# API How-Tos

Cross Connect APIs allows contract owners, administrators, and authenticated users with the required permissions to create a cross connect and associate it with VDCs via the API.

<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>Set User Privileges for Cross Connect</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to set User privileges for Cross Connect via the API.</td><td><a href="api-how-tos/set-user-privileges-api">set-user-privileges-api</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Create Cross Connect</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to create a Cross Connect via the API.</td><td><a href="api-how-tos/create-cross-connect-api">create-cross-connect-api</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Connect a LAN to a Cross Connect</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to associate a LAN with the Cross Connect via the API.</td><td><a href="api-how-tos/connect-lan-api">connect-lan-api</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Update a Cross Connect</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to update a Cross Connect via the API.</td><td><a href="api-how-tos/update-cross-connect">update-cross-connect</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Delete a Cross Connect</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to delete a Cross Connect via the API.</td><td><a href="api-how-tos/delete-cross-connect">delete-cross-connect</a></td></tr></tbody></table>