> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-docs.sevalla.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create private port > Expose a private port on an application process. Private ports allow cluster-internal communication between services without external network access. The port is provisioned asynchronously after creation. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://api.sevalla.com/v3/openapi.json post /applications/{id}/private-ports openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Sevalla API docs version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.sevalla.com/v3 security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /applications/{id}/private-ports: post: tags: - Applications summary: Create private port description: >- Expose a private port on an application process. Private ports allow cluster-internal communication between services without external network access. The port is provisioned asynchronously after creation. operationId: createApplicationPrivatePortV3 parameters: - schema: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 in: path name: id required: true description: Application identifier requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: process_id: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ description: Identifier of the process to expose the private port on example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 port: type: integer minimum: 1 maximum: 65535 description: >- Internal container port to expose for cluster-internal access example: 3306 required: - process_id - port responses: '201': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ description: Unique identifier for the private port example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 app_id: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ description: Identifier of the application this private port belongs to example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 process_id: type: string format: uuid pattern: >- ^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$ description: Identifier of the process this private port is attached to example: fb5e5168-4281-4bec-94c5-0d1584e9e657 port: type: integer minimum: 1 maximum: 65535 description: >- Internal container port exposed for cluster-internal communication example: 3000 status: type: string enum: - creating - ready - failed - deleting description: >- Current status of the private port. `creating` - being provisioned. `ready` - active and accessible within the cluster. `failed` - provisioning failed. `deleting` - being removed. example: ready created_at: type: string format: date-time pattern: >- ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$ description: >- Timestamp when the private port was created, in ISO 8601 format example: '2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z' updated_at: type: string format: date-time pattern: >- ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$ description: >- Timestamp when the private port was last modified, in ISO 8601 format example: '2025-01-30T00:00:00.000Z' required: - id - app_id - process_id - port - status - created_at - updated_at additionalProperties: false '400': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Bad request status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 400 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '401': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Unauthorized status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 401 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '403': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Forbidden status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 403 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '404': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Not found status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 404 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '429': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Too many requests status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 429 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false '500': description: Default Response content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: message: type: string description: Error message example: Internal Server Error status: type: integer minimum: -9007199254740991 maximum: 9007199254740991 description: HTTP status code example: 500 data: type: object properties: code: description: Error tracking code for support reference example: err-abc-123 type: string message: description: Additional error details or instructions example: >- If you need assistance, please contact support and provide this error code. type: string additionalProperties: false required: - message - status additionalProperties: false components: securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- API key authentication. Pass your API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. ````