Creating an API gateway

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

The folder used by default is the one specified when creating the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using --folder-name or --folder-id. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

To create an API gateway:

1. View the description of the CLI command for creating an API gateway:

   yc serverless api-gateway create --help
   

2. Specify API gateway parameters in the create command (not all the supported parameters are listed):

   yc serverless api-gateway create \
     --name <API_gateway_name> \
     --execution-timeout <request_execution_timeout> \
     --spec=<specification_file_path>
   

   Where:

   • --name: API gateway name:

     • Length: between 3 and 63 characters.
     • It can only contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
     • It must start with a letter and cannot end with a hyphen.

   • --execution-timeout: Request execution timeout, The value is specified in seconds and must not exceed the specified limit. This is an optional setting. The default value is 300 seconds.

   • --spec: Path to the specification file you created earlier.

With Terraform, you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License. The Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform is distributed under the MPL-2.0 license.

For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the Terraform website or its mirror.

If you do not have Terraform yet, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.

To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), authenticate using the appropriate method.

To create an API gateway:

1. Specify the yandex_api_gateway properties in the configuration file:

   • name: API gateway name. The name format is as follows:

     • Length: between 3 and 63 characters.
     • It can only contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
     • It must start with a letter and cannot end with a hyphen.

   • description: API gateway description.

   • labels: Labels for the API gateway. Specify a key-value pair.

   • execution_timeout: Request execution timeout. The value is specified in seconds and must not exceed the set limit. This is an optional parameter. The default value is 300 seconds.

   • spec: API gateway specification.

   Here is an example of the configuration file structure:

   resource "yandex_api_gateway" "test-api-gateway" {
     name        = "<API_gateway_name>"
     description = "<API_gateway_description>"
     labels      = {
       label       = "label"
       empty-label = ""
     }
     execution_timeout = "<request_execution_timeout>"
     spec              = <<-EOT
       openapi: "3.0.0"
       info:
         version: 1.0.0
         title: Test API
       paths:
         /hello:
           get:
             summary: Say hello
             operationId: hello
             parameters:
               - name: user
                 in: query
                 description: User name to appear in greetings
                 required: false
                 schema:
                   type: string
                   default: 'world'
             responses:
               '200':
                 description: Greeting
                 content:
                   'text/plain':
                     schema:
                       type: "string"
             x-yc-apigateway-integration:
               type: dummy
               http_code: 200
               http_headers:
                 'Content-Type': "text/plain"
               content:
                 'text/plain': "Hello, {user}!\n"
     EOT
   }
   

   For more on the properties of resources in Terraform, see this provider guide.

2. Make sure the configuration files are correct.

   1. In the terminal, navigate to the directory where you created your configuration file.

   2. Run a check using this command:

      terraform plan
      

   If the configuration is correct, the terminal will display a list of the resources and their settings. Otherwise, Terraform will show any detected errors.

3. Deploy the cloud resources.

   1. If the configuration is correct, run this command:

      terraform apply
      

   2. Confirm creating the resources by typing yes and pressing Enter.

      This will create all the resources you need in the specified folder. You can check the new resources and their settings using the management console or these CLI commands:

      yc serverless api-gateway get <API_gateway_name>
      

To create an API gateway, use the create REST API method for the ApiGateway resource or the ApiGatewayService/Create gRPC API call.