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    Key Management Service:GetDefaultKmsInstance

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    Key Management Service:GetDefaultKmsInstance

    Last Updated:Jul 29, 2025

    Retrieves the default KMS instance.

    Operation description

    • For information about the access policy that is required to call this operation, see Resource Access Management.

    • This API is for users who migrate from KMS 1.0 to KMS 3.0. After the migration is complete, if you create an Asset without specifying a KMS instance, the Asset is created in the default KMS instance.

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    RAM authorization

    No authorization for this operation. If you encounter issues with this operation, contact technical support.

    Request parameters

    Parameter

    Type

    Required

    Description

    Example

    No parameters required.

    Response parameters

    Parameter

    Type

    Description

    Example

    object

    The response message.

    RequestId

    string

    The ID of the request. This ID is a unique identifier generated by Alibaba Cloud for the request. You can use this ID to troubleshoot and locate issues.

    bbc4e9ab-c76f-48ca-9c2a-8535772117e2
    DefaultKmsInstanceId

    string

    The ID of the default KMS instance.

    kst-hzz65f176a0ogplgq****

    Examples

    Success response

    JSON format

    {
  "RequestId": "bbc4e9ab-c76f-48ca-9c2a-8535772117e2",
  "DefaultKmsInstanceId": "kst-hzz65f176a0ogplgq****"
}

    Error codes

    See Error Codes for a complete list.

    Release notes

    See Release Notes for a complete list.