diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
index e787b75ab84..890188957aa 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ public class ApiConstants {
     public static final String PING_CIFS_PASSWORD = "pingcifspassword";
     public static final String CHECKSUM="checksum";
     public static final String NETWORK_DEVICE_TYPE = "networkdevicetype";
+    public static final String EXTERNAL_LB_TYPE = "externallbtype";
+    public static final String EXTERNAL_FIREWALL_TYPE = "externalfirewalltype";    
     public static final String NETWORK_DEVICE_PARAMETER_LIST = "networkdeviceparameterlist";
     public static final String ZONE_TOKEN = "zonetoken";
     public static final String DHCP_PROVIDER = "dhcpprovider";