> ## 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 router > Create a new router with the specified configuration. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/services_documented/cloud_api.yaml post /cloud/v1/routers/{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/routers/{project_id}/{region_id}: post: tags: - Routers summary: Create router description: Create a new router with the specified configuration. operationId: RouterViewSet.post parameters: - in: path name: project_id required: true description: Project ID schema: description: Project ID example: 1 examples: - 1 title: Project Id type: integer - in: path name: region_id required: true description: Region ID schema: description: Region ID example: 1 examples: - 1 title: Region Id type: integer requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateRouterSerializer' responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaskIDsSerializer' x-codeSamples: - lang: Python source: |- import os from gcore import Gcore client = Gcore( api_key=os.environ.get("GCORE_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) task_id_list = client.cloud.networks.routers.create( project_id=1, region_id=1, name="my_wonderful_router", ) print(task_id_list.tasks) - lang: Go source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/G-Core/gcore-go\"\n\t\"github.com/G-Core/gcore-go/cloud\"\n\t\"github.com/G-Core/gcore-go/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := gcore.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\ttaskIDList, err := client.Cloud.Networks.Routers.New(context.TODO(), cloud.NetworkRouterNewParams{\n\t\tProjectID: gcore.Int(1),\n\t\tRegionID: gcore.Int(1),\n\t\tName: \"my_wonderful_router\",\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", taskIDList.Tasks)\n}\n" components: schemas: CreateRouterSerializer: properties: external_gateway_info: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RouterExternalManualGwSerializer' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RouterExternalDefaultGwSerializer' - type: 'null' default: null description: >- External gateway configuration. Use type 'default' to let the platform automatically select the external network, or type 'manual' to specify a particular external network via `network_id`. If omitted, the router is created without an external gateway. examples: - enable_snat: true type: default title: External Gateway Info interfaces: anyOf: - items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateRouterInterfaceSubnetSerializer' type: array - type: 'null' default: null description: List of interfaces to attach to router immediately after creation. examples: - - subnet_id: 3ed9e2ce-f906-47fb-ba32-c25a3f63df4f type: subnet title: Interfaces name: description: name of router example: my_wonderful_router examples: - my_wonderful_router pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z 0-9._\-]{1,61}[a-zA-Z0-9._]$ title: Name type: string routes: anyOf: - items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/RouteInSerializer' type: array - type: 'null' default: null description: List of custom routes. examples: - - destination: 10.0.3.0/24 nexthop: 10.0.0.13 title: Routes x-stainless-terraform-configurability: computed_optional required: - name title: CreateRouterSerializer 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 RouterExternalManualGwSerializer: properties: enable_snat: default: true description: Is SNAT enabled. Defaults to true. example: true examples: - true title: Enable Snat type: boolean network_id: description: ID of the external network to connect the router to. example: 3d1e9779-b8ad-4c8e-a1a4-0a03671f07f7 examples: - 3d1e9779-b8ad-4c8e-a1a4-0a03671f07f7 format: uuid4 title: Network Id type: string x-stainless-terraform-configurability: computed_optional type: const: manual default: manual description: >- Gateway type. Use 'manual' to explicitly specify which external network the router connects to via `network_id`. Required for PATCH/update operations. example: manual examples: - manual title: Type type: string required: - network_id title: RouterExternalManualGwSerializer type: object RouterExternalDefaultGwSerializer: properties: enable_snat: default: true description: Is SNAT enabled. Defaults to true. example: true examples: - true title: Enable Snat type: boolean type: const: default default: default description: >- Gateway type. Use 'default' to let the platform automatically select the external network for the router's region. No `network_id` is needed. Only valid on create. example: default examples: - default title: Type type: string title: RouterExternalDefaultGwSerializer type: object CreateRouterInterfaceSubnetSerializer: properties: subnet_id: description: id of the subnet to attach to. example: 3d1e9779-b8ad-4c8e-a1a4-0a03671f07f5 examples: - 3d1e9779-b8ad-4c8e-a1a4-0a03671f07f5 format: uuid4 title: Subnet Id type: string type: const: subnet default: subnet description: must be 'subnet'. example: subnet examples: - subnet title: Type type: string required: - subnet_id title: CreateRouterInterfaceSubnetSerializer type: object RouteInSerializer: properties: destination: description: CIDR of destination IPv4 or IPv6 subnet. example: 10.0.3.0/24 examples: - 10.0.3.0/24 format: ipvanynetwork title: Destination type: string nexthop: description: >- IPv4 or IPv6 address to forward traffic to if it's destination IP matches 'destination' CIDR. example: 10.0.0.13 examples: - 10.0.0.13 format: ipvanyaddress title: Nexthop type: string required: - destination - nexthop title: RouteInSerializer 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 ````