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ves-io-schema-tunnel-API-Create

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

Examples of creating tunnel

Usecase:

Create tunnel-1

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create tunnel -i tunnel.yaml

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

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-1",
        "namespace": "system"
    },
    "spec": {
        "local_ip": {
            "intf": {
                "local_intf": [
                    {
                        "tenant": "acmecorp",
                        "namespace": "system",
                        "name": "network-interface-1"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "endpoints": {
                "endpoints": {
                    "master-0/node-1": {
                        "ip": {
                            "ipv4": {
                                "addr": "1.1.1.1"
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    "node-2": {
                        "ip": {
                            "ipv4": {
                                "addr": "1.1.1.2"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-1",
        "namespace": "system",
        "labels": {},
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "aeb216bc-93d2-470f-91be-54ed8059afd0",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.361100Z",
        "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": {
        "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
        "local_ip": {
            "intf": {
                "local_intf": [
                    {
                        "kind": "network_interface.Object",
                        "uid": "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff",
                        "tenant": "acmecorp",
                        "namespace": "system",
                        "name": "network-interface-1"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "endpoints": {
                "endpoints": {
                    "master-0/node-1": {
                        "ip": {
                            "ipv4": {
                                "addr": "1.1.1.1"
                            }
                        }
                    },
                    "node-2": {
                        "ip": {
                            "ipv4": {
                                "addr": "1.1.1.2"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "provider": "",
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    },
                    "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
                    "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
                },
                "tunnel_initiator": null,
                "ike_proposal": null,
                "esp_proposal": null,
                "local_ike_id": "",
                "remote_ike_id": "",
                "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
                "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
                "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
                "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
                "ike_phase1_profile": [],
                "ike_phase2_profile": []
            }
        }
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"tunnel-1","namespace":"system"},"spec":{"local_ip":{"intf":{"local_intf":[{"tenant":"acmecorp","namespace":"system","name":"network-interface-1"}]}},"remote_ip":{"endpoints":{"endpoints":{"master-0/node-1":{"ip":{"ipv4":{"addr":"1.1.1.1"}}},"node-2":{"ip":{"ipv4":{"addr":"1.1.1.2"}}}}}},"params":{"ipsec":{"ipsec_psk":{"clear_secret_info":{"url":"string://\u003cbase64\u003e"}}}}}}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-Volterra-Useragent: v1/pgm=_var_folders_q2_3kp8z3zs0x5_m7pk1bgb0_ph0000gp_T_go-build3348201650_b001_apidocs.test/host=MTY6VVHQPH/svc=S:examplesvc/site=mytestce01' 'https://acmecorp.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/system/tunnels'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:30:32 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "tunnel-1",
    "namespace": "system",
    "labels": {
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "aeb216bc-93d2-470f-91be-54ed8059afd0",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.361100Z",
    "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": {
    "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
    "local_ip": {
      "intf": {
        "local_intf": [
          {
            "kind": "network_interface.Object",
            "uid": "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff",
            "tenant": "acmecorp",
            "namespace": "system",
            "name": "network-interface-1"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "remote_ip": {
      "endpoints": {
        "endpoints": {
          "master-0/node-1": {
            "ip": {
              "ipv4": {
                "addr": "1.1.1.1"
              }
            }
          },
          "node-2": {
            "ip": {
              "ipv4": {
                "addr": "1.1.1.2"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "params": {
      "ipsec": {
        "ipsec_psk": {
          "clear_secret_info": {
            "provider": "",
            "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
          },
          "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
          "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
        },
        "tunnel_initiator": null,
        "ike_proposal": null,
        "esp_proposal": null,
        "local_ike_id": "",
        "remote_ike_id": "",
        "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
        "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
        "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
        "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
        "ike_phase1_profile": [
        ],
        "ike_phase2_profile": [
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Usecase:

Create tunnel-2

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create tunnel -i tunnel.yaml

