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title: Public and private network endpoints
description: IBM Cloud® supports both public and private network endpoints for certain plans. Connections to private network endpoints do not require public internet access.
last-updated: 2023-01-14
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# Public and private network endpoints
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IBM Cloud® supports both public and private network endpoints for certain plans. Connections to private network endpoints do not require public internet access.
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Private network endpoints support routing services over the IBM Cloud private network instead of the public network. A private network endpoint provides a unique IP address that is accessible to you without a VPN connection.

## Enabling your account
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Private network endpoints are supported for paid plans. Check the plan information for your service to learn about the plans that support private network endpoints.
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Your account must be configured before you can use private endpoints. To use private network endpoints, the following account features must be enabled for your account.

- Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF).
- Service endpoints. Enabling service endpoints means that all users in the account can connect to private network endpoints.

To enable VRF, you create a support case. To enable service endpoints, you use the IBM Cloud CLI. For more information about how to enable your account, see [Enabling VRF and service endpoints](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-vrf-service-endpoint&format=markdown).

## Setting a private endpoint
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After your account is enabled for VRF and service endpoints, you can add a private network endpoint to a service instance.

A service instance can have a private network endpoint, a public network endpoint, or both.

- Public: A service endpoint on the IBM Cloud public network.
- Private: A service endpoint that is accessible only on the IBM Cloud private network with no access from the public internet.
- Both public and private: Service endpoints that allow access over both networks.

### Adding a private network endpoint
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You add a private endpoint to a paid service instance from the service details page if you have a Manager or Writer service access role.

1.  Go to your [Resource list](https://cloud.ibm.com/resources){: external}.
1.  Click the name of a service instance that is on a paid plan. Lite plans do not support private network endpoints.
1.  In the service details page, click the **Manage** tab.
1.  Click **Add private network endpoint**.

## Viewing your endpoint URL
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The service endpoint URLs are different for private and public network endpoints. You can view the URL for an endpoint from the service details page.

1.  Go to your [Resource list](https://cloud.ibm.com/resources){: external}.
1.  Click the name of a service instance that has a private network endpoint.
1.  In the service details page, click the **Manage** tab, and then click **Private Network Endpoint**.

## What to do next
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- [Configure your account](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-vrf-service-endpoint&format=markdown) for VRF and Service endpoints.
- Modify your applications to use the new service endpoint URL.
- Read more about [service endpoints](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-service-endpoints-overview&format=markdown).