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ves-io-schema-virtual_host-API-Create

Published April 5, 2023 | Last modified June 17, 2026

Examples of creating virtual_host

Usecase:

Create "productpage" virtual_host which supports HTTPS

Request using vesctl:

vesctl configuration create virtual_host -i virtual_host.yaml

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

RequestJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "productpage",
        "namespace": "documentation",
        "labels": {
            "ves.io/app_type": "bookinfo"
        }
    },
    "spec": {
        "domains": [
            "www.bookinfo.com"
        ],
        "routes": [
            {
                "kind": "route",
                "name": "ppage-route"
            }
        ],
        "advertise_policies": [
            {
                "kind": "advertise_policy",
                "name": "ppage-advertise"
            }
        ],
        "tls_cert_params": {
            "certificates": [
                {
                    "kind": "certificate",
                    "name": "cert1"
                }
            ],
            "validation_params": {
                "trusted_ca_url": "",
                "use_volterra_trusted_ca_url": true
            },
            "cipher_suites": []
        },
        "proxy": "UDP_PROXY",
        "no_challenge": {}
    }
}

vesctl yaml response:

ResponseJSON:

{
    "metadata": {
        "name": "productpage",
        "namespace": "documentation",
        "labels": {
            "ves.io/app_type": "bookinfo"
        },
        "annotations": {},
        "description": "",
        "disable": false
    },
    "system_metadata": {
        "uid": "867cddfd-575d-4309-9d4f-364fe22c8589",
        "creation_timestamp": "2026-04-13T02:03:12.465870Z",
        "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": {
        "domains": [
            "www.bookinfo.com"
        ],
        "routes": [
            {
                "kind": "route",
                "uid": "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff",
                "tenant": "acmecorp",
                "namespace": "documentation",
                "name": "ppage-route"
            }
        ],
        "advertise_policies": [
            {
                "kind": "advertise_policy",
                "uid": "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff",
                "tenant": "acmecorp",
                "namespace": "documentation",
                "name": "ppage-advertise"
            }
        ],
        "request_headers_to_add": [],
        "response_headers_to_add": [],
        "request_headers_to_remove": [],
        "response_headers_to_remove": [],
        "request_cookies_to_add": [],
        "request_cookies_to_remove": [],
        "response_cookies_to_add": [],
        "response_cookies_to_remove": [],
        "tls_cert_params": {
            "certificates": [
                {
                    "kind": "certificate",
                    "uid": "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff",
                    "tenant": "acmecorp",
                    "namespace": "documentation",
                    "name": "cert1"
                }
            ],
            "validation_params": {
                "trusted_ca_url": "",
                "skip_hostname_verification": false,
                "verify_subject_alt_names": [],
                "use_volterra_trusted_ca_url": true
            },
            "minimum_protocol_version": "TLS_AUTO",
            "maximum_protocol_version": "TLS_AUTO",
            "cipher_suites": [],
            "require_client_certificate": false,
            "no_client_certificate": {},
            "crl": [],
            "xfcc_header_elements": []
        },
        "type": "VIRTUAL_SERVICE",
        "buffer_policy": null,
        "cors_policy": null,
        "proxy": "UDP_PROXY",
        "waf_type": null,
        "dynamic_reverse_proxy": null,
        "add_location": false,
        "compression_params": null,
        "custom_errors": {},
        "disable_default_error_pages": false,
        "max_request_header_size": 0,
        "no_challenge": {},
        "user_identification": [],
        "rate_limiter_allowed_prefixes": [],
        "retry_policy": null,
        "idle_timeout": 0,
        "temporary_user_blocking": null,
        "header_transformation_type": null,
        "cookies_to_modify": [],
        "connection_idle_timeout": 0,
        "state": "VIRTUAL_HOST_READY",
        "host_name": "",
        "dns_info": [],
        "auto_cert_info": null,
        "auto_cert_error_msg": "",
        "disable_dns_resolve": false,
        "cdn_service": null,
        "csrf_policy": null,
        "dns_proxy_configuration": null,
        "bigip_application_profiles": [],
        "slow_ddos_mitigation": null,
        "api_spec": null,
        "domain_cert_map": {},
        "http_protocol_options": null,
        "ztna_proxy_configurations": null,
        "max_direct_response_body_size": 0,
        "masking_config": null,
        "sensitive_data_policy": [],
        "coalescing_options": null,
        "l7_ddos_rps_threshold": 0
    }
}

