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Alibaba Cloud SDK:Request syntax and signature method V3

Last Updated:Aug 28, 2026

Signature method V3 is the mechanism that Alibaba Cloud API Gateway uses to authenticate an HTTP or HTTPS request to an Alibaba Cloud API operation. Sign requests yourself when you do not want to call Alibaba Cloud API operations by using a software development kit (SDK), or when your runtime environment does not support SDKs.

Usage notes

  • Migration from V2 — If you currently use signature method V2 to call API operations, you can directly switch to signature method V3.

  • SDK coverage — OpenAPI Explorer provides SDKs for Alibaba Cloud services, and the API operations of these services support signature method V3.

  • Services with self-managed gateways — Some Alibaba Cloud services use self-managed gateways, and their authentication mechanisms differ from the mechanism described in this topic. Before you send HTTP requests to these services, read the signature method topic of the corresponding service.

  • Simple Log Service (SLS) — For more information about the signature method of SLS, see Request signatures.

  • Object Storage Service (OSS) — For more information about the signature method of OSS, see Signature methods.

HTTP request syntax

A complete Alibaba Cloud API request consists of the following components.

NameRequiredDescriptionExample
ProtocolYesYou can read the API references of each Alibaba Cloud service for configuration details. Requests can be sent over the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. For higher security, we recommend that you send requests over HTTPS. Valid values: https:// and http://.https://
EndpointYesThe service endpoint. You can read the endpoint documentation of each Alibaba Cloud service to view the endpoints in different regions.ecs.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com
resource_URI_parametersYesThe URI of the request, including the API path and the request parameters that reside in the path or the query string in the request.ImageId=win2019_1809_x64_dtc_zh-cn_40G_alibase_20230811.vhd&RegionId=cn-shanghai
RequestHeaderYesThe common request headers. In most cases, they contain information such as the API version, Host, and Authorization. For more information, see the following section.Authorization: ACS3-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=YourAccessKeyId,SignedHeaders=host;x-acs-action;x-acs-content-sha256;x-acs-date;x-acs-signature-nonce;x-acs-version,Signature=06563a9e1b43f5dfe96b81484da74bceab24a1d853912eee15083a6f0f3283c0 x-acs-action: RunInstances host: ecs.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com x-acs-date: 2023-10-26T10:22:32Z x-acs-version: 2014-05-26 x-acs-content-sha256: e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 x-acs-signature-nonce: 3156853299f313e23d1673dc12e1703d
RequestBodyYesThe business request parameters that are defined in the body. You can obtain them from OpenAPI metadata.
HTTPMethodYesThe request method. You can obtain it from OpenAPI metadata.POST

RequestHeader

When you call an Alibaba Cloud API operation, the common request headers must contain the following information.

NameTypeRequiredDescriptionExample
hostStringYesThe service endpoint. For more information, see .ecs.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com
x-acs-actionStringYesThe name of the API operation. You can go to Alibaba Cloud OpenAPI Developer Portal and search for the API operation that you want to call.RunInstances
x-acs-content-sha256StringYesThe result of hashing the request body and then encoding the hash value in Base16. The value is the same as the value of HashedRequestPayload.e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
x-acs-dateStringYesThe UTC time in the ISO 8601 standard. The format is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ, for example, 2018-01-01T12:00:00Z. The value must be a time within 15 minutes before the request is sent.2023-10-26T10:22:32Z
x-acs-signature-nonceStringYesThe signature nonce. The nonce prevents network replay attacks. You must use a different nonce for each request. This mechanism applies only to the HTTP protocol.3156853299f313e23d1673dc12e1703d
x-acs-versionStringYesThe API version number. For more information about how to obtain the version number, see How do I obtain the API version (x-acs-version)?.2014-05-26
AuthorizationStringRequired for non-anonymous requestsThe authentication information that is used to verify the validity of the request. The format is Authorization: SignatureAlgorithm Credential=AccessKeyId,SignedHeaders=SignedHeaders,Signature=Signature. SignatureAlgorithm is the signature encryption algorithm and must be ACS3-HMAC-SHA256. Credential is the AccessKey ID of the user. You can view your AccessKey ID in the Resource Access Management (RAM) console. To create an AccessKey pair, see Create an AccessKey pair. SignedHeaders is the list of request header names that are used for signature calculation. Note: We recommend that you calculate the signature based on all common request headers except Authorization to improve security. Signature is the signature of the request. For more information about the value, see the Signature method section.ACS3-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=YourAccessKeyId,SignedHeaders=host;x-acs-action;x-acs-content-sha256;x-acs-date;x-acs-signature-nonce;x-acs-version,Signature=06563a9e1b43f5dfe96b81484da74bceab24a1d853912eee15083a6f0f3283c0
x-acs-security-tokenStringRequired for STS authenticationThe value of SecurityToken in the response of the AssumeRole operation.

Before you calculate a signature

Signature method V3 signs each request with an AccessKey pair (an AccessKey ID and an AccessKey secret). The following constraints determine what you sign and what you send. Review all of them before you write signing code.

  • Character set — Requests and responses are encoded by using the UTF-8 character set.

  • Time window — The value of x-acs-date must be a time within 15 minutes before the request is sent.

  • Nonce uniqueness — Use a different x-acs-signature-nonce value for each request. The nonce prevents network replay attacks. This mechanism applies only to the HTTP protocol.

  • Credentials — For a long-term credential, sign the request with your AccessKey pair. For a temporary credential that is issued by Security Token Service (STS), also add the x-acs-security-token header, whose value is the value of SecurityToken in the response of the AssumeRole operation.

  • API metadata — Before you sign a request, read OpenAPI metadata to obtain the request method, request parameter names, request parameter types, and how to pass the parameters. Otherwise, the signature is likely to fail.

RPC-style and ROA-style APIs

The style field in the API metadata determines the CanonicalURI of the request and the request methods that the API supports.

  • CanonicalURI — For an RPC-style API, the CanonicalURI is a forward slash (/). For an ROA-style API, the CanonicalURI is the value of path in the API metadata, for example, /api/v1/clusters.

  • Request methods — An RPC-style API usually supports both GET and POST requests. An ROA-style API supports only one request method. For more information about how to obtain the request methods that an API supports, see OpenAPI metadata.

  • Other values of style — RPC and ROA affect only the value of CanonicalURI. If style is set to a value other than RPC or ROA, check whether the path parameter has a value in the summary information of the API metadata. If a value exists, set CanonicalURI to the value of path. If no value exists, set CanonicalURI to a forward slash (/).

    In the following API metadata of the operation that queries the ACK cluster list in Container Service for Kubernetes, the value of path is /api/v1/clusters. In this case, the value of CanonicalURI is /api/v1/clusters.
{
  "code": 0,
  "data": {
    "summary": "Queries the details about Container Service for Kubernetes (A...",
    "path": "/api/v1/clusters",
    "methods": [
      "get"
    ],
    "schemes": [
      "http",
      "https"
    ],
    "security": [
      {
        "AK": []
      }
    ]
  }
}

Parameter positions

In the API metadata, the in field defines the position of each parameter. The position determines how the parameter is passed and which content-type the request requires.

Parameter positionDescriptioncontent-type
"in": "query"Query parameters, which appear after the question mark (?) at the end of the request URL. Different name=value pairs are separated with ampersands (&).Optional. If you specify it, set the value to application/json.
"in": "formData"Form parameters, which must be concatenated into a string in the key1=value1&key2=value2&key3=value3 format and passed in the request body. In addition, if a request parameter is of the array or object type, convert the value into indexed key-value pairs. For example, the object value {"key":["value1","value2"]} must be converted to {"key.1":"value1","key.2":"value2"}.Required. Set the value to content-type=application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
"in": "body"Body parameters, which are passed in the request body.Required. The value of content-type depends on the content type of the request. If the request content is JSON data, set content-type to application/json. If the request content is in binary format, such as a binary file stream, set content-type to application/octet-stream.

Array and object parameters

If a request parameter is of a complex data structure, convert the parameter value into indexed key-value pairs.

Example 1: {"InstanceId":["i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX","i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX","i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX","i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX","i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX","i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX","i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX","i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX","i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX","i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX","i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX","i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX"]} must be converted to:

{
    "InstanceId.1": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.10": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.11": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.12": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.2": "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.3": "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.4": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.5": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.6": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.7": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.8": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX",
    "InstanceId.9": "i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX"
}

Example 2: {"ImageId":"win2019_1809_x64_dtc_zh-cn_40G_alibase_20230811.vhd","RegionId":"cn-shanghai","Tag":[{"tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2"}]} must be converted to:

{
    "ImageId":"win2019_1809_x64_dtc_zh-cn_40G_alibase_20230811.vhd",
    "RegionId":"cn-shanghai",
    "Tag.1.tag1":"value1",
    "Tag.1.tag2":"value2"
}

Signature method

Requests are signed and authenticated by using an AccessKey pair (an AccessKey ID and an AccessKey secret). For each HTTP or HTTPS request, Alibaba Cloud API Gateway recalculates the signature based on the request parameters and compares the calculated signature with the signature carried in the request. This way, the identity of the requester is verified, and the integrity and security of the transmitted data are ensured.

The following four steps produce the value of the Authorization request header.

Step 1: Construct a canonicalized request

The following pseudocode shows how to construct a canonical request (CanonicalRequest):

CanonicalRequest =
  HTTPRequestMethod + '\n' +    // The HTTP request method, in uppercase letters.
  CanonicalURI + '\n' +         // The canonical URI.
  CanonicalQueryString + '\n' + // The canonical query string.
  CanonicalHeaders + '\n' +     // The canonical headers.
  SignedHeaders + '\n' +        // The signed headers.
  HashedRequestPayload      // The hash value of the request body.

HTTPRequestMethod (request method): the HTTP method name in uppercase letters, such as GET or POST.

CanonicalURI (canonical URI): the encoded resource path of the URL. The resource path is the part between the host and the query string in the URL. It includes the forward slash (/) that follows the host but excludes the question mark (?) that precedes the query string. Use the canonical URI when you send a request. Encode each part of the URI (each string separated by a forward slash (/)) in the UTF-8 character set based on the rules in RFC3986:

  • The characters A to Z, a to z, and 0 to 9 and the characters -, _, ., and ~ are not encoded.

    Other characters are encoded as a percent sign (%) followed by the hexadecimal ASCII code of the character. For example, a double quotation mark (") is encoded as %22. The following sequences require special handling:
SequenceRequired result
A space ( )%20
An asterisk (*)%2A
%7E in the encoded outputA tilde (~)

If you use java.net.URLEncoder in the Java standard library, first encode the string by calling encode in the standard library. Then, in the encoded string, replace plus signs (+) with %20, asterisks (*) with %2A, and %7E with tildes (~). The result is the encoded string that complies with the preceding rules.

For an RPC-style API, use a forward slash (/) as the CanonicalURI.

For an ROA-style API, this parameter is the value of path in the OpenAPI metadata, for example, /api/v1/clusters.

CanonicalQueryString (canonical query string): in the OpenAPI metadata, if the request parameters of an API contain "in":"query", concatenate these request parameters based on the following rules:

  • Sort the request parameters in ascending order by parameter name.

  • Encode the name and the value of each parameter separately in the UTF-8 character set based on the rules in RFC3986. The rules are the same as the CanonicalURI encoding rules described in the preceding section.

  • Use an equal sign (=) to connect the encoded parameter name and parameter value. If a parameter has no value, use an empty string as the value of the parameter.

  • Use ampersands (&) to connect multiple request parameters.

  • If a request parameter is of the array or object type, convert the parameter value into indexed key-value pairs.

  • If a request parameter is a JSON string, the order of the parameters in the JSON string does not affect the signature calculation.

  • If no query string exists, use an empty string as the canonical query string.

    Example:
ImageId=win2019_1809_x64_dtc_zh-cn_40G_alibase_20230811.vhd&RegionId=cn-shanghai

HashedRequestPayload: hash the request body and then encode the hash value in Base16 to obtain HashedRequestPayload. Set the x-acs-content-sha256 request header to the value of HashedRequestPayload. For the list of common request headers, see . The pseudocode is as follows:

HashedRequestPayload = HexEncode(Hash(RequestBody))
  • In the OpenAPI metadata, if the request parameters of an API contain "in": "body" or "in": "formData", pass the parameters in the request body:

    • If no request parameter is passed in the request body, set the request body to an empty string.

    • If the request parameters contain "in": "formData", concatenate the parameters into a string in the key1=value1&key2=value2&key3=value3 format, and add content-type=application/x-www-form-urlencoded to the request headers. Note that if a request parameter is of the array or object type, you must convert the parameter value into indexed key-value pairs.

    • If the request parameters contain "in": "body", add content-type to the request headers. The value of content-type depends on the content type of the request. Examples:

      • If the request content is JSON data, set content-type to application/json.

      • If the request content is in binary format, such as a binary file stream, set content-type to application/octet-stream.

  • Hash indicates the message digest function. Only the SHA256 algorithm is supported.

  • HexEncode indicates the encoding function that returns the digest in lowercase hexadecimal notation, that is, Base16 encoding.

    Example value of HashedRequestPayload when the request body is empty:
e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

CanonicalHeaders (canonical headers): concatenate the common request headers based on the following rules. For the list of common request headers, see .

  • Select the request headers that are prefixed with x-acs-, together with the host and content-type headers.

  • Convert the header names to lowercase and sort the headers in ascending order.

  • Remove the leading and trailing spaces from the header values.

  • Connect each header name and header value with a colon (:) and append a line feed (\n) to form a canonical header entry (CanonicalHeaderEntry).

  • Concatenate multiple canonical header entries (CanonicalHeaderEntry) into one string.

    All request headers except Authorization must be used for signature calculation if they meet the preceding requirements.

The pseudocode is as follows:

CanonicalHeaderEntry = Lowercase(HeaderName) + ':' + Trim(HeaderValue) + '\n'

CanonicalHeaders =
    CanonicalHeaderEntry0 + CanonicalHeaderEntry1 + ... + CanonicalHeaderEntryN

Example:

host:ecs.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com
x-acs-action:RunInstances
x-acs-content-sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
x-acs-date:2023-10-26T10:22:32Z
x-acs-signature-nonce:3156853299f313e23d1673dc12e1703d
x-acs-version:2014-05-26

SignedHeaders (signed header list): specifies the common request headers that are used for signature calculation in the current request. The names correspond one-to-one to the parameter names in CanonicalHeaders. Construct the list based on the following rules:

  • Convert the names of the request headers in CanonicalHeaders to lowercase.

  • Sort the names in ascending alphabetical order and separate them with semicolons (;).

    The pseudocode is as follows:
SignedHeaders = Lowercase(HeaderName0) + ';' + Lowercase(HeaderName1) + ... + Lowercase(HeaderNameN)

Example:

host;x-acs-action;x-acs-content-sha256;x-acs-date;x-acs-signature-nonce;x-acs-version

Step 2: Construct a string-to-sign

Construct a string-to-sign (stringToSign) based on the following pseudocode:

StringToSign =
    SignatureAlgorithm + '\n' +
    HashedCanonicalRequest
  • SignatureAlgorithm

    Only the ACS3-HMAC-SHA256 algorithm is supported for the signature protocol.
  • HashedCanonicalRequest

    The digest string of the canonical request. The following pseudocode shows how to calculate the digest string:
HashedCanonicalRequest = HexEncode(Hash(CanonicalRequest))
  • Hash indicates the message digest function. Only the SHA256 algorithm is supported.

  • HexEncode indicates the encoding function that returns the digest in lowercase hexadecimal notation, that is, Base16 encoding.

    Example:
ACS3-HMAC-SHA256
7ea06492da5221eba5297e897ce16e55f964061054b7695beedaac1145b1e259

Step 3: Calculate the signature string

Calculate the signature (Signature) based on the following pseudocode.

Signature = HexEncode(SignatureMethod(Secret, StringToSign))
  • StringToSign: the string-to-sign that is constructed in Step 2, encoded in UTF-8.

  • SignatureMethod: HMAC-SHA256 is used as the signature algorithm.

  • Secret: the AccessKey secret.

  • HexEncode: the encoding function that returns the digest in lowercase hexadecimal notation, that is, Base16 encoding.

    Example:
06563a9e1b43f5dfe96b81484da74bceab24a1d853912eee15083a6f0f3283c0

Step 4: Add the signature string to the request

After you calculate the signature, construct the Authorization request header in the following format: Authorization: <SignatureAlgorithm> Credential=<AccessKeyId>,SignedHeaders=<SignedHeaders>,Signature=<Signature>.

Example:

ACS3-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=YourAccessKeyId,SignedHeaders=host;x-acs-action;x-acs-content-sha256;x-acs-date;x-acs-signature-nonce;x-acs-version,Signature=06563a9e1b43f5dfe96b81484da74bceab24a1d853912eee15083a6f0f3283c0

Verify your signature implementation

Run the preceding four steps against the following assumed parameter values, and then compare your output with the expected output of each step. Locate a difference before you send a real request: a mismatch in any step produces a signature that the gateway rejects.

Required parameterAssumed value
AccessKeyIDYourAccessKeyId
AccessKeySecretYourAccessKeySecret
x-acs-signature-nonce3156853299f313e23d1673dc12e1703d
x-acs-date2023-10-26T10:22:32Z
x-acs-actionRunInstances
x-acs-version2014-05-26
hostecs.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com

The following API request parameters are used:

ParameterValue
ImageIdwin2019_1809_x64_dtc_zh-cn_40G_alibase_20230811.vhd
RegionIdcn-shanghai

Step 1: Construct a canonicalized request

POST
/
ImageId=win2019_1809_x64_dtc_zh-cn_40G_alibase_20230811.vhd&RegionId=cn-shanghai
host:ecs.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com
x-acs-action:RunInstances
x-acs-content-sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
x-acs-date:2023-10-26T10:22:32Z
x-acs-signature-nonce:3156853299f313e23d1673dc12e1703d
x-acs-version:2014-05-26

host;x-acs-action;x-acs-content-sha256;x-acs-date;x-acs-signature-nonce;x-acs-version
e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855

Step 2: Construct a string-to-sign

ACS3-HMAC-SHA256
7ea06492da5221eba5297e897ce16e55f964061054b7695beedaac1145b1e259

Step 3: Calculate the signature string

06563a9e1b43f5dfe96b81484da74bceab24a1d853912eee15083a6f0f3283c0

Step 4: Add the signature string to the request

POST /?ImageId=win2019_1809_x64_dtc_zh-cn_40G_alibase_20230811.vhd&RegionId=cn-shanghai HTTP/1.1
Authorization: ACS3-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=YourAccessKeyId,SignedHeaders=host;x-acs-action;x-acs-content-sha256;x-acs-date;x-acs-signature-nonce;x-acs-version,Signature=06563a9e1b43f5dfe96b81484da74bceab24a1d853912eee15083a6f0f3283c0
x-acs-action: RunInstances
host: ecs.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com
x-acs-date: 2023-10-26T10:22:32Z
x-acs-version: 2014-05-26
x-acs-content-sha256: e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
x-acs-signature-nonce: 3156853299f313e23d1673dc12e1703d
user-agent: AlibabaCloud (Mac OS X; x86_64) Java/1.8.0_352-b08 tea-util/0.2.6 TeaDSL/1
accept: application/json

The user-agent and accept headers of the preceding request are not listed in SignedHeaders. They do not participate in signature calculation.

