Alibaba Cloud sets default quotas on the cloud resources and API operations for each Alibaba Cloud account. This topic describes the quota items and default quotas of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and whether the quotas are adjustable.
Alibaba Cloud provides the following quota types based on accounts or regions:
General quotas: the limits on cloud resources that are available to an Alibaba Cloud account.
API rate limits: the limits on API calls that an Alibaba Cloud account can make in a specific period of time. API rate limits are also known as queries per second (QPS) limits.
Privileges: the permissions to use advanced features. Privileges are granted by Alibaba Cloud to an account.
VPC is subject to general quotas, API rate limits, and privileges. You can apply for increases on some of the quotas. You can view and manage quotas in Alibaba Cloud Quota Center or in the VPC console. For more information about how to manage VPC quotas, see Manage VPC quotas.
General quotas
The following table describes the general quotas of VPC.
The quotas listed in this topic are for reference only. The actual quotas in the console shall prevail.
Limits and quotas on VPCs and vSwitches
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
vpc_quota_instances_num_${RegionId} Note ${RegionId} indicates the region. Quota names in different regions are different. | Maximum number of VPCs that can be created in each region | 10 | |
vpc_quota_vswitches_num | Maximum number of vSwitches that can be created in each VPC | 150 | |
vpc_quota_secondary_cidr_num | Maximum number of secondary IPv4 CIDR blocks that can be created in each VPC | 5 | |
N/A | Maximum number of secondary IPv6 CIDR blocks that can be created in each VPC | 3 | No |
Maximum number of customer CIDR blocks that can be created in each VPC | 3 | ||
Maximum number of private IP addresses that can be used by cloud resources in each VPC | 60,000 Note
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Maximum number of tags that can be added to each VPC | 20 | ||
Maximum number of tags that can be added to each vSwitch | 20 |
Limits and quotas on vRouters and route tables
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
vpc_quota_route_tables_num | Maximum number of custom route tables that can be created in each VPC | 9 | |
vpc_quota_route_entrys_num | Maximum number of custom route entries that can be created in each route table | 200 | |
vpc_quota_havip_custom_route_entry | Maximum number of custom routes that point to a high-availability virtual IP address (HAVIP) | 5 | |
N/A | Maximum number of vRouters that can be created in each VPC | 1 | No |
Maximum number of tags that can be added to each route table | 20 | No |
Limits and quotas on Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) options sets
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
N/A | Maximum number of DHCP options sets that can be created with each Alibaba Cloud account | 10 | No |
Maximum number of VPCs that can be associated with each DHCP options set | 10 | ||
Maximum number of DHCP options sets that can be associated with each VPC | 1 | ||
Maximum number of domain names that can be specified in each DHCP options set | 1 | ||
Maximum number of DNS server IP addresses that can be specified in each DHCP options set | 4 |
Limits and quotas on shared VPCs
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
vpc_quota_sharedvpc_share_user_num_per_vpc | Maximum number of participants supported by each VPC | 50 | |
vpc_quota_sharedvpc_share_user_num_per_vswitch | Maximum number of participants supported by each vSwitch in a VPC | 50 | |
vpc_quota_sharedvpc_accept_shared_vswitch_num | Maximum number of vSwitches that can be shared with each participant | 30 |
Limits and quotas on flow logs
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
N/A | Maximum number of flow logs that can be created in each region | 10 | No |
Limits and quotas on network access control lists (ACLs)
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
N/A | Maximum number of network ACLs that can be created in each VPC | 20 | No |
vpc_quota_nacl_ingress_entry | Maximum number of rules that can be added to a network ACL | 20 | |
vpc_quota_nacl_egress_entry | Maximum number of rules that can be added to a network ACL | 20 |
Limits and quotas on HAVIPs
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
N/A | Maximum number of HAVIPs that can be associated with each ECS instance | 5 | No |
Maximum number of ECS instances or ENIs that can be associated with each HAVIP | 10 | ||
Maximum number of HAVIPs that can be created with each Alibaba Cloud account | 50 | ||
Maximum number of HAVIPs that can be created in each VPC | 50 | ||
Maximum number of route entries that point to an HAVIP in each VPC | 5 |
Limits and quotas on traffic mirroring
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
trafficmirror_quota_source_num_per_session | Maximum number of traffic mirror sources that can be specified in each traffic mirror session | 10 | |
N/A | The maximum number of traffic mirror sessions that you can create in each region with each Alibaba Cloud account | 20000 | No |
The maximum number of traffic mirror sessions supported by each traffic mirror source | 3 | ||
The maximum number of rules that can be specified in each filter | 10 | ||
The maximum number of traffic mirror sessions that can be associated with each filter | 2000 |
Limits and quotas on VPC peering connections
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
vpc_quota_peer_num_per_vpc | The maximum number of VPC peering connections supported by each VPC | 10 | |
vpc_quota_peer_num | The maximum number of VPC peering connections supported by each Alibaba Cloud account in each region | 20 | |
