CreateNatGateway - API reference| Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Description

When you call this operation, take note of the following information:

When you create an enhanced NAT gateway, the system automatically creates the service linked role (SLR) AliyunServiceRoleForNatgw for the NAT gateway. Then, the system attaches the permission policy AliyunServiceRolePolicyForNatgw to the role. This allows the NAT gateway to access other resources on Alibaba Cloud. For more information, see Service linked role for NAT Gateway.

Note When you create a standard NAT gateway, the system does not automatically create the SLR AliyunServiceRoleForNatgw for the NAT gateway.
CreateNatGateway is an asynchronous operation. After you make a request, a NAT gateway ID is returned but the specified NAT gateway is not created. The system creates the NAT gateway in the background. You can call the DescribeNatGateways operation to query the state of the NAT gateway:
- Creating: indicates that the system is creating the NAT gateway. You can only query the state of the NAT gateway, but cannot perform other operations.
- Available: indicates that the NAT gateway is created.
  
  Note It takes one to three minutes to create a NAT gateway.
After you create a NAT gateway, a route entry is automatically added to the route table of the virtual private cloud (VPC). The destination CIDR block of the route entry is 0.0.0.0/0 and the next hop is the NAT gateway. This ensures that traffic is routed to the NAT gateway.

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	CreateNatGateway	The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to CreateNatGateway.
RegionId	String	Yes	cn-hangzhou	The ID of the region where the NAT gateway is deployed. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query region IDs.
VpcId	String	Yes	vpc-bp1di7uewzmtvfuq8****	The ID of the VPC to which the NAT gateway belongs. When you specify a VPC, take note of the following limits: To create a standard NAT gateway, make sure that the route table of the VPC does not contain a route entry whose destination CIDR block is 0.0.0.0/0. If the such a custom route entry exists, delete the route entry. If you create an enhanced NAT gateway, this limit does not apply.
Name	String	No	fortest	The name of the NAT gateway. The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length, and can contain digits, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-). It must start with a letter and cannot start with `http://` or `https://`. If you do not set this parameter, the ID of the gateway is used as the gateway name.
Description	String	No	testnat	The description of the NAT gateway. It must be 2 to 256 characters in length, and cannot start with `http://` or `https://`.
ClientToken	String	No	shefffxxddjehfh123	The client token that is used to ensure the idempotence of the request. You can use the client to generate a value that is unique among different requests.ClientToken can contain only ASCII characters and cannot exceed 64 characters in length.
Spec	String	No	Small	The size of the NAT gateway. Valid values: Small: a small-sized NAT gateway. This is the default value. Middle: a middle-sized NAT gateway. Large: a large-sized NAT gateway. XLarge.1: a super large-sized NAT gateway.
InstanceChargeType	String	No	PostPaid	The billing method of the NAT gateway. Set the value to PostPaid (pay-as-you-go). The default value is PostPaid. For more information, see Pay-as-you-go.
PricingCycle	String	No	Month	The billing cycle of subscription NAT gateways. You do not need to set this parameter.
Duration	String	No	1	The subscription duration. You do not need to set this parameter.
AutoPay	Boolean	No	false	Specifies whether to enable automatic payment. You do not need to set this parameter.
VSwitchId	String	No	vsw-bp1e3se98n9fq8hle****	The ID of the VSwitch to which the NAT gateway is attached. When you create an enhanced NAT gateway, you must specify a VSwitch for the NAT gateway. Then, the system assigns an unused IP address from the VSwitch to the NAT gateway. To create an enhanced NAT gateway that is attached to an existing VSwitch, make sure that the zone to which the VSwitch belongs supports enhanced NAT gateways. In addition, the VSwitch must have unused public IP addresses. If you do not have a VSwitch in the VPC, create a VSwitch in the zone that supports enhanced NAT gateways. Then, specify the VSwitch for the enhanced NAT gateway. You can call the ListEnhanhcedNatGatewayAvailableZones operation to query zones that support enhanced NAT gateways. You can call the DescribeVSwitches operation to query the number of available public IP addresses in the VSwitch.
NatType	String	No	Enhanced	The type of the NAT gateway. Valid values: Normal: a standard NAT gateway. Enhanced: an enhanced NAT gateway. For more information about enhanced NAT gateways, see Release notes for Enhanced NAT Gateway. Note Enhanced NAT gateways are available in all regions except Australia (Sydney).
InternetChargeType	String	No	PayBySpec	The metering method of the NAT gateway. Valid values: PayBySpec: billed on a pay-by-specification basis PayByLcu: billed on a pay-by-LCU basis Note To set InternetChargeType to PayByLcu, set NatType to Enhanced. This setting is supported only in the following regions: China (Shanghai), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou-Beijing Winter Olympics), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Heyuan), China (Chengdu), Singapore (Singapore), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), India (Mumbai), Indonesia (Jakarta), Germany (Frankfurt), and UK (London).