If your output differs from the expected output of a step, correct that step before you continue. If a request still fails with a signature error, use the causes and solutions in the FAQ section of this topic to locate the difference.

Signature examples

The following samples show complete implementations of the preceding signature method in mainstream programming languages. The sample code is provided only to help you understand the signature method and is not universally applicable. Each tab states the runtime version that the sample was verified with and the dependencies that you must install.

Alibaba Cloud also provides SDKs for multiple programming languages and development frameworks. These SDKs handle the signature process for you and help you quickly build applications on Alibaba Cloud. (Recommended) Use an SDK instead of signing requests yourself.

Java

The sample code runs in JDK 1.8. You may need to adjust the code based on your actual environment.

To run the Java example, add the following Maven dependencies to the pom.xml file.

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
    <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
    <version>4.5.13</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
     <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
     <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
     <version>2.9.0</version>
 </dependency>
import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.*;
import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
import org.apache.http.entity.ByteArrayEntity;
import org.apache.http.entity.ContentType;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;

import javax.crypto.Mac;
import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;
import javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.security.MessageDigest;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class SignatureDemo {

    public static class SignatureRequest {
        // HTTP Method
        private final String httpMethod;
        // The request path.
        private final String canonicalUri;
        // endpoint
        private final String host;
        // API name
        private final String xAcsAction;
        // API version
        private final String xAcsVersion;
        // headers
        private final Map<String, String> headers = new TreeMap<>();
        // The body parameters.
        private byte[] body;
        // The query parameters.
        private final Map<String, Object> queryParam = new TreeMap<>();

        public SignatureRequest(String httpMethod, String canonicalUri, String host,
                                String xAcsAction, String xAcsVersion) {
            this.httpMethod = httpMethod;
            this.canonicalUri = canonicalUri;
            this.host = host;
            this.xAcsAction = xAcsAction;
            this.xAcsVersion = xAcsVersion;
            initHeader();
        }

        private void initHeader() {
            headers.put("host", host);
            headers.put("x-acs-action", xAcsAction);
            headers.put("x-acs-version", xAcsVersion);

            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
            sdf.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
            headers.put("x-acs-date", sdf.format(new Date()));
            headers.put("x-acs-signature-nonce", UUID.randomUUID().toString());
        }

        public String getHttpMethod() {
            return httpMethod;
        }

        public String getCanonicalUri() {
            return canonicalUri;
        }

        public String getHost() {
            return host;
        }

        public Map<String, String> getHeaders() {
            return headers;
        }

        public byte[] getBody() {
            return body;
        }

        public Map<String, Object> getQueryParam() {
            return queryParam;
        }

        public void setBody(byte[] body) {
            this.body = body;
        }

        public void setQueryParam(String key, Object value) {
            this.queryParam.put(key, value);
        }

        public void setHeaders(String key, String value) {
            this.headers.put(key, value);
        }
    }

    public static class SignatureService {
        private static final String ALGORITHM = "ACS3-HMAC-SHA256";

        /**
         * Calculate the signature.
         */
        public static void getAuthorization(SignatureRequest signatureRequest,
                                            String accessKeyId, String accessKeySecret, String securityToken) {
            try {
                // Process complex query parameters.
                Map<String, Object> processedQueryParams = new TreeMap<>();
                processObject(processedQueryParams, "", signatureRequest.getQueryParam());
                signatureRequest.getQueryParam().clear();
                signatureRequest.getQueryParam().putAll(processedQueryParams);

                // Step 1: Construct the canonical request string.
                String canonicalQueryString = buildCanonicalQueryString(signatureRequest.getQueryParam());

                // Calculate the hash value of the request body.
                String hashedRequestPayload = calculatePayloadHash(signatureRequest.getBody());
                signatureRequest.setHeaders("x-acs-content-sha256", hashedRequestPayload);

                // Add the security token if it exists.
                if (securityToken != null && !securityToken.isEmpty()) {
                    signatureRequest.setHeaders("x-acs-security-token", securityToken);
                }

                // Construct the canonical headers and the signed headers.
                CanonicalHeadersResult canonicalHeadersResult = buildCanonicalHeaders(signatureRequest.getHeaders());

                // Construct the canonical request.
                String canonicalRequest = String.join("\n",
                        signatureRequest.getHttpMethod(),
                        signatureRequest.getCanonicalUri(),
                        canonicalQueryString,
                        canonicalHeadersResult.canonicalHeaders,
                        canonicalHeadersResult.signedHeaders,
                        hashedRequestPayload);

                System.out.println("canonicalRequest=========>\n" + canonicalRequest);

                // Step 2: Construct the string-to-sign.
                String hashedCanonicalRequest = sha256Hex(canonicalRequest.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
                String stringToSign = ALGORITHM + "\n" + hashedCanonicalRequest;
                System.out.println("stringToSign=========>\n" + stringToSign);

                // Step 3: Calculate the signature.
                String signature = DatatypeConverter.printHexBinary(
                                hmac256(accessKeySecret.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8), stringToSign))
                        .toLowerCase();
                System.out.println("signature=========>" + signature);

                // Step 4: Construct the Authorization header.
                String authorization = String.format("%s Credential=%s,SignedHeaders=%s,Signature=%s",
                        ALGORITHM, accessKeyId, canonicalHeadersResult.signedHeaders, signature);

                System.out.println("authorization=========>" + authorization);
                signatureRequest.getHeaders().put("Authorization", authorization);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Failed to generate authorization", e);
            }
        }

        /**
         * Process request parameters of the formData type.
         */
        private static String formDataToString(Map<String, Object> formData) {
            Map<String, Object> tileMap = new HashMap<>();
            processObject(tileMap, "", formData);
            StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
            boolean first = true;
            String symbol = "&";
            for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : tileMap.entrySet()) {
                String value = String.valueOf(entry.getValue());
                if (value != null && !value.isEmpty()) {
                    if (first) {
                        first = false;
                    } else {
                        result.append(symbol);
                    }
                    result.append(percentCode(entry.getKey()));
                    result.append("=");
                    result.append(percentCode(value));
                }
            }

            return result.toString();
        }

        /**
         * Construct the canonical query string.
         */
        private static String buildCanonicalQueryString(Map<String, Object> queryParams) {
            return queryParams.entrySet().stream()
                    .map(entry -> percentCode(entry.getKey()) + "=" +
                            percentCode(String.valueOf(entry.getValue())))
                    .collect(Collectors.joining("&"));
        }

        /**
         * Calculate the hash value of the request body.
         */
        private static String calculatePayloadHash(byte[] body) throws Exception {
            if (body != null) {
                return sha256Hex(body);
            } else {
                return sha256Hex("".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
            }
        }

        /**
         * Construct the canonical headers.
         */
        private static CanonicalHeadersResult buildCanonicalHeaders(Map<String, String> headers) {
            List<Map.Entry<String, String>> signedHeaders = headers.entrySet().stream()
                    .filter(entry -> {
                        String key = entry.getKey().toLowerCase();
                        return key.startsWith("x-acs-") || "host".equals(key) || "content-type".equals(key);
                    })
                    .sorted(Map.Entry.comparingByKey())
                    .collect(Collectors.toList());

            StringBuilder canonicalHeaders = new StringBuilder();
            StringBuilder signedHeadersString = new StringBuilder();

            for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : signedHeaders) {
                String lowerKey = entry.getKey().toLowerCase();
                String value = entry.getValue().trim();
                canonicalHeaders.append(lowerKey).append(":").append(value).append("\n");
                signedHeadersString.append(lowerKey).append(";");
            }

            if (signedHeadersString.length() > 0) {
                signedHeadersString.setLength(signedHeadersString.length() - 1); // Remove the trailing semicolon.
            }

            return new CanonicalHeadersResult(canonicalHeaders.toString(), signedHeadersString.toString());
        }

        private static class CanonicalHeadersResult {
            final String canonicalHeaders;
            final String signedHeaders;

            CanonicalHeadersResult(String canonicalHeaders, String signedHeaders) {
                this.canonicalHeaders = canonicalHeaders;
                this.signedHeaders = signedHeaders;
            }
        }

        /**
         * Process complex object parameters.
         */
        private static void processObject(Map<String, Object> map, String key, Object value) {
            if (value == null) {
                return;
            }

            if (key == null) {
                key = "";
            }

            if (value instanceof List<?>) {
                List<?> list = (List<?>) value;
                for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); ++i) {
                    processObject(map, key + "." + (i + 1), list.get(i));
                }
            } else if (value instanceof Map<?, ?>) {
                Map<?, ?> subMap = (Map<?, ?>) value;
                for (Map.Entry<?, ?> entry : subMap.entrySet()) {
                    processObject(map, key + "." + entry.getKey().toString(), entry.getValue());
                }
            } else {
                if (key.startsWith(".")) {
                    key = key.substring(1);
                }

                if (value instanceof byte[]) {
                    map.put(key, new String((byte[]) value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
                } else {
                    map.put(key, String.valueOf(value));
                }
            }
        }

        /**
         * Perform the HMAC-SHA256 calculation.
         */
        private static byte[] hmac256(byte[] secretKey, String str) throws Exception {
            Mac mac = Mac.getInstance("HmacSHA256");
            SecretKeySpec secretKeySpec = new SecretKeySpec(secretKey, mac.getAlgorithm());
            mac.init(secretKeySpec);
            return mac.doFinal(str.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
        }

        /**
         * Perform the SHA-256 hash calculation.
         */
        private static String sha256Hex(byte[] input) throws Exception {
            MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256");
            byte[] digest = md.digest(input);
            return DatatypeConverter.printHexBinary(digest).toLowerCase();
        }

        /**
         * Perform URL encoding.
         */
        public static String percentCode(String str) {
            if (str == null) {
                return "";
            }
            try {
                return URLEncoder.encode(str, "UTF-8")
                        .replace("+", "%20")
                        .replace("*", "%2A")
                        .replace("%7E", "~");
            } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
                throw new RuntimeException("UTF-8 encoding not supported", e);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * This is a signature example. Replace the sample parameters in the main method with your actual values.
     * ROA-style and RPC-style APIs differ only in how the canonicalUri value is obtained. The rest of the process is the same.
     * <p>
     * Obtain the request method (methods), request parameter name (name), request parameter type (type), and request parameter position (in) from the API metadata, and then encapsulate the parameters into SignatureRequest.
     * 1. If a request parameter is marked "in":"query" in the metadata, pass it in queryParam. Note: For an RPC-style API, this type of parameter can also be passed in the body, with content-type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. See example 3.
     * 2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/octet-stream or application/json. Note: For an RPC-style API, application/json is not recommended. Use example 3 instead.
     * 3. If a request parameter is marked "in": "formData" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        // Obtain the AccessKey pair from environment variables.
        String accessKeyId = System.getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID");
        String accessKeySecret = System.getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET");
        String securityToken = System.getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN");

        if (accessKeyId == null || accessKeySecret == null) {
            System.err.println("Set the ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID and ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables.");
            return;
        }

        // RPC-style API example 1: the request parameter is "in":"query". This example uses the DescribeInstanceStatus operation of ECS.
        SignatureRequest signatureRequest = new SignatureRequest(
                "POST",
                "/",
                "ecs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com",
                "DescribeInstanceStatus",
                "2014-05-26"
        );
        signatureRequest.setQueryParam("RegionId", "cn-hangzhou");
        signatureRequest.setQueryParam("InstanceId", Arrays.asList("i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX", "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX"));

        /*// RPC-style API example 2: the request parameter is "in":"body" (file upload scenario). This example uses the RecognizeGeneral operation of OCR.
        SignatureRequest signatureRequest = new SignatureRequest(
                "POST",
                "/",
                "ocr-api.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com",
                "RecognizeGeneral",
                "2021-07-07");
        signatureRequest.setBody(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get("D:\\test.jpeg")));
        signatureRequest.setHeaders("content-type", "application/octet-stream");*/

        /*// RPC-style API example 3: the request parameter is "in": "formData" or "in":"body" (non-file upload scenario). This example uses the TranslateGeneral operation of Machine Translation.
        String httpMethod = "POST";
        String canonicalUri = "/";
        String host = "mt.aliyuncs.com";
        String xAcsAction = "TranslateGeneral";
        String xAcsVersion = "2018-10-12";
        SignatureRequest signatureRequest = new SignatureRequest(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion);
        Map<String, Object> body = new HashMap<>();
        body.put("FormatType", "text");
        body.put("SourceLanguage", "zh");
        body.put("TargetLanguage", "en");
        body.put("SourceText", "Hello");
        body.put("Scene", "general");
        String formDataToString = SignatureService.formDataToString(body);
        signatureRequest.setBody(formDataToString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
        signatureRequest.setHeaders("content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");*/

        /*// ROA-style API POST request example. This example creates a cluster in Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK).
        SignatureRequest signatureRequest = new SignatureRequest(
                "POST",
                "/clusters",
                "cs.cn-chengdu.aliyuncs.com",
                "CreateCluster",
                "2015-12-15");
        TreeMap<String, Object> body = new TreeMap<>();
        body.put("name", "Test");
        body.put("cluster_type", "ManagedKubernetes");
        body.put("kubernetes_version", "1.34.1-aliyun.1");
        body.put("region_id", "cn-chengdu");
        body.put("snat_entry", true);
        body.put("deletion_protection", true);
        body.put("proxy_mode", "ipvs");
        body.put("profile", "Default");
        body.put("timezone", "Asia/Shanghai");
        body.put("cluster_spec", "ack.pro.small");
        body.put("enable_rrsa", false);
        body.put("service_cidr", "192.168.0.0/16");
        body.put("zone_ids", Arrays.asList("cn-chengdu-b","cn-chengdu-b"));
        Gson gson = (new GsonBuilder()).disableHtmlEscaping().create();
        signatureRequest.setBody(gson.toJson(body).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
        signatureRequest.setHeaders("content-type", "application/json");*/

        /*// ROA-style API GET request. This example queries cluster information in Container Service for Kubernetes.
        SignatureRequest signatureRequest = new SignatureRequest(
                "GET",
                "/clusters/" + SignatureService.percentCode("c299f90b63b************") + "/resources",
                "cs.cn-chengdu.aliyuncs.com",
                "DescribeClusterResources",
                "2015-12-15");
        signatureRequest.setQueryParam("with_addon_resources", true);*/

        /*// ROA-style API DELETE request. This example deletes a cluster.
        SignatureRequest signatureRequest = new SignatureRequest(
                "DELETE",
                "/clusters/" + SignatureService.percentCode("c299f90b63b************"),
                "cs.cn-chengdu.aliyuncs.com",
                "DeleteCluster",
                "2015-12-15");*/

        // Generate the signature.
        SignatureService.getAuthorization(signatureRequest, accessKeyId, accessKeySecret, securityToken);

        // Test whether the API operation can be called successfully.
        callApi(signatureRequest);
    }

    /**
     * For testing only.
     */
    private static void callApi(SignatureRequest signatureRequest) {
        try {
            String url = "https://" + signatureRequest.getHost() + signatureRequest.getCanonicalUri();
            URIBuilder uriBuilder = new URIBuilder(url);

            // Add the query parameters.
            for (Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : signatureRequest.getQueryParam().entrySet()) {
                uriBuilder.addParameter(entry.getKey(), String.valueOf(entry.getValue()));
            }
            HttpUriRequest httpRequest;
            switch (signatureRequest.getHttpMethod()) {
                case "GET":
                    httpRequest = new HttpGet(uriBuilder.build());
                    break;
                case "POST":
                    HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(uriBuilder.build());
                    if (signatureRequest.getBody() != null) {
                        httpPost.setEntity(new ByteArrayEntity(signatureRequest.getBody(), ContentType.create(signatureRequest.getHeaders().get("content-type"))));
                    }
                    httpRequest = httpPost;
                    break;
                case "DELETE":
                    httpRequest = new HttpDelete(uriBuilder.build());
                    break;
                default:
                    System.out.println("Unsupported HTTP method: " + signatureRequest.getHttpMethod());
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported HTTP method");
            }

            // Add the request headers.
            for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : signatureRequest.getHeaders().entrySet()) {
                httpRequest.addHeader(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
            }

            // Send the request.
            try (CloseableHttpClient httpClient = HttpClients.createDefault();
                 CloseableHttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpRequest)) {
                String result = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity(), "UTF-8");
                System.out.println("API Response: " + result);
            }
        } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to call API", e);
        }
    }
}

Python

The sample code runs in Python 3.12.3. You may need to adjust the code based on your actual environment.

You must manually install pytz and requests. Run the following commands in the terminal based on the Python version that you use.

