Console

To register a MCP API, do the following:

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to theAPI hub> APIs page.

   Go to APIs

2. Provide the required API details.
3. UnderSystem attributes, set theAPI style toMCP.
4. ClickRegister.

The MCP API is registered. You can edit the API details and attach a specification file at a later time.

REST

To register a MCP API, use theCreate API REST API.

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" "https://apihub.googleapis.com/v1/projects/HUB_PROJECT/locations/HUB_LOCATION/apis?api_id=API_ID -d '{  "display_name": "DISPLAY_NAME",  "description": "DESCRIPTION",  "owner": {    "display_name": "OWNER_DISPLAY_NAME",    "email": "OWNER_EMAIL"  },  "api_style": {    "enum_values": {      "values": [        {          "id": "mcp-api"        }      ]    }  },  "attributes": {    "projects/HUB_PROJECT/locations/HUB_LOCATION/custom-attribute-1": {      "attribute": "projects/HUB_PROJECT/locations/HUB_LOCATION/custom-attribute-1",      "enum_values": {        "values": [          {            "id": "ATTRIBUTE_VALUE"          }        ]      }    }  }}'

Replace the following:

• HUB_PROJECT: The project ID of the API hub instance.
• HUB_LOCATION: The location of the API hub instance.
• API_ID: The ID of the API resource.
• DISPLAY_NAME: The display name of the API resource. You can use any name you wish.
• DESCRIPTION: A description of the API resource.
• OWNER_DISPLAY_NAME: The display name of the API owner.
• OWNER_EMAIL: The email address of the API owner.
• ATTRIBUTE_VALUE: The value of a custom user-defined attribute. This is optional.Caution: Avoid adding sensitive data to user-defined attributes.