--- layout: api page_title: Network Segments - Operator - HTTP API sidebar_current: api-operator-segment description: |- The /operator/segment endpoint exposes the network segment information via Consul's HTTP API. --- # Network Areas - Operator HTTP API The `/operator/segment` endpoint provides tools to manage network segments via Consul's HTTP API. ~> **Enterprise-only!** This API endpoint and functionality only exists in Consul Enterprise. This is not present in the open source version of Consul. The network area functionality described here is available only in [Consul Enterprise](https://www.hashicorp.com/products/consul/) version 0.9.3 and later. Network segments are operator-defined sections of agents on the LAN, typically isolated from other segments by network configuration. Please see the [Network Segments Guide](https://learn.hashicorp.com/consul/day-2-operations/network-segments) for more details. ## List Network Segments This endpoint lists all network areas. | Method | Path | Produces | | ------ | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- | | `GET` | `/operator/segment` | `application/json` | The table below shows this endpoint's support for [blocking queries](/api/features/blocking.html), [consistency modes](/api/features/consistency.html), [agent caching](/api/features/caching.html), and [required ACLs](/api/index.html#authentication). | Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required | | ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | --------------- | | `NO` | `none` | `none` | `operator:read` | ### Parameters - `dc` `(string: "")` - Specifies the datacenter to query. This will default to the datacenter of the agent being queried. This is specified as a URL query parameter. ### Sample Request ```text $ curl \ http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/operator/segment ``` ### Sample Response ```json ["","alpha","beta"] ```