# API How-Tos

Programmatically manage NAT gateways and configure NAT gateway rules using the IONOS Cloud API. These guides provide practical examples for common operations.

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**Prerequisites:** Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

* An active IONOS Cloud account with appropriate permissions
* API credentials, including authentication token
* Basic understanding of REST APIs and HTTP methods
* The NAT Gateway feature enabled for your contract
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## Managed NAT Gateway

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Create a Managed NAT Gateway</strong></mark></td><td>Provision a new managed NAT gateway in a specific data center.</td><td><a href="/pages/IoeeNGYxIYjonHSaKUe3">/pages/IoeeNGYxIYjonHSaKUe3</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>List Managed NAT Gateways</strong></mark></td><td>Retrieve a list of all managed NAT gateways in your contract.</td><td><a href="/pages/x2HkfqVpvSieRNKtoBoA">/pages/x2HkfqVpvSieRNKtoBoA</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Create a NAT Gateway Rule</strong></mark></td><td>Configure new rules to manage traffic flow through the NAT gateway.</td><td><a href="/pages/smUsfw9CYiRrn8jxsn2N">/pages/smUsfw9CYiRrn8jxsn2N</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>List NAT Gateway Rules</strong></mark></td><td>Retrieve a comprehensive list of all rules associated with a specific NAT gateway.</td><td><a href="/pages/jVvM5tfWczSirTJl2xb0">/pages/jVvM5tfWczSirTJl2xb0</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Update a Managed NAT Gateway</strong></mark></td><td>Modify the configuration of an existing NAT gateway.</td><td><a href="/pages/Q1TL8Clc8kRANewMJV5H">/pages/Q1TL8Clc8kRANewMJV5H</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Update a NAT Gateway Rule</strong></mark></td><td>Modify the parameters or filtering criteria of an existing NAT gateway rule.</td><td><a href="/pages/YZ9bJEcoMx2EvDwtMZ5A">/pages/YZ9bJEcoMx2EvDwtMZ5A</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Delete a NAT Gateway Rule</strong></mark></td><td>Permanently remove a specific rule from the NAT gateway configuration.</td><td><a href="/pages/6iWZSrgF3qCNUT4ugGFO">/pages/6iWZSrgF3qCNUT4ugGFO</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Delete a Managed NAT Gateway</strong></mark></td><td>Permanently remove a managed NAT gateway from your infrastructure.</td><td><a href="/pages/ZIFZ9dC5c63er8aBSKzD">/pages/ZIFZ9dC5c63er8aBSKzD</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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