# Creating a Time Service

## Prerequisites

Authenticate - Submit your user credentials, Client ID, and Client Secret for OAuth2 authentication. Refer to [API Authentication](https://docs.equinix.com/equinix-api/api-authentication.md) for instructions on how to call the OAuth API to validate and authenticate your credentials.

## Create an NTP Standard Service

To create an NTP Standard Service, send a `POST` request to the [`/fabric/v4/timeServices`](https://docs.equinix.com/api-catalog/fabricv4.md#tag/Precision-Time-Services/operation/createTimeServices) endpoint. Specify the `type` as `NTP`, the `code` as `NTP_Standard`, your connection ID, and your network IP address details in the body of the request.

Sample cURL Request:

```
curl -X  

POST 'https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/timeServices'  

-H 'content-type: application/json'  

-H 'authorization: Bearer <token>'  

-d '{  

    "name": "EPT-Single-Service",  

    "type": "NTP",  

    "connections": [  

    {  

        "uuid": "06dbb0e3-e55d-4090-8aff-fc5654abaad0"  

    }  

    ],  

    "package": {  

    "code": "NTP_STANDARD"  

    },  

    "ipv4": {  

    "primary": "192.168.0.2",  

    "secondary": "192.168.0.3",  

    "networkMask": "255.255.255.240",  

    "defaultGateway": "192.168.0.1"  

    }  

}'
```

The parameters included in the request body are specific to this example. For a full list of parameters and their descriptions, see the [API Reference](https://docs.equinix.com/api-catalog/fabricv4.md#tag/Precision-Time-Services/operation/createTimeServices).

Sample Response:

```
{  

    "href": "https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/timeServices/a8ba52de-faae-43b5-b0b1-6904d37ee011",  

    "uuid": "a8ba52de-faae-43b5-b0b1-6904d37ee011",  

    "name": "EPT-Single-Service",  

    "type": "NTP",  

    "state": "PROVISIONING",  

    "connections": [  

        {  

        "href": "https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/connections/a8ba52de-faae-43b5-b0b1-6904d37ee011",  

        "uuid": "06dbb0e3-e55d-4090-8aff-fc5654abaad0"  

        }  

    ],  

    "package": {  

        "href": "https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/timeServicePackages/NTP_STANDARD",  

        "code": "NTP_STANDARD"  

    },  

    "ipv4": {  

        "primary": "192.168.0.2",  

        "secondary": "192.168.0.3",  

        "networkMask": "255.255.255.240",  

        "defaultGateway": "192.168.0.1"  

    },  

    "account": {  

        "accountNumber": 123456  

    }  

}
```

Response payload includes configuration parameters defined in the request body. For a full list of possible parameters and their descriptions, see the [API Reference](https://docs.equinix.com/api-catalog/fabricv4.md#tag/Precision-Time-Services/operation/createTimeServices).

## Create a PTP Standard Service

To create an PTP Standard Service, send a `POST` request to the [`/fabric/v4/timeServices`](https://docs.equinix.com/api-catalog/fabricv4.md#tag/Precision-Time-Services/operation/createTimeServices) endpoint. Specify the `type` as `PTP`, the `code` as `PTP_Standard`, your connection ID, and your network IP address details in the body of the request.

```
curl -X  

POST 'https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/timeServices'  

-H 'content-type: application/json'  

-H 'authorization: Bearer <token>'  

-d '{  

    "name": "EPT-Single-Service",  

    "type": "PTP",  

    "connections": [  

    {  

        "uuid": "06dbb0e3-e55d-4090-8aff-fc5654abaad0"  

    }  

    ],  

    "package": {  

    "code": "PTP_STANDARD"  

    },  

    "ipv4": {  

    "primary": "192.168.0.2",  

    "secondary": "192.168.0.3",  

    "networkMask": "255.255.255.240",  

    "defaultGateway": "192.168.0.1"  

    }  

}'
```

## Create a PTP Service with Advanced Configuration

To create an NTP Standard Service, send a `POST` request to the [`/fabric/v4/timeServices`](https://docs.equinix.com/api-catalog/fabricv4.md#tag/Precision-Time-Services/operation/createTimeServices) endpoint. Specify the `type` as `PTP`, the `code` as `PTP_Standard`, your connection ID, and your network IP address details in the body of the request. Use the `advanceConfiguration` object to specify options like priority, announce interval, or sync interval. A full list of the advanced configuration options is available in the [API Reference](https://docs.equinix.com/api-catalog/fabricv4.md#tag/Precision-Time-Services/operation/createTimeServices).

```
curl -X  

POST 'https://api.equinix.com/fabric/v4/timeServices'  

-H 'content-type: application/json'  

-H 'authorization: Bearer <token>'  

-d '{  

    "name": "EPT-Single-Service",  

    "type": "PTP",  

    "connections": [  

      {  

        "uuid": "06dbb0e3-e55d-4090-8aff-fc5654abaad0"  

      }  

    ],  

    "package": {  

      "code": "PTP_STANDARD"  

    },  

    "ipv4": {  

      "primary": "192.168.0.2",  

      "secondary": "192.168.0.3",  

      "networkMask": "255.255.255.240",  

      "defaultGateway": "192.168.0.1"  

    },  

    "advanceConfiguration": {  

    "ptp": {  

      "tailScale": true,  

      "domain": 10,  

      "priority1": 5,  

      "priority2": 7,  

      "logAnnounceInterval": 0,  

      "logSyncInterval": 0,  

      "logDelayReqInterval": 0  

    }  

   }'
```