Response parameters


Parameter	Type	Example	Description
NatGatewayId	String	ngw-112za33e4****	The ID of the created NAT gateway.
ForwardTableIds	List	ftb-11tc6xgmv****	The list of DNAT entries.
RequestId	String	2315DEB7-5E92-423A-91F7-4C1EC9AD97C3	The ID of the request.
SnatTableIds	List	stb-SnatTableIds****	The list of SNAT entries.

Examples

Sample requests

https://vpc.aliyuncs.com/?Action=CreateNatGateway
&RegionId=cn-hangzhou
&VpcId= vpc-bp1di7uewzmtvfuq8****
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format

<CreateNatGatewayResponse>
      <RequestId>5AF873FB-6669-4AD5-A4DA-478D535C8F0D</RequestId>
      <SnatTableIds>
            <SnatTableId>stb-bp1evej8rk6ww1djl****</SnatTableId>
      </SnatTableIds>
      <ForwardTableIds>
            <ForwardTableId>ftb-bp1d09hosgndxs154****</ForwardTableId>
      </ForwardTableIds>
      <NatGatewayId>ngw-bp1m842e0dz1t5cos****</NatGatewayId>
</CreateNatGatewayResponse>

JSON format

{
    "RequestId": "5AF873FB-6669-4AD5-A4DA-478D535C8F0D",
    "SnatTableIds": {
        "SnatTableId": [
            "stb-bp1evej8rk6ww1djl****"
        ]
    },
    "ForwardTableIds": {
        "ForwardTableId": [
            "ftb-bp1d09hosgndxs154****"
        ]
    },
    "NatGatewayId": "ngw-bp1m842e0dz1t5cos****"
}

Error codes


HttpCode	Error code	Error message	Description
400	InvalidVPCStatus	vpc incorrect status.	The error message returned because the operation is not supported when the VPC is in the current state. Check whether the state of the VPC is valid.
404	InvalidRegionId.NotFound	The specified RegionId does not exist in our records.	The error message returned because the specified region ID does not exist. Check whether the region ID is valid.
400	InvalidNatGatewayName.MalFormed	NatGateway name is not valid.	The error message returned because the specified gateway name is invalid.
400	InvalidNatGatewayDescription.MalFormed	NatGateway description is not valid.	The error message returned because the specified gateway description is invalid.
400	MissingParameter.BandwidthPackage	only support one BandwidthPackage be created with NatGateway.	The error message returned because no EIP bandwidth plan is specified.
404	InvalidVpcId.NotFound	Specified value of VpcId is not found in our record.	The error message returned because the specified VPC does not exist. Check whether the specified VPC ID is valid.
400	MissingParameter	Miss mandatory parameter.	The error message returned because the required parameters are missing. Check whether you have set all required parameters before you call this operation.
404	InvalidZoneId.NotFound	Specified value of ZoneId is not exists.	The error message returned because the specified zone ID does not exist.
404	InvalidZoneId.NotFound	Can not find ZoneId for allocated ip.	The error message returned because the zone of the specified IP address is invalid.
400	QuotaExceeded.BandwidthPackageIps	The specified ipCount exceeded quota.	The error message returned because the number of IP addresses exceeds the quota. Submit a ticket to increase the quota.
400	InvalidParameter.Name.Malformed	The specified Name is not valid.	The error message returned because the specified name is invalid.
400	InvalidParameter.Description.Malformed	The specified Description is not valid.	The error message returned because the specified description is invalid.
400	ZONE_NO_AVAILABLE_IP	The Zone have no available ip.	The error message returned because no IP addresses are available in the zone.
400	InvalidParameter.BandwidthPackage.n.ISP.ValueNotSupport	The specified ISP of BandwidthPackage is not valid.	The error message returned because the specified Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the NAT service plan is invalid.
400	InvalidNatGatewayId.NotFound	The NatGatewayId not exist.	The error message returned because the specified NAT gateway ID does not exist. Check whether the value of the NatGatewayId parameter is valid.
400	VswitchStatusError	The VSwitch is creating .	The error message returned because the operation is not supported when the VSwitch is created.
400	VpcStatusError	The Vpc is creating .	The error message returned because the operation is not supported when the VPC is created.
400	InvalidParameter.Spec.ValueNotSupported	The specified Spec is not valid.	The error message returned because the specified specification is invalid.
400	Forbidden.CheckEntryRuleQuota	Route entry quota rule check error.	The error message returned because an error occurred when the system was checking the quota of route entries.
400	NoPermission.CreateServiceLinkedRole	You are not authorized to create service linked role	The error message returned because you do not have permissions to create an SLR.
400	OperationFailed.VswNotBelongToVpc	Operation failed because the specified VSwitch is not bound to the same VPC with NAT gateway.	The error message returned because the specified VSwitch and NAT gateway are not deployed in the same VPC.

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