Yes	String	Specifies the NTP server address or DHCP lease time configured for the subnet. Currently, the value can only be set to ntp or addresstime.

Example Request

Create a subnet with name set to subnet, CIDR block set to 192.168.20.0/24, and gateway IP address set to 192.168.20.1 in the VPC with ID of 3ec3b33f-ac1c-4630-ad1c-7dba1ed79d85.

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

{
    "subnet": {
        "name": "subnet",
        "description": "",
        "cidr": "192.168.20.0/24",
        "gateway_ip": "192.168.20.1",
        "ipv6_enable": true,
        "dhcp_enable": true,
        "primary_dns": "114.xx.xx.114",
        "secondary_dns": "114.xx.xx.115",
        "dnsList": [
            "114.xx.xx.114",
            "114.xx.xx.115"
        ],
        "availability_zone": "aa-bb-cc",
        "vpc_id": "3ec3b33f-ac1c-4630-ad1c-7dba1ed79d85",
        "extra_dhcp_opts": [
            {
                "opt_value": "10.100.0.33,10.100.0.34",
                "opt_name": "ntp"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Response Parameters

**Table 5** Response parameter
Parameter	Type	Description
subnet	subnet object	Specifies the subnet objects.

**Table 6** **subnet** objects
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the resource identifier in the form of UUID.
name	String	Specifies the subnet name. The value can contain 1 to 64 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).
description	String	Provides supplementary information about the subnet. The value can contain no more than 255 characters and cannot contain angle brackets (< or >).
cidr	String	Specifies the subnet CIDR block. The value must be within the VPC CIDR block. The value must be in CIDR format. The subnet mask cannot be greater than 28.
gateway_ip	String	Specifies the gateway of the subnet. The value must be an IP address in the subnet. The value must be a valid IP address.
ipv6_enable	Boolean	Specifies whether IPv6 is enabled.
cidr_v6	String	Specifies the IPv6 subnet CIDR block. If the subnet is an IPv4 subnet, this parameter is not returned.
gateway_ip_v6	String	Specifies the IPv6 subnet gateway. If the subnet is an IPv4 subnet, this parameter is not returned.
dhcp_enable	Boolean	Specifies whether DHCP is enabled for the subnet.
primary_dns	String	Specifies the primary IP address of DNS server on the subnet. The value must be an IP address. If the value is not specified, the default value will be left blank.
secondary_dns	String	Specifies the standby IP address of DNS server on the subnet. The value must be an IP address. If the value is not specified, the default value will be left blank. If only secondary_dns is specified and primary_dns is not specified, primary_dns will automatically use the value of secondary_dns. If there is only one DNS server address, only primary_dns is displayed.
dnsList	Array of strings	Specifies the DNS server address list of a subnet. This field is required if you need to use more than two DNS servers. This parameter value is the superset of both DNS server address 1 and DNS server address 2. If the value is not specified, the default value will be left blank.
availability_zone	String	Specifies the AZ to which the subnet belongs, which can be obtained from endpoints. For details, see Endpoints. The value must be an existing AZ in the system. If the value is not specified, the default value will be left blank.
vpc_id	String	Specifies the ID of the VPC to which the subnet belongs.
status	String	Specifies the status of the subnet. The value can be ACTIVE, UNKNOWN, or ERROR. ACTIVE: indicates that the subnet has been associated with a VPC. UNKNOWN: indicates that the subnet has not been associated with a VPC. ERROR: indicates that the subnet is abnormal. The system creates a subnet and then associates the subnet with a VPC in the threads. In the concurrent scenario, if the CIDR block of the created subnet is the same as that of an existing subnet, the created subnet fails to associate with a VPC after underlying system verification. As a result, the subnet creation fails. The value of status is UNKNOWN before the subnet is associated with a VPC. After the subnet is associated with a VPC in the threads, the status of the subnet is ACTIVE.
neutron_network_id	String	Specifies the ID of the corresponding network (OpenStack Neutron API).
neutron_subnet_id	String	Specifies the ID of the corresponding subnet (OpenStack Neutron API).
neutron_subnet_id_v6	String	Specifies the ID of the IPv6 subnet (OpenStack Neutron API). If the subnet is an IPv4 subnet, this parameter is not returned.
extra_dhcp_opts	Array of extra_dhcp_opt objects	Specifies the NTP server address or DHCP lease time configured for the subnet. For details, see Table 7.
scope	String	Specifies where the subnet is used in edge cloud scenario. The value can be: center: The subnet is used in a central AZ. {azId}: The subnet is used in an edge AZ.
tenant_id	String	Project ID
created_at	String	Specifies the time (UTC) when the subnet is created. Format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss
updated_at	String	Specifies the time (UTC) when the subnet is updated. Format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss

**Table 7** **extra_dhcp_opt** object
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
opt_value	No	String	Specifies the NTP server address or DHCP lease expiration time configured for the subnet. Constraints: The option ntp for opt_name indicates the NTP server configured for the subnet. Currently, only IPv4 addresses are supported. A maximum of four IP addresses can be configured, and each address must be unique. Multiple IP addresses must be separated using commas (,). The option null for opt_name indicates that no NTP server is configured for the subnet. The parameter value cannot be an empty string. The option addresstime for opt_name indicates the DHCP lease expiration time of the subnet. The value can be -1, which indicates unlimited lease time, or Number+h. The number ranges from 1 to 30,000. For example, the value can be 5h. The default value is 24h.
opt_name	Yes	String	Specifies the NTP server address or DHCP lease time configured for the subnet. Currently, the value can only be set to ntp or addresstime.

Example Response

{
    "subnet": {
        "id": "4779ab1c-7c1a-44b1-a02e-93dfc361b32d",
        "name": "subnet",
        "description": "",
        "cidr": "192.168.20.0/24",
        "dnsList": [
            "114.xx.xx.114",
            "114.xx.xx.115"
        ],
        "status": "UNKNOWN",
        "vpc_id": "3ec3b33f-ac1c-4630-ad1c-7dba1ed79d85",
        "gateway_ip": "192.168.20.1",
        "ipv6_enable": true, 
        "cidr_v6": "2001:db8:a583::/64",
        "gateway_ip_v6": "2001:db8:a583::1",
        "dhcp_enable": true,
        "primary_dns": "114.xx.xx.114",
        "secondary_dns": "114.xx.xx.115",
        "availability_zone": "aa-bb-cc",
        "neutron_network_id": "4779ab1c-7c1a-44b1-a02e-93dfc361b32d",
        "neutron_subnet_id": "213cb9d-3122-2ac1-1a29-91ffc1231a12",
        "neutron_subnet_id_v6": "e0fa7de1-a6e2-44c9-b052-b9d8cebe93c4",  
        "extra_dhcp_opts": [
            {
                "opt_value": "10.100.0.33,10.100.0.34",
                "opt_name": "ntp"
            }
        ],
        "tenant_id": "087679f0aa80d32a2f4ec0172f5e902b",
        "created_at": "2022-12-15T02:42:07",
        "updated_at": "2022-12-15T02:42:07"
    }
}