# CreateConnection
<a name="API_CreateConnection"></a>

Creates a connection between two devices. The devices can be a physical or virtual appliance that connects to a third-party appliance in a VPC, or a physical appliance that connects to another physical appliance in an on-premises network.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /global-networks/globalNetworkId/connections HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "ConnectedDeviceId": "string",
   "ConnectedLinkId": "string",
   "Description": "string",
   "DeviceId": "string",
   "LinkId": "string",
   "Tags": [ 
      { 
         "Key": "string",
         "Value": "string"
      }
   ]
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request uses the following URI parameters.

 ** [globalNetworkId](#API_CreateConnection_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="networkmanager-CreateConnection-request-uri-GlobalNetworkId"></a>
The ID of the global network.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 50.  
Pattern: `[\s\S]*`   
Required: Yes

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [ConnectedDeviceId](#API_CreateConnection_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="networkmanager-CreateConnection-request-ConnectedDeviceId"></a>
The ID of the second device in the connection.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 50.  
Pattern: `[\s\S]*`   
Required: Yes

 ** [ConnectedLinkId](#API_CreateConnection_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="networkmanager-CreateConnection-request-ConnectedLinkId"></a>
The ID of the link for the second device.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 50.  
Pattern: `[\s\S]*`   
Required: No

 ** [Description](#API_CreateConnection_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="networkmanager-CreateConnection-request-Description"></a>
A description of the connection.  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256 characters.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[\s\S]*`   
Required: No

 ** [DeviceId](#API_CreateConnection_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="networkmanager-CreateConnection-request-DeviceId"></a>
The ID of the first device in the connection.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 50.  
Pattern: `[\s\S]*`   
Required: Yes

 ** [LinkId](#API_CreateConnection_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="networkmanager-CreateConnection-request-LinkId"></a>
The ID of the link for the first device.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 50.  
Pattern: `[\s\S]*`   
Required: No

 ** [Tags](#API_CreateConnection_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="networkmanager-CreateConnection-request-Tags"></a>
The tags to apply to the resource during creation.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_Tag.md) objects  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "Connection": { 
      "ConnectedDeviceId": "string",
      "ConnectedLinkId": "string",
      "ConnectionArn": "string",
      "ConnectionId": "string",
      "CreatedAt": number,
      "Description": "string",
      "DeviceId": "string",
      "GlobalNetworkId": "string",
      "LinkId": "string",
      "State": "string",
      "Tags": [ 
         { 
            "Key": "string",
            "Value": "string"
         }
      ]
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [Connection](#API_CreateConnection_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="networkmanager-CreateConnection-response-Connection"></a>
Information about the connection.  
Type: [Connection](API_Connection.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
You do not have sufficient access to perform this action.  
HTTP Status Code: 403

 ** ConflictException **   
There was a conflict processing the request. Updating or deleting the resource can cause an inconsistent state.    
 ** ResourceId **   
The ID of the resource.  
 ** ResourceType **   
The resource type.
HTTP Status Code: 409

 ** InternalServerException **   
The request has failed due to an internal error.    
 ** RetryAfterSeconds **   
Indicates when to retry the request.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ServiceQuotaExceededException **   
A service limit was exceeded.    
 ** LimitCode **   
The limit code.  
 ** Message **   
The error message.  
 ** ResourceId **   
The ID of the resource.  
 ** ResourceType **   
The resource type.  
 ** ServiceCode **   
The service code.
HTTP Status Code: 402

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was denied due to request throttling.    
 ** RetryAfterSeconds **   
Indicates when to retry the request.
HTTP Status Code: 429

 ** ValidationException **   
The input fails to satisfy the constraints.    
 ** Fields **   
The fields that caused the error, if applicable.  
 ** Reason **   
The reason for the error.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/networkmanager-2019-07-05/CreateConnection)