createInstance - API Reference| Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Creates an Elasticsearch instance.

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

Make sure that you have read and understand the billing and pricing standards of Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch.

For more information, see Create an Elasticsearch cluster.
Before you create an instance, you must complete real-name verification.

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Debugging

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Request parameter types

This operation uses only common request headers. For more information, see Common request parameters.

Request syntax

POST /openapi/instances HTTP/1.1

Request parameters


Parameter	Type	Location	Required	Example	Description
clientToken	String	Query	No	5A2CFF0E-5718-45B5-9D4D-70B3FF****	This parameter is used to ensure the idempotence of the request. You can use the client to generate the value, but you must make sure that it is unique among different requests. The token can contain only ASCII characters and cannot exceed 64 characters in length.

RequestBody

You also need to specify the following parameters in RequestBody to specify the information of the instance to be created.


Field	Type	Required	Example	Description
zoneCount	String	No	2	The number of zones for the specified instance. Valid values: 1, 2, and 3. Default value: 1.
paymentType	String	Yes	postpaid	The billing method of the instance. Valid values: Postpaid and Prepaid.
paymentInfo	Map	No	postpaid	The payment details of a subscription instance. This parameter is required when you create a subscription instance.
└duration	Integer	No	1	Purchase time. Monthly and yearly purchases are supported. This parameter is required when you create a subscription instance.
└pricingCycle	String	No	Month	The subscription unit. Valid values: Year and Month. This parameter is required when you create a subscription instance.
└isAutoRenew	Boolean	No	true	Specifies whether to enable the auto-renewal setting. Valid values: true (enabled) and false (disabled). The default value is false and is disabled.
└autoRenewDuration	Integer	No	3	The auto-renewal period. Unit: month. This parameter is required if the isAutoRenew parameter is set to true. The optional range of parameter values is the same as that on the Sales page.
nodeAmount	int	Yes	3	The number of data nodes.
instanceCategory	String	No	advanced	Version type. Supported advanced (enhanced edition) and x-pack (commercial edition). If you set this parameter to advanced, you must purchase Master nodes and CPFS shared storage.
esAdminPassword	String	Yes	es_password	The password that is used to access the destination instance. It is required to contain three of the following characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters:!@#$%^&*()_+-=, 8 to 32 bits in length.
esVersion	String	Yes	5.5.3_with_X-Pack	The version of the cluster. Valid values: 7.10_with_X-Pack, 6.7_with_X-Pack, 6.7_with_A-Pack, 7.7_with_X-Pack, 6.8_with_X-Pack, 6.3_with_X-Pack, 5.6_with_X-Pack, and 5.5.3_with_X-Pack.
nodeSpec	Map	Yes		Data node configurations.
└spec	String	Yes	elasticsearch.sn2ne.xlarge	Node specification. The specification information can be viewed by product specifications.
└disk	String	Yes	20	The storage capacity of the instance. Unit: GB.
└diskType	String	Yes	cloud_ssd	The type of the disk. Valid values: cloud_ssd(SSD), cloud_essd (Enhanced SSD), and cloud_efficiency (ultra disk).
└performanceLevel	String	No	PL1	The performance level of the ESSD. This parameter is required when the storage type is cloud_essd. Valid values: PL1, PL2, and PL3.
└diskEncryption	Boolean	No	true	Specifies whether to enable disk encryption. Valid values: true (enabled) and false (disabled).
advancedDedicateMaster	boolean	No	false	Specifies whether to create a dedicated master node. This parameter is required if it is deployed in multiple zones.
masterConfiguration	Map	No		The configuration of the dedicated master node. This parameter is required if the advancedDedicateMaster is set to true.
└spec	String	Yes	elasticsearch.sn2ne.xlarge	Node specification. The specification information can be viewed by product specifications.
└amount	int	Yes	3	The number of nodes. Valid value: 3.
└disk	int	Yes	20	The size of the storage space per node. Valid value: 20 GB.
└diskType	string	Yes	cloud_ssd	Storage type Valid values: cloud_ssd(SSD) and cloud_essd (Enhanced SSD).
warmNode	boolean	No	false	Specifies whether to purchase cold data nodes.
warmNodeConfiguration	Map	No		Cold data node configurations. This parameter is required if the warmNode parameter is set to true.
└spec	string	Yes	elasticsearch.ic5.large	Node specification. The specification information can be viewed by product specifications.
└amount	Integer	Yes	2	The number of nodes.
└diskType	string	Yes	cloud_efficiency	Storage type Valid value: cloud_efficiency (Ultra Disk).
└disk	Integer	Yes	500	Storage space per node
└diskEncryption	Boolean	No	true	Specifies whether to enable disk encryption. Valid values: true (enabled) and false (disabled).
haveClientNode	boolean	No	false	Specifies whether the instance contains client nodes.
clientNodeConfiguration	Map	No		Coordinate node configurations. This parameter is required when the haveClientNode parameter is set to true.
└spec	string	Yes	elasticsearch.ic5.large	Node specification. The specification information can be viewed by product specifications.
└amount	Integer	Yes	2	The number of nodes.
└diskType	string	Yes	cloud_efficiency	Storage type Valid value: cloud_efficiency (Ultra Disk).
└disk	Integer	Yes	20	The size of the storage space per node.
haveElasticDataNode	boolean	No	false	Specifies whether to purchase elastic nodes. Before you purchase elastic nodes, you need to purchase dedicated master nodes.
elasticDataNodeConfiguration	Map	No		The configuration of the elastic node. This parameter is required if the haveElasticDataNode is set to true.
└spec	string	Yes	elasticsearch.ic5.large	Node specification. The specification information can be viewed by product specifications.
└amount	Integer	Yes	2	The number of risk items.
└diskType	string	Yes	cloud_efficiency	Storage type Valid values: cloud_ssd(SSD), cloud_essd (Enhanced SSD), and cloud_efficiency (ultra disk).
└disk	Integer	Yes	20	The size of the storage space per node.
└performanceLevel	String	No	PL1	The performance level of the ESSD. This parameter is required when the storage type is cloud_essd. Valid values: PL1, PL2, and PL3.
└diskEncryption	Boolean	No	true	Specifies whether to enable disk encryption. Valid values: true (enabled) and false (disabled).
haveKibana	boolean	No	true	Indicates whether the instance contains Kibana nodes.
kibanaConfiguration	Map	No		The configuration of Kibana nodes. This parameter is required when the haveKibana parameter is set to true.
└spec	String	Yes	elasticsearch.n4.small	Node specification. The specification information can be viewed by product specifications.
└amount	Integer	Yes	1	The number of nodes. Currently, the value is fixed to 1.
└disk	Integer	Yes	0	The storage size. Currently, the value is fixed to 0.
networkConfig	Map	Yes		The network configurations.
└type	string	Yes	VPC	The type of network. Only VPC is supported.
└vpcId	string	Yes	vpc-bp16k1dvzxtmagcva****	The ID of the virtual private cloud (VPC).
└vsArea	string	Yes	cn-hangzhou-i	The ID of the zone to which the vSwitch belongs.
└vswitchId	string	Yes	vsw-bp1k4ec6s7sjdbudw****	The vSwitch ID of the instance.
extendConfigs	list	No		The extended configurations of the instance.
└configType	string	Yes	sharedDisk	The type of the configuration. Set this parameter to sharedDisk (shared storage). This parameter is applicable only to instances of the Enhanced Edition.
└disk	Integer	Yes	5120	The size of the shared storage disk.
dryRun	boolean	No	true	Specifies whether to verify the configuration when the instance is created. Valid values: true (verify only, not create) and false (verify and create).

