Creates a NAT gateway.

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 with the destination CIDR block set to 0.0.0.0/0. If such a custom route entry exists, delete it. 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: small. This is the default value.
  • Middle: middle.
  • Large: large.
  • XLarge.1: super large-1.
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 specify this parameter.
Duration String No 1

The subscription duration. You do not need to specify this parameter.
AutoPay Boolean No false

Specifies whether to enable automatic payment. You do not need to specify 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 gateway. Then, the system assigns an unused IP address from the VSwitch to the gateway.

  • To create an enhanced NAT gateway 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:

Note Enhanced NAT gateways are available in all regions except Australia (Sydney).
InternetChargeType String No PayBySpec

The billing method for the NAT gateway. Valid values:

  • PayBySpec: billed on a pay-by-specification basis.
  • PayByLcu: billed on a pay-by-LCU basis.
Note If you create a NAT gateway in the China (Chengdu), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), India (Mumbai), Indonesia (Jakarta), Germany (Frankfurt) or UK (London) region, you can set the value of InternetChargeType to PayByLcu only when you set the value of NatType to Enhanced.

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 the 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 EIP bandwidth 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 system is creating the VSwitch.
400 VpcStatusError The Vpc is creating . The error message returned because the operation is not supported when the system is creating the VPC.
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.