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Cross Connects

Cross Connect allows you to connect virtual data centers (VDC) with each other using a private LAN. The VDCs to be connected need to belong to the same IONOS Cloud contract and location. You can only use private LANs for a Cross Connect connection. A LAN can only be a part of one Cross Connect.

The IP addresses of the NICs used for the Cross Connect connection may not be used in more than one NIC and they need to belong to the same IP range.

List Cross Connects

get

List all Cross Connects. For contract owner and administrators it returns all cross connects in your contract. For non administrator users it only returns the cross connects you are granted access via the user groups you are member of.

Authorizations
Query parameters
prettybooleanOptional

Controls whether the response is pretty-printed (with indentations and new lines).

Default: true
depthinteger · int32 · max: 10Optional

Controls the detail depth of the response objects. GET /datacenters/[ID] - depth=0: Only direct properties are included; children (servers and other elements) are not included. - depth=1: Direct properties and children references are included. - depth=2: Direct properties and children properties are included. - depth=3: Direct properties and children properties and children's children are included. - depth=... and so on

Default: 0
Header parameters
X-Contract-Numberinteger · int32Optional

Users with multiple contracts must provide the contract number, for which all API requests are to be executed.

Responses
200
Successful operation
application/json
get
GET /cloudapi/v6/pccs HTTP/1.1
Host: api.ionos.com
Authorization: Basic username:password
Accept: */*

{
  "id": "15f67991-0f51-4efc-a8ad-ef1fb31a480c",
  "type": "collection",
  "href": "<RESOURCE-URI>",
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "15f67991-0f51-4efc-a8ad-ef1fb31a480c",
      "type": "pcc",
      "href": "<RESOURCE-URI>",
      "metadata": {
        "etag": "45480eb3fbfc31f1d916c1eaa4abdcc3",
        "createdDate": "2015-12-04T14:34:09.809Z",
        "createdBy": "[email protected]",
        "createdByUserId": "[email protected]",
        "lastModifiedDate": "2015-12-04T14:34:09.809Z",
        "lastModifiedBy": "[email protected]",
        "lastModifiedByUserId": "63cef532-26fe-4a64-a4e0-de7c8a506c90",
        "state": "AVAILABLE"
      },
      "properties": {
        "name": "My resource",
        "description": "Cross Connect between datacenter 'A' and datacenter 'B' ",
        "peers": [
          {
            "id": "<lan-id>",
            "name": "<lan-name>",
            "datacenterId": "<dc-uuid>",
            "datacenterName": "<dc-name>",
            "location": "<de/fra>"
          }
        ],
        "connectableDatacenters": [
          {
            "id": "<dc-id>",
            "name": "<dc-name>",
            "location": "<de/fra>"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Create a Cross Connect

post

Creates a Cross-Connect. Only contract owners, administrators and users with createPcc user privilege can create a cross connect. Please note that connecting a LAN to a cross connect is to be done via the /lan endpoint.

Authorizations
Query parameters
prettybooleanOptional

Controls whether the response is pretty-printed (with indentations and new lines).

Default: true
depthinteger · int32 · max: 10Optional

Controls the detail depth of the response objects. GET /datacenters/[ID] - depth=0: Only direct properties are included; children (servers and other elements) are not included. - depth=1: Direct properties and children references are included. - depth=2: Direct properties and children properties are included. - depth=3: Direct properties and children properties and children's children are included. - depth=... and so on

Default: 0
Header parameters
X-Contract-Numberinteger · int32Optional

Users with multiple contracts must provide the contract number, for which all API requests are to be executed.

Body
idstringRead-onlyOptional

The resource's unique identifier.

Example: 15f67991-0f51-4efc-a8ad-ef1fb31a480c
typeall ofOptional

The type of object that has been created.

Example: pcc
string · enumOptionalPossible values:
hrefstring · uriRead-onlyOptional

URL to the object representation (absolute path).

Example: <RESOURCE-URI>
Responses
202
Successful operation
application/json
post
POST /cloudapi/v6/pccs HTTP/1.1
Host: api.ionos.com
Authorization: Basic username:password
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 137

{
  "type": "pcc",
  "metadata": {},
  "properties": {
    "name": "My resource",
    "description": "Cross Connect between datacenter 'A' and datacenter 'B' "
  }
}
{
  "id": "15f67991-0f51-4efc-a8ad-ef1fb31a480c",
  "type": "pcc",
  "href": "<RESOURCE-URI>",
  "metadata": {
    "etag": "45480eb3fbfc31f1d916c1eaa4abdcc3",
    "createdDate": "2015-12-04T14:34:09.809Z",
    "createdBy": "[email protected]",
    "createdByUserId": "[email protected]",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2015-12-04T14:34:09.809Z",
    "lastModifiedBy": "[email protected]",
    "lastModifiedByUserId": "63cef532-26fe-4a64-a4e0-de7c8a506c90",
    "state": "AVAILABLE"
  },
  "properties": {
    "name": "My resource",
    "description": "Cross Connect between datacenter 'A' and datacenter 'B' ",
    "peers": [
      {
        "id": "<lan-id>",
        "name": "<lan-name>",
        "datacenterId": "<dc-uuid>",
        "datacenterName": "<dc-name>",
        "location": "<de/fra>"
      }
    ],
    "connectableDatacenters": [
      {
        "id": "<dc-id>",
        "name": "<dc-name>",
        "location": "<de/fra>"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Retrieve a Cross Connect

get

Retrieve a Cross Connect by the resource ID. Cross Connect ID is in the response body when the Cross Connect is created and in the list of Cross Connects, returned by GET. For contract owner and administrators all cross connects in your contract can be retrieved. For non administrator users it only returns the cross connects you are granted access via the user groups you are member of.

