APIs and reference

API resource types

The Cloud VPN API and gcloud commands are part of Compute Engine. The following sections cover API resources for HA VPN and Classic VPN.

HA VPN resources

• vpnGateways: a HA VPN gateway resource
• vpnTunnels: a VPN tunnel resource
• externalVpnGateways: in Google Cloud, your peer VPN gateway device or service

Classic VPN resources

• forwardingRules: three forwarding rules that direct UDP and ESP traffic to the target VPN gateway
• targetVpnGateways: a Classic VPN gateway resource
• vpnTunnels: a VPN tunnel resource

gcloud commands

For more information about the gcloud commands for these resources, see the following Google Cloud CLI documentation.

HA VPN commands

• gcloud compute vpn-gateways
• gcloud compute external-vpn-gateways
• gcloud compute vpn-tunnels

Classic VPN commands

• gcloud compute forwarding-rules
• gcloud compute target-vpn-gateways
• gcloud compute vpn-tunnels

Related APIs and gcloud commands

The following Compute Engine API reference and gcloud commands support common Compute Engine networking functions and can be useful when configuring Cloud VPN:

• Google Cloud projects
  API | gcloud command
• Virtual machine (VM) instances
  API | gcloud command
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networks and subnets
  API | gcloud command
• Firewall rules
  API | gcloud command
• Forwarding rules
  API | gcloud command
• Routes
  API | gcloud command