API documentation
All-in-one query: provides basic information and demos of API operations. All-in-one debugging: allows you to call API operations, view error codes, and obtain automatically generated sample commands on the web page or by using Cloud Shell without the need to deploy resources.
Category |
Feature |
Description |
References |
API documentation |
API references |
Provides comprehensive API information, such as request parameters, response parameters, error codes, and call examples. |
Debug an API operation online |
Error codes |
Displays error codes to assist troubleshooting. |
Debug an API operation online |
API toolkit
OpenAPI Explorer finds the matching error diagnosis solutions based on the error messages to help developers efficiently resolve reported errors.
Category |
Feature |
Description |
References |
Online debugging |
Online debugging |
Allows you to Initiate API requests with a few clicks. This helps developers efficiently test API operations of Alibaba Cloud services. |
OpenAPI online debugging |
Error diagnostics |
Error diagnostics and solutions |
Finds the causes of API errors based on the error codes. |
OpenAPI error diagnostics |
API call logs |
Records the detailed API requests and responses. |
N/A |
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Alibaba Cloud CLI |
Alibaba Cloud CLI installation |
Guides you through the steps to install Alibaba Cloud CLI. |
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Alibaba Cloud CLI configuration |
Helps you configure the environment in which Alibaba Cloud CLI is used. |
Configure Alibaba Cloud CLI | |
Alibaba Cloud CLI usage |
Provides examples of Alibaba Cloud CLI commands. |
Use Alibaba Cloud CLI | |
Alibaba Cloud SDKs |
SDK dependency installation |
Obtains and installs the required dependencies of Alibaba Cloud SDKs. |
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Alibaba Cloud SDK configuration |
Helps you configure the basic environment required for running the SDKs. |
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Alibaba Cloud SDK usage |
Allows you to use Alibaba Cloud SDKs to call API operations. |
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IDE plug-ins |
VS Code plug-in |
Provides an API toolkit for VS Code. |
Use Alibaba Cloud API Toolkit in VS Code |
JetBrains plug-in |
Provides an API toolkit for JetBrains. |
Using Alibaba Cloud Developer Toolkit in a JetBrains IDE |
API service capabilities
OpenAPI Explorer provides a diagnostics system to help developers quickly locate the causes of API errors and provide solutions. The system displays call statistics within an account to continuously monitor the service status. The statistical dimensions include the API call trend, error distribution, and traffic distribution.
Category |
Feature |
Description |
References |
Latest changes |
Change record search |
Allows you to search for historical API changes. |
N/A |
Change message subscription |
Allows you to subscribe to API change notifications. |
N/A |