The 05:30 JST sync pipeline’s doing jack all again after the AWS Transit Gateway attachment update. Terraform 1.9.21 paired with nice-cxone 1.27.0 throws a 403 Forbidden on the nice_cxone_edge_byoc_network_interface resource during the apply phase. The state file shows the private_ip_address attribute drifted to a secondary IP assigned by the platform, but the provider won’t force the primary CIDR back.
Attempted fixes:
- Ran
terraform refresh three times. State backup confirms the drift originated from a console UI override.
- Checked the
/api/v2/edge/byoc/network-interfaces endpoint directly. The API accepts the PUT but silently reverts the primary IP binding on the next heartbeat.
- Added
lifecycle { ignore_changes = [private_ip_address] }. Breaks the downstream routing pool dependency.
Provider logs show Error updating resource: status code 403, message "Network interface configuration locked by edge orchestrator". It’s unclear if the CX as Code provider actually supports the secondary_ip_allocation_mode flag introduced in the Q3 API spec, or if the drift reconciliation logic just needs a manual state import workaround. The orchestrator keeps rejecting the PATCH payload when the vpc_endpoint_id isn’t explicitly passed in the request body.
That 403 is almost certainly a permissions mismatch on the API client credentials you’re feeding into the Terraform provider, not a bug in the provider itself. When the state drifts on private_ip_address, it usually means the platform assigned a secondary IP but your config is trying to lock it to the primary CIDR. The provider can’t overwrite that without explicit write access to the BYOC network interface object.
You need to check the OAuth scopes attached to the client ID used in your terraform.tfvars or environment variables. The default admin scope isn’t always enough for BYOC network modifications. You’ll need byoc_network_interface:write and network_interface:read at a minimum. If you’re using a service account, ensure it’s assigned to a role that has these permissions explicitly granted. A common gotcha is inheriting a role that looks right in the UI but is missing the specific API permission in the backend.
Here’s how you can verify the scopes using the Genesys Cloud SDK in Python, which is easier to debug than raw curl:
from purecloudplatformclientv2 import PlatformApi, ClientConfiguration
config = ClientConfiguration(
client_id='your_client_id',
client_secret='your_client_secret',
base_url='https://api.mypurecloud.com'
)
platform_api = PlatformApi(config)
# Get the current token to inspect scopes
token_response = platform_api.post_oauth_token(
grant_type='client_credentials',
scope='byoc_network_interface:write network_interface:read'
)
print(token_response.scope)
If the output doesn’t include byoc_network_interface:write, that’s your blocker. The 403 is the API rejecting the write attempt because the token lacks the required permission. Once you update the client credentials with the correct scope, run terraform plan again. It should recognize the drift and propose a correction instead of failing hard. Make sure the user associated with the client ID also has the necessary admin rights in the specific division where the BYOC interface resides. Divisional scoping can sometimes override global permissions, so double-check that too.
The 403 isn’t just a scope issue. It’s the provider trying to PUT a immutable attribute. The private_ip_address on a BYOC interface is system-assigned after the initial provision. You can’t force it via Terraform config once the edge is active.
You’re fighting the platform’s IPAM logic here. The drift happens because AWS assigns the secondary, Genesys records it, and your config still holds the old primary CIDR value. The provider sees a difference, tries to correct it, and gets blocked by the API because that field is read-only in that state.
Don’t try to fix the IP in the resource block. Use lifecycle to ignore the drift. This tells Terraform the difference is expected and safe.
resource "nice_cxone_edge_byoc_network_interface" "main" {
edge_id = nice_cxone_edge.my_edge.id
vpc_id = aws_vpc.main.id
subnet_id = aws_subnet.private.id
# Ignore the drift on the private IP. It's managed by Genesys, not you.
lifecycle {
ignore_changes = [
private_ip_address,
secondary_private_ip_addresses
]
}
}
If you actually need to change the IP, you have to recreate the resource. That triggers a new API call to provision a fresh interface with a new IP assignment. It’s a destroy/create cycle. Not ideal for prod, but it’s the only way to reset the CIDR binding if you’ve locked yourself into a bad subnet config.
Check the API docs for nice_cxone_edge_byoc_network_interface. The PUT endpoint explicitly forbids changes to network attributes after creation. The provider is just passing that 403 back to you.
Ignore the drift. Move on. Your pipeline will stop screaming.