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DE-CIX API: Simplifying IX services

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DE-CIX offers its customers an API (Application Programming Interface) to easily order, configure, and cancel interconnection services. It is based on IX-API, an industry standard developed for provisioning interconnection at Internet Exchanges. It supports fully end-to-end automated processes.  

DE-CIX implements the IX-API standard for customer integrations.
For the current DE-CIX-specific version support, implementation scope, supported services, and service-related notes, please refer to the DE-CIX Knowledge Base

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Designed and developed by AMS-IX, DE-CIX, and LINX, the three leading global Internet Exchanges.
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Epsilon has always strongly advocated for the development of common APIs. We are honoured to be the first interconnectivity provider to implement the IX-API, enabling our customers and partners with faster, automated provisioning and improved service visibility when connecting to our extensive global network.”
Mark Daley
Director Digital Strategy & Business Development
Epsilon

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: 

For implementation details and current DE-CIX-specific guidance, please refer to the DE-CIX Knowledge Base.

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].