DescribeVpcAttribute - Virtual Private Cloud - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Queries the configuration of a virtual private cloud (VPC).

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Authorization information

The following table shows the authorization information corresponding to the API. The authorization information can be used in the Action policy element to grant a RAM user or RAM role the permissions to call this API operation. Description:

Operation: the value that you can use in the Action element to specify the operation on a resource.
Access level: the access level of each operation. The levels are read, write, and list.
Resource type: the type of the resource on which you can authorize the RAM user or the RAM role to perform the operation. Take note of the following items:
- The required resource types are displayed in bold characters.
- If the permissions cannot be granted at the resource level, All Resources is used in the Resource type column of the operation.
Condition Key: the condition key that is defined by the cloud service.
Associated operation: other operations that the RAM user or the RAM role must have permissions to perform to complete the operation. To complete the operation, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform the associated operations.

Operation	Access level	Resource type	Condition key	Associated operation
vpc:DescribeVpcAttribute	get	VPC acs:vpc:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:vpc/{#VpcId}	vpc:tag	none

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
VpcId	string	Yes	The ID of the VPC that you want to query.	vpc-bp18sth14qii3pnv****
RegionId	string	Yes	The ID of the region where the VPC is deployed. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.	cn-hangzhou
DryRun	boolean	No	Specifies whether to perform only a dry run, without performing the actual request. Valid values: true: performs only a dry run. The system checks the request for potential issues, including missing parameter values, incorrect request syntax, and service limits. If the request fails the dry run, an error message is returned. If the request passes dry run, the `DryRunOperation` error code is returned. false (default): performs a dry run and performs the actual request. If the request passes the dry run, a 2xx HTTP status code is returned and the operation is performed.	false
IsDefault	boolean	No	Specifies whether the VPC is the default VPC. Valid values: false (default) true	false

Response parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
	object	The time when the VPC was created.
CreationTime	string	The time when the VPC was created.	2021-10-16T07:31:09Z
Status	string	The status of the VPC. Valid values: Available Pending	Available
VpcId	string	The ID of the VPC.	vpc-bp18sth14qii3pnvo****
IsDefault	boolean	Indicates whether the VPC is the default VPC. Valid values: true false (default)	false
ClassicLinkEnabled	boolean	Indicates whether the ClassicLink feature is enabled. Valid values: true false (default)	false
OwnerId	long	The ID of the Alibaba Cloud account to which the VPC belongs.	28311773240248****
RegionId	string	The ID of the region to which the VPC belongs.	cn-hangzhou
VpcName	string	The name of the VPC.	doctest2
VRouterId	string	The ID of the vRouter that belongs to the VPC.	vrt-bp1jso6ng1at0ajsc****
DhcpOptionsSetStatus	string	The status of the DHCP options set. Valid values: Available InUse Deleted Pending	Available
CidrBlock	string	The IPv4 CIDR block of the VPC.	192.168.0.0/16
RequestId	string	The request ID.	7486AE4A-129D-43DB-A714-2432C074BA04
Description	string	The description of the VPC.	VPC
ResourceGroupId	string	The ID of the resource group.	rg-acfmxazbvgb4ph****
DhcpOptionsSetId	string	The ID of the DHCP options set.	dopt-o6w0df4epg9zo8isy****
Ipv6CidrBlock	string	The IPv6 CIDR block of the VPC.	2408:XXXX:0:a600::/56
VSwitchIds	array	The list of vSwitches deployed in the VPC.
	string	The list of vSwitches deployed in the VPC.	{"VSwitchId": [ "vsw-bp14cagpfysr29feg****" ]}
UserCidrs	array	The user CIDR block. Multiple CIDR blocks are separated by commas (,). At most three CIDR blocks are returned.
	string	The user CIDR block. Multiple CIDR blocks are separated by commas (,). At most three CIDR blocks are returned.	172.16.0.1/24
SecondaryCidrBlocks	array	The secondary IPv4 CIDR block of the VPC.
	string	The secondary IPv4 CIDR block of the VPC.	192.168.0.0/16
AssociatedCens	array<object>	The list of Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) instances to which the VPC is attached. If the VPC is not attached to a CEN instance, the parameter is not returned.
	object
CenOwnerId	long	The ID of the account to which the CEN instance belongs.	28311773240248****
CenId	string	The ID of the CEN instance to which the VPC is attached.	cen-7qthudw0ll6jmc****
CenStatus	string	The status of the CEN instance. Attached is returned only when the VPC is attached to a CEN instance.	Attached
CloudResources	array<object>	The list of resources deployed in the VPC.
	object
ResourceCount	integer	The number of resources in the VPC.	1
ResourceType	string	The type of resource deployed in the VPC. Valid values: Valid values: VSwitch VRouter RouteTable	VSwitch
Ipv6CidrBlocks	array<object>	The IPv6 CIDR block of the VPC.
	object
Ipv6Isp	string	The IPv6 CIDR block type of the VPC. Valid values: BGP (default) ChinaMobile ChinaUnicom ChinaTelecom Note If you are allowed to use single-ISP bandwidth, valid values are ChinaTelecom, ChinaUnicom, and ChinaMobile	BGP
Ipv6CidrBlock	string	The IPv6 CIDR block of the VPC.	2408:XXXX:0:6a::/56
SupportIpv4Gateway	boolean	Indicates whether the VPC supports IPv4 gateways. true false	true
Ipv4GatewayId	string	The ID of the IPv4 gateway.	ipv4gw-5tsnc6s4ogsedtp3k****
Tags	array<object>	The information about the tags.
	object	The tags.
Key	string	The key of tag N.	FinanceDept
Value	string	The value of tag N.	FinanceJoshua
AssociatedPropagationSources	array<object>	The route source associated with the VPC.
	object
SourceType	string	The source type. CEN VPN TR ECR	CEN
SourceOwnerId	long	The account ID of the source.	153980532164****
SourceInstanceId	string	The instance ID of the source.	cen-dc4vwznpwbobrl****
Status	string	The binding status. Attaching Attached Detaching	Attaching
RoutePropagated	boolean	Indicates whether routes are advertised to the VPC.	true
EnabledIpv6	boolean	Indicates whether the VPC enables IPv6 . true false	false

