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CreateGateway - AWS Elemental MediaConnect

CreateGateway

Creates a new gateway. The request must include at least one network (up to four).

Request Syntax

POST /v1/gateways HTTP/1.1 Content-type: application/json { "egressCidrBlocks": [ "string" ], "name": "string", "networks": [ { "cidrBlock": "string", "name": "string" } ] }

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

egressCidrBlocks

The range of IP addresses that are allowed to contribute content or initiate output requests for flows communicating with this gateway. These IP addresses should be in the form of a Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) block; for example, 10.0.0.0/16.

Type: Array of strings

Required: Yes

name

The name of the gateway. This name can not be modified after the gateway is created.

Type: String

Required: Yes

networks

The list of networks that you want to add to the gateway.

Type: Array of GatewayNetwork objects

Required: Yes

Response Syntax

HTTP/1.1 201 Content-type: application/json { "gateway": { "egressCidrBlocks": [ "string" ], "gatewayArn": "string", "gatewayMessages": [ { "code": "string", "message": "string", "resourceName": "string" } ], "gatewayState": "string", "name": "string", "networks": [ { "cidrBlock": "string", "name": "string" } ] } }

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 201 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

gateway

The gateway that you created.

Type: Gateway object

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

BadRequestException

This exception is thrown if the request contains a semantic error. The precise meaning depends on the API, and is documented in the error message.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ConflictException

The requested operation would cause a conflict with the current state of a service resource associated with the request. Resolve the conflict before retrying this request.

HTTP Status Code: 409

CreateGateway420Exception

Exception raised by AWS Elemental MediaConnect when creating the gateway. See the error message for the operation for more information on the cause of this exception.

HTTP Status Code: 420

ForbiddenException

You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.

HTTP Status Code: 403

InternalServerErrorException

The server encountered an internal error and is unable to complete the request.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ServiceUnavailableException

The service is currently unavailable or busy.

HTTP Status Code: 503

TooManyRequestsException

The request was denied due to request throttling.

HTTP Status Code: 429

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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