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Virtual Private Cloud:CreateTrafficMirrorFilterRules

Last Updated:Aug 28, 2026

Creates an inbound or outbound rule for traffic mirror.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

vpc:CreateTrafficMirrorFilterRules

create

*TrafficMirrorFilter

acs:vpc:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:trafficmirrorfilter/{#TrafficMirrorFilterId}

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

TrafficMirrorFilterId

string

Yes

The ID of the filter.

tmf-j6cmls82xnc86vtpe****

ClientToken

string

No

The client token that 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 client token can contain only ASCII characters.

Note

If you do not set this parameter, the system uses RequestId as ClientToken. RequestId may be different for each API request.

123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000

DryRun

boolean

No

Specifies whether to check the request without performing the operation. Valid values:

  • true: checks the request without performing the operation. The system checks the required parameters, request format, and limits. If the request fails the precheck, an error message is returned. If the request passes the precheck, the DryRunOperation error code is returned.

  • false (default): sends the request. After the request passes the check, the operation is performed.

false

IngressRules

array<object>

No

The information about the inbound rules.

object

No

The information about the inbound rule.

Action

string

No

The policy of the inbound rule. Valid values:

  • accept: collects network traffic.

  • drop: drops network traffic.

accept

SourceCidrBlock

string

No

The source CIDR block of the inbound traffic.

10.0.0.0/24

Protocol

string

No

The protocol that is used by the inbound traffic to be mirrored. Valid values:

  • ALL: all protocols

  • ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol.

  • TCP: Transmission Control Protocol.

  • UDP: User Datagram Protocol.

TCP

IpVersion

string

Yes

The IP version of the instance. The following value may be returned:

  • IPv4: IPv4

  • IPv6: IPv6

IPv4

DestinationPortRange

string

No

The destination port range of the inbound traffic. Valid value: 1 to 65535. Separate the first and the last port with a forward slash (/). For example, 1/200 or 80/80.

Note

If the IngressRules.N.Protocol parameter is set to ALL or ICMP, you do not need to set this parameter. In this case, all ports are available.

80/120

Priority

integer

No

The priority of the inbound rule. A smaller value indicates a higher priority. The maximum value of N is 10. You can configure up to 10 inbound rules for a filter.

1

DestinationCidrBlock

string

No

The destination CIDR block of the inbound traffic.

10.0.0.0/24

SourcePortRange

string

No

The source port range of the inbound traffic. Valid value: 1 to 65535. Separate the first and last port with a forward slash (/). For example 1/200 and 80/80. You cannot set this parameter to **-1/-1**, which indicates all ports.

Note

If the IngressRules.N.Protocol parameter is set to ALL or ICMP, you do not need to set this parameter. In this case, all ports are available.

80/120

EgressRules

array<object>

No

The information about the outbound rule.

object

No

The information about the outbound rule.

Action

string

Yes

The collection policy of the outbound rule. Valid values:

  • accept: accepts network traffic.

  • drop: drops network traffic.

accept

SourceCidrBlock

string

No

The source CIDR block of the outbound traffic.

10.0.0.0/24

Protocol

string

Yes

The protocol that is used by the outbound traffic to be mirrored. Valid values:

  • ALL: all protocols

  • ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol.

  • TCP: Transmission Control Protocol.

  • UDP: User Datagram Protocol.

TCP

IpVersion

string

Yes

The IP version of the instance. Valid values:

  • IPv4: IPv4

  • IPv6: IPv6

IPv4

DestinationPortRange

string

No

The destination port range of the outbound traffic. Valid value: 1 to 65535. Separate the first and last port with a forward slash (/). For example 1/200 and 80/80. You cannot set this parameter to **-1/-1**, which indicates all ports.

Note

If EgressRules.N.Protocol is set to ALL or ICMP, you do not need to set this parameter. In this case, all ports are available.

22/40

Priority

integer

No

The priority of the outbound rule. A smaller value indicates a higher priority. The maximum value of N is 10. You can configure up to 10 outbound rules for a filter.

1

DestinationCidrBlock

string

No

The destination CIDR block of the outbound traffic.

10.0.0.0/24

SourcePortRange

string

No

The source port range of the outbound traffic. Valid value: 1 to 65535. Separate the first and last port with a forward slash (/). For example 1/200 and 80/80. You cannot set this parameter to **-1/-1**, which indicates all ports.

Note

If EgressRules.N.Protocol is set to ALL or ICMP, you do not need to set this parameter. In this case, all ports are available.

22/40

RegionId

string

Yes

The ID of the region to which the mirrored traffic belongs.

You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list. For more information about regions that support traffic mirror, see Overview of traffic mirror.

cn-hongkong

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

RequestId

string

The ID of the request.

07F272E2-6AD5-433A-8207-A607C76F1676

IngressRules

array<object>

The list of inbound rules.

object

InstanceId

string

The ID of the inbound rule.

tmr-j6c6rtallo51ouzv3****

EgressRules

array<object>

The list of outbound rules.

object

InstanceId

string

The ID of the outbound rule.

tmr-j6cok23ugp53eeib5****

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "07F272E2-6AD5-433A-8207-A607C76F1676",
  "IngressRules": [
    {
      "InstanceId": "tmr-j6c6rtallo51ouzv3****"
    }
  ],
  "EgressRules": [
    {
      "InstanceId": "tmr-j6cok23ugp53eeib5****"
    }
  ]
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 ResourceNotFound.TrafficMirrorFilter The specified resource of traffic mirror filter is not found. The specified filter does not exist.
400 IncorrectStatus.TrafficMirrorFilter The status of traffic mirror filter is incorrect. The filter is in an invalid state.
400 IncorrectStatus.TrafficMirrorSession The status of traffic mirror session is incorrect.
400 QuotaExceeded.TrafficMirrorRulesPerFilter The quota of the number of traffic mirror rules per filter is exceeded. The number of rules associated with the filter has reached the upper limit.
400 DuplicatedParam.Priority The specified priority conflicts with the existing priority. The specified priority is the same as an existing one.
400 UnsupportedRegion The feature is not supported in current region. The feature is not supported in the current region.
400 IllegalParam.CidrBlock The specified CidrBlock is illegal. The operation failed because CidrBlock is set to an invalid value.
400 IllegalParam.SourceCidrBlock The param of SourceCidrBlock %s is illegal.
400 IllegalParam.DestinationCidrBlock The param of DestinationCidrBlock %s is illegal.
400 IllegalParam.Protocol The specified Protocol %s is invalid.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.