GET

/#Action=CreateVpnGateway

http://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=CreateVpnGateway

Creates a virtual private gateway. A virtual private gateway is the endpoint on the VPC side of your VPN connection. You can create a virtual private gateway before creating the VPC itself. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/latest/s2svpn/VPC_VPN.html">Amazon Web Services Site-to-Site VPN</a> in the Amazon Web Services Site-to-Site VPN User Guide.

Access Token Required: API Key

Query Params

AvailabilityZonestring

The Availability Zone for the virtual private gateway.

Typestringrequired

The type of VPN connection this virtual private gateway supports.

Allowed:

TagSpecificationarray

The tags to apply to the virtual private gateway.

AmazonSideAsninteger

A private Autonomous System Number (ASN) for the Amazon side of a BGP session. If you're using a 16-bit ASN, it must be in the 64512 to 65534 range. If you're using a 32-bit ASN, it must be in the 4200000000 to 4294967294 range. Default: 64512

DryRunboolean

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is <code>DryRunOperation</code>. Otherwise, it is <code>UnauthorizedOperation</code>.

Actionstringrequired

Allowed:

Versionstringrequired

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=CreateVpnGateway' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}