Private Network

Private Network provides private L2 networking functionality between Compute instances.

create-private-network

Create a Private Network

POST /private-network

Request body

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Private Network name
`description`	string	no	Private Network description
`end-ip`	string	no	Private Network end IP address
`labels`	object	no	Resource labels
`netmask`	string	no	Private Network netmask
`options`	Private Network DHCP Options	no	DHCP options
`start-ip`	string	no	Private Network start IP address

Example

{
  "description": "string",
  "end-ip": "string",
  "labels": {},
  "name": "string",
  "netmask": "string",
  "options": {
    "dns-servers": [
      "string"
    ],
    "domain-search": [
      "string"
    ],
    "ntp-servers": [
      "string"
    ],
    "routers": [
      "string"
    ]
  },
  "start-ip": "string"
}

Responses

Status: 200 - 200

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Description
`id`	string	Operation ID
`message`	string	Operation message
`reason`	string	Operation failure reason Allowed values: `incorrect`, `unknown`, `unavailable`, `forbidden`, `busy`, `fault`, `partial`, `not-found`, `interrupted`, `unsupported`, `conflict`.
`reference`	Reference	Related resource reference
`state`	string	Operation status Allowed values: `failure`, `pending`, `success`, `timeout`.

Example output

{
  "id": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "reason": "incorrect",
  "reference": {
    "command": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "link": "string"
  },
  "state": "failure"
}

SDK reference for create-private-network: golang | Python | Java

CLI: exo api create-private-network

get-private-network

Retrieve Private Network details

GET /private-network/{id}

Path parameters

Name	In	Description
`id`	`path`

Responses

Status: 200 - 200

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Description
`description`	string	Private Network description
`end-ip`	string	Private Network end IP address
`id`	string	Private Network ID
`labels`	object	Resource labels
`leases`	array of Private Network leased IP address	Private Network leased IP addresses
`name`	string	Private Network name
`netmask`	string	Private Network netmask
`options`	Private Network DHCP Options	DHCP options
`start-ip`	string	Private Network start IP address
`vni`	integer	Private Network VXLAN ID

Example output

{
  "description": "string",
  "end-ip": "string",
  "id": "string",
  "labels": {},
  "leases": [
    {
      "instance-id": "string",
      "ip": "string"
    }
  ],
  "name": "string",
  "netmask": "string",
  "options": {
    "dns-servers": [
      "string"
    ],
    "domain-search": [
      "string"
    ],
    "ntp-servers": [
      "string"
    ],
    "routers": [
      "string"
    ]
  },
  "start-ip": "string",
  "vni": 0
}

SDK reference for get-private-network: golang | Python | Java

CLI: exo api get-private-network

update-private-network

Update a Private Network

PUT /private-network/{id}

Path parameters

Name	In	Description
`id`	`path`

Request body

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Required	Description
`description`	string	no	Private Network description
`end-ip`	string	no	Private Network end IP address
`labels`	object	no	Resource labels
`name`	string	no	Private Network name
`netmask`	string	no	Private Network netmask
`options`	Private Network DHCP Options	no	DHCP options
`start-ip`	string	no	Private Network start IP address

Example

{
  "description": "string",
  "end-ip": "string",
  "labels": {},
  "name": "string",
  "netmask": "string",
  "options": {
    "dns-servers": [
      "string"
    ],
    "domain-search": [
      "string"
    ],
    "ntp-servers": [
      "string"
    ],
    "routers": [
      "string"
    ]
  },
  "start-ip": "string"
}

Responses

Status: 200 - 200

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Description
`id`	string	Operation ID
`message`	string	Operation message
`reason`	string	Operation failure reason Allowed values: `incorrect`, `unknown`, `unavailable`, `forbidden`, `busy`, `fault`, `partial`, `not-found`, `interrupted`, `unsupported`, `conflict`.
`reference`	Reference	Related resource reference
`state`	string	Operation status Allowed values: `failure`, `pending`, `success`, `timeout`.

