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Cloud Enterprise Network:CreateTransitRouterVbrAttachment

Last Updated:Jul 17, 2025

Connects a virtual border router (VBR) with a transit router in the same region.

Operation description

  • For information about the regions and zones supported by Enterprise Edition transit routers, see What is CEN?

  • You can create a VBR connection with or without an Enterprise Edition transit router:

    • If you already have an Enterprise Edition transit router in the target region, specify the VbrId, RegionId, and TransitRouterId parameters.

    • If you do not have an Enterprise Edition transit router in the target region, specify the VbrId, CenId, and RegionId parameters, and the system will automatically create an Enterprise Edition transit router when executing the operation.

  • This operation is executed asynchronously. After receiving a request, the system returns a VBR connection ID before the VBR connection is fully ready, and it continues the creation task in the backend. You can call ListTransitRouterVbrAttachments to check whether the connection has been created.

    • If the VBR connection is in the Attaching state, it hasn't been created. In this case, you can query information about the connection but cannot perform other operations on it.

    • If the VBR connection is in the Attached state, the creation task has been completed.

  • The transit router and VBR can be in the same or different Alibaba Cloud accounts. In a cross-account scenario, both accounts must belong to the same enterprise, and you need to grant the required permissions on the VBR to the transit router.

  • A newly created VBR connection is not in route learning or associated forwarding correlations with any route table on the transit router.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that support authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

cen:CreateTransitRouterVbrAttachment

create

CenInstance

acs:cen:*:{#accountId}:ceninstance/{#ceninstanceId}

TransitRouter

acs:cen:*:{#accountId}:centransitrouter/{#TransitRouterId}

None

None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

ClientToken

string

No

The unique, one-use client token that is used to ensure the idempotence of the request. It can contain only ASCII characters.

Note

If you leave this parameter empty, the system automatically uses the request ID as the client token.

02fb3da4-130e-11e9-8e44-001****

CenId

string

No

The ID of the Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) instance.

cen-j3jzhw1zpau2km****

TransitRouterId

string

No

The ID of the Enterprise Edition transit router.

tr-bp1su1ytdxtataupl****

RegionId

string

No

The region ID of the VBR.

You can obtain the latest region list by calling the DescribeRegions operation.

cn-hangzhou

TransitRouterAttachmentName

string

No

The name of the VBR connection.

The name can be empty or 1 to 128 characters in length. It cannot start with http:// or https://.

testname

TransitRouterAttachmentDescription

string

No

Description of the VBR connection.

The description can be empty or 1 to 256 characters in length. It cannot start with http:// or https://.

testdesc

VbrId

string

Yes

The ID of the VBR.

vbr-bp1svadp4lq38janc****

VbrOwnerId

integer

No

The ID of the Alibaba Cloud account to which the VBR belongs. If you leave this parameter empty, the ID of the account calling this operation is used.

Note

For a cross-account connection, this parameter is required.

1250123456123456

AutoPublishRouteEnabled

boolean

No

Specifies whether to enable the Enterprise Edition transit router to automatically advertise routes to the VBR. Valid values:

  • false (default)

  • true

false

DryRun

boolean

No

Specifies whether to perform a dry run. Default values:

  • false (default): executes the request without performing a dry run.

  • true: performs a dry run without actually creating the VBR connection. The system checks the required parameters and request syntax. If the request fails the dry run, an error message is returned. If the request passes the dry run, the system returns the ID of the request.

false

Tag

array

No

Tag information.

You can specify up to 20 tags.

object

No

Key

string

No

The tag key.

The tag key cannot be an empty string. The tag key can be up to 64 characters in length and cannot start with acs: or aliyun. It cannot contain http:// or https://.

You can specify up to 20 tag keys.

TagKey

Value

string

No

The tag value.

The tag value can be 0 to 128 characters in length, and cannot start with aliyun or acs:. It cannot contain http:// or https://.

Each tag key must have a unique tag value. You can specify up to 20 tag values.

TagValue

Response parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

Example

object

The response.

TransitRouterAttachmentId

string

The ID of the VBR connection.

tr-attach-ia340z7xis7t5s****

RequestId

string

The ID of the request.

C087A369-82B9-43EF-91F4-4B63A9C6E6B6

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "TransitRouterAttachmentId": "tr-attach-ia340z7xis7t5s****",
  "RequestId": "C087A369-82B9-43EF-91F4-4B63A9C6E6B6"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400

NoPermission.AliyunServiceRolePolicyForCEN

You are not authorized to create the service linked role. Role Name: AliyunServiceRolePolicyForCEN. Service Name: cen.aliyuncs.com. Make sure that the user has been granted the ram:CreateServiceLinkedRole permission.