Note

└ indicates a child parameter.
For a list of supported node specifications, see Alibaba Cloud Elasticsearch pricing information and product specifications.

Example:


{
    "paymentType": "postpaid",
    "nodeAmount": "3",
    "instanceCategory": "x-pack",
    "esAdminPassword": "es_password",
    "esVersion": "6.7_with_X-Pack",
    "nodeSpec": {
        "spec": "elasticsearch.sn2ne.xlarge",
        "disk": "20",
        "diskType": "cloud_ssd"     
    },
    "networkConfig": {
        "type": "vpc",
        "vpcId": "vpc-bp16k1dvzxtmagcva****",
        "vsArea": "cn-hangzhou-i",
        "vswitchId": "vsw-bp1k4ec6s7sjdbudw****"
    }
}

Response parameters


Parameter	Type	Example	Description
RequestId	String	838D9D11-8EEF-46D8-BF0D-BC8FC2B0C2F3	The ID of the request.
Result	Struct		The returned results.
instanceId	String	es-cn-t57p81n7ai89v****	The ID of the ECS instance.

Examples

Sample requests

POST /openapi/instances HTTP/1.1
Common request header

Sample success responses

XML format

<Result>
    <instanceId>es-cn-t57p81n7ai89v****</instanceId>
</Result>
<RequestId>838D9D11-8EEF-46D8-BF0D-BC8FC2B0****</RequestId>

JSON format

{
    "Result": {
        "instanceId": "es-cn-t57p81n7ai89v****"
    },
    "RequestId": "838D9D11-8EEF-46D8-BF0D-BC8FC2B0****"
}

Error codes

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