API Gateway:Create a gateway instance

Procedure

1. Log on to the Cloud-native API Gateway console. If you are using Cloud-native API Gateway for the first time, you must perform the following operations:

   Note

   If you are accessing Cloud-native API Gateway for the first time, the system prompts you to authorize it to create a service-linked role.

   1. On the page that appears, click Authorize Now. In the dialog box that appears, click OK to create the service-linked role.

   2. Click Experience Cloud-native API Gateway Now to go to the console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Instance. In the top navigation bar, select a region. Then, click Create Instance.

3. On the buy page, configure the parameters and click Buy Now.

   Parameter	Description
   Product Type	The billing method of the instance. Valid values: Pay-as-you-go and Subscription. For more information, see Billing overview.
   Region	The region in which you want to create the instance. For more information, see Supported regions. Important After you create the instance, you can no longer change the region for the instance.
   Instance Name	The custom name after which you want to name the instance. The name must be 1 to 64 characters in length. We recommend that you use a name that indicates the environment or business type. Example: test or order-prod.
   Instance Specifications	The instance specification. You can select a specification based on your business requirements. For more information about the capacity thresholds of different gateway specifications, see Capacities.
   Network Type	The network over which your instance will be accessed. Options: Public, Private, and Public + Private.
   VPC	The virtual private cloud (VPC) in which your backend services are deployed.
   Select Zone	The method in which you want zones to be assigned to deploy your gateway nodes. Options: Auto-assign and Manually Select. Auto-assign: You select a vSwitch and the system automatically allocates two zones to deploy your gateway nodes. Manually Select: You manually select zones and vSwitches to deploy your gateway nodes.
   vSwitches	The vSwitch that you want to use to deploy gateway nodes. If you want to create a vSwitch, click go to the console in the help information.
   Simple Log Service	Specifies whether to activate Simple Log Service and enable log shipping to help you analyze logs and visualize data on dashboards. For more information, see Enable log shipping for a Cloud-native API Gateway instance.
   Service-linked Role	The service-linked role that is automatically created. You can use the service-linked role to authorize Cloud-native API Gateway to access other Alibaba Cloud services.

4. On the Confirm Order page, read the terms of service and click Activate Now.

   Note

   Instance creation may require one to five minutes to complete.

5. Go back to the Instance page to check the information and status of the created instance.

   If the instance information is as expected and its status is Running, the instance is successfully created.