Function

This API is used to enable Smart Connect so you can create a connector.

URI

POST /v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/connector

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID. For details about how to obtain it, see Obtaining a Project ID.
instance_id	Yes	String	Instance ID.

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
specification	No	String	Bandwidth for deploying Smart Connect, that is, the maximum amount of data transferred per unit time. Use the bandwidth of the current instance.
node_cnt	No	String	Number of connectors. Min.: 2. The default value is 2 if it is not specified.
spec_code	No	String	Specification code of the connector. This parameter is mandatory only for old instance flavors.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

**Table 3** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
job_id	String	Task ID.
connector_id	String	Instance dump ID.

Example Requests

To enable Smart Connect for pay-per-use instances using new flavors, set the number of connectors to 2.
```
POST https://{endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/connector

{
  "node_cnt" : 2
}
```

To enable Smart Connect for pay-per-use instances using old flavors, set the size of connectors to 100 MB and the number of them to 2.

POST https://{endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/connector

{
  "specification" : "100MB",
  "node_cnt" : 2,
  "spec_code" : "kafka.c3.mini.connector"
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Successful.

{
  "job_id" : "7c3ec20c-11de-4df9-acc0-7ef1dea25dfe",
  "connector_id" : "55b78880-9077-4c74-ad5a-6868555f76a4"
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
200	Successful.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Enabling Smart Connect (Pay-per-Use Instance)