Python3

pip3 install pytz
pip3 install requests
import hashlib
import hmac
import json
import os
import uuid
from collections import OrderedDict
from datetime import datetime
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
from urllib.parse import quote_plus, urlencode

import pytz
import requests

class SignatureRequest:
    def __init__(
            self,
            http_method: str,
            canonical_uri: str,
            host: str,
            x_acs_action: str,
            x_acs_version: str
    ):
        self.http_method = http_method
        self.canonical_uri = canonical_uri
        self.host = host
        self.x_acs_action = x_acs_action
        self.x_acs_version = x_acs_version
        self.headers = self._init_headers()
        self.query_param = OrderedDict()  # type: Dict[str, Any]
        self.body = None  # type: Optional[bytes]

    def _init_headers(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
        current_time = datetime.now(pytz.timezone('Etc/GMT'))
        headers = OrderedDict([
            ('host', self.host),
            ('x-acs-action', self.x_acs_action),
            ('x-acs-version', self.x_acs_version),
            ('x-acs-date', current_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')),
            ('x-acs-signature-nonce', str(uuid.uuid4())),
        ])
        return headers

    def sorted_query_params(self) -> None:
        """Sorts query parameters by name and returns the encoded string."""
        self.query_param = dict(sorted(self.query_param.items()))

    def sorted_headers(self) -> None:
        """Sorts request headers by name and returns the encoded string."""
        self.headers = dict(sorted(self.headers.items()))

def get_authorization(request: SignatureRequest) -> None:
    try:
        new_query_param = OrderedDict()
        process_object(new_query_param, '', request.query_param)
        request.query_param.clear()
        request.query_param.update(new_query_param)
        request.sorted_query_params()

        # Step 1: Construct the canonical request.
        canonical_query_string = "&".join(
            f"{percent_code(quote_plus(k))}={percent_code(quote_plus(str(v)))}"
            for k, v in request.query_param.items()
        )
        hashed_request_payload = sha256_hex(request.body or b'')
        request.headers['x-acs-content-sha256'] = hashed_request_payload

        if SECURITY_TOKEN:
            signature_request.headers["x-acs-security-token"] = SECURITY_TOKEN
        request.sorted_headers()

        filtered_headers = OrderedDict()
        for k, v in request.headers.items():
            if k.lower().startswith("x-acs-") or k.lower() in ["host", "content-type"]:
                filtered_headers[k.lower()] = v

        canonical_headers = "\n".join(f"{k}:{v}" for k, v in filtered_headers.items()) + "\n"
        signed_headers = ";".join(filtered_headers.keys())

        canonical_request = (
            f"{request.http_method}\n{request.canonical_uri}\n{canonical_query_string}\n"
            f"{canonical_headers}\n{signed_headers}\n{hashed_request_payload}"
        )
        print(canonical_request)

        # Step 2: Construct the string-to-sign.
        hashed_canonical_request = sha256_hex(canonical_request.encode("utf-8"))
        string_to_sign = f"{ALGORITHM}\n{hashed_canonical_request}"
        print(string_to_sign)

        # Step 3: Calculate the signature.
        signature = hmac256(ACCESS_KEY_SECRET.encode("utf-8"), string_to_sign).hex().lower()

        # Step 4: Construct the Authorization header.
        authorization = f'{ALGORITHM} Credential={ACCESS_KEY_ID},SignedHeaders={signed_headers},Signature={signature}'
        request.headers["Authorization"] = authorization
    except Exception as e:
        print("Failed to get authorization")
        print(e)

def form_data_to_string(form_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
    tile_map = OrderedDict()
    process_object(tile_map, "", form_data)
    return urlencode(tile_map)

def process_object(result_map: Dict[str, str], key: str, value: Any) -> None:
    if value is None:
        return

    if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
        for i, item in enumerate(value):
            process_object(result_map, f"{key}.{i + 1}", item)
    elif isinstance(value, dict):
        for sub_key, sub_value in value.items():
            process_object(result_map, f"{key}.{sub_key}", sub_value)
    else:
        key = key.lstrip(".")
        result_map[key] = value.decode("utf-8") if isinstance(value, bytes) else str(value)

def hmac256(key: bytes, msg: str) -> bytes:
    return hmac.new(key, msg.encode("utf-8"), hashlib.sha256).digest()

def sha256_hex(s: bytes) -> str:
    return hashlib.sha256(s).hexdigest()

def call_api(request: SignatureRequest) -> None:
    url = f"https://{request.host}{request.canonical_uri}"
    if request.query_param:
        url += "?" + urlencode(request.query_param, doseq=True, safe="*")

    headers = dict(request.headers)
    data = request.body

    try:
        response = requests.request(
            method=request.http_method, url=url, headers=headers, data=data
        )
        response.raise_for_status()
        print(response.text)
    except requests.RequestException as e:
        print("Failed to send request")
        print(e)

def percent_code(encoded_str: str) -> str:
    return encoded_str.replace("+", "%20").replace("*", "%2A").replace("%7E", "~")

# Obtain the AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret from environment variables.
ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.environ.get("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID")
ACCESS_KEY_SECRET = os.environ.get("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET")
SECURITY_TOKEN = os.environ.get("ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN")

ALGORITHM = "ACS3-HMAC-SHA256"

"""
This is a signature example. When you test the example, select a scenario in the main function and modify the sample values. For example, to call SendSms, select example 1 and then modify http_method, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, and query_param.
ROA-style and RPC-style APIs differ only in how the canonicalUri value is obtained.

Obtain the request method (methods), request parameter name (name), request parameter type (type), and request parameter position (in) from the OpenAPI metadata, and then encapsulate the parameters into SignatureRequest.
1. If a request parameter is marked "in":"query" in the metadata, pass it in queryParam. You do not need to set content-type. Note: For an RPC-style API, this type of parameter can also be passed in the body, with content-type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. See example 3.
2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata, pass it in the body and set content-type based on your scenario. Note: For an RPC-style API, application/json is not recommended. Use example 3 instead.
3. If a request parameter is marked "in": "formData" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with content-type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
"""
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # RPC-style API request example 1: the request parameter is "in":"query".
    http_method = "POST"  # The request method. You can obtain it from the metadata. POST is recommended.
    canonical_uri = "/"  # An RPC-style API has no resource path. Therefore, a forward slash (/) is used as the CanonicalURI.
    host = "ecs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com"  # The service endpoint of the Alibaba Cloud service.
    x_acs_action = "DescribeInstanceStatus"  # The API name.
    x_acs_version = "2014-05-26"  # The API version.
    signature_request = SignatureRequest(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version)
    # The request parameters of DescribeInstanceStatus are as follows:
    # RegionId is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is required.
    signature_request.query_param['RegionId'] = 'cn-hangzhou'
    # InstanceId is displayed as an array in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
    signature_request.query_param['InstanceId'] = ["i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX", "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX",
                                                   "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX"]

    # # RPC-style API request example 2: the request parameter is "in":"body" (file upload scenario).
    # http_method = "POST"
    # canonical_uri = "/"
    # host = "ocr-api.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com"
    # x_acs_action = "RecognizeGeneral"
    # x_acs_version = "2021-07-07"
    # signature_request = SignatureRequest(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version)
    # # The request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata. Pass it in the body.
    # file_path = "D:\\test.png"
    # with open(file_path, 'rb') as file:
    #     # Read the image content into a byte array.
    #     signature_request.body = file.read()
    #     signature_request.headers["content-type"] = "application/octet-stream"

    # # RPC-style API request example 3: the request parameter is "in": "formData" or "in":"body" (non-file upload scenario).
    # http_method = "POST"
    # canonical_uri = "/"
    # host = "mt.aliyuncs.com"
    # x_acs_action = "TranslateGeneral"
    # x_acs_version = "2018-10-12"
    # signature_request = SignatureRequest(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version)
    # # The request parameters of TranslateGeneral are as follows:
    # # Context is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
    # signature_request.query_param['Context'] = 'Morning'
    # # Parameters such as FormatType, SourceLanguage, and TargetLanguage are marked "in":"formData" in the metadata.
    # form_data = OrderedDict()
    # form_data["FormatType"] = "text"
    # form_data["SourceLanguage"] = "zh"
    # form_data["TargetLanguage"] = "en"
    # form_data["SourceText"] = "Hello"
    # form_data["Scene"] = "general"
    # signature_request.body = bytes(form_data_to_string(form_data), 'utf-8')
    # signature_request.headers["content-type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

    # # Example 4: an ROA-style API POST request.
    # http_method = "POST"
    # canonical_uri = "/clusters"
    # host = "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com"
    # x_acs_action = "CreateCluster"
    # x_acs_version = "2015-12-15"
    # signature_request = SignatureRequest(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version)
    # The request parameter is marked "in":"body" in the metadata. Pass it in the body.
    # body = OrderedDict()
    # body["name"] = "testDemo"
    # body["region_id"] = "cn-beijing"
    # body["cluster_type"] = "ExternalKubernetes"
    # body["vpcid"] = "vpc-2zeou1uod4ylaXXXXXXXX"
    # body["container_cidr"] = "172.16.1.0/20"
    # body["service_cidr"] = "10.2.0.0/24"
    # body["security_group_id"] = "sg-2ze1a0rlgeo7XXXXXXXX"
    # body["vswitch_ids"] = ["vsw-2zei30dhfldu8XXXXXXXX"]
    # signature_request.body = bytes(json.dumps(body, separators=(',', ':')), 'utf-8')
    # signature_request.headers["content-type"] = "application/json; charset=utf-8"

    # # Example 5: an ROA-style API GET request.
    # http_method = "GET"
    # # If canonicalUri contains a path parameter, encode the path parameter by using percent_code({path parameter}).
    # cluster_id_encode = percent_code("ca72cfced86db497cab79aa28XXXXXXXX")
    # canonical_uri = f"/clusters/{cluster_id_encode}/resources"
    # host = "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com"
    # x_acs_action = "DescribeClusterResources"
    # x_acs_version = "2015-12-15"
    # signature_request = SignatureRequest(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version)
    # signature_request.query_param['with_addon_resources'] = True

    # # Example 6: an ROA-style API DELETE request.
    # http_method = "DELETE"
    # # If canonicalUri contains a path parameter, encode the path parameter by using percent_code({path parameter}).
    # cluster_id_encode = percent_code("ca72cfced86db497cab79aa28XXXXXXXX")
    # canonical_uri = f"/clusters/{cluster_id_encode}"
    # host = "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com"
    # x_acs_action = "DeleteCluster"
    # x_acs_version = "2015-12-15"
    # signature_request = SignatureRequest(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version)

    get_authorization(signature_request)
    call_api(signature_request)

Go

The sample code runs in go1.22.2. You may need to adjust the code based on your actual environment.

Run the following command in the terminal:

go get github.com/google/uuid
go get golang.org/x/exp/maps
package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "crypto/hmac"
    "crypto/sha256"
    "encoding/hex"
    "io"
    "os"
    "sort"

    "golang.org/x/exp/maps"

    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "net/url"
    "strings"
    "time"

    "github.com/google/uuid"
)

type Request struct {
    httpMethod   string
    canonicalUri string
    host         string
    xAcsAction   string
    xAcsVersion  string
    headers      map[string]string
    body         []byte
    queryParam   map[string]interface{}
}

func NewRequest(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion string) *Request {
    req := &Request{
        httpMethod:   httpMethod,
        canonicalUri: canonicalUri,
        host:         host,
        xAcsAction:   xAcsAction,
        xAcsVersion:  xAcsVersion,
        headers:      make(map[string]string),
        queryParam:   make(map[string]interface{}),
    }
    req.headers["host"] = host
    req.headers["x-acs-action"] = xAcsAction
    req.headers["x-acs-version"] = xAcsVersion
    req.headers["x-acs-date"] = time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
    req.headers["x-acs-signature-nonce"] = uuid.New().String()
    return req
}

// os.Getenv() obtains the AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret from environment variables.
var (
    AccessKeyId     = os.Getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID")
    AccessKeySecret = os.Getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET")
    SecurityToken   = os.Getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN")
    ALGORITHM       = "ACS3-HMAC-SHA256"
)

// This is a signature example. Replace the sample parameters in the main method with your actual values.
// ROA-style and RPC-style APIs differ only in how the canonicalUri value is obtained. The rest of the process is the same.
// Obtain the request method (methods), request parameter name (name), request parameter type (type), and request parameter position (in) from the API metadata, and then encapsulate the parameters into SignatureRequest.
// 1. If a request parameter is marked "in":"query" in the metadata, pass it in queryParam. Note: For an RPC-style API, this type of parameter can also be passed in the body, with content-type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. See example 3.
// 2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/octet-stream or application/json. For an RPC-style API, application/json is not recommended. Use example 3 instead.
// 3. If a request parameter is marked "in": "formData" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
func main() {
    // RPC-style API request example 1: the request parameter is "in":"query".
    httpMethod := "POST"                   // The request method. Most RPC-style APIs support both POST and GET. POST is used in this example.
    canonicalUri := "/"                    // An RPC-style API has no resource path. Therefore, a forward slash (/) is used as the CanonicalURI.
    host := "ecs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com" // The service endpoint of the Alibaba Cloud service.
    xAcsAction := "DescribeInstanceStatus" // The API name.
    xAcsVersion := "2014-05-26"            // The API version.
    req := NewRequest(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion)
    // The request parameters of DescribeInstanceStatus are as follows:
    // RegionId is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is required.
    req.queryParam["RegionId"] = "cn-hangzhou"
    // InstanceId is displayed as an array in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
    instanceIds := []interface{}{"i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX", "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX", "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX"}
    req.queryParam["InstanceId"] = instanceIds

    // // RPC-style API request example 2: the request parameter is "in":"body" (file upload scenario).
    // httpMethod := "POST"
    // canonicalUri := "/"
    // host := "ocr-api.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com"
    // xAcsAction := "RecognizeGeneral"
    // xAcsVersion := "2021-07-07"
    // req := NewRequest(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion)
    // // Read the file content.
    // filePath := "D:\\test.png"
    // bytes, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
    // if err != nil {
    //     fmt.Println("Error reading file:", err)
    //     return
    // }
    // req.body = bytes
    // req.headers["content-type"] = "application/octet-stream"

    // // RPC-style API request example 3: the request parameter is "in": "formData" or "in":"body" (non-file upload scenario).
    // httpMethod := "POST"
    // canonicalUri := "/"
    // host := "mt.aliyuncs.com"
    // xAcsAction := "TranslateGeneral"
    // xAcsVersion := "2018-10-12"
    // req := NewRequest(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion)
    // // The request parameters of TranslateGeneral are as follows:
    // // Context is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
    // req.queryParam["Context"] = "Morning"
    // // Parameters such as FormatType, SourceLanguage, and TargetLanguage are marked "in":"formData" in the metadata.
    // body := make(map[string]interface{})
    // body["FormatType"] = "text"
    // body["SourceLanguage"] = "zh"
    // body["TargetLanguage"] = "en"
    // body["SourceText"] = "Hello"
    // body["Scene"] = "general"
    // str := formDataToString(body)
    // req.body = []byte(*str)
    // req.headers["content-type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

    // // An ROA-style API POST request.
    // httpMethod := "POST"
    // canonicalUri := "/clusters"
    // host := "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com"
    // xAcsAction := "CreateCluster"
    // xAcsVersion := "2015-12-15"
    // req := NewRequest(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion)
    // // Encapsulate the request parameters. A request parameter that is marked "in": "body" in the metadata is passed in the body.
    // body := make(map[string]interface{})
    // body["name"] = "testDemo"
    // body["region_id"] = "cn-beijing"
    // body["cluster_type"] = "ExternalKubernetes"
    // body["vpcid"] = "vpc-2zeou1uod4ylaXXXXXXXX"
    // body["container_cidr"] = "10.0.0.0/8"
    // body["service_cidr"] = "172.16.1.0/20"
    // body["security_group_id"] = "sg-2ze1a0rlgeo7XXXXXXXX"
    // vswitch_ids := []interface{}{"vsw-2zei30dhfldu8XXXXXXXX"}
    // body["vswitch_ids"] = vswitch_ids
    // jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(body)
    // if err != nil {
    //     fmt.Println("Error marshaling to JSON:", err)
    //     return
    // }
    // req.body = []byte(jsonBytes)
    // req.headers["content-type"] = "application/json; charset=utf-8"

    // // An ROA-style API GET request.
    // httpMethod := "GET"
    // // If canonicalUri contains a path parameter, encode the path parameter by using percentCode({path parameter}).
    // canonicalUri := "/clusters/" + percentCode("c558c166928f9446dae400d106e124f66") + "/resources"
    // host := "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com"
    // xAcsAction := "DescribeClusterResources"
    // xAcsVersion := "2015-12-15"
    // req := NewRequest(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion)
    // req.queryParam["with_addon_resources"] = "true"

    // // An ROA-style API DELETE request.
    // httpMethod := "DELETE"
    // // If canonicalUri contains a path parameter, encode the path parameter by using percentCode({path parameter}).
    // canonicalUri := "/clusters/" + percentCode("c558c166928f9446dae400d106e124f66")
    // host := "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com"
    // xAcsAction := "DeleteCluster"
    // xAcsVersion := "2015-12-15"
    // req := NewRequest(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion)

    // Sign the request.
    getAuthorization(req)
    // Call the API operation.
    error := callAPI(req)
    if error != nil {
        println(error.Error())
    }
}

func callAPI(req *Request) error {
    urlStr := "https://" + req.host + req.canonicalUri
    q := url.Values{}
    keys := maps.Keys(req.queryParam)
    sort.Strings(keys)
    for _, k := range keys {
        v := req.queryParam[k]
        q.Set(k, fmt.Sprintf("%v", v))
    }
    urlStr += "?" + q.Encode()
    fmt.Println(urlStr)

    httpReq, err := http.NewRequest(req.httpMethod, urlStr, strings.NewReader(string(req.body)))
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }

    for key, value := range req.headers {
        httpReq.Header.Set(key, value)
    }

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(httpReq)
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    defer func(Body io.ReadCloser) {
        err := Body.Close()
        if err != nil {
            return
        }
    }(resp.Body)
    var respBuffer bytes.Buffer
    _, err = io.Copy(&respBuffer, resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    respBytes := respBuffer.Bytes()
    fmt.Println(string(respBytes))
    return nil
}

func getAuthorization(req *Request) {
    // Flatten the query parameters whose values are of the List or Map type in queryParam.
    newQueryParams := make(map[string]interface{})
    processObject(newQueryParams, "", req.queryParam)
    req.queryParam = newQueryParams
    // Step 1: Construct the canonical request.
    canonicalQueryString := ""
    keys := maps.Keys(req.queryParam)
    sort.Strings(keys)
    for _, k := range keys {
        v := req.queryParam[k]
        canonicalQueryString += percentCode(url.QueryEscape(k)) + "=" + percentCode(url.QueryEscape(fmt.Sprintf("%v", v))) + "&"
    }
    canonicalQueryString = strings.TrimSuffix(canonicalQueryString, "&")
    fmt.Printf("canonicalQueryString========>%s\n", canonicalQueryString)

    var bodyContent []byte
    if req.body == nil {
        bodyContent = []byte("")
    } else {
        bodyContent = req.body
    }
    hashedRequestPayload := sha256Hex(bodyContent)
    req.headers["x-acs-content-sha256"] = hashedRequestPayload

    if SecurityToken != "" {
        req.headers["x-acs-security-token"] = SecurityToken
    }

    canonicalHeaders := ""
    signedHeaders := ""
    HeadersKeys := maps.Keys(req.headers)
    sort.Strings(HeadersKeys)
    for _, k := range HeadersKeys {
        lowerKey := strings.ToLower(k)
        if lowerKey == "host" || strings.HasPrefix(lowerKey, "x-acs-") || lowerKey == "content-type" {
            canonicalHeaders += lowerKey + ":" + req.headers[k] + "\n"
            signedHeaders += lowerKey + ";"
        }
    }
    signedHeaders = strings.TrimSuffix(signedHeaders, ";")

    canonicalRequest := req.httpMethod + "\n" + req.canonicalUri + "\n" + canonicalQueryString + "\n" + canonicalHeaders + "\n" + signedHeaders + "\n" + hashedRequestPayload
    fmt.Printf("canonicalRequest========>\n%s\n", canonicalRequest)

