Create a connection

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01/06/2016

The Create a connection operation creates a new connection instance based on the specified connection type.

You must first Create a connection type that defines the fields available for this connection, or use a global connection type. Then you must specify values in the request body that match the fields defined in the connection type.

Request

To specify the request, replace <subscription-id> with your subscription ID, <cloud-service-name> with the name of the cloud service to use for making the request, <automation-account-name> with the name of the automation account to use for making the request, and <connection-name> with a name for the connection. Include required URI parameters.

Method	Request URI
PUT	https://management.core.windows.net/<subscription-id>/cloudServices/<cloud-service-name>/resources/automation/~/automationAccounts/<automation-account-name>/connections/<connection-name>?api-version=2014-12-08

URI Parameters

Uri Parameter	Description
api-version	Required. Must be set to 2014-12-08.

Request Headers

The request headers in the following table are required.

Request Header	Description
Content-Type	Set to application/json. Do not include a specification for charset.
x-ms-version	Specifies the version of the operation. Set to 2013-06-01 or a later version.

Request Body

This example creates a connection for the LitwareTwitter connection type.

Important

You must specify the name for the connection both in the request body and in the request URI.

{
   "name":"Twitter",
   "properties":{
      "description":"Twitter connection",
      "connectionType":{
         "name":"LitwareTwitter"
      },
      "fieldDefinitionValues":{
         "Owner":"Litware East US",
         "ConsumerAPIKey":"Pv6bmBg5uE2xXBUPQP9tmyW/DDB15LJAoXiT6NJFymE=",
         "ConsumerAPISecret":"C2ziW4nwt06xLTE4F5yrEfM3WSKol1JIjf0TG5RPchF0SMUnig1eSZhd/ol5KDwnLAuSm34ctkSQcfm0zEvTPlddqFvPxgFOhfmU4qapDkjXyZ82ZCcjSqAbyiYQnlTJmszzKyTHUESccBcPihHJ0iYP0CTTIb5Brr/SiVM/hxscrKizWR5aTLSUON9ga6kGqerCPQnP4EyZls/NsbGfbx8xOEh3N+FFnRFqyu5BAMxwkRf5Aat6S40vvvRNR7naVD6Zg6zTnkqnGPVpeud2ayjfkBfRPWRKkinmIcCTUICI4YvYGTgNRqbUanpV8932+wZKW6GfbUOv/y8h3/01Aw==",
         "AccessToken":"asBcGOJsDE6r552BCT6rTbvBnkBP775KiFM0MNwgn2U=",
         "AccessTokenSecret":"8j7bUCcjhkK9W8SxhmSspvWMBxMysSZKt4xwelcgPEUQL2T4y3T+RKyrvfHLsP0zEPL77R62W0aTD6zt7Luueb7B9YZIFIBOt35UwRTXCKlzWP9SZj4RQKe/q6nKGB/tigFkGnhE1kqorao1+G/r3bizAQXCkONPh7Tr6v5yUFx+e8sxNJsbQodJk7/NUp23CxjuXXHmyEuicDExMwicTCBbY/SdjzhAkvc3q7PBSBat4ymJKB+KSrS4hogTa+3dcbJvtHU7mEymlPE3cUWRFu9XbsjGo7JDn3NOlKxZkX+5gFk4LlVtT7Mn4hPVAiCodDdnkvXSoEWuQ5qgU/ZA4Q=="
      }
   }
}

Element	Description
name	Name of the connection type. Note that the name is also provided in the URI and they must match.
description	A description of the connection.
connectionType/Name	The name of the connection's connection type.
fieldDefinitionValues	The required fields and their values required by the connection type.

Response

Status Code

A successful operation returns 201 (Created). For information about common error codes, see HTTP/1.1 Status Code Definitions.

Response Headers

Request Header	Description
x-ms-request-id	A unique identifier for the current operation.

Response Body

{
   "name":"Twitter",
   "properties":{
      "creationTime":"2015-05-19T17:27:07.93+00:00",
      "lastModifiedTime":"2015-05-19T17:27:07.93+00:00",
      "description":"Twitter connection",
      "fieldDefinitionValues":{
         "Owner":"Litware East US",
         "ConsumerAPIKey":"Pv6bmBg5uE2xXBUPQP9tmyW\/DDB15LJAoXiT6NJFymE=",
         "ConsumerAPISecret":"C2ziW4nwt06xLTE4F5yrEfM3WSKol1JIjf0TG5RPchF0SMUnig1eSZhd\/ol5KDwnLAuSm34ctkSQcfm0zEvTPlddqFvPxgFOhfmU4qapDkjXyZ82ZCcjSqAbyiYQnlTJmszzKyTHUESccBcPihHJ0iYP0CTTIb5Brr\/SiVM\/hxscrKizWR5aTLSUON9ga6kGqerCPQnP4EyZls\/NsbGfbx8xOEh3N+FFnRFqyu5BAMxwkRf5Aat6S40vvvRNR7naVD6Zg6zTnkqnGPVpeud2ayjfkBfRPWRKkinmIcCTUICI4YvYGTgNRqbUanpV8932+wZKW6GfbUOv\/y8h3\/01Aw==",
         "AccessToken":"asBcGOJsDE6r552BCT6rTbvBnkBP775KiFM0MNwgn2U=",
         "AccessTokenSecret":"8j7bUCcjhkK9W8SxhmSspvWMBxMysSZKt4xwelcgPEUQL2T4y3T+RKyrvfHLsP0zEPL77R62W0aTD6zt7Luueb7B9YZIFIBOt35UwRTXCKlzWP9SZj4RQKe\/q6nKGB\/tigFkGnhE1kqorao1+G\/r3bizAQXCkONPh7Tr6v5yUFx+e8sxNJsbQodJk7\/NUp23CxjuXXHmyEuicDExMwicTCBbY\/SdjzhAkvc3q7PBSBat4ymJKB+KSrS4hogTa+3dcbJvtHU7mEymlPE3cUWRFu9XbsjGo7JDn3NOlKxZkX+5gFk4LlVtT7Mn4hPVAiCodDdnkvXSoEWuQ5qgU\/ZA4Q=="
      },
      "connectionType":{
         "name":"LitwareTwitter"
      }
   }
}

Element	Description
name	Name of the connection.
creationTime	The date and time the connection was created.
lastModifiedTime	The date and time the connection was last modified.
fieldDefinitionValues	This connection's fields and current values.
connectionType/Name	The name of this connection's connection type.

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