Example output

{
  "id": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "reason": "incorrect",
  "reference": {
    "command": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "link": "string"
  },
  "state": "failure"
}

SDK reference for update-private-network: golang | Python | Java

CLI: exo api update-private-network

delete-private-network

Delete a Private Network

DELETE /private-network/{id}

Path parameters

Name	In	Description
`id`	`path`

Responses

Status: 200 - 200

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Description
`id`	string	Operation ID
`message`	string	Operation message
`reason`	string	Operation failure reason Allowed values: `incorrect`, `unknown`, `unavailable`, `forbidden`, `busy`, `fault`, `partial`, `not-found`, `interrupted`, `unsupported`, `conflict`.
`reference`	Reference	Related resource reference
`state`	string	Operation status Allowed values: `failure`, `pending`, `success`, `timeout`.

Example output

{
  "id": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "reason": "incorrect",
  "reference": {
    "command": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "link": "string"
  },
  "state": "failure"
}

SDK reference for delete-private-network: golang | Python | Java

CLI: exo api delete-private-network

Other Operations

detach-instance-from-private-network

Detach a Compute instance from a Private Network

PUT /private-network/{id}:detach

Path parameters

Name	In	Description
`id`	`path`

Request body

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Required	Description
`instance`	Instance	yes	Compute instance

Example

{
  "instance": {
    "anti-affinity-groups": [
      {
        "id": "string"
      }
    ],
    "application-consistent-snapshot-enabled": true,
    "created-at": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z",
    "deploy-target": {
      "id": "string"
    },
    "disk-size": 0,
    "elastic-ips": [
      {
        "id": "string"
      }
    ],
    "id": "string",
    "instance-type": {
      "authorized": true,
      "cpus": 0,
      "family": "gpu3",
      "gpus": 0,
      "id": "string",
      "memory": 0,
      "size": "large",
      "zones": [
        "ch-dk-2"
      ]
    },
    "ipv6-address": "string",
    "labels": {},
    "mac-address": "string",
    "manager": {
      "id": "string",
      "type": "sks-nodepool"
    },
    "name": "string",
    "private-networks": [
      {
        "id": "string",
        "mac-address": "string"
      }
    ],
    "public-ip": "string",
    "public-ip-assignment": "inet4",
    "secureboot-enabled": true,
    "security-groups": [
      {
        "id": "string"
      }
    ],
    "snapshots": [
      {
        "id": "string"
      }
    ],
    "ssh-key": {
      "fingerprint": "string",
      "name": "string"
    },
    "ssh-keys": [
      {
        "fingerprint": "string",
        "name": "string"
      }
    ],
    "state": "expunging",
    "template": {
      "application-consistent-snapshot-enabled": true,
      "boot-mode": "legacy",
      "build": "string",
      "checksum": "string",
      "created-at": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z",
      "default-user": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "family": "string",
      "id": "string",
      "maintainer": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "password-enabled": true,
      "size": 0,
      "ssh-key-enabled": true,
      "url": "string",
      "version": "string",
      "visibility": "private",
      "zones": [
        "ch-dk-2"
      ]
    },
    "tpm-enabled": true,
    "user-data": "string"
  }
}

Responses

Status: 200 - 200

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Description
`id`	string	Operation ID
`message`	string	Operation message
`reason`	string	Operation failure reason Allowed values: `incorrect`, `unknown`, `unavailable`, `forbidden`, `busy`, `fault`, `partial`, `not-found`, `interrupted`, `unsupported`, `conflict`.
`reference`	Reference	Related resource reference
`state`	string	Operation status Allowed values: `failure`, `pending`, `success`, `timeout`.