vpc_quota_peer_cross_border_bandwidth | The maximum bandwidth supported by cross-border connections | 1024 Mbps | |
vpc_quota_peer_cross_region_bandwidth | The maximum bandwidth supported by inter-region connections | 1024 Mbps |
Limits and quotas on IPv4 gateways
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
N/A | The maximum number of IPv4 gateways that can be created in a VPC | 1 | No |
The maximum number of gateway route tables that can be associated with an IPv4 gateway | 1 |
Limits and quotas on prefix lists
Quota name | Details | Limit | Adjustable |
vpc_quota_prefixlist_num | The maximum number of prefix lists that can be created by an Alibaba Cloud account | 10 | |
vpc_quota_prefixlist_cidr_num_per_prefixlist | The maximum number of entries supported by each prefix list | 50 | |
vpc_quota_prefixlist_accept_shared_prefixlist_num | The maximum number of prefix lists that can be shared with each participant | 10 | |
vpc_quota_prefixlist_share_user_num_per_prefixlist | The maximum number of participants with which each prefix list can be shared | 10 | |
vpc_quota_prefixlist_num | Maximum number of prefix lists that a user can create in each region | 10 |
API rate limits
The following table describes the API rate limits of VPC.
API | Version | Limit | Details | Adjustable |
CreateRouteEntry | 2016-04-28 | 600/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the CreateRouteEntry operation | No |
CreateVSwitch | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the CreateVSwitch operation | No |
CreateVpc | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the CreateVpc operation | No |
DeleteRouteEntry | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DeleteRouteEntry operation | No |
DeleteVSwitch | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DeleteVSwitch operation | No |
DeleteVpc | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DeleteVpc operation | No |
DescribeIpv6Addresses | 2016-04-28 | 600/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeIpv6Addresses operation | No |
DescribeNatGateways | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeNatGateways operation | No |
DescribeRouteEntryList | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeRouteEntryList operation | No |
DescribeRouteTableList | 2016-04-28 | 120/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeRouteTableList operation | No |
DescribeVSwitchAttributes | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeVSwitchAttributes operation | No |
DescribeVSwitches | 2016-04-28 | 360/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeVSwitches operation | No |
DescribeVpcAttribute | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeVpcAttribute operation | No |
DescribeVpcs | 2016-04-28 | 360/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeVpcs operation | No |
ListTagResources | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the ListTagResources operation | No |
ModifyRouteEntry | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the ModifyRouteEntry operation | No |
ModifyVSwitchAttribute | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the ModifyVSwitchAttribute operation | No |
ModifyVpcAttribute | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the ModifyVpcAttribute operation | No |
TagResources | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the TagResources operation | No |
UnTagResources | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the UnTagResources operation | No |
AllocateIpv6InternetBandwidth | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the AllocateIpv6 InternetBandwidth operation | No |
AllocateVpcIpv6Cidr | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the AllocateVpcIpv6Cidr operation | No |
CreateIpv6EgressOnlyRule | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the CreateIpv6EgressOnlyRule operation | No |
CreateIpv6Gateway | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the CreateIpv6Gateway operation | No |
DeleteIpv6EgressOnlyRule | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DeleteIpv6EgressOnlyRule operation | No |
DeleteIpv6Gateway | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DeleteIpv6Gateway operation | No |
DeleteIpv6InternetBandwidth | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DeleteIpv6 InternetBandwidth operation | No |
DescribeIpv6EgressOnlyRules | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeIpv6 EgressOnlyRules operation | No |
DescribeIpv6GatewayAttribute | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeIpv6 GatewayAttribute operation | No |
DescribeIpv6Gateways | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeIpv6Gateways operation | No |
DescribeRegions | 2016-04-28 | 600/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the DescribeRegions operation | No |
ModifyIpv6AddressAttribute | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the ModifyIpv6 AddressAttribute under each account | No |
ModifyIpv6GatewayAttribute | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the ModifyIpv6 GatewayAttribute operation | No |
ModifyIpv6GatewaySpec | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the ModifyIpv6GatewaySpec operation | No |
ModifyIpv6InternetBandwidth | 2016-04-28 | 300/60(s) | Maximum frequency that each Alibaba Cloud account can call the ModifyIpv6 InternetBandwidth operation | No |
Privileges
When the default value of a privilege is 0, the corresponding advanced feature is unavailable. You must obtain the privilege from Alibaba Cloud before you can use the feature. The following table describes the privileges of VPC.
Quota name | Details | Adjustable |
HAVIPs | Allows customers who participate in invitational preview to use the HAVIP feature. |