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# Create Cross Connect

IONOS CLOUD Cross Connect: create a cross connect between VDCs using the API

{% hint style="info" %}
**Prerequisite:** Only contract administrators, owners, and users with **createPcc** privilege can create and manage Cross Connects using the API. You can also set User privileges in the DCD. For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Set User Privileges for Cross Connect</mark>](/cloud/network-services/cross-connect/how-tos/set-privileges-cross-connect.md).
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** To connect a LAN to a Cross Connect, you must use the `/lan` endpoint. For more information about how to create LANs and associate them with a Cross Connect, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Associate Cross Connect with the VDC</mark>](/cloud/network-services/cross-connect/api-how-tos/connect-lan-api.md).
{% endhint %}

To create a Cross Connect using the API, perform a `POST` request with the **name** and **description** of the Cross Connect.

## Request

```bash
   curl --location \
   --request POST 'https://api.ionos.com/cloudapi/v6/pccs' \
   --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
   --header 'Authorization: Basic <auth-token>' \
   --data '{
            "properties": 
            {
             "name": "CrossConnect-Berlin",
             "description": "Cross Connect between datacenter '\''Berlin-W1'\'' and datacenter '\''Berlin-W2'\'' "
            }
           }'
```

## Response

**202 Successful operation**

```json
{
    "id": "f7a9c1-815a-486f-bb7b-3d0f2",
    "type": "pcc",
    "href": "https://api.ionos.com/cloudapi/v6/pccs/f7a9c1-815a-486f-bb7b-3d0f2",
    "metadata": {
        "createdDate": "2023-09-18T12:02:16Z",
        "createdBy": "xyz@ionos.com",
        "etag": "5409657baffecf",
        "lastModifiedDate": "2023-09-18T12:02:16Z",
        "lastModifiedBy": "xyz@ionos.com",
        "state": "BUSY"
    },
    "properties": {
        "name": "CrossConnect-Berlin",
        "description": "Cross Connect between datacenter 'Berlin-W1' and datacenter 'Berlin-W2' ",
        "peers": [],
        "connectableDatacenters": []
    }
}
```

For more information about the request and response fields, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Create a Cross Connect</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/api-reference/cloud-api-v6/cross-connects/create-a-cross-connect).


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