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POST
/
cloud
/
v1
/
ddos
/
profiles
/
{project_id}
/
{region_id}
Create DDoS protection profile
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.gcore.com/cloud/v1/ddos/profiles/{project_id}/{region_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "ip_address": "11.111.111.1",
  "profile_template": 123,
  "bm_instance_id": null,
  "fields": [
    {
      "base_field": 123,
      "field_name": null,
      "field_value": "<unknown>",
      "value": null
    }
  ],
  "resource_id": null,
  "resource_type": "instance"
}
'
{
  "tasks": [
    "<string>"
  ]
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word apikey, followed by a single space and then your token. Example: apikey 1234$abcdef

Path Parameters

​
project_id
integer
required

Unique identifier of the cloud project that owns the DDoS protection resources

​
region_id
integer
required

Unique identifier of the cloud region where DDoS protection operations will be performed

Body

application/json
​
ip_address
required

IP address that will be protected by the DDoS protection profile

Example:

"11.111.111.1"

​
profile_template
integer
required

Unique identifier of the DDoS protection template to use for this profile

​
bm_instance_id
string | null
deprecated

Deprecated. Use resource_id field.

Example:

null

​
fields
CreateClientProfileFieldSerializer · object[]

List of field configurations that customize the protection parameters for this profile

​
resource_id
string | null

Unique identifier of the cloud resource (bare metal, load balancer, or instance) to be protected

Example:

null

​
resource_type
enum<string>
default:instance

Type of cloud resource that will be protected by the DDoS profile

Available options:
instance,
loadbalancer

Response

200 - application/json

OK

​
tasks
string[]
required

List of task IDs representing asynchronous operations. Use these IDs to monitor operation progress:

  • GET /v1/tasks/{task_id} - Check individual task status and details Poll task status until completion (FINISHED/ERROR) before proceeding with dependent operations.