According to the Regulations on the Filing Administration of Non-commercial Internet Information Services, whether a website or app needs to be registered depends on the geographical location of the server. If you use a server located in the Chinese mainland, you must complete the registration on the platform of the service provider.
Usage notes
To complete the filing process on Alibaba Cloud, you must associate with or purchase a server located in the Chinese mainland:
If your website/app uses Alibaba Cloud resources located in the Chinese mainland, Alibaba Cloud, as a network access service provider, will provide filing services for you. If the cloud resources are located outside the Chinese mainland, filing is not required.
If you use servers from other vendors (such as data centers, Huawei, or Tencent), consult the corresponding vendor for filing.
Alibaba Cloud servers eligible for filing
Only the following Alibaba Cloud services support ICP filing through Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing. You need to log on to the ICP Filing console to check if the servers in your account meet the filing requirements. If you do not have a valid server, prepare one that meets the filing requirements through the purchase links in the table.
Cloud service | Requirements | Purchase link | Quantity of filings |
ECS |
| 5 | |
Simple Application Server |
| 5 |
Filing rules for other Alibaba Cloud services
Cloud service | Filing scenario | Filing rule |
Object Storage Service | When binding a custom domain name to an OSS endpoint, you need to file the custom domain name. | The domain name must have an ICP number registered with MIIT. Alibaba Cloud does not have to be specified as the service provider in the ICP filing information. |
CDN | When using Alibaba Cloud CDN for content delivery, you need to file the domain name hosted on a server in the Chinese mainland. | The domain name must have an ICP number registered with MIIT. Alibaba Cloud does not have to be specified as the service provider in the ICP filing information. Warning If the origin server is deployed on Alibaba Cloud, you need to configure Alibaba Cloud as the service provider for the domain name used for origin pull during the filing process. Otherwise, your domain name will be blocked from access. |
Web Application Firewall | When using Alibaba Cloud WAF for security protection, you need to file the domain name hosted on a server in the Chinese mainland. | |
Anti-DDoS | When using Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS, you need to file the domain name hosted on a server in the Chinese mainland. |
Servers and service identification numbers
A service identification number is a unique random number provided by the Alibaba Cloud ICP Filing Management System, used to identify the association between the filed website/app and the filing server.
Obtain a service identification number
First, ensure that your server meets the filing requirements. If you do not have a valid server, please purchase one promptly.
Scenario | Obtain a service identification number | Next step |
Filing account and purchasing account are the same | The system automatically generates a service identification number. | Enter the filing process. |
Filing account and purchasing account are different | Before filing, the enterprise-authenticated account used for purchasing the server needs to authorize the filing account to use the service identification number. | After the filing account receives the service identification number, it enters the filing process. |
View the status and quantity of service identification numbers
Use the purchasing account to go to the Service Identification Number Management page of the ICP Filing console and view the status and quantity of service identification numbers.
The quantity of service identification numbers depends on the server type. We recommend that you check the number of free service identification numbers on the Manage Instances Available for ICP Filing page.
My Service Identification Numbers: service identification numbers generated from cloud services purchased through this Alibaba Cloud account, purchased identification numbers, and identification numbers generated through other channels.
Service Identification Numbers from Others: service identification numbers given by enterprise-authenticated purchasing accounts to this account.
Status | Action and notes |
Available | This service identification number is free now and ready for ICP filing. |
Not Instance Associated | No cloud service has been associated with this service identification number. |
Filing In Progress | This service identification number is in the filing process. |
Filed | This service identification number has been used for filing, and cannot be refunded or reused. |
Refunded | This service identification number is invalid and cannot be used for filing. Note Only purchased service identification numbers have this status. |
FAQ
Some FAQs about service identification numbers are as follows. For more FAQs, see FAQs about service identification numbers.