DescribeVirtualInterfaces - Amazon Direct Connect
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DescribeVirtualInterfaces

Displays all virtual interfaces for an Amazon Web Services account. Virtual interfaces deleted fewer than 15 minutes before you make the request are also returned. If you specify a connection ID, only the virtual interfaces associated with the connection are returned. If you specify a virtual interface ID, then only a single virtual interface is returned.

A virtual interface (VLAN) transmits the traffic between the Amazon Direct Connect location and the customer network.

Request Syntax

{ "connectionId": "string", "virtualInterfaceId": "string" }

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

connectionId

The ID of the connection.

Type: String

Required: No

virtualInterfaceId

The ID of the virtual interface.

Type: String

Required: No

Response Syntax

{ "virtualInterfaces": [ { "addressFamily": "string", "amazonAddress": "string", "amazonSideAsn": number, "asn": number, "authKey": "string", "awsDeviceV2": "string", "awsLogicalDeviceId": "string", "bgpPeers": [ { "addressFamily": "string", "amazonAddress": "string", "asn": number, "authKey": "string", "awsDeviceV2": "string", "awsLogicalDeviceId": "string", "bgpPeerId": "string", "bgpPeerState": "string", "bgpStatus": "string", "customerAddress": "string" } ], "connectionId": "string", "customerAddress": "string", "customerRouterConfig": "string", "directConnectGatewayId": "string", "jumboFrameCapable": boolean, "location": "string", "mtu": number, "ownerAccount": "string", "region": "string", "routeFilterPrefixes": [ { "cidr": "string" } ], "siteLinkEnabled": boolean, "tags": [ { "key": "string", "value": "string" } ], "virtualGatewayId": "string", "virtualInterfaceId": "string", "virtualInterfaceName": "string", "virtualInterfaceState": "string", "virtualInterfaceType": "string", "vlan": number } ] }

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

virtualInterfaces

The virtual interfaces

Type: Array of VirtualInterface objects

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

DirectConnectClientException

One or more parameters are not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

DirectConnectServerException

A server-side error occurred.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: