This topic describes the API version 2020-09-07, and compares it with the previous API version 2019-01-08.
Comparison between two API versions
Settings about compliance packages, remediation, account groups, tags, and service integration are added to the API version 2020-09-07.
The API version 2020-09-07 can provide all the features of the API version 2019-01-08, including settings about resources, rules, delivery channels, and resource monitoring. New features are also supported. We recommend that you use the API version 2020-09-07.
API version 2020-09-07
The following table describes the Cloud Config accounts in the API version 2020-09-07.
Account | Definition | Description |
Account | Definition | Description |
Ordinary account | An ordinary account is an independent Alibaba Cloud account that is not included in a resource directory. | An ordinary account can call all API operations except the Account Groups directory and each Multi-account directory under the Resources, Rules, Compliance Package, Remediation templates, and Deliveries directories. |
Management account | A management account is an Alibaba Cloud account that enables a resource directory and manages all member accounts in the resource directory. For information about delegated administrator accounts, see Manage a delegated administrator account. | A management account can call all API operations except each Single-account directory under the Resources, Rules, Compliance Packages, Remediation templates, and Deliveries directories. |
Member account | A member account is an Alibaba Cloud account in a resource directory. | The API operations that a member account can call vary based on whether it is added to an account group.
|