# VPC Reference

A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a private network interface for collections of DigitalOcean resources. VPC networks are inaccessible from the public internet and other VPC networks, and traffic on them doesn’t count against bandwidth usage. You can link VPC networks to each other using VPC peering connections.

The [DigitalOcean API](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/index.html.md) lets you manage resources programmatically with standard HTTP requests. All actions available in the control panel are also available through the API.

[`doctl`](https://github.com/digitalocean/doctl) is the command-line interface for the DigitalOcean API. It supports most of the same actions available in the API and DigitalOcean Control Panel.

The [DigitalOcean Model Context Protocol (MCP) server](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/mcp/index.html.md) lets you use natural language prompts to interact with DigitalOcean Networking services to manage resources. All operations use argument-based input, and no resource URIs are used. These tools enable full automation and management of networking resources and configurations.

[DigitalOcean VPC API Reference](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/reference/vpcs): Use the DigitalOcean API to create, configure, list, and delete VPCs.

[doctl vpcs](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/vpcs/index.html.md): The commands under `doctl vpcs` are for managing your VPC networks. With the VPC commands, you can list, create, or delete VPCs, and manage their configuration details.

[DigitalOcean MCP Servers](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/mcp/index.html.md): MCP tools for managing DigitalOcean networking features.