Authorizations
Path parameters
pccIdstringRequired

The unique ID of the Cross Connect.

Query parameters
prettybooleanOptional

Controls whether the response is pretty-printed (with indentations and new lines).

Default: true
depthinteger · int32 · max: 10Optional

Controls the detail depth of the response objects. GET /datacenters/[ID] - depth=0: Only direct properties are included; children (servers and other elements) are not included. - depth=1: Direct properties and children references are included. - depth=2: Direct properties and children properties are included. - depth=3: Direct properties and children properties and children's children are included. - depth=... and so on

Default: 0
Header parameters
X-Contract-Numberinteger · int32Optional

Users with multiple contracts must provide the contract number, for which all API requests are to be executed.

Responses
200
Successful operation
application/json
get
GET /cloudapi/v6/pccs/{pccId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.ionos.com
Authorization: Basic username:password
Accept: */*

{
  "id": "15f67991-0f51-4efc-a8ad-ef1fb31a480c",
  "type": "pcc",
  "href": "<RESOURCE-URI>",
  "metadata": {
    "etag": "45480eb3fbfc31f1d916c1eaa4abdcc3",
    "createdDate": "2015-12-04T14:34:09.809Z",
    "createdBy": "[email protected]",
    "createdByUserId": "[email protected]",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2015-12-04T14:34:09.809Z",
    "lastModifiedBy": "[email protected]",
    "lastModifiedByUserId": "63cef532-26fe-4a64-a4e0-de7c8a506c90",
    "state": "AVAILABLE"
  },
  "properties": {
    "name": "My resource",
    "description": "Cross Connect between datacenter 'A' and datacenter 'B' ",
    "peers": [
      {
        "id": "<lan-id>",
        "name": "<lan-name>",
        "datacenterId": "<dc-uuid>",
        "datacenterName": "<dc-name>",
        "location": "<de/fra>"
      }
    ],
    "connectableDatacenters": [
      {
        "id": "<dc-id>",
        "name": "<dc-name>",
        "location": "<de/fra>"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Delete Cross Connects

delete

Remove the specified Cross Connect. Cross connect can be deleted only if it is not connected to any LANs. For non administrator users a cross connect can be deleted only if you are granted access via the user groups you are member of.

Authorizations
Path parameters
pccIdstringRequired

The unique ID of the Cross Connect.

Query parameters
prettybooleanOptional

Controls whether the response is pretty-printed (with indentations and new lines).

Default: true
depthinteger · int32 · max: 10Optional

Controls the detail depth of the response objects. GET /datacenters/[ID] - depth=0: Only direct properties are included; children (servers and other elements) are not included. - depth=1: Direct properties and children references are included. - depth=2: Direct properties and children properties are included. - depth=3: Direct properties and children properties and children's children are included. - depth=... and so on

Default: 0
Header parameters
X-Contract-Numberinteger · int32Optional

Users with multiple contracts must provide the contract number, for which all API requests are to be executed.

Responses
202
Successful operation
delete
DELETE /cloudapi/v6/pccs/{pccId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.ionos.com
Authorization: Basic username:password
Accept: */*

No content

Partially modify a Cross Connects

patch

Update the properties of the specified Cross Connect.For non administrator users you can only update the cross connects you are granted access via the user groups you are member of

Authorizations
Path parameters
pccIdstringRequired

The unique ID of the Cross Connect.

Query parameters
prettybooleanOptional

Controls whether the response is pretty-printed (with indentations and new lines).

Default: true
depthinteger · int32 · max: 10Optional

Controls the detail depth of the response objects. GET /datacenters/[ID] - depth=0: Only direct properties are included; children (servers and other elements) are not included. - depth=1: Direct properties and children references are included. - depth=2: Direct properties and children properties are included. - depth=3: Direct properties and children properties and children's children are included. - depth=... and so on

Default: 0
Header parameters
X-Contract-Numberinteger · int32Optional

Users with multiple contracts must provide the contract number, for which all API requests are to be executed.

Body
namestringOptional

The name of the Cross Connect.

Example: My resource
descriptionstringOptional

Human-readable description of the Cross Connect.

Example: Cross Connect between datacenter 'A' and datacenter 'B'
Responses
202
Successful operation
application/json
patch
PATCH /cloudapi/v6/pccs/{pccId} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.ionos.com
Authorization: Basic username:password
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 95

{
  "name": "My resource",
  "description": "Cross Connect between datacenter 'A' and datacenter 'B' "
}
{
  "id": "15f67991-0f51-4efc-a8ad-ef1fb31a480c",
  "type": "pcc",
  "href": "<RESOURCE-URI>",
  "metadata": {
    "etag": "45480eb3fbfc31f1d916c1eaa4abdcc3",
    "createdDate": "2015-12-04T14:34:09.809Z",
    "createdBy": "[email protected]",
    "createdByUserId": "[email protected]",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2015-12-04T14:34:09.809Z",
    "lastModifiedBy": "[email protected]",
    "lastModifiedByUserId": "63cef532-26fe-4a64-a4e0-de7c8a506c90",
    "state": "AVAILABLE"
  },
  "properties": {
    "name": "My resource",
    "description": "Cross Connect between datacenter 'A' and datacenter 'B' ",
    "peers": [
      {
        "id": "<lan-id>",
        "name": "<lan-name>",
        "datacenterId": "<dc-uuid>",
        "datacenterName": "<dc-name>",
        "location": "<de/fra>"
      }
    ],
    "connectableDatacenters": [
      {
        "id": "<dc-id>",
        "name": "<dc-name>",
        "location": "<de/fra>"
      }
    ]
  }
}
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