    // Step 2: Construct the string-to-sign.
    hashedCanonicalRequest := sha256Hex([]byte(canonicalRequest))
    stringToSign := ALGORITHM + "\n" + hashedCanonicalRequest
    fmt.Printf("stringToSign========>\n%s\n", stringToSign)

    // Step 3: Calculate the signature.
    byteData, err := hmac256([]byte(AccessKeySecret), stringToSign)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        panic(err)
    }
    signature := strings.ToLower(hex.EncodeToString(byteData))

    // Step 4: Construct the Authorization header.
    authorization := ALGORITHM + " Credential=" + AccessKeyId + ",SignedHeaders=" + signedHeaders + ",Signature=" + signature
    req.headers["Authorization"] = authorization
}

func hmac256(key []byte, toSignString string) ([]byte, error) {
    // Instantiate the HMAC-SHA256 hash.
    h := hmac.New(sha256.New, key)
    // Write the string-to-sign.
    _, err := h.Write([]byte(toSignString))
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    // Calculate the signature and return it.
    return h.Sum(nil), nil
}

func sha256Hex(byteArray []byte) string {
    // Instantiate the SHA-256 hash function.
    hash := sha256.New()
    // Write the string to the hash function.
    _, _ = hash.Write(byteArray)
    // Calculate the SHA-256 hash value and convert it into a lowercase hexadecimal string.
    hexString := hex.EncodeToString(hash.Sum(nil))

    return hexString
}

func percentCode(str string) string {
    // Replace specific encoded characters.
    str = strings.ReplaceAll(str, "+", "%20")
    str = strings.ReplaceAll(str, "*", "%2A")
    str = strings.ReplaceAll(str, "%7E", "~")
    return str
}

func formDataToString(formData map[string]interface{}) *string {
    tmp := make(map[string]interface{})
    processObject(tmp, "", formData)
    res := ""
    urlEncoder := url.Values{}
    for key, value := range tmp {
        v := fmt.Sprintf("%v", value)
        urlEncoder.Add(key, v)
    }
    res = urlEncoder.Encode()
    return &res
}

// processObject recursively processes objects and flattens complex objects such as Map and List into key-value pairs.
func processObject(mapResult map[string]interface{}, key string, value interface{}) {
    if value == nil {
        return
    }

    switch v := value.(type) {
    case []interface{}:
        for i, item := range v {
            processObject(mapResult, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", key, i+1), item)
        }
    case map[string]interface{}:
        for subKey, subValue := range v {
            processObject(mapResult, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", key, subKey), subValue)
        }
    default:
        if strings.HasPrefix(key, ".") {
            key = key[1:]
        }
        if b, ok := v.([]byte); ok {
            mapResult[key] = string(b)
        } else {
            mapResult[key] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)
        }
    }
}

Node.js

The sample code runs in Node.js v20.13.1. You may need to adjust the code based on your actual environment.

This example uses Node.js.

const crypto = require('crypto');
const fs = require('fs');

class Request {
    constructor(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion) {
        this.httpMethod = httpMethod;
        this.canonicalUri = canonicalUri || '/';
        this.host = host;
        this.xAcsAction = xAcsAction;
        this.xAcsVersion = xAcsVersion;
        this.headers = {};
        this.body = null;
        this.queryParam = {};
        this.initHeader();
    }

    initHeader() {
        const date = new Date();
        this.headers = {
            'host': this.host,
            'x-acs-action': this.xAcsAction,
            'x-acs-version': this.xAcsVersion,
            'x-acs-date': date.toISOString().replace(/\..+/, 'Z'),
            'x-acs-signature-nonce': crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex')
        }
    }
}

const ALGORITHM = 'ACS3-HMAC-SHA256';
const accessKeyId = process.env.ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID;
const accessKeySecret = process.env.ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET;
const securityToken = process.env.ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN;
const encoder = new TextEncoder()

if (!accessKeyId || !accessKeySecret) {
    console.error('ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID and ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variables must be set.');
    process.exit(1);
}

function getAuthorization(signRequest) {
    try {
        newQueryParam = {};
        processObject(newQueryParam, "", signRequest.queryParam);
        signRequest.queryParam = newQueryParam;
        // Step 1: Construct the canonical request.
        const canonicalQueryString = Object.entries(signRequest.queryParam)
            .sort(([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b))
            .map(([key, value]) => `${percentCode(key)}=${percentCode(value)}`)
            .join('&');

        // The request body. If the request body is empty, such as in a GET request, RequestPayload is always an empty string.
        const requestPayload = signRequest.body || encoder.encode('');
        const hashedRequestPayload = sha256Hex(requestPayload);
        signRequest.headers['x-acs-content-sha256'] = hashedRequestPayload;
        if (securityToken) {
            signRequest.headers['x-acs-security-token'] = securityToken;
        }

        // Convert all keys to lowercase.
        signRequest.headers = Object.fromEntries(
            Object.entries(signRequest.headers).map(([key, value]) => [key.toLowerCase(), value])
        );

        const sortedKeys = Object.keys(signRequest.headers)
            .filter(key => key.startsWith('x-acs-') || key === 'host' || key === 'content-type')
            .sort();
        // The signed header list. The lowercase header names are sorted in ascending alphabetical order and separated with semicolons (;).
        const signedHeaders = sortedKeys.join(";")
        // Construct the request headers. Multiple canonical headers are sorted in ascending order by the character code of the lowercase header name and then concatenated.
        const canonicalHeaders = sortedKeys.map(key => `${key}:${signRequest.headers[key]}`).join('\n') + '\n';

        const canonicalRequest = [
            signRequest.httpMethod,
            signRequest.canonicalUri,
            canonicalQueryString,
            canonicalHeaders,
            signedHeaders,
            hashedRequestPayload
        ].join('\n');
        console.log('canonicalRequest=========>\n', canonicalRequest);

        // Step 2: Construct the string-to-sign.
        const hashedCanonicalRequest = sha256Hex(encoder.encode(canonicalRequest));
        const stringToSign = `${ALGORITHM}\n${hashedCanonicalRequest}`;
        console.log('stringToSign=========>', stringToSign);

        // Step 3: Calculate the signature.
        const signature = hmac256(accessKeySecret, stringToSign);
        console.log('signature=========>', signature);

        // Step 4: Construct the Authorization header.
        const authorization = `${ALGORITHM} Credential=${accessKeyId},SignedHeaders=${signedHeaders},Signature=${signature}`;
        console.log('authorization=========>', authorization);
        signRequest.headers['Authorization'] = authorization;
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to get authorization');
        console.error(error);
    }
}

async function callApi(signRequest) {
    try {
        let url = `https://${signRequest.host}${signRequest.canonicalUri}`;
        // Add the request parameters.
        if (signRequest.queryParam) {
            const query = new URLSearchParams(signRequest.queryParam);
            url += '?' + query.toString();
        }
        console.log('url=========>', url);

        // Configure the request options.
        let options = {
            method: signRequest.httpMethod.toUpperCase(),
            headers: signRequest.headers
        };

        // Process the request body.
        if (signRequest.body && ['POST', 'PUT'].includes(signRequest.httpMethod.toUpperCase())) {
            options.body = signRequest.body;
        }
        return (await fetch(url, options)).text();
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to send request:', error);
    }
}

function percentCode(str) {
    return encodeURIComponent(str)
        .replace(/\+/g, '%20')
        .replace(/\*/g, '%2A')
        .replace(/~/g, '%7E');
}

function hmac256(key, data) {
    const hmac = crypto.createHmac('sha256', key);
    hmac.update(data, 'utf8');
    return hmac.digest('hex').toLowerCase();
}

function sha256Hex(bytes) {
    const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256');
    const digest = hash.update(bytes).digest('hex');
    return digest.toLowerCase();
}

function formDataToString(formData) {
    const tmp = {};
    processObject(tmp, "", formData);
    let queryString = '';
    for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(tmp)) {
        if (queryString !== '') {
            queryString += '&';
        }
        queryString += encodeURIComponent(key) + '=' + encodeURIComponent(value);
    }
    return queryString;
}

function processObject(map, key, value) {
    // If the value is empty, no further processing is required.
    if (value === null) {
        return;
    }
    if (key === null) {
        key = "";
    }

    // If the value is of the Array type, iterate over each element in the array and process it recursively.
    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
        value.forEach((item, index) => {
            processObject(map, `${key}.${index + 1}`, item);
        });
    } else if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
        // If the value is of the Object type, iterate over each key-value pair in the object and process it recursively.
        Object.entries(value).forEach(([subKey, subValue]) => {
            processObject(map, `${key}.${subKey}`, subValue);
        });
    } else {
        // For a key that starts with a period (.), remove the leading period to keep the keys continuous.
        if (key.startsWith('.')) {
            key = key.slice(1);
        }
        map[key] = String(value);
    }
}

/**
 * This is a signature example. Replace the sample parameters in the main method with your actual values.
 * ROA-style and RPC-style APIs differ only in how the canonicalUri value is obtained. The rest of the process is the same.
 *
 * Obtain the request method (methods), request parameter name (name), request parameter type (type), and request parameter position (in) from the API metadata, and then encapsulate the parameters into SignatureRequest.
 * 1. If a request parameter is marked "in":"query" in the metadata, pass it in queryParam. Note: For an RPC-style API, this type of parameter can also be passed in the body, with content-type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. See example 3.
 * 2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/octet-stream or application/json. For an RPC-style API, application/json is not recommended. Use example 3 instead.
 * 3. If a request parameter is marked "in": "formData" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
 */

// RPC-style API request example 1: the request parameter is "in":"query".
const httpMethod = 'POST'; // The request method. Most RPC-style APIs support both POST and GET. POST is used in this example.
const canonicalUri = '/'; // An RPC-style API has no resource path. Therefore, a forward slash (/) is used as the CanonicalURI.
const host = 'ecs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com'; // endpoint
const xAcsAction = 'DescribeInstanceStatus'; // The API name.
const xAcsVersion = '2014-05-26'; // The API version.
const signRequest = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion, xAcsVersion);
// The request parameters of DescribeInstanceStatus are as follows:
signRequest.queryParam = {
    // RegionId is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is required.
    RegionId: 'cn-hangzhou',
    // InstanceId is displayed as an array in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
    InstanceId: ["i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX", "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX", "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX"],
}

// // RPC-style API request example 2: the request parameter is "in":"body" (file upload scenario).
// const httpMethod = 'POST';
// const canonicalUri = '/';
// const host = 'ocr-api.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com';
// const xAcsAction = 'RecognizeGeneral';
// const xAcsVersion = '2021-07-07';
// const signRequest = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion, xAcsVersion);
// const filePath = 'D:\\test.png';
// const bytes = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
// // A request parameter that is marked "in": "body" in the metadata is passed in the body.
// signRequest.body = bytes;
// signRequest.headers['content-type'] = 'application/octet-stream';

// // RPC-style API request example 3: the request parameter is "in": "formData" or "in":"body" (non-file upload scenario).
// const httpMethod = 'POST'; // The request method. Most RPC-style APIs support both POST and GET. POST is used in this example.
// const canonicalUri = '/'; // An RPC-style API has no resource path. Therefore, a forward slash (/) is used as the CanonicalURI.
// const host = 'mt.aliyuncs.com'; // endpoint
// const xAcsAction = 'TranslateGeneral'; // The API name.
// const xAcsVersion = '2018-10-12'; // The API version.
// const signRequest = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion, xAcsVersion);
// // The request parameters of TranslateGeneral are as follows:
// // Context is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
// signRequest.queryParam["Context"] = "Morning";
// // Parameters such as FormatType, SourceLanguage, and TargetLanguage are marked "in":"formData" in the metadata.
// const formData = {
//     SourceLanguage: "zh",
//     TargetLanguage: "en",
//     FormatType: "text",
//     Scene: "general",
//     SourceText: 'Hello'
// }
// const str = formDataToString(formData)
// signRequest.body = encoder.encode(str);
// signRequest.headers['content-type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';

// // An ROA-style API POST request.
// const httpMethod = 'POST';
// const canonicalUri = '/clusters';
// const host = 'cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com';
// const xAcsAction = 'CreateCluster';
// const xAcsVersion = '2015-12-15';
// const signRequest = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion, xAcsVersion);
// // A request parameter that is marked "in": "body" in the metadata is passed in the body.
// const body = {
//     name: 'testDemo',
//     region_id: 'cn-beijing',
//     cluster_type: 'ExternalKubernetes',
//     vpcid: 'vpc-2zeou1uod4ylaf35teei9',
//     container_cidr: '10.0.0.0/8',
//     service_cidr: '172.16.3.0/20',
//     security_group_id: 'sg-2ze1a0rlgeo7dj37dd1q',
//     vswitch_ids: [
//         'vsw-2zei30dhfldu8ytmtarro'
//       ],
// }
// signRequest.body = encoder.encode(JSON.stringify(body));
// signRequest.headers['content-type'] = 'application/json';

// // An ROA-style API GET request.
// const httpMethod = 'GET';
// // If canonicalUri contains a path parameter, encode the path parameter by using percentCode({path parameter}).
// const canonicalUri = '/clusters/' + percentCode("c28c2615f8bfd466b9ef9a76c61706e96") + '/resources';
// const host = 'cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com';
// const xAcsAction = 'DescribeClusterResources';
// const xAcsVersion = '2015-12-15';
// const signRequest = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion, xAcsVersion);
// signRequest.queryParam = {
//     with_addon_resources: true,
// }

// // An ROA-style API DELETE request.
// const httpMethod = 'DELETE';
// // If canonicalUri contains a path parameter, encode the path parameter by using percentCode({path parameter}).
// const canonicalUri = '/clusters/' + percentCode("c28c2615f8bfd466b9ef9a76c61706e96");
// const host = 'cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com';
// const xAcsAction = 'DeleteCluster';
// const xAcsVersion = '2015-12-15';
// const signRequest = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion, xAcsVersion);

getAuthorization(signRequest);
// Call the API operation.
callApi(signRequest).then(r => {
    console.log(r);
}).catch(error => {
    console.error(error);
});

PHP

The sample code runs in PHP 7.4.33. You may need to adjust the code based on your actual environment.

<?php

class SignatureDemo
{
    // The encryption algorithm.
    private $ALGORITHM;
    // Access Key ID
    private $AccessKeyId;
    // Access Key Secret
    private $AccessKeySecret;

    private $SecurityToken;

    public function __construct()
    {
        date_default_timezone_set('UTC'); // Set the time zone to GMT.
        $this->AccessKeyId = getenv('ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID'); // getenv() obtains the AccessKey ID of the RAM user from environment variables.
        $this->AccessKeySecret = getenv('ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET'); // getenv() obtains the AccessKey secret of the RAM user from environment variables.
        $this->SecurityToken = getenv('ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN');
        $this->ALGORITHM = 'ACS3-HMAC-SHA256'; // Set the encryption algorithm.
    }

    /**
     * This is a signature example. Replace the sample parameters in the main method with your actual values.
     * ROA-style and RPC-style APIs differ only in how the canonicalUri value is obtained. The rest of the process is the same.
     *
     * Obtain the request method (methods), request parameter name (name), request parameter type (type), and request parameter position (in) from the API metadata, and then encapsulate the parameters into SignatureRequest.
     * 1. If a request parameter is marked "in":"query" in the metadata, pass it in queryParam. Note: For an RPC-style API, this type of parameter can also be passed in the body, with content-type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. See example 3.
     * 2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/octet-stream or application/json. For an RPC-style API, application/json is not recommended. Use example 3 instead.
     * 3. If a request parameter is marked "in": "formData" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
     */
    public function main()
    {
        // RPC-style API request example 1: the request parameter is "in":"query".
        $request = $this->createRequest('POST', '/', 'ecs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com', 'DescribeInstanceStatus', '2014-05-26');
        // The request parameters of DescribeInstanceStatus are as follows:
        $request['queryParam'] = [
            // RegionId is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is required.
            'RegionId' => 'cn-hangzhou',
            // InstanceId is displayed as an array in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
            'InstanceId' => ["i-bp11ht4h2kdXXXXXXXX", "i-bp16maz3h3xgXXXXXXXX", "i-bp10r67hmslXXXXXXXX"]
        ];

        // // RPC-style API request example 2: the request parameter is "in":"body" (file upload scenario).
        // $request = $this->createRequest('POST', '/', 'ocr-api.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com', 'RecognizeGeneral', '2021-07-07');
        // // The request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata. Pass it in the body.
        // $filePath = 'D:\\test.png';
        // // Pass the binary file by using a file resource.
        // $fileResource = fopen($filePath, 'rb');
        // $request['body'] = stream_get_contents($fileResource);
        // $request['headers']['content-type'] = 'application/octet-stream'; // Set Content-Type to application/octet-stream.
        // // Close the file resource.
        // fclose($fileResource);

        // // RPC-style API request example 3: the request parameter is "in": "formData" or "in":"body" (non-file upload scenario).
        // $request = $this->createRequest('POST', '/', 'mt.aliyuncs.com', 'TranslateGeneral', '2018-10-12');
        // // The request parameters of TranslateGeneral are as follows:
        // $request['queryParam'] = [
        //     // Context is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
        //     'Context' => 'Morning',
        // ];
        // $formData = [
        //     'FormatType' => 'text',
        //     'SourceLanguage' => 'zh',
        //     'TargetLanguage' => 'en',
        //     'SourceText' => 'Hello',
        //     'Scene' => 'general',
        // ];
        // $str = self::formDataToString($formData);
        // $request['body'] = $str;
        // $request['headers']['content-type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';

        // // An ROA-style API POST request.
        // $request = $this->createRequest('POST', '/clusters', 'cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com', 'CreateCluster', '2015-12-15');
        // $bodyData = [
        //     'name' => 'test-cluster',
        //     'region_id' => 'cn-beijing',
        //     'cluster_type' => 'ExternalKubernetes',
        //     'vpcid' => 'vpc-2zeou1uod4ylaXXXXXXXX',
        //     'service_cidr' => '10.2.0.0/24',
        //     'security_group_id' => 'sg-2ze1a0rlgeo7XXXXXXXX',
        //     "vswitch_ids" => [
        //         "vsw-2zei30dhfldu8XXXXXXXX"
        //     ]
        // ];
        // $request['body'] = json_encode($bodyData, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
        // $request['headers']['content-type'] = 'application/json; charset=utf-8';

