Initiates a channel partner link between a distributor and a reseller, or between resellers in an n-tier reseller channel. Invited partners need to follow the inviteLinkUri provided in the response to accept. After accepting the invitation, a link is set up between the two parties. You must be a distributor to call this method.
Possible error codes:
PERMISSION_DENIED: The reseller account making the request is different from the reseller account in the API request.
INVALID_ARGUMENT: Required request parameters are missing or invalid.
ALREADY_EXISTS: The ChannelPartnerLink sent in the request already exists.
NOT_FOUND: No Cloud Identity customer exists for provided domain.
INTERNAL: Any non-user error related to a technical issue in the backend. Contact Cloud Channel support.
UNKNOWN: Any non-user error related to a technical issue in the backend. Contact Cloud Channel support.
Required. Create a channel partner link for the provided reseller account's resource name. Parent uses the format: accounts/{account_id}
Query parameters
Parameters
domain (deprecated)
string
Optional. The invited partner's domain. Either domain or channelPartnerLink.reseller_cloud_identity_id can be used to create a link. Deprecated: Use ChannelPartnerLink.reseller_cloud_identity_id instead
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