Softlayer API: Order private vlan

Question

Our requirement is to have 5 virtual machines in 3 different vlans. At https://control.softlayer.com/network/vlans I don't see option to create private vlans. I am wondering is there way to create multiple private vlans using SL API ?

Answer 1

This is a REST request to order a private Vlan:

https://[username]:[apikey]@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Product_Order/verifyOrder

Method: POST Json Payload:

{
  "parameters": [
    {
      "location": "AMSTERDAM",
      "packageId": 0,
      "prices": [
        {
          "id": 50745 # Private Network Vlan
        },
        {
          "id": 36696 # 8 Static Public IP Addresses
        }
      ],
      "quantity": 1,
      "name": "myNewVlan",
      "complexType": "SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Network_Vlan",
      "itemCategoryQuestionAnswers": [
        {
          "categoryId": 53,
          "categoryCode": "static_sec_ip_addresses",
          "questionId": 14,
          "answer": 4 # TOTAL_IPS_IN_30_DAYS
        },
        {
          "categoryId": 53,
          "categoryCode": "static_sec_ip_addresses",
          "questionId": 15,
          "answer": 4 # TOTAL_IPS_IN_12_MONTHS
        },
        {
          "categoryId": 53,
          "categoryCode": "static_sec_ip_addresses",
          "questionId": 16,
          "answer": "Description of your need for additional IPs"
        },
        {
          "categoryId": 53,
          "categoryCode": "static_sec_ip_addresses",
          "questionId": 9,
          "answer": "Contact name"
        },
        {
          "categoryId": 53,
          "categoryCode": "static_sec_ip_addresses",
          "questionId": 10,
          "answer": "Contact job title"
        },
        {
          "categoryId": 53,
          "categoryCode": "static_sec_ip_addresses",
          "questionId": 11,
          "answer": "qe.testing.qe@gmail.com"
        },
        {
          "categoryId": 53,
          "categoryCode": "static_sec_ip_addresses",
          "questionId": 12,
          "answer": "72578789"  # CONTACT_PHONE_NUMBER
        },
        {
          "categoryId": 53,
          "categoryCode": "static_sec_ip_addresses",
          "questionId": 13,
          "answer": true  # CONTACT_VALIDATED
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Note:

• To execute this request, remove the comments please .e.g. # CONTACT_PHONE_NUMBER, # CONTACT_VALIDATED, # TOTAL_IPS_IN_12_MONTHS, # TOTAL_IPS_IN_30_DAYS.

• When all your configuration is ready change from verifyOrder to ‘placeOrder’. To get valid item prices, execute:

  https://[username]:[apikey]@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Product_Package/0/getItemPrices?objectMask=mask[id,locationGroupId,item[id,keyName,description],pricingLocationGroup[locations[id, name, longName]]]
  
  Method: GET 
  

If you want to create multiple items, you can use API clients created by SoftLayer: SoftLayer Api Clients

References:

SoftLayer_Product_Order

SoftLayer_Product_Order::placeOrder

SoftLayer_Product_Order::verifyOrder

SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Network_Vlan

SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price

Softlayer-API-Overview