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diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/ip.api b/src/vnet/ip/ip.api
index 28786fa5a90..ca1e2008e4f 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/ip.api
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/ip.api
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     called through a shared memory interface.
 */
 
-option version = "3.1.0";
+option version = "3.2.0";
 
 import "vnet/interface_types.api";
 import "vnet/fib/fib_types.api";
@@ -57,6 +57,35 @@ autoreply define ip_table_add_del
   vl_api_ip_table_t table;
 };
 
+/** \brief Allocate an unused table
+           A table can be added multiple times.
+           If a large number of tables are in use (millions), this API might
+           fail to find a free ID with very low probability, and will return
+           EAGAIN. A subsequent attempt may be successful.
+  @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
+  @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
+  @param table - if table.table_id == ~0, vpp allocates an unused table_id and
+                    proceeds as in ip_table_add_del with is_add = true
+                 if table.table_id != ~0, vpp uses the table.table_id and
+                    proceeds as in ip_table_add_del with is_add = true
+                 table.table_id should never be 0
+*/
+define ip_table_allocate
+{
+  u32 client_index;
+  u32 context;
+
+  vl_api_ip_table_t table;
+};
+
+define ip_table_allocate_reply
+{
+  u32 context;
+  i32 retval;
+
+  vl_api_ip_table_t table;
+};
+
 /** \brief Dump IP all fib tables
     @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
     @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request