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Elasticsearch:Common parameters

Last Updated:Jun 16, 2026

All Elasticsearch API operations require common request parameters and return common response parameters.

Common request parameters

The following table lists the common request parameters for all Elasticsearch API requests.

Parameter Required Example Description
Authorization Yes acs<yourAccessKeyId>:<yourSignature> The authentication information used to verify the request, in the AccessKeyId:Signature format.
  • AccessKeyId: the AccessKey ID that Alibaba Cloud provides to you.
  • Signature: the signature string of the request. For more information, see Signature mechanism.
Date Yes Thu,17 Nov 2018 18:49:58 GMT The time when the request was created. The time must be in GMT as specified in HTTP 1.1.
Accept Yes application/json The response type that the client requires. Set the value to application/json.
x-acs-action Yes ListInstance The name of the API operation. For more information, see API overview.
x-acs-version Yes 2017-06-13 The version number of the API.
x-acs-signature-nonce No 51284580-614a-11eb-8a9b-9dcfec8d**** A unique, random number used to prevent replay attacks. You must use different numbers for different requests.
x-acs-signature-method Yes HMAC-SHA1 The encryption method of the signature string. Set the value to HMAC-SHA1.
ContentMD5 Yes MACiECZtnLiNkNS1v5****=1 The Base64-encoded 128-bit MD5 hash value of the HTTP request body.
Sample request:
GET https://elasticsearch.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/openapi/instances HTTP/1.1

Authorization: acs DemoAccessKey:31nTIpResD/0C8gb+ChUeuv****=
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2018 18:49:58 GMT
Accept: application/json
x-acs-action: ListInstance
x-acs-version: 2017-06-13
x-acs-signature-nonce: 51284580-614a-11eb-8a9b-9dcfec8d****
x-acs-signature-method: HMAC-SHA1
ContentMD5:MACiECZtnLiNkNS1v5****=1

Common response parameters

Parameter Type Description
RequestId String The ID of the request. This parameter is returned regardless of whether the request is successful.