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What you're doing in this step
In this step, you configure Service Networking, which automates the private connectivity setup (using VPC Network Peering) between your network, Apigee, and Cloud services. For more information on VPC peering with Apigee, seeUnderstanding peering ranges.
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Permissions required for this task
You can give the Apigee provisioner a predefined role that includes the permissions needed to complete this task, or give more fine-grained permissions to provide the least privilege necessary. SeePredefined roles andService networking permissions.
In Step 2, the console displays a list of networking configuration options and their pre-selected default values. To view or edit any of the configuration choices, clickEdit to open theSet up networking panel.
You can accept the default configuration or select the following options:
- In theAuthorized network dropdown, select one of the following to use for peering connections with your Apigee instance:
- Thedefault VPC network created for all Cloud projects.Note: Google recommends that you not use "default" in a production environment. Instead, we recommend that you create a custom VPC for your Apigee account and connect to that. For information about Apigee's peering network requirements, seeNetwork sizing.
- An existing VPC network in your Cloud project.
The drop-down list includes all VPC networks in your Cloud project, even custom ones without peering connections. If you select a network that does not have a connection set up yet, you'll be prompted to allocate a peering range.
Note:If your project uses Shared Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networking, you can select the shared network that will be used to peer with Apigee. If you do not see the network in the dropdown list, be sure you have the required permissions. SeePermissions required for this task.
- If prompted, choose one of these options in theAllocated peering ranges section:
- Automatically allocate IP range:Choose this option if you want Google Cloud to manage the IP range for you. Two ranges are allocated, one of length /22 and one of length /28. The ranges are named as follows:
google-managed-services-NETWORK_NAME-PREFIX_LENGTH. For more information and important considerations, seeUnderstanding peering ranges.Note:We do not recommend this option if you are using dynamic routes (such as Cloud Router) or a network from a host project. - Select one or more existing IP ranges or create a new one: Choose this option if you want to select the IP range yourself.
- From theSelect or create an IP range dropdown menu, select a /21 CIDR range.
- If no IP ranges are available, clickAllocate a new IP range.
- Enter theIP range name in the available field.
- Enter theallocated IP address range in the available field. The range must be able to hold a /21 CIDR length.
- Automatically allocate IP range:Choose this option if you want Google Cloud to manage the IP range for you. Two ranges are allocated, one of length /22 and one of length /28. The ranges are named as follows:
- In theSelect runtime IP range section, choose one of these options:
- Automatic (Recommended): Apigee automatically selects an available CIDR range with a prefix size of /22. No further action on your part is required.
- Custom: Select this option if you want to specify which IP range Apigee should use.
Enter the custom IP range, which must have a prefix size of /22. The range must be available as part of a private connection between your project and Apigee.
- ClickAllocate and connect.
Apigee configures the connection between the VPC and Google's services to use IP addresses within the allowed ranges. This operation may take a few minutes to complete.
- Once the service networking options are configured as desired, clickNext.Caution: When you submit the completed configuration for provisioning Apigee (at the end ofStep 4), you cannot go back and change the network service configuration. Apigee does not support updating or changing the network configuration once provisioning is complete.
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Last updated 2025-12-15 UTC.