You call a VolcanoEngine Direct Connect-related OpenAPI API by sending a request with valid signature details and information required by the specific API to the specified service URL. The Request structure of VolcanoEngine Direct Connect OpenAPI is organized as follows: In the following example, the CreateDirectConnectGateway action is called.

GET /?Action=CreateDirectConnectGateway&<Interface request parameter> HTTP/1.1 ​
Host: directconnect.cn-beijing.volcengineapi.com HTTP/1.1​
Region: cn-beijing​
Region: cn-beijing​

GET indicates that the VolcanoEngine Direct Connect OpenAPI only supports Get requests.

Action=CreateDirectConnectGateway specifies the API to be called.

HTTP indicates the protocol of the request.

Host indicates the service endpoint.

ServiceName specifies the name of the requested service.

Region indicates the Region that a request is sent to. For more information, refer to Common parameters.

Communication protocol

VolcanoEngine Direct Connect OpenAPI supports HTTP and HTTPS protocol requests. It is recommended to send API requests using the more secure HTTPS method.

Service address

The general service URL of OpenAPI APIs is: open.volcengineapi.com.

Request Method

The OpenAPI of VolcanoEngine Direct Connect only supports GET requests. For more information about the request method of an API, refer to the specific requirements of the API.

Note:

When you use GET to call an API, place the common parameters Action and Version in Query String and complete URL encoding for all request parameters.

Request Parameters

The OpenAPI request of VolcanoEngine Direct Connect includes two types of parameters: common request parameters and interface request parameters. Common request parameters are required for every API. For more information, refer to Common parameters. Interface request parameters are specific to each API. See the description of individual interfaces for details.

Character Encoding

Both the request calls and the response results use the UTF-8 character set for encoding.

Last updated: 2025.12.02 15:09:32

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