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ves-io-schema-network_policy-API-Create

Published April 5, 2023 | Last modified May 28, 2026

Examples of creating network_policy

Usecase:

Create network-policy-1

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create network_policy -i network_policy.yaml

where file network_policy.yaml has following contents (network_policy.CreateRequest):

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "network-policy-1",
        "namespace": "documentation"
    },
    "spec": {
        "endpoint": {
            "any": {}
        },
        "rules": {
            "ingress_rules": [
                {
                    "metadata": {
                        "name": "igr-1"
                    },
                    "ip_prefix_set": {
                        "ref": [
                            {
                                "kind": "ip_prefix_set",
                                "name": "ips-1"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ],
            "egress_rules": [
                {
                    "metadata": {
                        "name": "egr-1"
                    },
                    "ip_prefix_set": {
                        "ref": [
                            {
                                "kind": "ip_prefix_set",
                                "name": "ips-1"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "network-policy-1",
        "namespace": "documentation",
        "labels": {},
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "b24a449b-ff92-49d8-b168-cc9d370a903c",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-04-13T01:59:57.951169Z",
        "deletion_timestamp": null,
        "modification_timestamp": null,
        "initializers": null,
        "finalizers": [],
        "tenant": "acmecorp",
        "creator_class": "examplesvc",
        "creator_id": "examplesvc",
        "object_index": 0,
        "owner_view": null,
        "labels": {}
    },
    "spec": {
        "endpoint": {
            "any": {}
        }
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"network-policy-1","namespace":"documentation"},"spec":{"endpoint":{"any":{}},"rules":{"ingress_rules":[{"metadata":{"name":"igr-1"},"ip_prefix_set":{"ref":[{"kind":"ip_prefix_set","name":"ips-1"}]}}],"egress_rules":[{"metadata":{"name":"egr-1"},"ip_prefix_set":{"ref":[{"kind":"ip_prefix_set","name":"ips-1"}]}}]}}}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-Volterra-Useragent: v1/pgm=_var_folders_q2_3kp8z3zs0x5_m7pk1bgb0_ph0000gp_T_go-build1414723615_b001_apidocs.test/host=MTY6VVHQPH/svc=S:examplesvc/site=mytestce01' 'https://acmecorp.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/documentation/network_policys'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 668
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:59:57 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "network-policy-1",
    "namespace": "documentation",
    "labels": {
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "b24a449b-ff92-49d8-b168-cc9d370a903c",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-04-13T01:59:57.951169Z",
    "deletion_timestamp": null,
    "modification_timestamp": null,
    "initializers": null,
    "finalizers": [
    ],
    "tenant": "acmecorp",
    "creator_class": "examplesvc",
    "creator_id": "examplesvc",
    "object_index": 0,
    "owner_view": null,
    "labels": {
    }
  },
  "spec": {
    "endpoint": {
      "any": {


      }
    }
  }
}
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