Example output

{
  "id": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "reason": "incorrect",
  "reference": {
    "command": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "link": "string"
  },
  "state": "failure"
}

SDK reference for detach-instance-from-private-network: golang | Python | Java

CLI: exo api detach-instance-from-private-network

attach-instance-to-private-network

Attach a Compute instance to a Private Network

PUT /private-network/{id}:attach

Path parameters

Name	In	Description
`id`	`path`

Request body

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Required	Description
`instance`	Instance	yes	Compute instance
`ip`	string	no	Static IP address lease for the corresponding network interface

Example

{
  "instance": {
    "id": "string"
  },
  "ip": "string"
}

Instance

Compute instance

Property	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	no	Instance ID

Responses

Status: 200 - 200

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Description
`id`	string	Operation ID
`message`	string	Operation message
`reason`	string	Operation failure reason Allowed values: `incorrect`, `unknown`, `unavailable`, `forbidden`, `busy`, `fault`, `partial`, `not-found`, `interrupted`, `unsupported`, `conflict`.
`reference`	Reference	Related resource reference
`state`	string	Operation status Allowed values: `failure`, `pending`, `success`, `timeout`.

Example output

{
  "id": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "reason": "incorrect",
  "reference": {
    "command": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "link": "string"
  },
  "state": "failure"
}

SDK reference for attach-instance-to-private-network: golang | Python | Java

CLI: exo api attach-instance-to-private-network

reset-private-network-field

Reset Private Network field

DELETE /private-network/{id}/{field}

Path parameters

Name	In	Description
`id`	`path`
`field`	`path`

Responses

Status: 200 - 200

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Description
`id`	string	Operation ID
`message`	string	Operation message
`reason`	string	Operation failure reason Allowed values: `incorrect`, `unknown`, `unavailable`, `forbidden`, `busy`, `fault`, `partial`, `not-found`, `interrupted`, `unsupported`, `conflict`.
`reference`	Reference	Related resource reference
`state`	string	Operation status Allowed values: `failure`, `pending`, `success`, `timeout`.

Example output

{
  "id": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "reason": "incorrect",
  "reference": {
    "command": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "link": "string"
  },
  "state": "failure"
}

SDK reference for reset-private-network-field: golang | Python | Java

CLI: exo api reset-private-network-field

update-private-network-instance-ip

Update the IP address of an instance attached to a managed private network

PUT /private-network/{id}:update-ip

Path parameters

Name	In	Description
`id`	`path`

Request body

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Required	Description
`instance`	Instance	no
`ip`	string	no	Static IP address lease for the corresponding network interface

Example

{
  "instance": {
    "id": "string"
  },
  "ip": "string"
}

Instance

Property	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	Instance ID

Responses

Status: 200 - 200

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Description
`id`	string	Operation ID
`message`	string	Operation message
`reason`	string	Operation failure reason Allowed values: `incorrect`, `unknown`, `unavailable`, `forbidden`, `busy`, `fault`, `partial`, `not-found`, `interrupted`, `unsupported`, `conflict`.
`reference`	Reference	Related resource reference
`state`	string	Operation status Allowed values: `failure`, `pending`, `success`, `timeout`.

Example output

{
  "id": "string",
  "message": "string",
  "reason": "incorrect",
  "reference": {
    "command": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "link": "string"
  },
  "state": "failure"
}

SDK reference for update-private-network-instance-ip: golang | Python | Java

CLI: exo api update-private-network-instance-ip

list-private-networks

List Private Networks

GET /private-network

Responses

Status: 200 - 200

Content-Type: application/json

Property	Type	Description
`private-networks`	array of Private Network

Example output

{
  "private-networks": [
    {
      "description": "string",
      "end-ip": "string",
      "id": "string",
      "labels": {},
      "leases": [
        {
          "instance-id": "string",
          "ip": "string"
        }
      ],
      "name": "string",
      "netmask": "string",
      "options": {
        "dns-servers": [
          "string"
        ],
        "domain-search": [
          "string"
        ],
        "ntp-servers": [
          "string"
        ],
        "routers": [
          "string"
        ]
      },
      "start-ip": "string",
      "vni": 0
    }
  ]
}

SDK reference for list-private-networks: golang | Python | Java

CLI: exo api list-private-networks

Last updated on March 9, 2026