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CreateVpnGateway
Description
Creates a new virtual private gateway. A virtual private gateway is the VPC-side endpoint for your VPN connection. You can create a virtual private gateway before creating the VPC itself.
For more information about Amazon Virtual Private Cloud and virtual private gateways, go to Adding an IPsec Hardware Virtual Private Gateway to Your VPC in the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud User Guide.
Request Parameters
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
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The type of VPN connection this virtual private gateway supports. Type: String Default: None Valid Values: |
Yes |
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The Availability Zone option has been deprecated. The API will accept this option and ignore it. Type: String Default: None |
No |
Response Elements
The elements in the following table are wrapped in an
CreateVpnGatewayResponse structure.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
|
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The ID of the request. Type: xsd:string |
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Information about the virtual private gateway. Type: VpnGatewayType |
Examples
Example Request
This example creates a virtual private gateway.
https://ec2.amazonaws.com/?Action=CreateVpnGateway &Type=ipsec.1 &AUTHPARAMS
Example Response
<CreateVpnGatewayResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2012-04-01/">
<requestId>7a62c49f-347e-4fc4-9331-6e8eEXAMPLE</requestId>
<vpnGateway>
<vpnGatewayId>vgw-8db04f81</vpnGatewayId>
<state>pending</state>
<type>ipsec.1</type>
<availabilityZone>us-east-1a</availabilityZone>
<attachments/>
<tagSet/>
</vpnGateway>
</CreateVpnGatewayResponse>
