name : allocate-public-virtual-interface.rst **To provision a public virtual interface** The following ``allocate-public-virtual-interface`` command provisions a public virtual interface to be owned by a different customer:: aws directconnect allocate-public-virtual-interface --connection-id dxcon-ffjrkx17 --owner-account 123456789012 --new-public-virtual-interface-allocation virtualInterfaceName=PublicVirtualInterface,vlan=2000,asn=65000,authKey=asdf34example,amazonAddress=203.0.113.1/30,customerAddress=203.0.113.2/30,routeFilterPrefixes=[{cidr=203.0.113.0/30},{cidr=203.0.113.4/30}] Output:: { "virtualInterfaceState": "confirming", "asn": 65000, "vlan": 2000, "customerAddress": "203.0.113.2/30", "ownerAccount": "123456789012", "connectionId": "dxcon-ffjrkx17", "virtualInterfaceId": "dxvif-fg9xo9vp", "authKey": "asdf34example", "routeFilterPrefixes": [ { "cidr": "203.0.113.0/30" }, { "cidr": "203.0.113.4/30" } ], "location": "TIVIT", "customerRouterConfig": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<logical_connection id=\"dxvif-fg9xo9vp\">\n <vlan>2000</vlan>\n <customer_address>203.0.113.2/30</customer_address>\n <amazon_address>203.0.113.1/30</amazon_address>\n <bgp_asn>65000</bgp_asn>\n <bgp_auth_key>asdf34example</bgp_auth_key>\n <amazon_bgp_asn>7224</amazon_bgp_asn>\n <connection_type>public</connection_type>\n</logical_connection>\n", "amazonAddress": "203.0.113.1/30", "virtualInterfaceType": "public", "virtualInterfaceName": "PublicVirtualInterface" }