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API Gateway:DescribeRegions

Last Updated:Mar 30, 2026

Queries the Alibaba Cloud regions that are supported by API Gateway.

Operation description

This operation queries regions in which API Gateway is available.

  • This operation is intended for API providers and callers.

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Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

Language

string

No

The language in which you want to return the descriptions of the access control policies. Valid values:

  • zh-CN (default value): Chinese

  • en: English

  • ja: Japanese

zh

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

RequestId

string

The ID of the request.

36BBBAD4-1CFB-489F-841A-8CA52EEA787E

Regions

object

Region

array<object>

The returned region information. It is an array that consists of Region data.

cn-huhehaote

object

RegionEndpoint

string

The endpoint of the service for the region.

apigateway.cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com

LocalName

string

The name of the region.

South China1(Shenzhen)

RegionId

string

The ID of the region.

cn-shenzhen

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "36BBBAD4-1CFB-489F-841A-8CA52EEA787E",
  "Regions": {
    "Region": [
      {
        "RegionEndpoint": "apigateway.cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com",
        "LocalName": "South China1(Shenzhen)",
        "RegionId": "cn-shenzhen"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Error response

JSON format

{"code":500}

Error codes

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Release notes

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