Queries the details of regions in which Elastic Block Storage (EBS) features (such as async replication, CloudLens for EBS, and Dedicated Block Storage Cluster) are supported.

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes DescribeRegions

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

ResourceType String No ear

The type of resource. Valid values:

  • ear: async replication
  • lend: CloudLens for EBS
  • dbsc: Dedicated Block Storage Cluster

Default value: ear.

AcceptLanguage String No zh-CN

The language in which the regions and zones are named. This parameter corresponds to the LocalName response parameter. Valid values:

  • zh-CN: Chinese
  • en-US: English
  • ja: Japanese

Default value: zh-CN.

RegionId String No cn-beijing

The ID of the region.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 17EE62D8-064E-5404-8B0D-72122478****

The ID of the request.

Regions Array of region

Details about the regions.

LocalName String China (Hangzhou)

The name of the region.

RegionEndpoint String ebs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com

The endpoint of the region.

RegionId String cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region.

Zones Array of zone

Details about the zones.

LocalName String Hangzhou Zone H

The name of the zone.

ZoneId String cn-hangzhou-h

The ID of the zone.

ResourceTypes Array of String ear

The type of resource. Valid values:

  • ear: async replication
  • lend: CloudLens for EBS
  • dbsc: Dedicated Block Storage Cluster

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://ebs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/?Action=DescribeRegions
&ResourceType=ear
&AcceptLanguage=zh-CN
&RegionId=cn-beijing
&Common request parameters

Sample success responses

XML format

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

<DescribeRegionsResponse>
    <RequestId>17EE62D8-064E-5404-8B0D-72122478****</RequestId>
    <Regions>
        <LocalName>China (Hangzhou)</LocalName>
        <RegionEndpoint>ebs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
        <RegionId>cn-hangzhou</RegionId>
        <Zones>
            <LocalName>Hangzhou Zone H</LocalName>
            <ZoneId>cn-hangzhou-h</ZoneId>
        </Zones>
    </Regions>
</DescribeRegionsResponse>

JSON format

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

{
  "RequestId" : "17EE62D8-064E-5404-8B0D-72122478****",
  "Regions" : [ {
    "LocalName":"China (Hangzhou)",
    "RegionEndpoint" : "ebs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com",
    "RegionId" : "cn-hangzhou",
    "Zones" : [ {
      "LocalName": "Hangzhou Zone H"
      "ZoneId" : "cn-hangzhou-h"
    } ]
  } ]
}

Error codes

HTTP status code Error code Error message Description
404 NoSuchResource The specified resource does not exist. The error message returned because the specified resource does not exist.
504 RequestTimeout The request is timeout, please try again later. The error message returned because the request timed out. Try again later.
500 InternalError The request processing has failed due to some unknown error, exception or failure. The error message returned because an internal error has occurred.
403 Forbidden User is not authorized to operate. The error message returned because you are not authorized to manage the resource. Check the permissions of your account or contact your Alibaba Cloud account administrator.
403 Forbidden.Action User is not authorized to operate this action. The error message returned because you are not authorized to perform this operation. Check the permissions of your account or contact your Alibaba Cloud account administrator.

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