Cannot create Virtual IP using the SoftLayer API - api

Question

When using the API to place an order for a VIP, it is failing with a non intuitive error message. Please see the following REST API call JSON and the ensuing error:
JSON:
{
"loadBalancer": {
"name": "lbName_TEST",
"id" : 123,
"type": "HTTP",
"sourcePort": 80,
"virtualIpAddress": "123.123.123.123"
}
}
REST API URL USED:
https://user.name:longid4235234532#api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Network_Application_Delivery_Controller/15293/createLiveLoadBalancer.json
{
"error": "Invalid port supplied.",
"code": "SoftLayer_Exception_Public"
}
The question that arises is this. We are trying to script the ordering of a VPX Netscaler and the addition of all related configurations to the created VPX, are we doing something out of order?

Answer 1

Related to create the loadBalancer the JSON is wrong, try this JSON:
{
"parameters": [
{
"name": "lbName_TEST",
"type": "HTTP",
"sourcePort": 80,
"virtualIpAddress": "123.123.123.123",
"loadBalancingMethod": "pi"
}
]
}
Regards

Answer 2

To order a device or service, you need to use the SoftLayer_Product_Order::placeOrder method. here an example to order a NetScaler
URL: https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Product_Order/placeOrder
Method: POST
PAYLOAD: {
"parameters": [
{
"packageId": 192,
"location": 265592,
"prices": [
{
"id": 22315,
"complexType": "SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price"
},
{
"id": 17238,
"complexType": "SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price"
}
],
"complexType": "SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Network_Application_Delivery_Controller"
}
]
}
The price 22315 is for a "Citrix NetScaler VPX 10.1 10Mbps Standard" and the 17238 is for "2 Static Public IP Addresses"
To get all the prices use the http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Package/getItems method