Use Java SDK

Install Java SDK

Alibaba Cloud Java SDK supports JDK 1.6 or later. You can install the Java SDK using the following two methods:

• Use Maven (recommended)

  If you use Maven to manage project dependencies, add the following code blocks to the pom.xml file to install Java SDK :

  <dependency>
      <groupId>com.aliyun</groupId>
      <artifactId>aliyun-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
      <version>3.5.0</version>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
      <groupId>com.aliyun</groupId>
      <artifactId>aliyun-java-sdk-ecs</artifactId>
      <version>3.0.0</version>
  </dependency>

• Import JARs to the integrated development environment

  	Notice
  	This installation method will be phased out in the next major version, and will only support the Maven installation method.

  If you are using Eclipse or IntelliJ, you can install the Java SDK directly by importing JAR files. You can download the JAR files of cloud products in Alibaba Cloud SDK.

  • Use Eclipse

    Complete the following steps to install Alibaba Cloud Java SDK:

    1. Copy the downloaded aliyun-java-sdk-xxx.jar file to your project folder.
    2. In Eclipse, right click the project, and then select Properties.
    3. In the displayed dialog box, clickJava Build Path > Libraries > Add JARsto add the downloaded JAR files.
    4. Click Apply and Close.
  • Use IntelliJ
    Complete these steps to install Alibaba Cloud Java SDK using IntelliJ:

    1. Copy the downloaded aliyun-java-sdk-xxx.jar files to your project folder.
    2. Open your project in IntelliJ, and clickFile > Project Structure.
    3. Click Apply, and then click OK.

Set up credentials

When using the Alibaba Cloud Java SDK to use Alibaba Cloud resources, you have to provide your identification for authentication.

Java SDK supports the following authentication methods:

This document uses AccessKey as an example to illustrate how to set up credentials. To ensure the security of your account, it is recommend using your RAM account instead of the primary account. The primary account has full access to all of your cloud services, while the RAM account has limited access granted by the primary account to the cloud services. Firstly, create an AccessKey as described in ,

and then set up your credentials when initializing AcsClient as follows:

	Notice
	Do not disclose any code containing your AccessKey, for example, do not commit the code to public GitHub projects. Otherwise, your Alibaba Cloud account may be compromised.

DefaultProfile profile = DefaultProfile.getProfile(
    "<your-region-id>", // region ID
    "<your-access-key-id>", //  AccessKey ID of RAM account
    "<your-access-key-secret>"); // AccessKey Secret of RAM account

Initiate a call

This document uses ECS as an example to illustrate how to use Alibaba Cloud Java SDK to make a request:

1. Create an AcsClient client.

   IAcsClient client = new DefaultAcsClient(profile);

2. Create a request.

   The naming convention for requests is ${apiName}Request. Where ${apiName} is the API name, such as DescribeInstances.

   When multiple product SDKs are used, different requests may have the same name. Differentiate the request according to the package.

   DescribeInstancesRequest request = new DescribeInstancesRequest();
   request.setPageSize(10);
   request.setConnectTimeout(5000); // Set the connection timeout to 5000 milliseconds
   request.setReadTimeout(5000); // Set the read timeout to 5000 milliseconds

3. Make a call and handle the response.

   DescribeInstancesResponse response;
   try {
       response = client.getAcsResponse(request);
       for (DescribeInstancesResponse.Instance instance:response.getInstances()) {
           System.out.println(instance.getPublicIpAddress());
       }
   } catch (ServerException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
   } catch (ClientException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
   }

   All the returned attributes are deserialized into the response. You can directly call response.getXXX() to obtain the response attributes.

   instanceStatus := response.getStatus()

   However, if an exception occurs or you want to obtain the original HTTP response, you can use the doAction() method to obtain the original response.

   HttpResponse response = client.doAction(request);