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

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-2",
        "namespace": "system"
    },
    "spec": {
        "local_ip": {
            "ip_address": {
                "ip_address": {
                    "ipv4": {
                        "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                    }
                },
                "virtual_network_type": {
                    "site_local": {}
                }
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "ip": {
                "ipv4": {
                    "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-2",
        "namespace": "system",
        "labels": {},
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "92e1cfd8-83b3-456c-bb34-6b8398e8da0c",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.370028Z",
        "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": {
        "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
        "local_ip": {
            "ip_address": {
                "ip_address": {
                    "ipv4": {
                        "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                    }
                },
                "virtual_network_type": {
                    "site_local": {}
                }
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "ip": {
                "ipv4": {
                    "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "provider": "",
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    },
                    "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
                    "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
                },
                "tunnel_initiator": null,
                "ike_proposal": null,
                "esp_proposal": null,
                "local_ike_id": "",
                "remote_ike_id": "",
                "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
                "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
                "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
                "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
                "ike_phase1_profile": [],
                "ike_phase2_profile": []
            }
        }
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"tunnel-2","namespace":"system"},"spec":{"local_ip":{"ip_address":{"ip_address":{"ipv4":{"addr":"192.168.0.10"}},"virtual_network_type":{"site_local":{}}}},"remote_ip":{"ip":{"ipv4":{"addr":"192.168.0.10"}}},"params":{"ipsec":{"ipsec_psk":{"clear_secret_info":{"url":"string://\u003cbase64\u003e"}}}}}}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-Volterra-Useragent: v1/pgm=_var_folders_q2_3kp8z3zs0x5_m7pk1bgb0_ph0000gp_T_go-build3348201650_b001_apidocs.test/host=MTY6VVHQPH/svc=S:examplesvc/site=mytestce01' 'https://acmecorp.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/system/tunnels'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:30:32 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "tunnel-2",
    "namespace": "system",
    "labels": {
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "92e1cfd8-83b3-456c-bb34-6b8398e8da0c",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.370028Z",
    "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": {
    "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
    "local_ip": {
      "ip_address": {
        "ip_address": {
          "ipv4": {
            "addr": "192.168.0.10"
          }
        },
        "virtual_network_type": {
          "site_local": {


          }
        }
      }
    },
    "remote_ip": {
      "ip": {
        "ipv4": {
          "addr": "192.168.0.10"
        }
      }
    },
    "params": {
      "ipsec": {
        "ipsec_psk": {
          "clear_secret_info": {
            "provider": "",
            "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
          },
          "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
          "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
        },
        "tunnel_initiator": null,
        "ike_proposal": null,
        "esp_proposal": null,
        "local_ike_id": "",
        "remote_ike_id": "",
        "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
        "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
        "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
        "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
        "ike_phase1_profile": [
        ],
        "ike_phase2_profile": [
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Usecase:

Create tunnel-3

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create tunnel -i tunnel.yaml

