Required. Project and location where the connection will be created. Format: projects/*/locations/*.
Query parameters
Parameters
connectionId
string
Required. The ID to use for the Connection, which will become the final component of the Connection's resource name. Names must be unique per-project per-location. Allows alphanumeric characters and any of -._~%!$&'()*+,;=@.
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Connection.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Operation.
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