# ConfirmConnection
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Confirms the creation of the specified hosted connection on an interconnect.

Upon creation, the hosted connection is initially in the `Ordering` state, and remains in this state until the owner confirms creation of the hosted connection.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "connectionId": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [connectionId](#API_ConfirmConnection_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="DX-ConfirmConnection-request-connectionId"></a>
The ID of the hosted connection.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "connectionState": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [connectionState](#API_ConfirmConnection_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="DX-ConfirmConnection-response-connectionState"></a>
The state of the connection. The following are the possible values:  
+  `ordering`: The initial state of a hosted connection provisioned on an interconnect. The connection stays in the ordering state until the owner of the hosted connection confirms or declines the connection order.
+  `requested`: The initial state of a standard connection. The connection stays in the requested state until the Letter of Authorization (LOA) is sent to the customer.
+  `pending`: The connection has been approved and is being initialized.
+  `available`: The network link is up and the connection is ready for use.
+  `down`: The network link is down.
+  `deleting`: The connection is being deleted.
+  `deleted`: The connection has been deleted.
+  `rejected`: A hosted connection in the `ordering` state enters the `rejected` state if it is deleted by the customer.
+  `unknown`: The state of the connection is not available.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ordering | requested | pending | available | down | deleting | deleted | rejected | unknown` 

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** DirectConnectClientException **   
One or more parameters are not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** DirectConnectServerException **   
A server-side error occurred.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/directconnect-2012-10-25/ConfirmConnection)