How to use the DE-CIX API
The DE-CIX API can only be used by DE-CIX customers and partners. If you want to use it, the following steps are necessary:
- Request an API Key and an API Secret via the DE-CIX Portal https://portal.de-cix.net/api_keys and accept the “DE-CIX API Terms of use”.
- Download the API key and the associated secret.
- Depending on the API version you are using, the API endpoints for your requests are https://api.de-cix.net/api/v1/ or https://api.de-cix.net/api/v2/.
For more details on how to use the API, please have a look at the getting started section on the IX-API website or download the DE-CIX API handbook.
Automated processes, cost-efficient, and fast
Using the API offers several benefits. It reduces the time for ordering, configuring and cancelling interconnection services from days to minutes. The API is available 24/7/365 and it requires less cost and effort per transaction. As you can use the industry standard IX-API language for multiple Internet Exchanges, implementation costs are reduced to a minimum.
More information can be found on the IX-API website. If you have any questions regarding the DE-CIX API, please contact us at [email protected].