get-network-list.md

{{{ "title": "Get Network List", "date": "5-22-2015", "author": "Jared Ruckle", "attachments": [] }}}

Gets the list of networks available for a given account in a given data center. Calls to this operation must include a token acquired from the authentication endpoint. See the Login API for information on acquiring this token.

When to Use It

Use this API operation when you need the list of available networks in a given data center you are able to access. Using that list of networks, you can then query for a specific network in a given data center.

NOTE: This API operation is experimental only, and subject to change with no notice. Please plan accordingly.

URL

Structure

GET https://api.ctl.io/v2-experimental/networks/{accountAlias}/{dataCenter}

Example

GET https://api.ctl.io/v2-experimental/networks/ALIAS/WA1

Request

URI Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Req.
accountAlias	string	Short code for a particular account	Yes
dataCenter	string	Short string representing the data center you are querying. Valid codes can be retrieved from the [Get Data Center List](../Data Centers/get-data-center.md) API operation.	Yes

Response

Entity Definition

Name	Type	Description
id	string	ID of the network
cidr	string	The network address, specified using CIDR notation
description	string	Description of VLAN, a free text field that defaults to the VLAN number combined with the network address
gateway	string	Gateway IP address of the network
name	string	User-defined name of the network; the default is the VLAN number combined with the network address
netmask	string	A screen of numbers used for routing traffic within a subnet
type	string	Network type, usually private for networks created by the user
vlan	integer	Unique number assigned to the VLAN
links	array	Collection of [entity links](../Getting Started/api-v20-links-framework.md) that point to resources related to this list of networks

Examples

JSON

[
    {
        "id": "711725920a1f4002ac49e634e1789206",
        "cidr": "12.34.0.0/24",
        "description": "vlan_9998_12.34.0",
        "gateway": "12.34.0.1",
        "name": "vlan_9998_12.34.0",
        "netmask": "255.255.255.0",
        "type": "private",
        "vlan": 9998,
        "links": [
            {
                "rel": "self",
                "href": "http://api.ctl.io/v2-experimental/networks/ALIAS/WA1/711725920a1f4002ac49e634e1789206",
                "verbs": [
                    "GET",
                    "PUT"
                ]
            },
            {
                "rel": "ipAddresses",
                "href": "http://api.ctl.io/v2-experimental/networks/ALIAS/WA1/711725920a1f4002ac49e634e1789206/ipAddresses",
                "verbs": [
                    "GET"
                ]
            },
            {
                "rel": "release",
                "href": "http://api.ctl.io/v2-experimental/networks/ALIAS/WA1/711725920a1f4002ac49e634e1789206/release",
                "verbs": [
                    "POST"
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "ec6ff75a0ffd4504840dab343fe41077",
        "cidr": "11.22.33.0/24",
        "description": "vlan_9999_11.22.33",
        "gateway": "11.22.33.1",
        "name": "vlan_9999_11.22.33",
        "netmask": "255.255.255.0",
        "type": "private",
        "vlan": 9999,
        "links": [
            {
                "rel": "self",
                "href": "http://api.ctl.io/v2-experimental/networks/ALIAS/WA1/ec6ff75a0ffd4504840dab343fe41077",
                "verbs": [
                    "GET",
                    "PUT"
                ]
            },
            {
                "rel": "ipAddresses",
                "href": "http://api.ctl.io/v2-experimental/networks/ALIAS/WA1/ec6ff75a0ffd4504840dab343fe41077/ipAddresses",
                "verbs": [
                    "GET"
                ]
            },
            {
                "rel": "release",
                "href": "http://api.ctl.io/v2-experimental/networks/ALIAS/WA1/ec6ff75a0ffd4504840dab343fe41077/release",
                "verbs": [
                    "POST"
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
]