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

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-3",
        "namespace": "system"
    },
    "spec": {
        "local_ip": {
            "ip_address": {
                "ip_address": {
                    "ipv4": {
                        "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                    }
                },
                "virtual_network_type": {
                    "site_local_inside": {}
                }
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "ip": {
                "ipv4": {
                    "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-3",
        "namespace": "system",
        "labels": {},
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "7210c9e5-8a72-407e-8b70-6682982b784a",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.375117Z",
        "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": {
        "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
        "local_ip": {
            "ip_address": {
                "ip_address": {
                    "ipv4": {
                        "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                    }
                },
                "virtual_network_type": {
                    "site_local_inside": {}
                }
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "ip": {
                "ipv4": {
                    "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "provider": "",
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    },
                    "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
                    "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
                },
                "tunnel_initiator": null,
                "ike_proposal": null,
                "esp_proposal": null,
                "local_ike_id": "",
                "remote_ike_id": "",
                "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
                "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
                "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
                "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
                "ike_phase1_profile": [],
                "ike_phase2_profile": []
            }
        }
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"tunnel-3","namespace":"system"},"spec":{"local_ip":{"ip_address":{"ip_address":{"ipv4":{"addr":"192.168.0.10"}},"virtual_network_type":{"site_local_inside":{}}}},"remote_ip":{"ip":{"ipv4":{"addr":"192.168.0.10"}}},"params":{"ipsec":{"ipsec_psk":{"clear_secret_info":{"url":"string://\u003cbase64\u003e"}}}}}}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-Volterra-Useragent: v1/pgm=_var_folders_q2_3kp8z3zs0x5_m7pk1bgb0_ph0000gp_T_go-build3348201650_b001_apidocs.test/host=MTY6VVHQPH/svc=S:examplesvc/site=mytestce01' 'https://acmecorp.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/system/tunnels'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:30:32 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "tunnel-3",
    "namespace": "system",
    "labels": {
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "7210c9e5-8a72-407e-8b70-6682982b784a",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.375117Z",
    "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": {
    "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
    "local_ip": {
      "ip_address": {
        "ip_address": {
          "ipv4": {
            "addr": "192.168.0.10"
          }
        },
        "virtual_network_type": {
          "site_local_inside": {


          }
        }
      }
    },
    "remote_ip": {
      "ip": {
        "ipv4": {
          "addr": "192.168.0.10"
        }
      }
    },
    "params": {
      "ipsec": {
        "ipsec_psk": {
          "clear_secret_info": {
            "provider": "",
            "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
          },
          "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
          "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
        },
        "tunnel_initiator": null,
        "ike_proposal": null,
        "esp_proposal": null,
        "local_ike_id": "",
        "remote_ike_id": "",
        "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
        "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
        "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
        "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
        "ike_phase1_profile": [
        ],
        "ike_phase2_profile": [
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Usecase:

Create tunnel-4

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create tunnel -i tunnel.yaml

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

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-4",
        "namespace": "system"
    },
    "spec": {
        "local_ip": {
            "ip_address": {
                "ip_address": {
                    "ipv4": {
                        "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                    }
                },
                "virtual_network_type": {
                    "public": {}
                }
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "ip": {
                "ipv4": {
                    "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-4",
        "namespace": "system",
        "labels": {},
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "acf69ca0-3e03-4cca-8bf4-67ae755f9901",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.380550Z",
        "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": {
        "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
        "local_ip": {
            "ip_address": {
                "ip_address": {
                    "ipv4": {
                        "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                    }
                },
                "virtual_network_type": {
                    "public": {}
                }
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "ip": {
                "ipv4": {
                    "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "provider": "",
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    },
                    "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
                    "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
                },
                "tunnel_initiator": null,
                "ike_proposal": null,
                "esp_proposal": null,
                "local_ike_id": "",
                "remote_ike_id": "",
                "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
                "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
                "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
                "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
                "ike_phase1_profile": [],
                "ike_phase2_profile": []
            }
        }
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"tunnel-4","namespace":"system"},"spec":{"local_ip":{"ip_address":{"ip_address":{"ipv4":{"addr":"192.168.0.10"}},"virtual_network_type":{"public":{}}}},"remote_ip":{"ip":{"ipv4":{"addr":"192.168.0.10"}}},"params":{"ipsec":{"ipsec_psk":{"clear_secret_info":{"url":"string://\u003cbase64\u003e"}}}}}}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-Volterra-Useragent: v1/pgm=_var_folders_q2_3kp8z3zs0x5_m7pk1bgb0_ph0000gp_T_go-build3348201650_b001_apidocs.test/host=MTY6VVHQPH/svc=S:examplesvc/site=mytestce01' 'https://acmecorp.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/system/tunnels'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:30:32 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "tunnel-4",
    "namespace": "system",
    "labels": {
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "acf69ca0-3e03-4cca-8bf4-67ae755f9901",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.380550Z",
    "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": {
    "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
    "local_ip": {
      "ip_address": {
        "ip_address": {
          "ipv4": {
            "addr": "192.168.0.10"
          }
        },
        "virtual_network_type": {
          "public": {


