> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://gcore.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create DDoS protection profile > Creates DDoS protection profile to safeguard a specific resource (instance, bare metal, or load balancer) against DDoS attacks. Resource type is automatically identified based on the IP address. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/services_documented/cloud_api.yaml post /cloud/v1/ddos/profiles/{project_id}/{region_id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Gcore OpenAPI – Cloud API description: >- This OpenAPI is an aggregated OpenAPI specification that unifies all Gcore products into a single file. It covers Cloud, CDN, DNS, WAAP, DDoS Protection, Object Storage, Streaming, and FastEdge services. version: '2026-05-15T06:37:28.230198+00:00' servers: - url: https://api.gcore.com security: - APIKey: [] tags: - name: Bare Metal x-displayName: Bare Metal - name: Container as a Service x-displayName: Container as a Service - name: Cost Reports x-displayName: Cost Reports - name: DDoS Protection x-displayName: DDoS Protection - name: Everywhere Inference x-displayName: Everywhere Inference - name: Everywhere Inference Apps x-displayName: Everywhere Inference Apps - name: File Shares x-displayName: File Shares - name: Floating IPs x-displayName: Floating IPs - name: Function as a Service x-displayName: Function as a Service - name: GPU Bare Metal x-displayName: GPU Bare Metal - name: GPU Virtual x-displayName: GPU Virtual - name: IP Ranges x-displayName: IP Ranges - name: Images x-displayName: Images - name: Instances x-displayName: Instances - name: Load Balancers x-displayName: Load Balancers - name: Logging x-displayName: Logging - name: Managed Kubernetes x-displayName: Managed Kubernetes - name: Managed PostgreSQL x-displayName: Managed PostgreSQL - name: Networks x-displayName: Networks - name: Placement Groups x-displayName: Placement Groups - name: Projects x-displayName: Projects - name: Quotas x-displayName: Quotas - name: Regions x-displayName: Regions - name: Registry x-displayName: Registry - name: Reservations x-displayName: Reservations - name: Reserved IPs x-displayName: Reserved IPs - name: Routers x-displayName: Routers - name: SSH Keys x-displayName: SSH Keys - name: Secrets x-displayName: Secrets - name: Security Groups x-displayName: Security Groups - name: Snapshot Schedules x-displayName: Snapshot Schedules - name: Snapshots x-displayName: Snapshots - name: Tasks x-displayName: Tasks - name: User Actions x-displayName: User Actions - name: User Role Assignments x-displayName: User Role Assignments - name: Volumes x-displayName: Volumes paths: /cloud/v1/ddos/profiles/{project_id}/{region_id}: post: tags: - DDoS Protection summary: Create DDoS protection profile description: >- Creates DDoS protection profile to safeguard a specific resource (instance, bare metal, or load balancer) against DDoS attacks. Resource type is automatically identified based on the IP address. operationId: ProfilesHandler.post parameters: - in: path name: project_id required: true description: >- Unique identifier of the cloud project that owns the DDoS protection resources schema: description: >- Unique identifier of the cloud project that owns the DDoS protection resources example: 1 examples: - 1 title: Project Id type: integer - in: path name: region_id required: true description: >- Unique identifier of the cloud region where DDoS protection operations will be performed schema: description: >- Unique identifier of the cloud region where DDoS protection operations will be performed example: 1 examples: - 1 title: Region Id type: integer requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/MutateClientProfileSerializer' responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaskIDsSerializer' components: schemas: MutateClientProfileSerializer: properties: fields: description: >- List of field configurations that customize the protection parameters for this profile example: - base_field: 10 field_value: - 45046 - 45047 examples: - - base_field: 10 field_value: - 45046 - 45047 items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateClientProfileFieldSerializer' title: Fields type: array ip_address: anyOf: - format: ipv4 type: string - format: ipv6 type: string description: IP address that will be protected by the DDoS protection profile examples: - 11.111.111.1 title: Ip Address profile_template: description: >- Unique identifier of the DDoS protection template to use for this profile example: 123 examples: - 123 title: Profile Template type: integer required: - profile_template - ip_address title: MutateClientProfileSerializer type: object TaskIDsSerializer: properties: tasks: description: >- List of task IDs representing asynchronous operations. Use these IDs to monitor operation progress: - `GET /v1/tasks/{task_id}` - Check individual task status and details Poll task status until completion (`FINISHED`/`ERROR`) before proceeding with dependent operations. example: - d478ae29-dedc-4869-82f0-96104425f565 examples: - - d478ae29-dedc-4869-82f0-96104425f565 items: type: string title: Tasks type: array required: - tasks title: TaskIDsSerializer type: object CreateClientProfileFieldSerializer: properties: base_field: description: Unique identifier of the DDoS protection field being configured example: 123 examples: - 123 title: Base Field type: integer field_value: anyOf: - items: {} type: array - type: integer - type: string - type: 'null' description: Complex value for the DDoS profile field examples: - null - - 100001 title: Field Value required: - base_field title: CreateClientProfileFieldSerializer type: object securitySchemes: APIKey: description: >- API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word `apikey`, followed by a single space and then your token. Example: `apikey 1234$abcdef` type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization ````