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Cloud Firewall:CreateVpcFirewallConfigure

Last Updated:Dec 24, 2025

Creates a VPC firewall to protect traffic between two VPCs that are connected using Express Connect.

Operation description

This operation creates a VPC firewall that protects traffic between two VPCs connected by an Express Connect circuit. This VPC firewall does not protect cross-region traffic, cross-account traffic, or traffic between a VPC and a Virtual Border Router (VBR). For more information, see Limits on VPC firewalls.

QPS limits

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Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

Lang

string

No

The language of the request and response. Valid values:

  • zh (default): Chinese.

  • en: English.

zh

VpcFirewallName

string

Yes

The instance name of the VPC firewall.

测试用实例

LocalVpcId

string

Yes

The instance ID of the local VPC.

vpc-8vbwbo90rq0anm6t****

LocalVpcRegion

string

Yes

The region ID of the local VPC.

Note

For more information about the regions where Cloud Firewall is available, see Supported regions.

cn-hangzhou

PeerVpcId

string

Yes

The instance ID of the peer VPC.

vpc-wb8vbo90rq0anm6t****

PeerVpcRegion

string

Yes

The region ID of the peer VPC.

Note

For more information about the regions where Cloud Firewall is available, see Supported regions.

cn-shanghai

FirewallSwitch

string

Yes

The status of the VPC firewall after it is created. Valid values:

  • open (default): The VPC firewall is automatically enabled after it is created.

  • close: The VPC firewall is not automatically enabled after it is created. To enable the firewall, call the ModifyVpcFirewallSwitchStatus operation.

open

LocalVpcCidrTableList

string

Yes

The CIDR blocks of the local VPC. The value is a JSON string that contains the following parameters:

  • RouteTableId: The ID of the route table for the local VPC.

  • RouteEntryList: The route entries. The value is a JSON string that contains DestinationCidr (the destination CIDR block of the local VPC) and NextHopInstanceId (the ID of the next hop instance of the local VPC).

[{"RouteTableId":"vtb-1234","RouteEntryList":[{"DestinationCidr":"192.168.XX.XX/24","NextHopInstanceId":"vrt-m5eb5me6c3l5sezae****"}]},{"RouteTableId":"vtb-1235","RouteEntryList":[{"DestinationCidr":"192.168.XX.XX/24","NextHopInstanceId":"vrt-m5eb5me6c3l5sezae****"}]}]

PeerVpcCidrTableList

string

Yes

The CIDR blocks of the peer VPC. The value is a JSON string that contains the following parameters:

  • RouteTableId: The ID of the route table for the peer VPC.

  • RouteEntryList: The route entries. The value is a JSON string that contains DestinationCidr (the destination CIDR block of the peer VPC) and NextHopInstanceId (the ID of the next hop instance of the peer VPC).

[{"RouteTableId":"vtb-1234","RouteEntryList":[{"DestinationCidr":"192.168.XX.XX/24","NextHopInstanceId":"vrt-m5eb5me6c3l5sezae****"}]},{"RouteTableId":"vtb-1235","RouteEntryList":[{"DestinationCidr":"192.168.XX.XX/24","NextHopInstanceId":"vrt-m5eb5me6c3l5sezae****"}]}]

MemberUid

string

No

The UID of the member account.

258039427902****

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

VpcFirewallId

string

The instance ID of the VPC firewall.

vfw-m5e7dbc4y****

RequestId

string

The ID of the request.

850A84D6-0DE4-4797-A1E8-00090125h4j6

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "VpcFirewallId": "vfw-m5e7dbc4y****",
  "RequestId": "850A84D6-0DE4-4797-A1E8-00090125h4j6"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 ErrorAliUid Aliuid invalid. The aliuid is invalid.
400 ErrorInvalidMemberUid Member uid is invalid The member is invalid.
400 ErrorFirewallName Firewall name invalid. Firewall name error, please re-enter.
400 ErrorVpcFirewallExist Vpc firewall already exist. The firewall is already configured and cannot be configured repeatedly.
400 ErrorVpcIdError Vpc ID invalid. The VPC is incorrectly selected. Select another VPC.
400 ErrorRegionNoError Region invalid. Region selection error, please re-enter.
400 ErrorDestCidrError The destination CIDR block is invalid. The specified destination CIDR block is invalid. Enter another value.
400 ErrorDestCidrEmpty The target network segment is empty and cannot be created The destination CIDR block is not specified. The firewall cannot be created.
400 ErrorSameCidrIp The same network segment cannot be configured repeatedly. Please reselect the network segment. The CIDR block is already in use. Specify another CIDR block.
400 ErrorDBSelectError A database select error occurred. The error message returned because an internal error has occurred in querying the database.
400 ErrorCidrFormat Cidr ip format error. CIDR format error, please re-select
400 ErrorCidrIpAddress cidr ip error. The destination network segment is incorrect, please select again.
400 ErrorCustomRouteEntryMax custom route exceeds maximum limit. The number of target CIDR blocks exceeds the maximum number. Reduce the number of CIDR blocks.
400 ErrorVpcFirewallNotFound Vpc firewall not found. The specified VPC firewall does not exist. Select another one.
400 ErrorInvalidMemberUidStatus invalid member uid status. The status of the member account is invalid. This operation is not supported.
400 ErrorGeneralInstanceSpecFull Cloud Firewall instance specifications are full. Cloud Firewall instance specifications are full.
400 ErrorBandwidthPenalty Cloud Firewall bandwidth is being overused. Cloud Firewall bandwidth is being overused.
400 ErrorCenVpcEcConflict The cloud enterprise network VPC conflicts with the Express Connect VPC. The cloud enterprise network VPC conflicts with the Express Connect VPC and the firewall cannot be enabled. Please select
400 ErrorFirewallQuotaNotEmpty The quota for VPC firewalls is exceeded. The quota is insufficient. You cannot configure the VPC firewall. Increase the quota.
400 ErrorRouteTableIdNotFound Route table id not found. Routing table ID not found

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.