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ves-io-schema-network_policy_rule-API-Create

Published April 5, 2023 | Last modified June 15, 2026

Examples of creating network_policy_rule

Usecase:

Create network-policy-rule-1

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create network_policy_rule -i network_policy_rule.yaml

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

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "network-policy-rule-1",
        "namespace": "documentation"
    },
    "spec": {
        "action": "ALLOW",
        "ports": [
            "80"
        ],
        "protocol": "TCP",
        "prefix_selector": {
            "expressions": [
                "app == web"
            ]
        },
        "label_matcher": {
            "keys": [
                "app"
            ]
        }
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "network-policy-rule-1",
        "namespace": "documentation",
        "labels": {},
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "0a164520-8855-40b0-93bc-f495f7391669",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-04-13T01:59:58.476222Z",
        "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": {
        "action": "ALLOW",
        "ports": [
            "80"
        ],
        "protocol": "TCP",
        "prefix_selector": {
            "expressions": [
                "app == web"
            ]
        },
        "label_matcher": {
            "keys": [
                "app"
            ]
        },
        "advanced_action": null
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"network-policy-rule-1","namespace":"documentation"},"spec":{"action":"ALLOW","ports":["80"],"protocol":"TCP","prefix_selector":{"expressions":["app == web"]},"label_matcher":{"keys":["app"]}}}' -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_policy_rules'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 884
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:59:58 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "network-policy-rule-1",
    "namespace": "documentation",
    "labels": {
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "0a164520-8855-40b0-93bc-f495f7391669",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-04-13T01:59:58.476222Z",
    "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": {
    "action": "ALLOW",
    "ports": [
      "80"
    ],
    "protocol": "TCP",
    "prefix_selector": {
      "expressions": [
        "app == web"
      ]
    },
    "label_matcher": {
      "keys": [
        "app"
      ]
    },
    "advanced_action": null
  }
}
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