Examples

Sample success responses

JSONformat

{
  "CreationTime": "2021-10-16T07:31:09Z",
  "Status": "Available",
  "VpcId": "vpc-bp18sth14qii3pnvo****",
  "IsDefault": false,
  "ClassicLinkEnabled": false,
  "OwnerId": 0,
  "RegionId": "cn-hangzhou",
  "VpcName": "doctest2",
  "VRouterId": "vrt-bp1jso6ng1at0ajsc****",
  "DhcpOptionsSetStatus": "Available",
  "CidrBlock": "192.168.0.0/16",
  "RequestId": "7486AE4A-129D-43DB-A714-2432C074BA04",
  "Description": "VPC",
  "ResourceGroupId": "rg-acfmxazbvgb4ph****",
  "DhcpOptionsSetId": "dopt-o6w0df4epg9zo8isy****",
  "Ipv6CidrBlock": "2408:XXXX:0:a600::/56",
  "VSwitchIds": {
    "VSwitchId": [
      "{\"VSwitchId\": [ \"vsw-bp14cagpfysr29feg****\" ]}"
    ]
  },
  "UserCidrs": {
    "UserCidr": [
      "172.16.0.1/24"
    ]
  },
  "SecondaryCidrBlocks": {
    "SecondaryCidrBlock": [
      "192.168.0.0/16"
    ]
  },
  "AssociatedCens": {
    "AssociatedCen": [
      {
        "CenOwnerId": 0,
        "CenId": "cen-7qthudw0ll6jmc****",
        "CenStatus": "Attached"
      }
    ]
  },
  "CloudResources": {
    "CloudResourceSetType": [
      {
        "ResourceCount": 1,
        "ResourceType": "VSwitch"
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ipv6CidrBlocks": {
    "Ipv6CidrBlock": [
      {
        "Ipv6Isp": "BGP",
        "Ipv6CidrBlock": "2408:XXXX:0:6a::/56"
      }
    ]
  },
  "SupportIpv4Gateway": true,
  "Ipv4GatewayId": "ipv4gw-5tsnc6s4ogsedtp3k****",
  "Tags": {
    "Tag": [
      {
        "Key": "FinanceDept",
        "Value": "FinanceJoshua"
      }
    ]
  },
  "AssociatedPropagationSources": {
    "AssociatedPropagationSources": [
      {
        "SourceType": "CEN",
        "SourceOwnerId": 0,
        "SourceInstanceId": "cen-dc4vwznpwbobrl****",
        "Status": "Attaching",
        "RoutePropagated": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "EnabledIpv6": false
}

Error codes

HTTP status code	Error code	Error message	Description
400	IncorrectVpcStatus	Current VPC status does not support this operation.	This operation cannot be performed when the VPC is in the current state.
500	InternalError	The request processing has failed due to some unknown error.	An unknown error occurred.

For a list of error codes, visit the Service error codes.

Change history

Change time	Summary of changes	Operation
2024-08-27	The Error code has changed. The response structure of the API has changed	View Change Details
2024-06-24	The Error code has changed	View Change Details
2024-04-09	The Error code has changed. The response structure of the API has changed	View Change Details
2024-01-05	API Description Update. The Error code has changed. The response structure of the API has changed	View Change Details
2023-05-17	The Error code has changed. The response structure of the API has changed	View Change Details