---
layout: api
page_title: Network Segments - Operator - HTTP API
description: |-
  The /operator/segment endpoint exposes the network segment information via
  Consul's HTTP API.
---

# Network Areas - Operator HTTP API

<EnterpriseAlert />

The `/operator/segment` endpoint provides tools to manage network segments via
Consul's HTTP API.

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 check the [Network Segments tutorial](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/consul/network-partition-datacenters) 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),
[consistency modes](/api/features/consistency),
[agent caching](/api/features/caching), and
[required ACLs](/api#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

```shell-session
$ curl \
    http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/operator/segment
```

### Sample Response

```json
["", "alpha", "beta"]
```