Request using curl:

curl -X 'POST' -d '{"metadata":{"name":"productpage","namespace":"documentation","labels":{"ves.io/app_type":"bookinfo"}},"spec":{"domains":["www.bookinfo.com"],"routes":[{"kind":"route","name":"ppage-route"}],"advertise_policies":[{"kind":"advertise_policy","name":"ppage-advertise"}],"tls_cert_params":{"certificates":[{"kind":"certificate","name":"cert1"}],"validation_params":{"trusted_ca_url":"","use_volterra_trusted_ca_url":true},"cipher_suites":[]},"proxy":"UDP_PROXY","no_challenge":{}}}' -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/virtual_hosts'

curl response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:03:12 GMT
Vary: Accept-Encoding
X-Volterra-Response-Fields-Deprecated: spec.cdn_service.cache_ttl,spec.cdn_service.cdn_origin_pool.more_origin_options.disable_byte_range_request,spec.cdn_service.service_domains.#


{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "productpage",
    "namespace": "documentation",
    "labels": {
      "ves.io/app_type": "bookinfo"
    },
    "annotations": {
    },
    "description": "",
    "disable": false
  },
  "system_metadata": {
    "uid": "867cddfd-575d-4309-9d4f-364fe22c8589",
    "creation_timestamp": "2026-04-13T02:03:12.465870Z",
    "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": {
    "domains": [
      "www.bookinfo.com"
    ],
    "routes": [
      {
        "kind": "route",
        "uid": "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff",
        "tenant": "acmecorp",
        "namespace": "documentation",
        "name": "ppage-route"
      }
    ],
    "advertise_policies": [
      {
        "kind": "advertise_policy",
        "uid": "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff",
        "tenant": "acmecorp",
        "namespace": "documentation",
        "name": "ppage-advertise"
      }
    ],
    "request_headers_to_add": [
    ],
    "response_headers_to_add": [
    ],
    "request_headers_to_remove": [
    ],
    "response_headers_to_remove": [
    ],
    "request_cookies_to_add": [
    ],
    "request_cookies_to_remove": [
    ],
    "response_cookies_to_add": [
    ],
    "response_cookies_to_remove": [
    ],
    "tls_cert_params": {
      "certificates": [
        {
          "kind": "certificate",
          "uid": "ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff",
          "tenant": "acmecorp",
          "namespace": "documentation",
          "name": "cert1"
        }
      ],
      "validation_params": {
        "trusted_ca_url": "",
        "skip_hostname_verification": false,
        "verify_subject_alt_names": [
        ],
        "use_volterra_trusted_ca_url": true
      },
      "minimum_protocol_version": "TLS_AUTO",
      "maximum_protocol_version": "TLS_AUTO",
      "cipher_suites": [
      ],
      "require_client_certificate": false,
      "no_client_certificate": {


      },
      "crl": [
      ],
      "xfcc_header_elements": [
      ]
    },
    "type": "VIRTUAL_SERVICE",
    "buffer_policy": null,
    "cors_policy": null,
    "proxy": "UDP_PROXY",
    "waf_type": null,
    "dynamic_reverse_proxy": null,
    "add_location": false,
    "compression_params": null,
    "custom_errors": {
    },
    "disable_default_error_pages": false,
    "max_request_header_size": 0,
    "no_challenge": {


    },
    "user_identification": [
    ],
    "rate_limiter_allowed_prefixes": [
    ],
    "retry_policy": null,
    "idle_timeout": 0,
    "temporary_user_blocking": null,
    "header_transformation_type": null,
    "cookies_to_modify": [
    ],
    "connection_idle_timeout": 0,
    "state": "VIRTUAL_HOST_READY",
    "host_name": "",
    "dns_info": [
    ],
    "auto_cert_info": null,
    "auto_cert_error_msg": "",
    "disable_dns_resolve": false,
    "cdn_service": null,
    "csrf_policy": null,
    "dns_proxy_configuration": null,
    "bigip_application_profiles": [
    ],
    "slow_ddos_mitigation": null,
    "api_spec": null,
    "domain_cert_map": {
    },
    "http_protocol_options": null,
    "ztna_proxy_configurations": null,
    "max_direct_response_body_size": 0,
    "masking_config": null,
    "sensitive_data_policy": [
    ],
    "coalescing_options": null,
    "l7_ddos_rps_threshold": 0
  }
}
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