If the instance that hosts your website is deployed in Mainland China, you must apply for an Internet Content Provider (ICP) filing before you can run your website. During the process of ICP filing application, Alibaba Cloud verifies the instance and access information. This topic shows you how to check the instance and access information before you apply for an ICP filing if your website is hosted on an Alibaba Cloud instance or a service from Alibaba Cloud Marketplace that is deployed in Mainland China.
- Check item 1: Check the access information
- Check item 2: Check other Alibaba Cloud services
- Check item 3: Check changes in access information
Check the access information
During the verification process, information about the service provider, access method, instance location, and website IP address is verified.
If you host your website on a self-managed server or in a self-managed data center, you must contact an Internet service provider (ISP), such as China Telecom or China Unicom, to apply for an ICP filing.
- Instance locationThe instance is deployed in an Alibaba Cloud region in Mainland China.Note
- To obtain the detailed endpoint of the instance, consult the after-sales team of Alibaba Cloud on the Smart Online page.
- If the instance for which you want to apply for an ICP filing is not an Alibaba Cloud instance, contact your service provider for ICP filing application.
- Instance service type
The instance is of the specified service type and meets the requirement on the subscription duration. For more information, see Table 1.
- Number of service identification numbers available for websitesThe number of service identification numbers that can be applied for per supported instance varies based on its service type. Make sure that the instance you purchased has sufficient unused service identification numbers for your websites. For more information, see Table 1.Note
- If you use the same Alibaba Cloud account to purchase the instance and apply for an ICP filing, you can select the instance during the ICP filing application. You do not need to apply for a service identification number. You can directly select the instance or apply for a service identification number for ICP filing application. No matter which method you choose, the maximum number of service identification numbers that are supported by an instance does not change.
- If you use different Alibaba Cloud accounts to purchase the instance and apply for an ICP filing, we recommend that you log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console and apply for a service identification number by using the account that is used to purchase the instance. For more information, see Apply for service identification numbers.
- To apply for an ICP filing, you must apply for a service identification number first. If a service identification number is already in use for a website, you cannot reuse it to apply for an ICP filing for another website. If you deregister the website or remove Alibaba Cloud from the service provider list, the service identification number is still considered used. You cannot reuse it to apply for an ICP filing for another website.
Instance service type | Requirement for purchase | Purchase URL | Number of service identification numbers |
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Elastic Compute Service (ECS) |
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ECS | Up to five per instance |
Cloud Web Hosting |
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Cloud Web Hosting | Up to five per instance |
Simple Application Server |
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Simple Application Server | Up to five per instance |
Elastic Web Hosting |
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Elastic Web Hosting has been offline since December 2019. The instances that you purchased before the offline date can still be used for ICP filing application. We recommend that you purchase Cloud Web Hosting instances for future use. | Up to five per instance |
NAT Gateway |
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NAT Gateway | Up to two per instance |
IPv6 Translation Service |
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IPv6 Translation Service | Up to two per instance |
Edge Node Service (ENS) |
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ENS | Up to five per instance |
IoT Platform | Default configuration | Resource plans of IoT Platform | One per resource plan |
Service from Alibaba Cloud Marketplace for website building |
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Alibaba Cloud Marketplace | One per service |
Check other Alibaba Cloud services
Service | Scenario | Requirement |
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OSS | To associate a custom domain name with an OSS endpoint, you must apply for an ICP filing for this domain name. For more information, see Bind custom domain names. | You must obtain an ICP number for the domain name from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). You are not required to add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider. |
Alibaba Cloud CDN | You must apply for an ICP filing for each website that is hosted on an instance deployed in Mainland China to use Alibaba Cloud CDN. | Assume that you use Alibaba Cloud CDN for content delivery acceleration in Mainland China or all over the world. You must obtain an ICP number for the domain name from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). You are not required to add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider. |
WAF | You must apply for an ICP filing for each website that is hosted on an instance deployed in Mainland China to use WAF. | You must obtain an ICP number for the domain name from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). You are not required to add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider. |
Anti-DDoS Pro | You must apply for an ICP filing for each website that is hosted on an instance deployed in Mainland China to use Anti-DDoS Pro. |
Check changes in access information
- You have obtained an ICP filing from Alibaba Cloud. To host your website on another
Alibaba Cloud instance, perform the following operations based on the specific scenario:
- If your website does not require an ICP commercial license, you can modify only the resolution record of the domain name and direct the domain name to a new instance. You do not need to apply for a new ICP filing.
- If the province where you obtained an ICP commercial license requires that the submitted IP address must be the same as the actual IP address, you must modify the submitted IP address in the Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing system. Contact your local authorities to confirm whether you are required to modify the IP address when you apply for a Public Security Bureau (PSB) filing or an ICP commercial license.
Note If you have obtained an ICP filing from Alibaba Cloud and need to switch to another service provider, you must add the new service provider to the ICP filing information. For more information, consult the new service provider. - If you have obtained an ICP filing for your website from another service provider
and need to change this service provider or direct a sub-domain name to Alibaba Cloud,
you must add Alibaba Cloud to the ICP filing information as a service provider.
Note To check whether your website has obtained an ICP filing, log on to the , click the ICP Filing tab, enter the website domain name in the search box, and then click Search.