        // // An ROA-style API GET request.
        // // If canonicalUri contains a path parameter, encode the path parameter by using rawurlencode({path parameter}).
        // $cluster_id = 'c930976b3b1fc4e02bc09831dXXXXXXXX';
        // $canonicalUri = sprintf("/clusters/%s/resources", rawurlencode($cluster_id));
        // $request = $this->createRequest('GET', $canonicalUri, 'cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com', 'DescribeClusterResources', '2015-12-15');
        // $request['queryParam'] = [
        //     'with_addon_resources' => true,
        // ];

        // // An ROA-style API DELETE request.
        // $cluster_id = 'c930976b3b1fc4e02bc09831dXXXXXXXX';
        // $canonicalUri = sprintf("/clusters/%s", rawurlencode($cluster_id));
        // $request = $this->createRequest('DELETE', $canonicalUri, 'cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com', 'DeleteCluster', '2015-12-15');

        $this->getAuthorization($request);
        // Call the API operation.
        $this->callApi($request);
    }

    private function createRequest($httpMethod, $canonicalUri, $host, $xAcsAction, $xAcsVersion)
    {
        $headers = [
            'host' => $host,
            'x-acs-action' => $xAcsAction,
            'x-acs-version' => $xAcsVersion,
            'x-acs-date' => gmdate('Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z'),
            'x-acs-signature-nonce' => bin2hex(random_bytes(16)),
        ];
        return [
            'httpMethod' => $httpMethod,
            'canonicalUri' => $canonicalUri,
            'host' => $host,
            'headers' => $headers,
            'queryParam' => [],
            'body' => null,
        ];
    }

    private function getAuthorization(&$request)
    {
        $request['queryParam'] = $this->processObject($request['queryParam']);
        $canonicalQueryString = $this->buildCanonicalQueryString($request['queryParam']);
        $hashedRequestPayload = hash('sha256', $request['body'] ?? '');
        $request['headers']['x-acs-content-sha256'] = $hashedRequestPayload;

        if($this->SecurityToken){
            $request['headers']['x-acs-security-token'] = $this->SecurityToken;
        }

        $canonicalHeaders = $this->buildCanonicalHeaders($request['headers']);
        $signedHeaders = $this->buildSignedHeaders($request['headers']);

        $canonicalRequest = implode("\n", [
            $request['httpMethod'],
            $request['canonicalUri'],
            $canonicalQueryString,
            $canonicalHeaders,
            $signedHeaders,
            $hashedRequestPayload,
        ]);

        $hashedCanonicalRequest = hash('sha256', $canonicalRequest);
        $stringToSign = "{$this->ALGORITHM}\n$hashedCanonicalRequest";

        $signature = strtolower(bin2hex(hash_hmac('sha256', $stringToSign, $this->AccessKeySecret, true)));
        $authorization = "{$this->ALGORITHM} Credential={$this->AccessKeyId},SignedHeaders=$signedHeaders,Signature=$signature";

        $request['headers']['Authorization'] = $authorization;
    }

    private function callApi($request)
    {
        try {
            // Send the request by using cURL.
            $url = "https://" . $request['host'] . $request['canonicalUri'];

            // Add the request parameters to the URL.
            if (!empty($request['queryParam'])) {
                $url .= '?' . http_build_query($request['queryParam']);
            }

            echo $url;
            // Initialize a cURL session.
            $ch = curl_init();

            // Set cURL options.
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false); // Disable SSL certificate verification. Note that this reduces security and must not be used in a production environment. Not recommended.
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); // Return the content instead of printing it.
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $this->convertHeadersToArray($request['headers'])); // Add the request headers.

            // Set cURL options based on the request type.
            switch ($request['httpMethod']) {
                case "GET":
                    break;
                case "POST":
                    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
                    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $request['body']);
                    break;
                case "DELETE":
                    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "DELETE");
                    break;
                default:
                    echo "Unsupported HTTP method: " . $request['body'];
                    throw new Exception("Unsupported HTTP method");
            }

            // Send the request.
            $result = curl_exec($ch);

            // Check whether an error occurred.
            if (curl_errno($ch)) {
                echo "Failed to send request: " . curl_error($ch);
            } else {
                echo $result;
            }

        } catch (Exception $e) {
            echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
        } finally {
            // Close the cURL session.
            curl_close($ch);
        }
    }

    function formDataToString($formData)
    {
        $res = self::processObject($formData);
        return http_build_query($res);
    }

    function processObject($value)
    {
        // If the value is empty, no further processing is required.
        if ($value === null) {
            return;
        }
        $tmp = [];
        foreach ($value as $k => $v) {
            if (0 !== strpos($k, '_')) {
                $tmp[$k] = $v;
            }
        }
        return self::flatten($tmp);
    }

    private static function flatten($items = [], $delimiter = '.', $prepend = '')
    {
        $flatten = [];
        foreach ($items as $key => $value) {
            $pos = \is_int($key) ? $key + 1 : $key;

            if (\is_object($value)) {
                $value = get_object_vars($value);
            }

            if (\is_array($value) && !empty($value)) {
                $flatten = array_merge(
                    $flatten,
                    self::flatten($value, $delimiter, $prepend . $pos . $delimiter)
                );
            } else {
                if (\is_bool($value)) {
                    $value = true === $value ? 'true' : 'false';
                }
                $flatten["$prepend$pos"] = $value;
            }
        }
        return $flatten;
    }

    private function convertHeadersToArray($headers)
    {
        $headerArray = [];
        foreach ($headers as $key => $value) {
            $headerArray[] = "$key: $value";
        }
        return $headerArray;
    }

    private function buildCanonicalQueryString($queryParams)
    {

        ksort($queryParams);
        // Build and encode query parameters
        $params = [];
        foreach ($queryParams as $k => $v) {
            if (null === $v) {
                continue;
            }
            $str = rawurlencode($k);
            if ('' !== $v && null !== $v) {
                $str .= '=' . rawurlencode($v);
            } else {
                $str .= '=';
            }
            $params[] = $str;
        }
        return implode('&', $params);
    }

    private function buildCanonicalHeaders($headers)
    {
        // Sort headers by key and concatenate them
        uksort($headers, 'strcasecmp');
        $canonicalHeaders = '';
        foreach ($headers as $key => $value) {
            $canonicalHeaders .= strtolower($key) . ':' . trim($value) . "\n";
        }
        return $canonicalHeaders;
    }

    private function buildSignedHeaders($headers)
    {
        // Build the signed headers string
        $signedHeaders = array_keys($headers);
        sort($signedHeaders, SORT_STRING | SORT_FLAG_CASE);
        return implode(';', array_map('strtolower', $signedHeaders));
    }
}

$demo = new SignatureDemo();
$demo->main();

.NET

The sample code runs in .NET 8.0.302. You may need to adjust the code based on your actual environment.

using System.Globalization;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Text;
using System.Web;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

namespace SignatureDemo
{
    public class Request
    {
        public string HttpMethod { get; private set; }
        public string CanonicalUri { get; private set; }
        public string Host { get; private set; }
        public string XAcsAction { get; private set; }
        public string XAcsVersion { get; private set; }
        public SortedDictionary<string, object> Headers { get; private set; }
        public byte[]? Body { get; set; }
        public Dictionary<string, object> QueryParam { get; set; }

        public Request(string httpMethod, string canonicalUri, string host, string xAcsAction, string xAcsVersion)
        {
            HttpMethod = httpMethod;
            CanonicalUri = canonicalUri;
            Host = host;
            XAcsAction = xAcsAction;
            XAcsVersion = xAcsVersion;
            Headers = [];
            QueryParam = [];
            Body = null;
            InitHeader();
        }

        private void InitHeader()
        {
            Headers["host"] = Host;
            Headers["x-acs-action"] = XAcsAction;
            Headers["x-acs-version"] = XAcsVersion;
            DateTime utcNow = DateTime.UtcNow;
            Headers["x-acs-date"] = utcNow.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
            Headers["x-acs-signature-nonce"] = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
        }
    }

    public class Program
    {
        private static readonly string AccessKeyId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("The ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID environment variable is not set.");
        private static readonly string AccessKeySecret = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("The ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET environment variable is not set.");
        private static readonly string? SecurityToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ALIBABA_CLOUD_SECURITY_TOKEN");
        private const string Algorithm = "ACS3-HMAC-SHA256";
        private const string ContentType = "content-type";

        /**
        * This is a signature example. Replace the sample parameters in the main method with your actual values.
        * ROA-style and RPC-style APIs differ only in how the canonicalUri value is obtained. The rest of the process is the same.
        *
        * Obtain the request method (methods), request parameter name (name), request parameter type (type), and request parameter position (in) from the API metadata, and then encapsulate the parameters into SignatureRequest.
        * 1. If a request parameter is marked "in":"query" in the metadata, pass it in queryParam. Note: For an RPC-style API, this type of parameter can also be passed in the body, with content-type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. See example 3.
        * 2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/octet-stream or application/json. For an RPC-style API, application/json is not recommended. Use example 3 instead.
        * 3. If a request parameter is marked "in": "formData" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
        */
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // RPC-style API request example 1: the request parameter is "in":"query".
            string httpMethod = "POST"; // The request method. Most RPC-style APIs support both POST and GET. POST is used in this example.
            string canonicalUri = "/"; // An RPC-style API has no resource path. Therefore, a forward slash (/) is used as the CanonicalURI.
            string host = "ecs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com"; // The service endpoint of the Alibaba Cloud service.
            string xAcsAction = "DescribeInstanceStatus"; // The API name.
            string xAcsVersion = "2014-05-26"; // The API version.
            var request = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion);
            // The request parameters of DescribeInstanceStatus are as follows:
            // RegionId is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is required.
            request.QueryParam["RegionId"] = "cn-hangzhou";
            // InstanceId is displayed as an array in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
            List<string> instanceIds = ["i-bp10igfmnyttXXXXXXXX", "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX", "i-bp1incuofvzxXXXXXXXX"];
            request.QueryParam["InstanceId"] = instanceIds;

            // // RPC-style API request example 2: the request parameter is "in":"body" (file upload scenario).
            // string httpMethod = "POST";
            // string canonicalUri = "/";
            // string host = "ocr-api.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
            // string xAcsAction = "RecognizeGeneral";
            // string xAcsVersion = "2021-07-07";
            // var request = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion);
            // // The request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata. Pass it in the body.
            // request.Body = File.ReadAllBytes(@"D:\test.png");
            // request.Headers["content-type"] = "application/octet-stream";

            // // RPC-style API request example 3: the request parameter is "in": "formData" or "in":"body" (non-file upload scenario).
            // string httpMethod = "POST";
            // string canonicalUri = "/";
            // string host = "mt.aliyuncs.com";
            // string xAcsAction = "TranslateGeneral";
            // string xAcsVersion = "2018-10-12";
            // var request = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion);
            // // The request parameters of TranslateGeneral are as follows:
            // // Context is displayed as a String in the metadata, "in":"query", and is optional.
            // request.QueryParam["Context"] = "Morning";
            // // Parameters such as FormatType, SourceLanguage, and TargetLanguage are marked "in":"formData" in the metadata.
            // var body = new Dictionary<string, object>
            // {
            //     { "FormatType", "text" },
            //     { "SourceLanguage", "zh" },
            //     { "TargetLanguage", "en" },
            //     { "SourceText", "Hello" },
            //     { "Scene", "general" },
            // };
            // var str = FormDataToString(body);
            // request.Body = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(str);
            // request.Headers[ContentType] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

            // // An ROA-style API POST request.
            // String httpMethod = "POST";
            // String canonicalUri = "/clusters";
            // String host = "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com";
            // String xAcsAction = "CreateCluster";
            // String xAcsVersion = "2015-12-15";
            // Request request = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion);
            // // The request body. Use JsonConvert to convert the body into a JSON string.
            // var body = new SortedDictionary<string, object>
            // {
            //     { "name", "testDemo" },
            //     { "region_id", "cn-beijing" },
            //     { "cluster_type", "ExternalKubernetes" },
            //     { "vpcid", "vpc-2zeou1uod4ylaXXXXXXXX" },
            //     { "container_cidr", "10.0.0.0/8" },
            //     { "service_cidr", "172.16.1.0/20" },
            //     { "security_group_id", "sg-2ze1a0rlgeo7XXXXXXXX" },
            //     { "vswitch_ids", new List<string>{"vsw-2zei30dhfldu8XXXXXXXX"} },
            // };
            // string jsonBody = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(body, Formatting.None);
            // request.Body = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(jsonBody);
            // request.Headers[ContentType] = "application/json; charset=utf-8";

            // // An ROA-style API GET request.
            // String httpMethod = "GET";
            // // If canonicalUri contains a path parameter, encode the path parameter by using percentCode({path parameter}).
            // String canonicalUri = "/clusters/" + PercentCode("c81d501a467594eab873edbf2XXXXXXXX") + "/resources";
            // String host = "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com";
            // String xAcsAction = "DescribeClusterResources";
            // String xAcsVersion = "2015-12-15";
            // Request request = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion);
            // request.QueryParam["with_addon_resources"]=true;

            // // An ROA-style API DELETE request.
            // String httpMethod = "DELETE";
            // // If canonicalUri contains a path parameter, encode the path parameter by using percentCode({path parameter}).
            // String canonicalUri = "/clusters/" + PercentCode("c81d501a467594eab873edbf2XXXXXXXX");
            // String host = "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com";
            // String xAcsAction = "DeleteCluster";
            // String xAcsVersion = "2015-12-15";
            // Request request = new Request(httpMethod, canonicalUri, host, xAcsAction, xAcsVersion);

            GetAuthorization(request);
            // Call the API operation.
            var result = CallApiAsync(request);
            Console.WriteLine($"result:{result.Result}");
        }

        private static async Task<string?> CallApiAsync(Request request)
        {
            try
            {
                // Declare httpClient.
                using var httpClient = new HttpClient();

                // Construct the URL.
                string url = $"https://{request.Host}{request.CanonicalUri}";
                var uriBuilder = new UriBuilder(url);
                var query = new List<string>();

                // Add the request parameters.
                foreach (var entry in request.QueryParam.OrderBy(e => e.Key.ToLower()))
                {
                    string value = entry.Value?.ToString() ?? "";
                    query.Add($"{entry.Key}={Uri.EscapeDataString(value)}");
                }

                uriBuilder.Query = string.Join("&", query);
                Console.WriteLine(uriBuilder.Uri);
                var requestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage
                {
                    Method = new HttpMethod(request.HttpMethod),
                    RequestUri = uriBuilder.Uri,
                };

                // Set the request headers.
                foreach (var entry in request.Headers)
                {
                    if (entry.Key == "Authorization")
                    {
                        requestMessage.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Authorization", entry.Value.ToString()); ;
                    }
                    else if (entry.Key == ContentType) // Must be consistent with the value defined in main.
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        requestMessage.Headers.Add(entry.Key, entry.Value.ToString());
                    }
                }

                if (request.Body != null)
                {
                    HttpContent content = new ByteArrayContent(request.Body);
                    string contentType = request.Headers["content-type"].ToString();
                    content.Headers.ContentType = MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse(contentType);
                    requestMessage.Content = content;
                }

                // Send the request.
                HttpResponseMessage response = await httpClient.SendAsync(requestMessage);
                // Read the response content.
                string result = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                return result;
            }
            catch (UriFormatException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Invalid URI syntax");
                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
                return null;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Failed to send request");
                Console.WriteLine(e);
                return null;
            }
        }

        private static void GetAuthorization(Request request)
        {
            try
            {
                // Flatten the query parameters whose values are of the List or Map type in queryParam.
                request.QueryParam = FlattenDictionary(request.QueryParam);

                // Step 1: Construct the canonical request.
                StringBuilder canonicalQueryString = new();
                foreach (var entry in request.QueryParam.OrderBy(e => e.Key.ToLower()))
                {
                    if (canonicalQueryString.Length > 0)
                    {
                        canonicalQueryString.Append('&');
                    }
                    canonicalQueryString.Append($"{PercentCode(entry.Key)}={PercentCode(entry.Value?.ToString() ?? "")}");
                }

                byte[] requestPayload = request.Body ?? Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("");
                string hashedRequestPayload = Sha256Hash(requestPayload);
                request.Headers["x-acs-content-sha256"] = hashedRequestPayload;
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(SecurityToken))
                {
                    request.Headers["x-acs-security-token"] = SecurityToken;
                }

                StringBuilder canonicalHeaders = new();
                StringBuilder signedHeadersSb = new();
                foreach (var entry in request.Headers.OrderBy(e => e.Key.ToLower()))
                {
                    if (entry.Key.StartsWith("x-acs-", StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) || entry.Key.Equals("host", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || entry.Key.Equals(ContentType, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                    {
                        string lowerKey = entry.Key.ToLower();
                        string value = (entry.Value?.ToString() ?? "").Trim();
                        canonicalHeaders.Append($"{lowerKey}:{value}\n");
                        signedHeadersSb.Append($"{lowerKey};");
                    }
                }
                string signedHeaders = signedHeadersSb.ToString().TrimEnd(';');
                string canonicalRequest = $"{request.HttpMethod}\n{request.CanonicalUri}\n{canonicalQueryString}\n{canonicalHeaders}\n{signedHeaders}\n{hashedRequestPayload}";
                Console.WriteLine($"canonicalRequest:{canonicalRequest}");

                // Step 2: Construct the string-to-sign.
                string hashedCanonicalRequest = Sha256Hash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(canonicalRequest));
                string stringToSign = $"{Algorithm}\n{hashedCanonicalRequest}";
                Console.WriteLine($"stringToSign:{stringToSign}");

                // Step 3: Calculate the signature.
                string signature = HmacSha256(AccessKeySecret, stringToSign);

                // Step 4: Construct the Authorization header.
                string authorization = $"{Algorithm} Credential={AccessKeyId},SignedHeaders={signedHeaders},Signature={signature}";
                request.Headers["Authorization"] = authorization;
                Console.WriteLine($"authorization:{authorization}");
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Failed to get authorization");
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }
        }

        private static string FormDataToString(Dictionary<string, object> formData)
        {
            Dictionary<string, object> tileMap = FlattenDictionary( formData);

            StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
            bool first = true;
            string symbol = "&";

            foreach (var entry in tileMap)
            {
                string value = entry.Value?.ToString() ?? "";
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
                {
                    if (!first)
                    {
                        result.Append(symbol);
                    }
                    first = false;
                    result.Append(PercentCode(entry.Key));
                    result.Append("=");
                    result.Append(PercentCode(value));
                }
            }
            return result.ToString();
        }

        private static Dictionary<string, object> FlattenDictionary(Dictionary<string, object> dictionary, string prefix = "")
        {
            var result = new Dictionary<string, object>();
            foreach (var kvp in dictionary)
            {
                string key = string.IsNullOrEmpty(prefix) ? kvp.Key : $"{prefix}.{kvp.Key}";

                if (kvp.Value is Dictionary<string, object> nestedDict)
                {
                    var nestedResult = FlattenDictionary(nestedDict, key);
                    foreach (var nestedKvp in nestedResult)
                    {
                        result[nestedKvp.Key] = nestedKvp.Value;
                    }
                }
                else if (kvp.Value is List<string> list)
                {
                    for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i++)
                    {
                        result[$"{key}.{i + 1}"] = list[i];
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    result[key] = kvp.Value;
                }
            }
            return result;
        }

        private static string HmacSha256(string key, string message)
        {
            using (var hmac = new HMACSHA256(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(key)))
            {
                byte[] hashMessage = hmac.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(message));
                return BitConverter.ToString(hashMessage).Replace("-", "").ToLower();
            }
        }

        private static string Sha256Hash(byte[] input)
        {
            byte[] hashBytes = SHA256.HashData(input);
            return BitConverter.ToString(hashBytes).Replace("-", "").ToLower();
        }

        private static string PercentCode(string str)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(str))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("The input string cannot be null or empty.");
            }
            return Uri.EscapeDataString(str).Replace("+", "%20").Replace("*", "%2A").Replace("%7E", "~");
        }
    }
}

Rust

The sample code runs in rustc 1.82.0. You may need to adjust the code based on your actual environment.

