---
title: "Create a manual switch"
method: POST
path: "/network/switch/manual"
tags: ["Network"]
---

# Create a manual switch

`POST /network/switch/manual`

Register an existing host bridge as a manual network switch

## Request body

- InternalHandlersNetworkCreateManualSwitchRequest
  - `bridge` string, required
  - `name` string, required

## Response `201`

Created

- GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalAPIResponseUint
  - `data` integer
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `409` — Conflict
- `413` — Request Entity Too Large
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-12** `9a5026bf9057` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/changes/network/switch/manual/post.md)

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