---
title: "create-box"
slug: "create-box"
updated: 2026-09-17T09:48:02Z
published: 2026-09-17T09:48:02Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/create-box"
---

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# create-box

Available in VPC

Create a box. This is an infrastructure creation that takes some time, so it will be processed asynchronously.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| POST | /api/v1/box/create-box |

### Request headers

For information about the headers common to all Datafence APIs, see [Datafence request headers](/docs/en/datafence-overview#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request body

You can include the following data in the body of your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `fenceId` | Integer | Required | Datafence number - See [get-datafence](/docs/en/get-datafence). |
| `description` | String | Optional | Box description |
| `createBoxInfo` | Object | Required | Box creation information |
| `createBoxInfo.connectServerList` | Array | Required | Connect server list: [connectServerList](/docs/en/create-box#connectServerList) - Set between 1-4 servers. |
| `createBoxInfo.linuxServerList` | Array | Required | Linux server list: [linuxServerList](/docs/en/create-box#linuxServerList) |
| `createBoxInfo.windowsServerList` | Array | Conditional | [Windows Server list: [windowsServerList](/docs/en/create-box#windowsServerList) - Set 1-4 servers. - Required when not setting `linuxServerList` |
| `createBoxInfo.nasList` | Array | Required | NAS list: [nasList](/docs/en/create-box#nasList) |
| `createBoxInfo.hadoopList` | Array | Optional | Hadoop cluster list: [hadoopList](/docs/en/create-box#hadoopList) |
| `createBoxInfo.tensorFlowCpuServerList` | Array | Conditional | TensorFlow CPU server list: [tensorFlowCpuServerList](/docs/en/create-box#tensorFlowCpuServerList) - Set 1-4 servers. |
| `createBoxInfo.tensorFlowGpuServerList` | Array | Conditional | TensorFlow GPU server list: [tensorFlowGpuServerList](/docs/en/create-box#tensorFlowGpuServerList) - Set 1-2 servers. |

#### `connectServerList`

The following describes `connectServerList`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `specCode` | String | Required | Connect server spec code - See [get-product-spec](/docs/en/get-product-spec). |
| `softwareCode` | String | Optional | Connect server software code - See [get-product-spec](/docs/en/get-product-spec). |
| `storageSize` | Integer | Required | Connect server block storage size (GB) - 10-2000 - Set in 10 GB increments. |
| `userPassword1` | String | Conditional | Connect server ncp1 account password - Enter 8 to 14 characters, combining at least one uppercase English letter, one lowercase English letter, one number, and one special character. - Unusable special characters: ', ", `, ₩, /, &, $, space |
| `userPassword2` | String | Conditional | Connect server ncp2 account password - Enter 8 to 14 characters, combining at least one uppercase English letter, one lowercase English letter, one number, and one special character. - Unusable special characters: ', ", `, ₩, /, &, $, space |

#### `linuxServerList`

The following describes `linuxServerList`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `specCode` | String | Required | Linux server spec code - See [get-product-spec](/docs/en/get-product-spec). |
| `softwareCode` | String | Required | Linux server software code |
| `storageSize` | Integer | Required | Linux server block storage size (GB) - 10-2000 - Set in 10 GB increments. |
| `userPassword` | String | Required | Linux server account password - Enter 8 to 14 characters, combining at least one uppercase English letter, one lowercase English letter, one number, and one special character. - Unusable special characters: ', ", `, ₩, /, &, $, space |

#### `windowsServerList`

The following describes `windowsServerList`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `specCode` | String | Required | Windows server spec code - See [get-product-spec](/docs/en/get-product-spec). |
| `softwareCode` | String | Required | Windows server software code |
| `storageSize` | Integer | Required | Windows server block storage size (GB) - 10-2000 - Set in 10 GB increments. |
| `userPassword` | String | Required | Windows server account password - Enter 8 to 14 characters, combining at least one uppercase English letter, one lowercase English letter, one number, and one special character. - Unusable special characters: ', ", `, ₩, /, &, $, space |

