public sealed class CreateExternalApiRequest : IMessage<CreateExternalApiRequest>, IEquatable<CreateExternalApiRequest>, IDeepCloneable<CreateExternalApiRequest>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Reference documentation and code samples for the API hub v1 API class CreateExternalApiRequest.
The [CreateExternalApi][google.cloud.apihub.v1.ApiHub.CreateExternalApi]
method's request.
Optional. The ID to use for the External API resource, which will become
the final component of the External API's resource name. This field is
optional.
If provided, the same will be used. The service will throw an error if
the specified id is already used by another External API resource in the
API hub.
If not provided, a system generated id will be used.
This value should be 4-500 characters, and valid characters
are /[a-z][A-Z][0-9]-_/.
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The External API resource to create.\n\n### ExternalApiId\n\n public string ExternalApiId { get; set; }\n\nOptional. The ID to use for the External API resource, which will become\nthe final component of the External API's resource name. This field is\noptional.\n\n- If provided, the same will be used. The service will throw an error if the specified id is already used by another External API resource in the API hub.\n- If not provided, a system generated id will be used.\n\nThis value should be 4-500 characters, and valid characters\nare /\\[a-z\\]\\[A-Z\\]\\[0-9\\]-_/.\n\n### Parent\n\n public string Parent { get; set; }\n\nRequired. The parent resource for the External API resource.\nFormat: `projects/{project}/locations/{location}`\n\n### ParentAsLocationName\n\n public LocationName ParentAsLocationName { get; set; }\n\n[LocationName](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.Gax/latest/Google.Api.Gax.ResourceNames.LocationName.html)-typed view over the [Parent](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.ApiHub.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.ApiHub.V1.CreateExternalApiRequest#Google_Cloud_ApiHub_V1_CreateExternalApiRequest_Parent) resource name property."]]
