Adding a private connection to a virtual router

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Updated at August 21, 2026

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Note

You need the cloud-router.editor role to run this operation.

Management console

CLI

In the management console, select the folder containing the virtual router.
Navigate to Cloud Router.
In the virtual router row, click and select Edit.
In the Private connections field, select the private connections you want to add or specify their IDs.
Click Save.

See the description of the CLI command for adding a private connection to a virtual router:
```
yc cloudrouter routing-instance add-private-connection --help
```

Adding a private connection to the virtual router:

yc cloudrouter routing-instance add-private-connection c3l87**********1dpin \
  --cic-prc b1gqf**********jiz2w \ 
  --async

Expected result:

 id: fokrf**********ml058
 description: routing instance add private connection
 created_at: "2025-04-16T12:43:54.507531644Z"
 created_by: bfbud**********v7dfn
 modified_at: "2025-04-16T12:43:54.507531644Z"
 metadata:
   '@type': type.googleapis.com/yandex.cloud.cloudrouter.v1.UpdateRoutingInstanceMetadata
   routing_instance_id: c3l87**********1dpin

Where:

id: ID of the operation performed with the virtual router.
created_by: ID of the subject running the operation.

Checking the modified virtual router configuration:
```
yc cloudrouter routing-instance get c3l87**********1dpin
```
Expected result:
```
id: c3l87**********1dpin
name: ri1-preprod
description: Routing instance 1
folder_id: b1gqf**********jiz2w
region_id: ru-central1
cic_private_connection_info:
  - cic_private_connection_id: cf3td**********nufvr
status: ACTIVE
created_at: "2025-03-19T13:35:56Z"
```
Where:
- id: Virtual router ID.
- name: Virtual router name.
- description: Virtual router description.
- folder_id: ID of the cloud folder the virtual router was created in.
- region_id: Region of the cloud the virtual router was created in.
- cic_private_connection_info: List of private connections in the virtual router.
- status: Resource state. The target state is ACTIVE. When being updated, it may be in the UPDATING state.
- created_at: Date and time of resource creation.
- async: Running the operation in asynchronous mode. This is the recommended mode for all operations that involve changes to resources.

Adding a private connection to a virtual router

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