You can call this operation to query the regions where Auto Scaling is available.

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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.

AcceptLanguage String No zh-CN

The language that is used as a filter condition to filter returned results. For more information, see RFC 7231. Valid values:

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

Default value: zh-CN.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
Regions Array of Region

Details about the regions.

Region
ClassicUnavailable Boolean false

Indicates whether the region supports scaling groups of the classic network type. Valid values:

  • true: The region does not support scaling groups of the classic network type.
  • false: The region supports scaling groups of the classic network type.
LocalName String China (Beijing)

The name of the region.

RegionEndpoint String ess.aliyuncs.com

The endpoint of the region.

RegionId String cn-beijing

The region ID.

VpcUnavailable Boolean false

Indicates whether the region supports scaling groups of the VPC type. Valid values:

  • true: The region does not support scaling groups of the VPC type.
  • false: The region supports scaling groups of the VPC type.
RequestId String 73469C7-AA6F-4DC5-B3DB-A3DC0DE3C83E

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

https://ess.aliyuncs.com/?Action=DescribeRegions
&AcceptLanguage=zh-CN
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format

<DescribeRegionsResponse> 
      <RequestId>38EC7366-F5A9-46B1-BDB1-0FDC2E296397</RequestId>
      <Regions>
            <Region>
                  <ClassicUnavailable>false</ClassicUnavailable>
                  <RegionId>cn-beijing</RegionId>
                  <VpcUnavailable>false</VpcUnavailable>
                  <RegionEndpoint>ess.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
                  <LocalName>China (Beijing)</LocalName>
            </Region>
            <Region>
                  <ClassicUnavailable>false</ClassicUnavailable>
                  <RegionId>cn-shanghai</RegionId>
                  <VpcUnavailable>false</VpcUnavailable>
                  <RegionEndpoint>ess.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
                  <LocalName>China (Shanghai)</LocalName>
            </Region>
      </Regions>
</DescribeRegionsResponse>

JSON format

{
    "RequestId":"38EC7366-F5A9-46B1-BDB1-0FDC2E296397",
    "Regions":{
        "Region":[
            {
                "ClassicUnavailable": false,
                "RegionId":"cn-beijing",
                "VpcUnavailable": false,
                "RegionEndpoint":"ess.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName":"China (Beijing)"
            },
            {
                "ClassicUnavailable": false,
                "RegionId":"cn-shanghai",
                "VpcUnavailable": false,
                "RegionEndpoint":"ess.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName":"China (Shanghai)"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Error codes

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HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

404

InvalidAcceptLanguage.NotFound

Only Chinese (zh-CN), English (en-US), and Japanese (ja) are allowed.

The error message returned because the specified language is not supported.