# NewBGPPeer
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Information about a new BGP peer.

## Contents
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 ** addressFamily **   <a name="DX-Type-NewBGPPeer-addressFamily"></a>
The address family for the BGP peer.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ipv4 | ipv6`   
Required: No

 ** amazonAddress **   <a name="DX-Type-NewBGPPeer-amazonAddress"></a>
The IP address assigned to the Amazon interface.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** asn **   <a name="DX-Type-NewBGPPeer-asn"></a>
The autonomous system number (ASN). The valid range is from 1 to 2147483646 for Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) configuration. If you provide a number greater than the maximum, an error is returned. Use `asnLong` instead.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

 ** asnLong **   <a name="DX-Type-NewBGPPeer-asnLong"></a>
The long ASN for a new BGP peer. The valid range is from 1 to 4294967294.  
Type: Long  
Required: No

 ** authKey **   <a name="DX-Type-NewBGPPeer-authKey"></a>
The authentication key for BGP configuration. This string has a minimum length of 6 characters and and a maximun lenth of 80 characters.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** customerAddress **   <a name="DX-Type-NewBGPPeer-customerAddress"></a>
The IP address assigned to the customer interface.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## 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 SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/directconnect-2012-10-25/NewBGPPeer) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/directconnect-2012-10-25/NewBGPPeer) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/directconnect-2012-10-25/NewBGPPeer)