> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/api-reference/network-services/api-gateway/routes/create-route.md).

# Create Route

Creates a new Route.

The full Route needs to be provided to create the object. Optional data will be filled with defaults or left empty.

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Field is validated as hostname [according to RFC1123](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-playground/validator/v10#hdr-Hostname_RFC_1123).","format":"host"},"port":{"type":"integer","description":"The port of the upstream.","default":80,"minimum":1,"maximum":65535},"weight":{"type":"integer","description":"Weight with which to split traffic to the upstream.","default":100}}}},"cache":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Cache"}}},"Cache":{"type":"object","description":"The cache configuration for the API Gateway instance. 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We apologize for the inconvenience!\n","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Error"}}}}}},"paths":{"/gateways/{apigatewayId}/routes":{"post":{"operationId":"apigatewaysRoutesPost","summary":"Create Route","tags":["Routes"],"description":"Creates a new Route.\n\nThe full Route needs to be provided to create the object.\nOptional data will be filled with defaults or left empty.\n","parameters":[{"name":"apigatewayId","in":"path","schema":{"type":"string","format":"uuid"},"required":true,"description":"The ID (UUID) of the Gateway."}],"requestBody":{"description":"Route to create.","required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/RouteCreate"}}}},"responses":{"201":{"description":"Route successfully created.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/RouteRead"}}}},"400":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/BadRequest"},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/Unauthorized"},"403":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/NotAllowed"},"415":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/UnsupportedMediaType"},"422":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity"},"429":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/TooManyRequests"},"500":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/InternalError"},"503":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable"},"default":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/UnexpectedError"}}}}}}
```


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