AllocateEipAddress - API Reference| Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Description

Before you call this operation, make sure that you understand the billing methods and pricing of EIPs. For more information, see Billing.

After you call this operation, an EIP in the Available state is randomly allocated in the specified region. EIPs support only the following transport layer protocols: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), and User Datagram Protocol (UDP). Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) are not supported.

Debugging

OpenAPI Explorer automatically calculates the signature value. For your convenience, we recommend that you call this operation in OpenAPI Explorer. OpenAPI Explorer dynamically generates the sample code of the operation for different SDKs.

Request parameters


Parameter	Type	Required	Example	Description
Action	String	Yes	AllocateEipAddress	The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to AllocateEipAddress.
RegionId	String	Yes	cn-hangzhou	The ID of the region where you want to create an EIP. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query region IDs.
Bandwidth	String	No	5	The maximum bandwidth of the EIP. Valid values: 1 to 200. Unit: Mbit/s. Default value: 5.
Period	Integer	No	1	The subscription duration. When PricingCycle is set to Month, Period can be set from 1 to 9. When PricingCycle is set to Year, Period can be set from 1 to 5. This parameter is required when InstanceChargeType is set to PrePaid. If InstanceChargeType is set to PostPaid, ignore this parameter.
ISP	String	No	BGP	The line type. You can set this parameter only when you create a pay-as-you-go EIP. Valid values: BGP: BGP (Multi-ISP) lines. Up to 89 high-quality BGP lines are available worldwide. Direct connections with multiple Internet Service Providers (ISPs), including Telecom, Unicom, Mobile, Railcom, Netcom, CERNET, China Broadcast Network, Dr. Peng, and Founder, can be established in all regions in mainland China. BGP_PRO: BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines. BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines optimize data transmission to China and improve connection quality for international services. Compared with traditional BGP (Multi-ISP) lines, BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines can be used to establish direct connections without using international ISP services. Therefore, BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines reduce network latency. BGP (Multi-ISP) lines are supported in all regions. BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines are supported only in the China (Hong Kong) region. Note If your account is included in the BGP (single line) whitelist, you can set the ISP field to ChinaTelecom, ChinaUnicom, or ChinaMobile. If your workloads are deployed in China East 1 Finance. Set the value to BGP_FinanceCloud.
ActivityId	Long	No	123456	The promotion code. Ignore this parameter.
Netmode	String	No	public	The type of the network. Set the value to public (Internet).
AutoPay	Boolean	No	false	Specifies whether to enable automatic payments. Valid values: false: disables automatic payment. After an order is generated, you must go to the order center to complete the payment. true: enables automatic payments. After an order is generated, the system automatically deducts you account balance to pay for the order. This parameter is required when InstanceChargeType is set to PrePaid. This parameter is not required when InstanceChargeType is set to PostPaid.
PricingCycle	String	No	Month	The billing cycle of the subscription EIP. Valid values: Month (default): Bills are paid on a monthly basis. Year: Bills are paid on an annual basis. This parameter is required when InstanceChargeType is set to PrePaid. This parameter is not required when InstanceChargeType is set to PostPaid.
InstanceChargeType	String	No	PostPaid	The billing method of the EIP. Valid values: PrePaid: subscription. PostPaid: pay-as-you-go. This is the default value. When InstanceChargeType is set to PrePaid, set InternetChargeType to PayByBandwidth. When InstanceChargeType is set to PostPaid, set InternetChargeType to PayByBandwidth or PayByTraffic.
InternetChargeType	String	No	PayByTraffic	The metering method of the EIP. Valid values: PayByBandwidth: pay-by-bandwidth. This is the default value. PayByTraffic: pay-by-data-transfer. When InstanceChargeType is set to PrePaid, InternetChargeType must be set to PayByBandwidth. When InstanceChargeType is set to PostPaid, InternetChargeType can be set to PayByBandwidth or PayByTraffic.
ResourceGroupId	String	No	rg-acfmxazffggds****	The ID of the resource group.
ClientToken	String	No	0c593ea1-3bea-11e9-b96b-88e9fe637760	The client token that is used to ensure the idempotence of the request. You can use the client to generate the value. Make sure that the client token is unique. The ClientToken value can contain only ASCII characters and cannot exceed 64 characters in length. For more information, see How to ensure idempotence.
Name	String	No	EIP1	The name of the EIP.
Description	String	No	test	The description of the EIP.

Response parameters


Parameter	Type	Example	Description
EipAddress	String	12.xx.xx.78	The EIP that is allocated.
AllocationId	String	eip-25877c70gddh****	The ID of the EIP.
OrderId	Long	10	The order number. This parameter is returned only when InstanceChargeType is set to PrePaid.
RequestId	String	4EC47282-1B74-4534-BD0E-403F3EE64CAF	The ID of the request.
ResourceGroupId	String	rg-acfmxazfdgdg****	The ID of the resource group.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/? Action=AllocateEipAddress
&RegionId=cn-hangzhou
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format

<AllocateEipAddressResponse>
  <RequestId>4EC47282-1B74-4534-BD0E-403F3EE64CAF</RequestId>
  <ResourceGroupId>rg-acfmxazfdgdg****</ResourceGroupId>
  <AllocationId>eip-25877c70gddh****</AllocationId>
  <EipAddress>12.xx.xx.78</EipAddress>
  <OrderId>10</OrderId>
</AllocateEipAddressResponse>

JSON format

{
    "RequestId": "4EC47282-1B74-4534-BD0E-403F3EE64CAF",
    "ResourceGroupId": "rg-acfmxazfdgdg****",
    "AllocationId": "eip-25877c70gddh****",
    "EipAddress": "12.xx.xx.78",
    "OrderId": 10
}

Error codes


HttpCode	Error code	Error message	Description
403	Forbbiden	User not authorized to operate on the specified resource.	The error message returned because you do not have the permissions to perform this operation on the specified resource. You can apply for the permissions and try again.
400	QuotaExceeded.Eip	Elastic IP address quota exceeded	The error message returned because the number of EIPs exceeds the quota. To request a quota increase, submit a ticket. We recommend that you use NAT gateways.
400	InvalidParameter	Specified value of "InternetChargeType" is not valid	The error message returned because InternetChargeType is set to an invalid value.
400	InvalidParameter	Specified value of "Bandwidth" is not valid.	The error message returned because the specified bandwidth value is invalid.
400	InsufficientBalance	Your account does not have enough balance.	The error message returned because your Alibaba Cloud account has an insufficient balance. Top up your account and try again.
400	QuotaExceeded.Eip	Elastic IP address quota exceeded.	The error message returned because the number of EIPs exceeds the quota. To request a quota increase, submit a ticket. We recommend that you use NAT gateways.
400	ReserveIpFail	Reserve eip failed.	The error message returned because the reservation for the EIP failed.
400	InvalidRegion.NotSupport	The specified region does not support.	The error message returned because the specified region does not support this operation.
400	InvalidResourceGroupId	The specified ResourceGroupId does not exist.	The error message returned because the ID of the resource group does not exist.
409	OperationConflict	Request was denied due to conflict with a previos request.	The error message returned because a request conflict occurs. Try again later or submit a ticket.

For a list of error codes, visit the API Error Center.