          }
        }
      }
    },
    "remote_ip": {
      "ip": {
        "ipv4": {
          "addr": "192.168.0.10"
        }
      }
    },
    "params": {
      "ipsec": {
        "ipsec_psk": {
          "clear_secret_info": {
            "provider": "",
            "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
          },
          "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
          "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
        },
        "tunnel_initiator": null,
        "ike_proposal": null,
        "esp_proposal": null,
        "local_ike_id": "",
        "remote_ike_id": "",
        "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
        "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
        "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
        "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
        "ike_phase1_profile": [
        ],
        "ike_phase2_profile": [
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Usecase:

Create tunnel-5

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create tunnel -i tunnel.yaml

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

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-5",
        "namespace": "system"
    },
    "spec": {
        "local_ip": {
            "ip_address": {
                "auto": {},
                "virtual_network_type": {
                    "site_local": {}
                }
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "ip": {
                "ipv4": {
                    "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "tunnel-5",
        "namespace": "system",
        "labels": {},
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "e21b4d51-ff59-4902-b0ee-0879240a8e04",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.391684Z",
        "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": {
        "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
        "local_ip": {
            "ip_address": {
                "auto": {},
                "virtual_network_type": {
                    "site_local": {}
                }
            }
        },
        "remote_ip": {
            "ip": {
                "ipv4": {
                    "addr": "192.168.0.10"
                }
            }
        },
        "params": {
            "ipsec": {
                "ipsec_psk": {
                    "clear_secret_info": {
                        "provider": "",
                        "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
                    },
                    "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
                    "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
                },
                "tunnel_initiator": null,
                "ike_proposal": null,
                "esp_proposal": null,
                "local_ike_id": "",
                "remote_ike_id": "",
                "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
                "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
                "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
                "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
                "ike_phase1_profile": [],
                "ike_phase2_profile": []
            }
        }
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"tunnel-5","namespace":"system"},"spec":{"local_ip":{"ip_address":{"auto":{},"virtual_network_type":{"site_local":{}}}},"remote_ip":{"ip":{"ipv4":{"addr":"192.168.0.10"}}},"params":{"ipsec":{"ipsec_psk":{"clear_secret_info":{"url":"string://\u003cbase64\u003e"}}}}}}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'X-Volterra-Useragent: v1/pgm=_var_folders_q2_3kp8z3zs0x5_m7pk1bgb0_ph0000gp_T_go-build3348201650_b001_apidocs.test/host=MTY6VVHQPH/svc=S:examplesvc/site=mytestce01' 'https://acmecorp.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/system/tunnels'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:30:32 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "tunnel-5",
    "namespace": "system",
    "labels": {
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "e21b4d51-ff59-4902-b0ee-0879240a8e04",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-28T04:30:32.391684Z",
    "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": {
    "tunnel_type": "IPSEC_PSK",
    "local_ip": {
      "ip_address": {
        "auto": {


        },
        "virtual_network_type": {
          "site_local": {


          }
        }
      }
    },
    "remote_ip": {
      "ip": {
        "ipv4": {
          "addr": "192.168.0.10"
        }
      }
    },
    "params": {
      "ipsec": {
        "ipsec_psk": {
          "clear_secret_info": {
            "provider": "",
            "url": "string://\u003cbase64\u003e"
          },
          "blindfold_secret_info_internal": null,
          "secret_encoding_type": "EncodingNone"
        },
        "tunnel_initiator": null,
        "ike_proposal": null,
        "esp_proposal": null,
        "local_ike_id": "",
        "remote_ike_id": "",
        "ike_phase1_key_lifetime": 0,
        "ike_reauth_timeout": 0,
        "ike_phase2_key_lifetime": 0,
        "dpd_keep_alive_timer": 0,
        "ike_phase1_profile": [
        ],
        "ike_phase2_profile": [
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
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