Creating a VXC Between Two Ports with the API
This topic steps through the API procedure to create a VXC between two Ports that you own, including how to get the Port IDs, validate the VXC, and order the VXC.
The example in this topic creates a VXC between a Port in Digital Realty, London, UK and another Port in Iron Mountain, Ashburn, US.
To create the VXC, we need the productUid for each Port.
To get the productUid for the Ports to connect
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In Postman, click Product List in the left navigation and click GET Product List.
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Click Send.
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From the returned product details, locate the
productUidvalues for the two Ports you want to connect.
This example uses these Ports:"productName": "API Port London" with "productUid": "7f5f9574-315e-4527-af44-122605a411de" "productName": "API Port2 Ashburn" with "productUid": "1f751b96-87c5-4bbf-8a7a-a93a04f71a70",
To review pricing details and validate the configuration for the point-to-point VXC
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In Postman, expand Connections (VXCs) > Virtual Cross Connects in the left navigation and click POST Validate VXC Order.
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Update the Body with the
productUidsfor each end of the connection.
You can also change additional values, such as name, rate limit, and VLAN ID. -
Click Send to make a POST request.
POST {baseUrl}/v2/networkdesign/validate
[
{
"productUid": "7f5f9574-315e-4527-af44-122605a411de",
"associatedVxcs": [
{
"productName": "My API created VXC",
"rateLimit": 500,
"aEnd": {
"vlan": 102
},
"bEnd": {
"productUid": "1f751b96-87c5-4bbf-8a7a-a93a04f71a70",
"vlan": 101
}
}
]
}
]
After you validate the request and review the pricing details in the response, order the VXC.
To order the VXC to between the Ports
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Copy the validated Body from POST Validate VXC Order and paste it into the Body of POST Buy VXC.
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Click Send to post the request.
POST {baseUrl}/v2/networkdesign/buyThe resulting point-to point VXC appears in the Portal.
