Queries the most recent region list.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
ProductType String No VPC

The service type. Default value: VPC.

AcceptLanguage String No zh-CN

The language of the response. Valid values:

  • zh-CN (default): Chinese
  • en-US: English
Action String Yes DescribeRegions

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DescribeRegions.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 611CB80C-B6A9-43DB-9E38-0B0AC3D9B58F

The ID of the request.

Regions Array of Region

The list of regions.

Region
RegionEndpoint String vpc.aliyuncs.com

The endpoint of the region.

LocalName String China (Qingdao)

The name of the region.

RegionId String cn-qingdao

The ID of the region.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/?ProductType=VPC
&AcceptLanguage=zh-CN
&Action=DescribeRegions
&Common request parameters

Sample success responses

XML format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml

<DescribeRegionsResponse>
    <RequestId>611CB80C-B6A9-43DB-9E38-0B0AC3D9B58F</RequestId>
    <Regions>
        <RegionEndpoint>vpc.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
        <LocalName>China (Qingdao)</LocalName>
        <RegionId>cn-qingdao</RegionId>
    </Regions>
</DescribeRegionsResponse>

JSON format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "RequestId" : "611CB80C-B6A9-43DB-9E38-0B0AC3D9B58F",
  "Regions" : [ {
    "RegionEndpoint" : "vpc.aliyuncs.com",
    "LocalName" : "China (Qingdao)",
    "RegionId" : "cn-qingdao"
  } ]
}

Error codes

For a list of error codes, see Service error codes.