---
title: "Create"
method: POST
path: "/edges/tcp"
tags: ["EdgesTCP"]
---

# Create

`POST /edges/tcp`

Create a TCP Edge

## Headers

- `ngrok-version` integer, required

## Request body

- TCPEdgeCreate
  - `description` string — human-readable description of what this edge will be used for; optional, max 255 bytes.
  - `metadata` string — arbitrary user-defined machine-readable data of this edge. Optional, max 4096 bytes.
  - `hostports` string[] — hostports served by this edge
  - `backend` EndpointBackendMutate
    - `enabled` boolean — `true` if the module will be applied to traffic, `false` to disable. default `true` if unspecified
    - `backend_id` string — backend to be used to back this endpoint
  - `ip_restriction` EndpointIPPolicyMutate
    - `enabled` boolean — `true` if the module will be applied to traffic, `false` to disable. default `true` if unspecified
    - `ip_policy_ids` string[] — list of all IP policies that will be used to check if a source IP is allowed access to the endpoint
  - `traffic_policy` EndpointTrafficPolicy
    - `enabled` boolean — `true` if the module will be applied to traffic, `false` to disable. default `true` if unspecified
    - `value` string — the traffic policy that should be applied to the traffic on your endpoint.

## Response `201`

Create a TCP Edge

- TCPEdge
  - `id` string — unique identifier of this edge
  - `description` string — human-readable description of what this edge will be used for; optional, max 255 bytes.
  - `metadata` string — arbitrary user-defined machine-readable data of this edge. Optional, max 4096 bytes.
  - `created_at` string — timestamp when the edge was created, RFC 3339 format
  - `uri` string — URI of the edge API resource
  - `hostports` string[] — hostports served by this edge
  - `backend` EndpointBackend
    - `enabled` boolean — `true` if the module will be applied to traffic, `false` to disable. default `true` if unspecified
    - `backend` Ref
      - `id` string — a resource identifier
      - `uri` string — a uri for locating a resource
  - `ip_restriction` EndpointIPPolicy
    - `enabled` boolean — `true` if the module will be applied to traffic, `false` to disable. default `true` if unspecified
    - `ip_policies` Ref[] — list of all IP policies that will be used to check if a source IP is allowed access to the endpoint
      - `id` string — a resource identifier
      - `uri` string — a uri for locating a resource
  - `traffic_policy` EndpointTrafficPolicy
    - `enabled` boolean — `true` if the module will be applied to traffic, `false` to disable. default `true` if unspecified
    - `value` string — the traffic policy that should be applied to the traffic on your endpoint.

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