The error message returned because you do not have the permissions to create the service-linked role whose role name is AliyunServiceRolePolicyForCEN and service name is cen.aliyuncs.com. You must acquire the ram:CreateServiceLinkedRole permission before you can create the service-linked role.

400

OperationUnsupported.TransitRouterRegionId

The specified TransitRouterRegion does not support the operation.

400

InvalidCenId.NotFound

CenId is not found.

The error message returned because the specified CEN instance does not exist.

400

InvalidStatus.ResourceStatus

The resource is not in a valid state for the attachment operation.

The error message returned because the status of the specified resource does not support this operation. Try again later.

400

InvalidTransitRouterId.NotFound

TransitRouterId is not found.

The error message returned because the ID of the transit router does not exist.

400

Forbbiden.TransitRouterServiceNotOpen

The user has not open transit router service.

The error message returned because the transit router is disabled. Enable the transit router and try again.

400

OperationUnsupported.TransitRouterType

The specified TransitRouterType does not support the operation.

The error message returned because this operation is not supported by the specified type of transit router.

400

MissingParam.CenIdOrRegionId

Either CenId or RegionId must be specified.

The error message returned because the CenId or RegionId parameter is not set.

400

IncorrectStatus.Vpc

The resource is not in a valid state for the attachment operation.

The error message returned because the status of the VPC does not support this operation. Try again later.

400

Forbidden.VbrDeviceModel

Attach VBR on some access device models are forbidden.

The error message returned because the mode of the VBR does not support this operation.

400

IllegalParam.AssociateRouteTableId

The specified AssociateRouteTableId is illegal.

The error message returned because the specified route table ID (AssociateRouteTableId) is invalid.

400

Forbbiden.AttachChildInstanceAcrossBid

Operation is invalid, please apply for cross-bid attaching.

400

IllegalParam.RegionId

RegionId is illegal.

The error message returned because the specified region is invalid.

400

OperationUnsupported.CenFullLevel

CEN full level does not support TransitRouter

The error message returned because CEN instances of the Full type do not support Enterprise Edition transit routers.

400

OperationUnsupported.VbrAttachment

This region not support vbr attachment.

The error message returned because VBR attachments are not supported in the specified region.

400

InvalidOperation.CenInstanceStatus

The CEN instance is not in a valid state for the operation.

400

OperationUnsupported.CloudBoxVbrNotSupport

Cloud Box Vbr does not support.

The error message returned because the instance cannot be connected to a CloudBox.

400

IncorrectStatus.VbrResource

The resource is not in a valid state for the attachment operation.

The error message returned because this operation is not supported when the specified VBR is in an unstable state. Wait until all operations related to the VBR are completed.

400

IncorrectStatus.TransitRouter

The status of TransitRouter is incorrect.

The error message returned because the status of the transit router does not support this operation. Try again later.

400

QuotaExceeded.CenQuotaVbrAttachPerTransitRouter

The maximum number of VBR attachment per Transit Router is exceeded.

The error message returned because specified number of VBRs to be attache to the transit router exceeds the upper limit. You can submit a ticket to request a quota increase.

400

QuotaFull.ChildInstanceRelatedCen

The childinstance has exceed the quota of the times that a childinstance can be attached as an attachment.

The error message returned because the number of CEN instances to which the instance is attached has reached the upper limit. You cannot attach the instance to more CEN instances.

400

Forbidden.ResourceOwnerTransitRouterServiceNotOpen

The resource owner user has not opened transit router service.

The transit router service for the resource owner's account is not currently opened. Please inform them to open the transit router service and then try again.

400

InvalidOperation.VbrAttachedToEcr

VBR has alreay attached to ECR.

VBR has alreay attached to ECR.

400

Forbidden.ResourceOwnerTransitRouterServiceExpired

The transit router service of the account to which the resource belongs has been suspended due to arrears. Please notify the other party to renew the service and try again.

The transit router service of the account to which the resource belongs has been suspended. Please notify the other party to renew the service and try again.

400

Forbidden.TransitRouterServiceExpired

The transit router service is out of service.

The transit router service has been suspended due for payment. Please renew the service and try again.

400

InvalidParameter

Invalid parameter.

The error message returned because the parameter is set to an invalid value.

400

Unauthorized

The AccessKeyId is unauthorized.

The error message returned because you do not have the permissions to perform this operation.

400

InvalidParameter.ResourceType

The specified parameter ResourceType is invalid.

403

Forbidden.VbrDeviceModel

The attached VBR on some access device models are not supported. Please submit a ticket to continue using this VBR on CEN.

The error message returned because the mode of the VBR does not support this operation.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.