#### `nasList`

The following describes `nasList`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `nasSize` | Integer | Optional | NAS volume size (GB) - 500-10,000 - Set in 100 GB increments. |
| `count` | Integer | Optional | NAS count |

#### `hadoopList`

The following describes `hadoopList`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `EdgeNodeSpecCode` | String | Optional | Edge node spec code - See [get-product-spec](/docs/en/get-product-spec). |
| `masterNodeSpecCode` | String | Optional | Master node spec code - See [get-product-spec](/docs/en/get-product-spec). |
| `masterNodeStorageSize` | Integer | Optional | Master node block storage size (GB) - 100-2000 - Set in 10 GB increments. |
| `workerNodeSpecCode` | String | Optional | Worker node spec code - See [get-product-spec](/docs/en/get-product-spec). |
| `workerNodeCount` | Integer | Optional | Worker node count |
| `workerNodeStorageSize` | Integer | Optional | Worker node block storage size (GB) - 100-2000 - Set in 10 GB increments. |
| `userPassword` | String | Conditional | Hadoop cluster account password - Enter 8 to 14 characters, combining at least one uppercase English letter, one lowercase English letter, one number, and one special character. - Unusable special characters: ', ", `, ₩, /, &, $, space |

#### `tensorFlowCpuServerList`

The following describes `tensorFlowCpuServerList`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `specCode` | String | Optional | TensorFlow CPU server spec code - See [get-product-spec](/docs/en/get-product-spec). |
| `softwareCode` | String | Optional | TensorFlow CPU server software code |
| `storageSize` | Integer | Optional | TensorFlow CPU server block storage size (GB) - 100-2000 - Set in 10 GB increments. |
| `userPassword` | String | Conditional | TensorFlow CPU server account password - Enter 8 to 14 characters, combining at least one uppercase English letter, one lowercase English letter, one number, and one special character. - Unusable special characters: ', ", `, ₩, /, &, $, space |

#### `tensorFlowGpuServerList`

The following describes `tensorFlowGpuServerList`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `specCode` | String | Optional | TensorFlow GPU server spec code - See [get-product-spec](/docs/en/get-product-spec). |
| `softwareCode` | String | Optional | TensorFlow GPU server software code |
| `storageSize` | Integer | Optional | TensorFlow GPU server block storage size (GB) - 100-2000 - Set in 10 GB increments. |
| `userPassword` | String | Conditional | TensorFlow GPU server account password - Enter 8 to 14 characters, combining at least one uppercase English letter, one lowercase English letter, one number, and one special character. - Unusable special characters: ', ", `, ₩, /, &, $, space |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
curl --location --request POST 'https://datafence.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v1/box/create-box' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}' \
--data '{
  "fenceId": 26,
  "createBoxInfo": {
    "connectServerList": [
      {
        "specCode": "SVR.VSVR.STAND.C004.M016.NET.SSD.B100.G002",
        "softwareCode": "",
        "storageSize": 300,
        "userPassword1": "Password1000#",
        "userPassword2": "Password1000#"
      }
    ],
    "linuxServerList": [
      {
        "specCode": "SVR.VSVR.STAND.C004.M016.NET.SSD.B050.G002",
        "softwareCode": "SW.VSVR.OS.LNX64.UBNTU.SVR2004.B050",
        "storageSize": 500,
        "userPassword": "Password1000#"
      }
    ],
    "windowsServerList": [
      {
        "specCode": "SVR.VSVR.STAND.C004.M016.NET.SSD.B100.G002",
        "softwareCode": "SW.VSVR.OS.WND64.WND.SVR2019EN.B100",
        "storageSize": 500,
        "userPassword": "Password1000#"
      }
    ],
    "nasList": [
      {
        "nasSize": 500,
        "count": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `message` | String | - | API processing result message |

### Response status codes

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all Datafence APIs, see [Datafence API response status codes](/docs/en/datafence-overview#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C).

### Response example

The response example is as follows:

```
{
  "message": "Box creation requested."
}
```