To run the Rust example, add the following dependencies to the Cargo.toml file.

[dependencies]
serde = { version = "1.0" }
serde_json = "1.0"
rand = "0.8"
base64 = "0.21"
sha2 = "0.10"
chrono = "0.4"
hmac = "0.12"
hex = "0.4"
reqwest = { version = "0.11", features = ["json"] }
tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
percent-encoding = "2.1"
use core::str;
use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
use std::env;
use std::time::{SystemTime, SystemTimeError};
use chrono::DateTime;
use hmac::{Hmac, Mac};
use percent_encoding::{NON_ALPHANUMERIC, utf8_percent_encode};
use rand::Rng;
use serde_json::{json, Value};
use std::borrow::Cow;
use reqwest::{
    Client,
    header::{HeaderMap, HeaderValue}, Method, Response, StatusCode,
};
use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
use base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD;
use base64::Engine;

// Generate x-acs-date.
pub fn current_timestamp() -> Result<u64, SystemTimeError> {
    Ok(SystemTime::now()
        .duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH)?
        .as_secs())
}
// Perform URL encoding.
pub fn percent_code(encode_str: &str) -> Cow<'_, str> {
    let encoded = utf8_percent_encode(encode_str, NON_ALPHANUMERIC)
        .to_string()
        .replace("+", "20%")
        .replace("%5F", "_")
        .replace("%2D", "-")
        .replace("%2E", ".")
        .replace("%7E", "~");

    Cow::Owned(encoded) // Return a Cow<str> that can hold a String or an &str.
}

fn flatten_target_ops(
    targets: Vec<HashMap<&str, &str>>,
    base_key: &str,
) -> Vec<(&'static str, &'static str)> {
    let mut result = Vec::new();

    for (idx, item) in targets.iter().enumerate() {
        let prefix = format!("{}.{}", base_key, idx + 1);

        for (&k, &v) in item {
            let key = format!("{}.{}", prefix, k);
            let key_static: &'static str = Box::leak(key.into_boxed_str());
            let value_static: &'static str = Box::leak(v.to_string().into_boxed_str());

            result.push((key_static, value_static));
        }
    }

    result
}

/// Calculate the SHA256 hash.
pub fn sha256_hex(message: &str) -> String {
    let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
    hasher.update(message);
    format!("{:x}", hasher.finalize()).to_lowercase()
}
// HMAC SHA256
pub fn hmac256(key: &[u8], message: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
    let mut mac = Hmac::<Sha256>::new_from_slice(key)
        .map_err(|e| format!("use data key on sha256 fail:{}", e))?;
    mac.update(message.as_bytes());
    let signature = mac.finalize();
    Ok(signature.into_bytes().to_vec())
}
// Generate the signature nonce.
pub fn generate_random_string(length: usize) -> String {
    const CHARSET: &[u8] = b"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_";
    let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
    (0..length)
        .map(|_| CHARSET[rng.gen_range(0..CHARSET.len())] as char)
        .collect()
}
pub fn generate_nonce() -> String {
    generate_random_string(32)
}
// Construct the canonical query parameters (encoded).
pub fn build_sored_encoded_query_string(query_params: &[(&str, &str)]) -> String {
    let sorted_query_params: BTreeMap<_, _> = query_params.iter().copied().collect();
    let encoded_params: Vec<String> = sorted_query_params
        .into_iter()
        .map(|(k, v)| {
            let encoded_key = percent_code(k);
            let encoded_value = percent_code(v);
            format!("{}={}", encoded_key, encoded_value)
        })
        .collect();
    encoded_params.join("&")
}
// Read the response.
pub async fn read_response(result: Response) -> Result<(StatusCode, String), String> {
    let status = result.status();
    let data = result.bytes().await.map_err(|e| format!("Read response body failed: {}", e))?;
    let res = match str::from_utf8(&data) {
        Ok(s) => s.to_string(),
        Err(_) => return Err("Body contains non UTF-8 characters".to_string()),
    };
    Ok((status, res))
}
// Define the value type of FormData.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub enum FormValue {
    String(String),
    Vec(Vec<String>),
    HashMap(HashMap<String, String>),
}
// Define an enum for the request body to handle the Json, Binary, and FormData body types in a unified way.
pub enum RequestBody {
    Json(HashMap<String, Value>), // Json
    Binary(Vec<u8>), // Binary
    FormData(HashMap<String, FormValue>), //  FormData
    None,
}
// Canonicalize the request.
pub async fn call_api(
    client: Client,
    method: Method,
    host: &str,
    canonical_uri: &str,
    query_params: &[(&str, &str)],
    action: &str,
    version: &str,
    body: RequestBody,
    access_key_id: &str,
    access_key_secret: &str,
) -> Result<String, String> {

    // Process the request body based on the body type and store the result in the body_content variable.
    let body_content = match &body {
        RequestBody::Json(body_map) => json!(body_map).to_string(),
        RequestBody::Binary(binary_data) => {
            STANDARD.encode(binary_data)
        },
        RequestBody::FormData(form_data) => {
            let params: Vec<String> = form_data
            .iter()
            .flat_map(|(k, v)| {
                match v {
                    FormValue::String(s) => {
                        vec![format!("{}={}", percent_code(k), percent_code(&s))]
                    },
                    FormValue::Vec(vec) => {
                        vec.iter()
                            .map(|s| format!("{}={}", percent_code(k), percent_code(s)))
                            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                    },
                    FormValue::HashMap(map) => {
                        map.iter()
                            .map(|(sk, sv)| format!("{}={}", percent_code(sk), percent_code(sv)))
                            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                    },
                }
            })
            .collect();
            params.join("&")
        },
        RequestBody::None => String::new(),
    };

    // Calculate x-acs-content-sha256 of the request body. Prepare x-acs-date, x-acs-signature-nonce, and the headers to be signed.
    let hashed_request_payload = if body_content.is_empty() {
        sha256_hex("")
    } else {
        sha256_hex(&body_content)
    };
    // x-acs-date
    let now_time = current_timestamp().map_err(|e| format!("Get current timestamp failed: {}", e))?;
    let datetime = DateTime::from_timestamp(now_time as i64, 0).ok_or_else(|| format!("Get datetime from timestamp failed: {}", now_time))?;
    let datetime_str = datetime.format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ").to_string();
    // x-acs-signature-nonce
    let signature_nonce = generate_nonce();
    println!("Signature Nonce: {}", signature_nonce);
    // The headers to be signed.
    let sign_header_arr = &[
        "host",
        "x-acs-action",
        "x-acs-content-sha256",
        "x-acs-date",
        "x-acs-signature-nonce",
        "x-acs-version",
    ];
    let sign_headers = sign_header_arr.join(";");
    // 1. Construct the canonical headers.
    let mut headers = HeaderMap::new();
    headers.insert("Host", HeaderValue::from_str(host).unwrap());
    headers.insert("x-acs-action", HeaderValue::from_str(action).unwrap());
    headers.insert("x-acs-version", HeaderValue::from_str(version).unwrap());
    headers.insert("x-acs-date", HeaderValue::from_str(&datetime_str).unwrap());
    headers.insert("x-acs-signature-nonce", HeaderValue::from_str(&signature_nonce).unwrap());
    headers.insert("x-acs-content-sha256", HeaderValue::from_str(&hashed_request_payload).unwrap());
    // 2. Construct the headers to be signed.
    let canonical_query_string = build_sored_encoded_query_string(query_params); // Encode and concatenate the parameters.
    println!("CanonicalQueryString: {}", canonical_query_string);
    let canonical_request = format!(
        "{}\n{}\n{}\n{}\n\n{}\n{}",
        method.as_str(),
        canonical_uri,
        canonical_query_string,
        sign_header_arr.iter().map(|&header| format!("{}:{}", header, headers[header].to_str().unwrap())).collect::<Vec<_>>().join("\n"),
        sign_headers,
        hashed_request_payload
    );
    println!("Canonical Request: {}", canonical_request);
    // 3. Calculate the SHA-256 hash of the headers to be signed.
    let result = sha256_hex(&canonical_request);
    // 4. Construct the string-to-sign.
    let string_to_sign = format!("ACS3-HMAC-SHA256\n{}", result);
    // 5. Calculate the signature.
    let signature = hmac256(access_key_secret.as_bytes(), &string_to_sign)?;
    let data_sign = hex::encode(&signature);
    let auth_data = format!(
        "ACS3-HMAC-SHA256 Credential={},SignedHeaders={},Signature={}",
        access_key_id, sign_headers, data_sign
    );
    // 6. Construct the Authorization header.
    headers.insert("Authorization", HeaderValue::from_str(&auth_data).unwrap());
    // Construct the URL and append the request parameters.
    let url: String;
    if !query_params.is_empty() {
        url = format!("https://{}{}?{}", host, canonical_uri,canonical_query_string);
    } else {
        url = format!("https://{}{}", host, canonical_uri);
    }
    // Send the request.
    let response = send_request(
        &client,
        method,
        &url,
        headers,
        query_params,
        &body,
        &body_content,
    )
    .await?;

    // Read the response.
    let (_, res) = read_response(response).await?;
    Ok(res)
}

/// Send the request.
async fn send_request(
    client: &Client,
    method: Method,
    url: &str,
    headers: HeaderMap,
    query_params: &[(&str, &str)],     // Receives the query parameters.
    body: &RequestBody,                // Determines the body data type.
    body_content: &str,                // Receives the body parameters when the body is not empty: FormData, Json, or Binary.
) -> Result<Response, String> {
    let mut request_builder = client.request(method.clone(), url);
    // Add the request headers.
    for (k, v) in headers.iter() {
        request_builder = request_builder.header(k, v.clone());
    }
     // Add the request body.
     match body {
        RequestBody::Binary(_) => {
            request_builder = request_builder.header("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream");
            request_builder = request_builder.body(body_content.to_string()); // Move the value here.
        }
        RequestBody::Json(_) => {
            // If the body is a map and is not empty, convert it into JSON, store it in the body_content variable, and set application/json; charset=utf-8.
            if !body_content.is_empty() {
                request_builder = request_builder.body(body_content.to_string());
                request_builder = request_builder.header("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");
            }
        }
        RequestBody::FormData(_) => {
            // Process the form-data type and set content-type.
            if !body_content.is_empty() {
            request_builder = request_builder.header("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
            request_builder = request_builder.body(body_content.to_string());
            }
        }
        RequestBody::None => {
            request_builder = request_builder.body(String::new());
        }
    }
    // Build the request.
    let request = request_builder
        .build()
        .map_err(|e| format!("build request fail: {}", e))?;
    // Send the request.
    let response = client
        .execute(request)
        .await
        .map_err(|e| format!("execute request fail: {}", e))?;
    // Return the result.
    Ok(response)
}

 /**
     *
     * This is a signature example. Replace the sample parameters in the main method with your actual values.
     * <p>
     * Obtain the request method (methods), request parameter name (name), request parameter type (type), and request parameter position (in) from the API metadata.
     * 1. If a request parameter is marked "in":"query" in the metadata, pass it in query_params. Note: For an RPC-style API, this type of parameter can also be passed in the body, with content-type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. See example 3.
     * 2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/octet-stream or application/json. For an RPC-style API, application/json is not recommended. Use example 3 instead.
     * 2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "formData" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
*/
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // Create the HTTP client.
    let client = Client::new();
    // env::var() obtains the AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret from environment variables.
    let access_key_id = env::var("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID").expect("Cannot get access key id.");
    let access_key_secret = env::var("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET").expect("Cannot get access key id.");
    let access_key_id: &str = &access_key_id;
    let access_key_secret: &str = &access_key_secret;

    // RPC-style API request example 1: the request parameter is "in":"query".   POST
    let method = Method::POST; // The request method.
    let host = "ecs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com"; // endpoint
    let canonical_uri = "/"; // An RPC-style API has no resource path. Therefore, a forward slash (/) is used as the CanonicalURI.
    let action = "DescribeInstanceStatus"; // The API name.
    let version = "2014-05-26"; // The API version.
    let region_id = "cn-hangzhou";
    let instance_ids = vec![
        "i-bp11ht4XXXXXXXX",
        "i-bp16mazXXXXXXXX",
    ];
    let mut query: Vec<(&str, &str)> = Vec::new();
    query.push(("RegionId", region_id));
    for (index, instance_id) in instance_ids.iter().enumerate() {
        let key = format!("InstanceId.{}", index + 1);
        query.push((Box::leak(key.into_boxed_str()), instance_id));
    }
    // The query parameters.
    let query_params: &[(&str, &str)] = &query;
    // When the request body is empty.
    let body = RequestBody:: None;

    // RPC-style API with "in":"query" where the query parameters are of a complex type.  POST
    // let method = Method::POST; // The request method.
    // let host = "tds.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com"; // endpoint
    // let canonical_uri = "/"; // An RPC-style API has no resource path. Therefore, a forward slash (/) is used as the CanonicalURI.
    // let action = "AddAssetSelectionCriteria"; // The API name.
    // let version = "2018-12-03"; // The API version.
    // Define the parameters.
    // let mut target_op = HashMap::new();
    // target_op.insert("Operation", "add");
    // target_op.insert("Target", "i-2ze1j7ocdXXXXXXXX");
    // Define the TargetOperationList parameter, whose collection contains items of the map type.
    // let target_operation_list = vec![target_op];
    // Flatten the parameters.
    // let mut query = flatten_target_ops(target_operation_list, "TargetOperationList");
    // Normal parameters.
    // query.push(("SelectionKey", "85a561b7-27d5-47ad-a0ec-XXXXXXXX"));
    // let query_params: &[(&str, &str)] = &query;
    // let body = RequestBody:: None;

    // RPC-style API request example 2: the request parameter is "in":"body" (file upload scenario).  POST
    // let method = Method::POST; // The request method.
    // let host = "ocr-api.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
    // let canonical_uri = "/";
    // let action = "RecognizeGeneral";
    // let version = "2021-07-07";
    // The request parameter is "in":"body" of the binary file type.
    // let binary_data = std::fs::read("<FILE_PATH>").expect("Failed to read the file."); // Replace <FILE_PATH> with the actual file path.
    // When the body is of the binary type.
    // let body = RequestBody::Binary(binary_data);
    // The query parameters are empty.
    // let query_params = &[];

    // RPC-style API request example 3: the request parameter is "in": "formData" or "in":"body" (non-file upload scenario).  POST
    // let method = Method::POST; // The request method.
    // let host = "mt.aliyuncs.com";
    // let canonical_uri = "/";
    // let action = "TranslateGeneral";
    // let version = "2018-10-12";
    // // Parameters such as FormatType, SourceLanguage, and TargetLanguage are marked "in":"formData" in the metadata.
    // let mut form_data = HashMap::new();  // The body type is FormData(HashMap<String, FormValue>). FormValue supports Vec<String>, HashSet<String>, HashMap<String, String>, and more. You can add more types to the FormValue enum.
    // form_data.insert(String::from("FormatType"),FormValue::String(String::from("text")));
    // form_data.insert(String::from("SourceLanguage"),FormValue::String(String::from("zh")));
    // form_data.insert(String::from("TargetLanguage"),FormValue::String(String::from("en")));
    // form_data.insert(String::from("SourceText"),FormValue::String(String::from("Hello")));
    // form_data.insert(String::from("Scene"),FormValue::String(String::from("general")));
    // The query parameters.
    // let query_params = &[("Context", "Morning")];
    // When the body is of the FormData type, "in":"formdata".
    // let body = RequestBody::FormData(form_data);

    // ROA-style API POST request. API: CreateCluster, which creates a cluster.
    // Define the API request constants.
    // let method = Method::POST; // The request method.
    // let host = "cs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
    // let canonical_uri = "/clusters";
    // let action = "CreateCluster";
    // let version = "2015-12-15";
    // Set the request body parameters.
    // let mut body_json = HashMap::new();  //  The body type is Json(HashMap<String, Value>). Value supports the following types: Value::String("test".to_string()) // String  Value::Number(serde_json::Number::from(42)) // Number  Value::Bool(true) // Boolean  Value::Null // Null  Value::Array(vec![Value::from(1), Value::from(2), Value::from(3)]) //Array json!({"nested_key": "nested_value"})
    // body_json.insert(String::from("name"),json!("test-cluster"));
    // body_json.insert(String::from("region_id"),json!("cn-hangzhou"));
    // body_json.insert(String::from("cluster_type"),json!("ExternalKubernetes"));
    // body_json.insert(String::from("vpcid"),json!("vpc-2zeou1uodXXXXXXXX"));
    // body_json.insert(String::from("container_cidr"),json!("10.X.X.X/X"));
    // body_json.insert(String::from("service_cidr"),json!("10.X.X.X/X"));
    // body_json.insert(String::from("security_group_id"),json!("sg-2ze1a0rlgXXXXXXXX"));
    // body_json.insert(
    //     String::from("vswitch_ids"),
    //     Value::Array(vec![
    //         Value::from("vsw-2zei30dhflXXXXXXXX"),
    //         Value::from("vsw-2zei30dhflXXXXXXXX"),
    //         Value::from("vsw-2zei30dhflXXXXXXXX"),
    //     ]),
    // );
    // The query parameters are empty.
    // let query_params = &[];
    // When the body is of the Json type.
    // let body = RequestBody::Json(body_json);

