CreateSecurityGroup

1. API Description

This API (CreateSecurityGroup) is used to create a security group.

Note

• A single team can create a limited number of security groups. If you need more, please contact us.

• A security group has a limited number of rules. If you need more, please contact us.

• Rules in the same direction cannot be duplicated.

2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters.

Parameter Name	Required	Type	Description
securityGroupName	Yes	String	Security group name. The length is 1 to 64 characters. Only letters, numbers, - and periods (.) are supported.
scope	No	String	Deployment scope. Only Global is supported currently. Default value: Global . Default value: Global
ruleInfos	No	Array of SecurityGroupRuleInfo	Security group rules.

3. Output Parameters

Parameter Name	Type	Description
requestId	String	The unique request ID, which is returned for each request. RequestId is required for locating a problem.
securityGroupId	String	The security group ID.

4. Code Example

Example

Create a security group.

POST /api/v2/zec HTTP/1.1
Host: console.zenlayer.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-ZC-Action: CreateSecurityGroup
<Common Request Params>

Request:
{
  "securityGroupName": "test123",
  "ruleInfos": [
    {
      "direction": "ingress",
      "policy": "accept",
      "priority": 1,
      "ipProtocol": "tcp",
      "portRange": "22",
      "cidrIp": "0.0.0.0/0",
      "desc": "aaa"
    },
    {
      "direction": "egress",
      "policy": "accept",
      "priority": 1,
      "ipProtocol": "tcp",
      "portRange": "22",
      "cidrIp": "0.0.0.0/0",
      "desc": "xxx"
    }
  ]
}

Response:
{
  "requestId": "TA851AB85-577F-41BE-8E76-68171F021E36",
  "response": {
    "requestId": "TA851AB85-577F-41BE-8E76-68171F021E36",
    "securityGroupId": "your-security-group-id"
  }
}

5. Developer Resources

Zenlayer Cloud API 2.0 integrates SDKs，to make it easier for you to call APIs. More programming languages will be supported.

6. Error Codes

The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

HTTP Status Code	Error Code	Description
400	INVALID_PARAMETER_SECURITY_GROUP_CIDR_IP	Invalid source IP address range.
400	INVALID_PARAMETER_SECURITY_GROUP_DESC	The rule description contains invalid characters.
400	INVALID_PARAMETER_SECURITY_GROUP_DIRECTION	Inbound or outbound rules error.
400	INVALID_PARAMETER_SECURITY_GROUP_IP_PROTOCOL	Invalid IP protocol.
400	INVALID_PARAMETER_SECURITY_GROUP_PORT_RANGE	Invalid security group rule PortRange parameter.
400	INVALID_PARAMETER_SECURITY_GROUP_PRIORITY	Invalid security group rule Priority parameter.
400	OPERATION_DENIED_SECURITY_GROUP_TEAM_EXCEED_LIMIT	The number of security groups exceeds the quota limit.