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# Create load balancer

> Create a new network load balancer



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-docs/archived/arc.json post /v1/regions/{region}/compute/loadbalancers
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Compute API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Compute API for the k0rdent Enterprise platform. Provides Kubernetes cluster
    lifecycle management, virtual machine operations, and software-defined
    networking (SDN) including subnets, IPAM, load balancing, peering,
    interconnects, and firewalls.
  contact:
    name: k0rdent Enterprise API Support
    email: api-support@example.com
    url: https://support.example.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://k0rdent.example.com/license
servers:
  - url: ''
    description: For documentation only
  - url: https://api.example.com
    description: Arc API Base URL
  - url: https://api.internal.example.com
    description: Atlas API Base URL
  - url: http://localhost:{port}
    description: Local Development
    variables:
      port:
        default: '4005'
        description: Compute service port
security: []
paths:
  /v1/regions/{region}/compute/loadbalancers:
    post:
      tags:
        - Load Balancers
      summary: Create load balancer
      description: Create a new network load balancer
      operationId: createLoadBalancer
      parameters:
        - name: region
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Region identifier
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - internal
                    - external
                algorithm:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - round-robin
                    - least-connections
                    - ip-hash
                  default: round-robin
                listeners:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      port:
                        type: number
                      protocol:
                        type: string
                      targetPort:
                        type: number
              required:
                - name
                - type
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Load balancer created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                    enum:
                      - true
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/LoadBalancer'
components:
  schemas:
    LoadBalancer:
      type: object
      description: Network load balancer
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - internal
            - external
        algorithm:
          type: string
          enum:
            - round-robin
            - least-connections
            - ip-hash
        vip:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Virtual IP address
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - active
            - provisioning
            - error
        listeners:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              port:
                type: number
              protocol:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - TCP
                  - UDP
                  - HTTP
                  - HTTPS
              targetPort:
                type: number
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - type
        - status

````