    // ROA-style API GET request. API: DescribeClusterResources, which queries the resources associated with a specified cluster.
    // let method = Method::GET; // The request method.
    // let host = "cs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com"; // endpoint
    // // Concatenate the resource path.
    // let uri = format!("/clusters/{}/resources", percent_code("ce196d21571a64be9XXXXXXXX").as_ref());
    // let canonical_uri = uri.as_str(); // Convert the resource path into the &str type.
    // let action = "DescribeClusterResources";   // The API name.
    // let version = "2015-12-15"; // The API version.
    // // Set the query parameters.
    // let query_params = &[("with_addon_resources", if true { "true" } else { "false" })];  // "true" or "false"
    // // Set the body parameters to empty.
    // let body = RequestBody:: None;

    // ROA-style API DELETE request. API: DeleteCluster, which deletes a pay-as-you-go cluster.
    // let method = Method::DELETE;
    // let host = "cs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
    // let uri = format!("/clusters/{}", percent_code("ce0138ff31ad044f8XXXXXXXX").as_ref());
    // let canonical_uri = uri.as_str(); // Convert the resource path into the &str type.
    // let action = "DeleteCluster";
    // let version = "2015-12-15";
    // // The query parameters.
    // let query_params = &[];
    // // When the body parameters are empty.
    // let body = RequestBody:: None;

    // The SendSms API operation.
    // let method = Method::POST; // The request method.
    // let host = "dysmsapi.aliyuncs.com"; // endpoint
    // let canonical_uri = "/"; // An RPC-style API has no resource path. Therefore, a forward slash (/) is used as the CanonicalURI.
    // let action = "SendSms"; // The API name.
    // let version = "2017-05-25"; // The API version.
    // let mut query: Vec<(&str, &str)> = Vec::new();
    // query.push(("PhoneNumbers", "<YOUR_PHONENUMBERS>"));
    // query.push(("TemplateCode", "<YOUR_TEMPLATECODE>"));
    // query.push(("SignName", "<YOUR_SIGNNAME>"));
    // query.push(("TemplateParam", "<YOUR_TEMPLATEPARAM>"));
    // // The query parameters.
    // let query_params: &[(&str, &str)] = &query;
    // // When the request body is empty.
    // let body = RequestBody:: None;

    // Send the request.
    match call_api(
        client.clone(),
        method,                                                  // The API request method: POST, GET, or DELETE.
        host,                                                    // The API endpoint.
        canonical_uri,                                           // The API resource path.
        query_params,                                            // The "in":"query" query parameters.
        action,                                                  // The API name.
        version,                                                 // The API version.
        body,                                                    // The "in":"body" request body parameters. The Json, FormData, and Binary types are supported.
        access_key_id,
        access_key_secret,
    )
    .await {
        Ok(response) => println!("Response: {}", response),
        Err(error) => eprintln!("Error: {}", error),
    }
}

Shell

#!/bin/bash

accessKey_id="<YOUR-ACCESSKEY-ID>"
accessKey_secret="<YOUR-ACCESSKEY-SECRET>"
algorithm="ACS3-HMAC-SHA256"

# The request parameters. Modify this part based on your actual scenario.
httpMethod="POST"
host="dns.aliyuncs.com"
queryParam=("DomainName=example.com" "RRKeyWord=@")
action="DescribeDomainRecords"
version="2015-01-09"
canonicalURI="/"
# A parameter of the body or formdata type is passed in the body.
# Parameter of the body type: the body value is a JSON string, such as "{'key1':'value1','key2':'value2'}", and you must add content-type:application/json; charset=utf-8 to the signed headers.
# If the parameter of the body type is a binary file: you do not need to modify the body. Add content-type:application/octet-stream to the signed headers and add the --data-binary parameter to curl_command.
# Parameter of the formdata type: the body parameter format is "key1=value1&key2=value2", and you must add content-type:application/x-www-form-urlencoded to the signed headers.
body=""

# The UTC time in the ISO 8601 standard.
utc_timestamp=$(date +%s)
utc_date=$(date -u -d @${utc_timestamp} +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
# The x-acs-signature-nonce random number.
random=$(uuidgen | sed 's/-//g')

# The signed headers.
headers="host:${host}
x-acs-action:${action}
x-acs-version:${version}
x-acs-date:${utc_date}
x-acs-signature-nonce:${random}"

# The URL encoding function.
urlencode() {
    local string="${1}"
    local strlen=${#string}
    local encoded=""
    local pos c o

    for (( pos=0 ; pos<strlen ; pos++ )); do
        c=${string:$pos:1}
        case "$c" in
            [-_.~a-zA-Z0-9] ) o="${c}" ;;
            * )               printf -v o '%%%02X' "'$c"
        esac
        encoded+="${o}"
    done
    echo "${encoded}"
}

# Step 1: Construct the canonical request.
# Flatten all parameters in queryParam.
newQueryParam=()

# Traverse each original parameter.
for param in "${queryParam[@]}"; do
    # Check whether the parameter contains an equal sign to determine whether it is a key-value pair.
    if [[ "$param" == *"="* ]]; then
        # Split the key and the value.
        IFS='=' read -r key value <<< "$param"

        # URL-encode the value.
        value=$(urlencode "$value")

        # Check whether the value is a list by looking for parentheses.
        if [[ "$value" =~ ^\(.+\)$ ]]; then
            # Remove the parentheses on both sides.
            value="${value:1:-1}"

            # Split the value list by using IFS.
            IFS=' ' read -ra values <<< "$value"

            # Add an index for each value.
            index=1
            for val in "${values[@]}"; do
                # Remove the double quotation marks.
                val="${val%\"}"
                val="${val#\"}"

                # Add the value to the new array.
                newQueryParam+=("$key.$index=$val")
                ((index++))
            done
        else
            # If the value is not a list, add it directly.
            newQueryParam+=("$key=$value")
        fi
    else
        # If no equal sign exists, keep the parameter as it is.
        newQueryParam+=("$param")
    fi
done

# Process and sort the new query parameters.
sortedParams=()
declare -A paramsMap
for param in "${newQueryParam[@]}"; do
    IFS='=' read -r key value <<< "$param"
    paramsMap["$key"]="$value"
done
# Sort the parameters by key.
for key in $(echo ${!paramsMap[@]} | tr ' ' '\n' | LC_ALL=C sort); do
    sortedParams+=("$key=${paramsMap[$key]}")
done

# 1.1 Construct the canonical query string.
canonicalQueryString=""
first=true
for item in "${sortedParams[@]}"; do
    [ "$first" = true ] && first=false || canonicalQueryString+="&"
    # Check whether an equal sign exists.
    if [[ "$item" == *=* ]]; then
        canonicalQueryString+="$item"
    else
        canonicalQueryString+="$item="
    fi
done

# 1.2 Process the request body.
hashedRequestPayload=$(echo -n "$body" | openssl dgst -sha256 | awk '{print $2}')
headers="${headers}
x-acs-content-sha256:$hashedRequestPayload"

# 1.3 Construct the canonical headers.
canonicalHeaders=$(echo "$headers" | grep -E '^(host|content-type|x-acs-)' | while read line; do
    key=$(echo "$line" | cut -d':' -f1 | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
    value=$(echo "$line" | cut -d':' -f2-)
    echo "${key}:${value}"
done | sort | tr '\n' '\n')

signedHeaders=$(echo "$headers" | grep -E '^(host|content-type|x-acs-)' | while read line; do
    key=$(echo "$line" | cut -d':' -f1 | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
    echo "$key"
done | sort | tr '\n' ';' | sed 's/;$//')

# 1.4 Construct the canonical request.
canonicalRequest="${httpMethod}\n${canonicalURI}\n${canonicalQueryString}\n${canonicalHeaders}\n\n${signedHeaders}\n${hashedRequestPayload}"
echo -e "canonicalRequest=${canonicalRequest}"
echo "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"

str=$(echo "$canonicalRequest" | sed 's/%/%%/g')
hashedCanonicalRequest=$(printf "${str}" | openssl sha256 -hex | awk '{print $2}')
# Step 2: Construct the string-to-sign.
stringToSign="${algorithm}\n${hashedCanonicalRequest}"
echo -e "stringToSign=$stringToSign"
echo "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"

# Step 3: Calculate the signature.
signature=$(printf "${stringToSign}" | openssl dgst -sha256 -hmac "${accessKey_secret}" | sed 's/^.* //')
echo -e "signature=${signature}"
echo "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"

# Step 4: Construct the Authorization header.
authorization="${algorithm} Credential=${accessKey_id},SignedHeaders=${signedHeaders},Signature=${signature}"
echo -e "authorization=${authorization}"

# Construct the curl command.
url="https://$host$canonicalURI"
curl_command="curl -X $httpMethod '$url?$canonicalQueryString'"

# Add the request headers.
IFS=$'\n'  # Set the line feed as the new IFS.
for header in $headers; do
    curl_command="$curl_command -H '$header'"
done
curl_command+=" -H 'Authorization:$authorization'"
# If the parameter of the body type is a binary file, comment out the following line of code.
curl_command+=" -d '$body'"
# If the parameter of the body type is a binary file, uncomment the following line of code.
#curl_command+=" --data-binary @"/root/001.png" "

echo "$curl_command"
# Run the curl command.
eval "$curl_command"

C language

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <openssl/hmac.h>
#include <openssl/evp.h>
#include <openssl/sha.h>
#include <openssl/rand.h>
#include <curl/curl.h>

// getenv() obtains the AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret from environment variables.
#define ACCESS_KEY_ID getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID")
#define ACCESS_KEY_SECRET getenv("ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET")
#define ALGORITHM "ACS3-HMAC-SHA256"
#define BUFFER_SIZE 4096

// The struct that is used for sorting.
typedef struct {
    char key[256];
    char value[256];
} KeyValuePair;

// The comparison function, which sorts keys in lexicographic order.
int compare_pairs(const void *a, const void *b) {
    return strcmp(((const KeyValuePair *)a)->key, ((const KeyValuePair *)b)->key);
}

// URL encoding.
char* percentEncode(const char* str) {
    if (str == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr, "The input string cannot be null\n");
        return NULL;
    }
    size_t len = strlen(str);
    char* encoded = (char*)malloc(len * 3 + 1);
    if (encoded == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to allocate memory\n");
        free(encoded);
        return NULL;
    }
    char* ptr = encoded;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
        unsigned char c = (unsigned char)str[i];
        if (isalnum(c) || c == '-' || c == '_' || c == '.' || c == '~') {
            *ptr++ = c;
        } else {
            ptr += sprintf(ptr, "%%%02X", c);
        }
    }
    *ptr = '\0';
    char* finalEncoded = malloc(strlen(encoded) + 1);
    if (finalEncoded) {
        char* fptr = finalEncoded;
        for (size_t j = 0; j < strlen(encoded); j++) {
            if (encoded[j] == '+') {
                strcpy(fptr, "%20");
                fptr += 3;
            } else if (encoded[j] == '*') {
                strcpy(fptr, "%2A");
                fptr += 3;
            } else if (encoded[j] == '~') {
                *fptr++ = '~';
            } else {
                *fptr++ = encoded[j];
            }
        }
        *fptr = '\0';
    }

    free(encoded);
    return finalEncoded;
}

/**
 * @brief URL-encodes the query parameters, sorts them in lexicographic order, and generates the canonical query string.
 * @param query_params The original query parameter string, in the "key1=value1&key2=value2" format.
 * @return char* The sorted and encoded canonical query string. The caller must free the memory.
 */
char* generate_sorted_encoded_query(const char* query_params) {
    if (query_params == NULL || strlen(query_params) == 0) {
        return strdup(""); // Return an empty string if the parameter is empty.
    }

    KeyValuePair pairs[100]; // Up to 100 key-value pairs are supported.
    int pair_count = 0;

    char* copy = strdup(query_params);
    if (!copy) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to allocate memory\n");
        return NULL;
    }

    char* token = NULL;
    char* saveptr = NULL;
    token = strtok_r(copy, "&", &saveptr);

    while (token != NULL && pair_count < 100) {
        char* eq = strchr(token, '=');
        if (eq) {
            size_t key_len = eq - token;
            char key[256], value[256];

            strncpy(key, token, key_len);
            key[key_len] = '\0';

            const char* val = eq + 1;
            strncpy(value, val, sizeof(value) - 1);
            value[sizeof(value) - 1] = '\0';

            char* encoded_key = percentEncode(key);
            char* encoded_value = percentEncode(value);

            strncpy(pairs[pair_count].key, encoded_key, sizeof(pairs[pair_count].key));
            strncpy(pairs[pair_count].value, encoded_value, sizeof(pairs[pair_count].value));
            pair_count++;

            free(encoded_key);
            free(encoded_value);
        }
        token = strtok_r(NULL, "&", &saveptr);
    }

    free(copy);

    // Sort by key.
    qsort(pairs, pair_count, sizeof(KeyValuePair), compare_pairs);

    // Concatenate the sorted query string.
    char* query_sorted = malloc(BUFFER_SIZE);
    if (!query_sorted) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to allocate memory\n");
        return NULL;
    }
    query_sorted[0] = '\0';

    for (int i = 0; i < pair_count; ++i) {
        if (i == 0) {
            snprintf(query_sorted, BUFFER_SIZE, "%s=%s", pairs[i].key, pairs[i].value);
        } else {
            char temp[512];
            snprintf(temp, sizeof(temp), "&%s=%s", pairs[i].key, pairs[i].value);
            strncat(query_sorted, temp, BUFFER_SIZE - strlen(query_sorted) - 1);
        }
    }

    return query_sorted;
}

// HMAC-SHA256 calculation.
void hmac256(const char *key, const char *message, char *output) {
    unsigned char hmac[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH];
    unsigned int result_len;
    HMAC(EVP_sha256(), key, strlen(key), (unsigned char *)message, strlen(message), hmac, &result_len);
    for (int i = 0; i < SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH; ++i) {
        sprintf(output + (i * 2), "%02x", hmac[i]);
    }
    output[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH * 2] = '\0';
}
// Calculate the SHA-256 hash.
void sha256_hex(const char *input, char *output) {
    unsigned char hash[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH];
    SHA256((unsigned char *)input, strlen(input), hash);
    for (int i = 0; i < SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH; ++i) {
        sprintf(output + (i * 2), "%02x", hash[i]);
    }
    output[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH * 2] = '\0';
}
// Used to generate x-acs-signature-nonce.
void generate_uuid(char *uuid, size_t size) {
    if (size < 37) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Buffer size too small for UUID\n");
        return;
    }
    unsigned char random_bytes[16];
    RAND_bytes(random_bytes, sizeof(random_bytes));
    random_bytes[6] &= 0x0f; // Keep the high 4 bits.
    random_bytes[6] |= 0x40; // Set the version to 4.
    random_bytes[8] &= 0x3f; // Keep the high 2 bits.
    random_bytes[8] |= 0x80; // Set the variant to 10xx.
    snprintf(uuid, size,
             "%02x%02x%02x%02x-%02x%02x-%02x%02x-%02x%02x-%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
             random_bytes[0], random_bytes[1], random_bytes[2], random_bytes[3],
             random_bytes[4], random_bytes[5], random_bytes[6], random_bytes[7],
             random_bytes[8], random_bytes[9], random_bytes[10], random_bytes[11],
             random_bytes[12], random_bytes[13], random_bytes[14], random_bytes[15]);
}
// Upload a file.
size_t read_file(const char *file_path, char **buffer) {
    FILE *file = fopen(file_path, "rb");
    if (!file) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open file %s\n", file_path);
        return 0; // Failed to read the file.
    }
    fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
    size_t file_size = ftell(file);
    fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);

    *buffer = (char *)malloc(file_size);
    if (!*buffer) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to allocate memory for file buffer\n");
        fclose(file);
        return 0; // Failed to read the file.
    }
    fread(*buffer, 1, file_size, file);
    fclose(file);
    return file_size; // Return the number of bytes that are read.
}
// Calculate the Authorization header.
char* get_authorization(const char *http_method, const char *canonical_uri, const char *host,
                       const char *x_acs_action, const char *x_acs_version, const char *query_params,
                       const char *body, char *authorization_header,
                        char *hashed_payload, char *x_acs_date, char *uuid) {
    // Prepare x-acs-signature-nonce, x-acs-date, x-acs-content-sha256, and the string-to-sign.
    generate_uuid(uuid, 37);
    // The format of x-acs-date is yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ, for example, 2025-04-17T07:19:10Z.
    time_t now = time(NULL);
    struct tm *utc_time = gmtime(&now);
    strftime(x_acs_date, 64, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", utc_time);
    // The string-to-sign.
    char signed_headers[] = "host;x-acs-action;x-acs-content-sha256;x-acs-date;x-acs-signature-nonce;x-acs-version";
    // x-acs-content-sha256
    sha256_hex(body ? body : "", hashed_payload);
    printf("Generated x-acs-content-sha256: %s\n", hashed_payload);
    // 1. Construct the canonical headers.
    char canonical_headers[BUFFER_SIZE];
    snprintf(canonical_headers, sizeof(canonical_headers),
             "host:%s\nx-acs-action:%s\nx-acs-content-sha256:%s\nx-acs-date:%s\nx-acs-signature-nonce:%s\nx-acs-version:%s",
              host, x_acs_action, hashed_payload, x_acs_date, uuid, x_acs_version);
    printf("Canonical Headers:\n%s\n", canonical_headers);

    // 2. Construct the headers to be signed.
    // Sort and encode the query parameters.
    char* sorted_query_params = generate_sorted_encoded_query(query_params);
    if (!sorted_query_params) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Failed to generate the sorted query string\n");
      return NULL;
    }
    char canonical_request[BUFFER_SIZE];
    snprintf(canonical_request, sizeof(canonical_request),
         "%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n\n%s\n%s",
         http_method,
         canonical_uri,
         sorted_query_params ? sorted_query_params : "",
         canonical_headers,
         signed_headers,
         hashed_payload);
    printf("Canonical Request:\n%s\n", canonical_request);

    // 3. Calculate the SHA-256 hash of the canonical request.
    char hashed_canonical_request[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH * 2 + 1];
    sha256_hex(canonical_request, hashed_canonical_request);
    printf("hashedCanonicalRequest: %s\n", hashed_canonical_request);
    // 4. Construct the string-to-sign.
    char string_to_sign[BUFFER_SIZE];
    snprintf(string_to_sign, sizeof(string_to_sign), "%s\n%s", ALGORITHM, hashed_canonical_request);
    printf("stringToSign:\n%s\n", string_to_sign);
    // 5. Calculate the signature.
    char signature[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH * 2 + 1];
    hmac256(ACCESS_KEY_SECRET, string_to_sign, signature);
    printf("Signature: %s\n", signature);
    // 6. Construct the Authorization header.
    snprintf(authorization_header, BUFFER_SIZE,
             "%s Credential=%s,SignedHeaders=%s,Signature=%s",
             ALGORITHM, ACCESS_KEY_ID, signed_headers, signature);
    printf("Authorization: %s\n", authorization_header);

    return sorted_query_params;
}
// Send the request.
void call_api(const char *http_method, const char *canonical_uri, const char *host,
              const char *x_acs_action, const char *x_acs_version, const char *query_params,
              const char *body,const char *content_type, size_t body_length) {
    // Obtain the parameter values that are required for signature calculation.
    char authorization_header[BUFFER_SIZE];
    char hashed_payload[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH * 2 + 1];
    char x_acs_date[64];
    char uuid[37];
    // 1. Initialize curl.
    CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
    if (!curl) {
        fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_init() failed\n");
        goto cleanup;
    }
    // 2. Calculate the signature. The sorted and encoded query parameters are returned.
    char *signed_query_params = get_authorization(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, query_params, body, authorization_header, hashed_payload, x_acs_date, uuid);
    // 3. Add the request parameters.
    char url[BUFFER_SIZE];
    if (signed_query_params && strlen(signed_query_params) > 0) {
        snprintf(url, sizeof(url), "https://%s%s?%s", host, canonical_uri, signed_query_params);
    } else {
        snprintf(url, sizeof(url), "https://%s%s", host, canonical_uri);
    }
    printf("Request URL: %s\n", url);
    // Free the memory.
    if (signed_query_params) {
        free(signed_query_params); // Free the memory.
    }

    // 4. Add the request headers.
    struct curl_slist *headers = NULL;
    char header_value[BUFFER_SIZE];
    snprintf(header_value, sizeof(header_value), "Content-Type: %s", content_type);
    headers = curl_slist_append(headers, header_value);
    snprintf(header_value, sizeof(header_value), "Authorization: %s", authorization_header);
    headers = curl_slist_append(headers, header_value);
    snprintf(header_value, sizeof(header_value), "host: %s", host);
    headers = curl_slist_append(headers, header_value);
    snprintf(header_value, sizeof(header_value), "x-acs-action: %s", x_acs_action);
    headers = curl_slist_append(headers, header_value);
    snprintf(header_value, sizeof(header_value), "x-acs-content-sha256: %s", hashed_payload);
    headers = curl_slist_append(headers, header_value);
    snprintf(header_value, sizeof(header_value), "x-acs-date: %s", x_acs_date);
    headers = curl_slist_append(headers, header_value);
    snprintf(header_value, sizeof(header_value), "x-acs-signature-nonce: %s", uuid);
    headers = curl_slist_append(headers, header_value);
    snprintf(header_value, sizeof(header_value), "x-acs-version: %s", x_acs_version);
    headers = curl_slist_append(headers, header_value);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, headers);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, http_method);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
    // Other curl settings: disable SSL verification and enable debugging information.
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0L);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0L);
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 1L);
    // 5. Add the request body.
    if (body) {
        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE, body_length);
        if (strcmp(content_type, "application/octet-stream") == 0) {
            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, body);
        } else if (strcmp(content_type, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") == 0) {
            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, body);
        } else if (strcmp(content_type, "application/json; charset=utf-8") == 0) {
            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, body);
        }
    }
    printf("RequestBody:%s\n",body);
    // 6. Send the request.
    CURLcode res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
    if (res != CURLE_OK) {
        fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n", curl_easy_strerror(res));
        goto cleanup;
    }
cleanup:
    if (headers) curl_slist_free_all(headers);
    if (curl) curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
/**
*
     * This is a signature example. Replace the sample parameters in the main method with your actual values.
     * <p>
     * Obtain the request method (methods), request parameter name (name), request parameter type (type), and request parameter position (in) from the API metadata.
     * 1. If a request parameter is marked "in":"query" in the metadata, pass it in query_params. Note: For an RPC-style API, this type of parameter can also be passed in the body, with content-type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded. See example 3.
     * 2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "body" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/octet-stream or application/json. For an RPC-style API, application/json is not recommended. Use example 3 instead.
     * 2. If a request parameter is marked "in": "formData" in the metadata, pass it in the body, with the MIME type set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
*/
int main() {
    // Set the response format to UTF-8.
    SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
    srand((unsigned int)time(NULL));

    /**
      * RPC-style API request example: the request parameter is "in":"query" and the query parameters are of a complex type.
    */
    const char *http_method = "POST";
    const char *canonical_uri = "/";
    const char *host = "tds.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com";
    const char *x_acs_action = "AddAssetSelectionCriteria";
    const char *x_acs_version = "2018-12-03";

    // Define the SelectionKey parameter of the string type.
    const char *selection_key = "85a561b7-27d5-47ad-a0ec-XXXXXXXX";
    // Define the TargetOperationList parameter, which is a collection of target objects. You can add more items.
    struct {
        const char *operation;
        const char *target;
    } targetOperation_list[] = {
        {"add", "i-2ze1j7ocdg9XXXXXXXX"},
        // You can add more items.
        // {"add", "i-abc123xyzXXXXX"},
    };

    int count = sizeof(targetOperation_list) / sizeof(targetOperation_list[0]);
    KeyValuePair pairs[100]; // Store the original keys and values.
    int pair_count = 0;

    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
      char op_key[128], target_key[128];
      snprintf(op_key, sizeof(op_key), "TargetOperationList.%d.Operation", i + 1);
      snprintf(target_key, sizeof(target_key), "TargetOperationList.%d.Target", i + 1);

      strncpy(pairs[pair_count].key, op_key, sizeof(pairs[pair_count].key));
      strncpy(pairs[pair_count].value, targetOperation_list[i].operation, sizeof(pairs[pair_count].value));
      pair_count++;

      strncpy(pairs[pair_count].key, target_key, sizeof(pairs[pair_count].key));
      strncpy(pairs[pair_count].value, targetOperation_list[i].target, sizeof(pairs[pair_count].value));
      pair_count++;
}
    // Add the SelectionKey parameter.
    snprintf(pairs[pair_count].key, sizeof(pairs[pair_count].key), "SelectionKey");
    snprintf(pairs[pair_count].value, sizeof(pairs[pair_count].value), "%s", selection_key);
    pair_count++;

    // Sorting and encoding are both performed in get_authorization().
    qsort(pairs, pair_count, sizeof(KeyValuePair), compare_pairs);

    // Construct the original query string (unencoded).
    char query_params[BUFFER_SIZE] = {0};
    for (int i = 0; i < pair_count; ++i) {
      if (i == 0) {
        snprintf(query_params, sizeof(query_params), "%s=%s", pairs[i].key, pairs[i].value);
     } else {
        char temp[512];
        snprintf(temp, sizeof(temp), "&%s=%s", pairs[i].key, pairs[i].value);
        strncat(query_params, temp, sizeof(query_params) - strlen(query_params) - 1);
    }
}
    const char *body = ""; // The request body is empty.
    const char *content_type = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
    call_api(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, query_params, body, content_type, strlen(body));

    /**
      * RPC-style API request example: the request parameter is "in":"query".
    */
    // Define the API request parameters.
    // const char *http_method = "POST";
    // const char *canonical_uri = "/";
    // const char *host = "ecs.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
    // const char *x_acs_action = "DescribeInstanceStatus";
    // const char *x_acs_version = "2014-05-26";
    // // Define the InstanceId array parameter. InstanceId is optional.
    // const char *instance_ids[] = {
    //     "i-bp11ht4hXXXXXXXX",
    //     "i-bp16maz3XXXXXXXX"
    // };
    // // Concatenate the InstanceId array.
    // char InstanceId[BUFFER_SIZE];
    // snprintf(InstanceId, sizeof(InstanceId),
    //          "InstanceId.1=%s&InstanceId.2=%s",
    //         instance_ids[0],
    //         instance_ids[1]);
    // // Define the query parameters. Required parameter: RegionId=cn-hangzhou    const char *query_params = "RegionId=cn-hangzhou";
    // char query_params[BUFFER_SIZE];
    // snprintf(query_params, sizeof(query_params),
    //          "%s&RegionId=cn-hangzhou", InstanceId);
    // const char *body = "";
    // const char *content_type = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
    // call_api(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, query_params, body, content_type, strlen(body));

      /**
        * RPC-style API request example: the request parameter is "in":"body" (file upload scenario).
      */
    // Declare the pointer that stores the file content that is read.
    // char *body = NULL;
    // size_t body_length = read_file("<YOUR_FILE_PATH>", &body);
    // if (body_length > 0) {
    //   const char *http_method = "POST";
    //   const char *canonical_uri = "/";
    //   const char *host = "ocr-api.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com";
    //   const char *x_acs_action = "RecognizeGeneral";
    //   const char *x_acs_version = "2021-07-07";
    //   const char *query_params = "";
    //   const char *content_type = "application/octet-stream";
    //   call_api(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, query_params, body, content_type, body_length);
    //   free(body);
    // } else {
    //   fprintf(stderr, "File read error\n");
    // }

      /**
       * RPC-style API request example: the request parameter is "in": "formData" or "in":"body" (non-file upload scenario).
       */
    // const char *http_method = "POST";
    // const char *canonical_uri = "/";
    // const char *host = "mt.aliyuncs.com";
    // const char *x_acs_action = "TranslateGeneral";
    // const char *x_acs_version = "2018-10-12";
    // char query_params[BUFFER_SIZE];
    // snprintf(query_params, sizeof(query_params), "Context=%s", "Morning");
    // const char *format_type = "text";
    // const char *source_language = "zh";
    // const char *target_language = "en";
    // const char *source_text = "Hello";
    // const char *scene = "general";
    // char body[BUFFER_SIZE];
    // snprintf(body, sizeof(body),
    // "FormatType=%s&SourceLanguage=%s&TargetLanguage=%s&SourceText=%s&Scene=%s",
    // percentEncode(format_type), percentEncode(source_language), percentEncode(target_language),
    // percentEncode(source_text), percentEncode(scene));
    // const char *content_type = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
    // printf("formdate_body: %s\n", body);
    // call_api(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, query_params, body, content_type, strlen(body));

   // RPC-style API request example 3: the request parameter is "in": "formData".
//    const char *http_method = "POST";
//    const char *canonical_uri = "/";
//    const char *host = "sasti.aliyuncs.com";
//    const char *x_acs_action = "AskTextToTextMsg";
//    const char *x_acs_version = "2020-05-12";
//    // query
//    const char *query_params = "";
//    // body
//    const char *Memory = "false";
//    const char *Stream = "true";
//    const char *ProductCode = "sddp_pre";
//    const char *Feature = "{}";
//    const char *Model = "yunsec-llm-latest";
//    const char *Type = "Chat";
//    const char *TopP = "0.9";
//    const char *Temperature = "0.01";
//    const char *Prompt = "Who are you";
//    const char *Application = "sddp_pre";
//    char body[BUFFER_SIZE];
//    snprintf(body, sizeof(body),
//            "Memory=%s&Stream=%s&ProductCode=%s&Feature=%s&Model=%s&Type=%s&TopP=%s&Temperature=%s&Prompt=%s&Application=%s",
//            Memory, Stream, ProductCode, Feature, Model, Type, TopP, Temperature, Prompt, Application);
//    const char *content_type = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
//    printf("formdate_body: %s\n", body);
//    call_api(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, query_params, body, content_type, strlen(body));

      /**
        * ROA-style API POST request with "in" "body".
      */
//    const char *http_method = "POST";
//    const char *canonical_uri = "/clusters";
//    const char *host = "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com";
//    const char *x_acs_action = "CreateCluster";
//    const char *x_acs_version = "2015-12-15";
//    const char *query_params = "";
//    char body[BUFFER_SIZE];
//    snprintf(body, sizeof(body),
//             "{\"name\":\"%s\",\"region_id\":\"%s\",\"cluster_type\":\"%s\","
//             "\"vpcid\":\"%s\",\"container_cidr\":\"%s\","
//             "\"service_cidr\":\"%s\",\"security_group_id\":\"%s\","
//             "\"vswitch_ids\":[\"%s\"]}",
//             "test-cluster", "cn-beijing", "ExternalKubernetes",
//             "vpc-2zeou1uod4yXXXXXXXX", "10.X.X.X/XX",
//             "10.X.X.X/XX", "sg-2ze1a0rlgeXXXXXXXX",
//             "vsw-2zei30dhflXXXXXXXX");
//    const char *content_type = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
//    call_api(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, query_params, body, content_type, strlen(body));

      /**
        * ROA-style API GET request.
      */
//    const char *http_method = "GET";
//    char canonical_uri[BUFFER_SIZE];
//    snprintf(canonical_uri, sizeof(canonical_uri), "/clusters/%s/resources", percentEncode("cd1f5ba0dbfa144XXXXXXXX"));
//    const char *host = "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com";
//    const char *x_acs_action = "DescribeClusterResources";
//    const char *x_acs_version = "2015-12-15";
//    const char *query_params = "with_addon_resources=true";
//    const char *body = "";
//    const char *content_type = "";
//    call_api(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, query_params, body, content_type, strlen(body));

      /**
        *  ROA-style API DELETE request.
      */
//    const char *http_method = "DELETE";
//    char canonical_uri[BUFFER_SIZE];
//    snprintf(canonical_uri, sizeof(canonical_uri), "/clusters/%s", percentEncode("cd1f5ba0dbfa144XXXXXXXX"));
//    const char *host = "cs.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com";
//    const char *x_acs_action = "DeleteCluster";
//    const char *x_acs_version = "2015-12-15";
//    const char *query_params = "";
//    const char *body = "";
//    const char *content_type = "";
//    call_api(http_method, canonical_uri, host, x_acs_action, x_acs_version, query_params, body, content_type, strlen(body));

    // The variables that store the generated values.
    char authorization_header[BUFFER_SIZE];
    char hashed_payload[SHA256_DIGEST_LENGTH * 2 + 1];
    char x_acs_date[64];
    char uuid[37];
    return 0;
}

FAQ

A signature fails, and the "Specified signature does not match our calculation." or "The request signature does not conform to Aliyun standards." error message is returned

Causes:

Most signature failures occur when you construct the CanonicalRequest. Common causes are as follows:

  • The AccessKey ID or AccessKey secret is incorrectly configured, or the AccessKey pair is disabled or deleted.

  • A parameter is passed in the wrong position. For example, a query parameter is passed in the body.

  • The parameters in CanonicalQueryString are not sorted in ascending order.

  • The request headers in CanonicalHeaders are not sorted in lowercase alphabetical order. The V3 signature requires that request header names be sorted strictly in alphabetical order. For example, content-type comes before host, and host comes before x-acs-action.

  • HashedRequestPayload is calculated incorrectly. For a POST request whose request body is an empty JSON object {}, the SHA-256 hash value is 44136fa355b3678a1146ad16f7e8649e94fb4fc21fe77e8310c060f61caaff8a. Do not use the hash value of an empty string.

  • Spaces are not encoded as %20.

  • URL encoding is performed one extra time. During signature calculation, URL encoding is required only once, when you process path parameters and the canonical query string. For example, a large number of %25 characters in an error message indicates that the % character was encoded.

  • The key that is used for HMAC-SHA256 signing is incorrect. The signing key is the raw AccessKey secret. Do not Base64-encode it or apply any other encoding to it.

    Solutions:

Check whether your local calculation result matches the expected result described in , and then check the following items:

  • Make sure that the AccessKey ID and AccessKey secret are correct and that the AccessKey pair is enabled. You can view the status of the AccessKey pair on the AccessKey management page of the Resource Access Management (RAM) console.

  • Check whether the CanonicalRequest in the error message is the same as the CanonicalRequest that you calculated locally. The error message returned by the server contains the expected StringToSign and CanonicalRequest. You can compare your local calculation result with them line by line to locate the difference. If they are different, review the preceding common causes and the description in , and then carefully check your code.

  • If the CanonicalRequest is the same, check whether the StringToSign in the error message is different from the StringToSign that you calculated locally. The format of StringToSign is ACS3-HMAC-SHA256 followed by a line feed and the SHA-256 hash value of the CanonicalRequest. If they are different, the hash algorithm may be incorrect.

  • If the StringToSign is the same, one of the following two causes may apply: the AccessKey secret is incorrect, or the key format used in the HMAC-SHA256 calculation is incorrect. The key must be the raw AccessKey secret.

  • If the issue persists, see .

How do I use Postman for testing?

You cannot directly call Alibaba Cloud API operations by using Postman. To test API operations with Postman, perform the following steps:

  • Use code or a script to calculate Authorization based on the signature method.

  • Copy the request headers in CanonicalHeaders to Headers in Postman, and add the Authorization information to Headers. Example:

KeyExample value
hostdysmsapi.aliyuncs.com
x-acs-actionSendSms
x-acs-content-sha256e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
x-acs-date2025-04-16T07:45:55Z
x-acs-signature-nonce315484d3-b129-4966-974a-699b7ee56647
x-acs-version2017-05-25
AuthorizationACS3-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=testAccessKeyId,SignedHeaders=host;x-acs-action;x-acs-content-sha256;x-acs-date;x-acs-signature-nonce;x-acs-version,Signature=b37aac99faa507472778256374366b7a47ba48adbc484a53ad789db194658a2d
  • Configure the parameters in Postman based on the parameter type. The parameter order must be the same as the order that is used when you calculate the signature.

    • For a query parameter, enter the parameter in Params.

    • For a body parameter, enter the parameter in Body.

How do I obtain the API version (x-acs-version)?

  • Go to Alibaba Cloud OpenAPI Developer Portal and select the Alibaba Cloud service of the API operation that you want to call. This example uses ECS. In the top navigation bar of OpenAPI Explorer, click Select a product and go to the homepage of the service to view the recommended API version.

  • View the recommended API version on the homepage of the Alibaba Cloud service. For example, the recommended API version of ECS is 2014-05-26.

    The Service regions and API overview tabs are provided at the bottom of the page. You can use the API version drop-down list to switch to the corresponding version and view details.

The "You are not authorized to do this operation." error message is returned when I call an API operation

Cause: The Resource Access Management (RAM) user to which the AccessKey pair that you use belongs does not have the permissions to call the API operation.

Solution: See code 403, You are not authorized to do this operation. Action: xxxx..

How do I obtain an AccessKey pair?

An AccessKey pair is a permanent access credential that Alibaba Cloud provides to a user. It consists of an AccessKey ID and an AccessKey secret. When you access Alibaba Cloud resources by calling API operations, the system performs identity verification and validates the request based on the AccessKey ID carried in the request and the signature that is generated by using the AccessKey secret. For more information about how to obtain an AccessKey pair, see Create an AccessKey pair for a RAM user.

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