Queries regions.

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes DescribeRegions

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DescribeRegions.

RegionId String No cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 611CB80C-B6A9-43DB-9E38-0B0AC3D9B58F

The ID of the request.

Regions Array of Region

The list of regions.

Region
LocalName String China (Hangzhou)

The name of the region.

RegionEndpoint String privatelink.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com

The endpoint of the region.

RegionId String cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region.

Examples

Sample requests

https://[Endpoint]/?Action=DescribeRegions
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml

<DescribeRegionsResponse>
    <RequestId>A355E857-97F5-5054-9AC8-BCE064939652</RequestId>
    <Regions>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-hangzhou</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Hangzhou)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-shanghai</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Shanghai)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-nanjing</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-nanjing.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Nanjing - Local Region)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-qingdao</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-qingdao.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Qingdao)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-beijing</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Beijing)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-zhangjiakou</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Zhangjiakou)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-huhehaote</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-huhehaote.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Hohhot)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-wulanchabu</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-wulanchabu.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Ulanqab)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-shenzhen</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Shenzhen)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-heyuan</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-heyuan.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Heyuan)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-guangzhou</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-guangzhou.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Guangzhou)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-chengdu</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-chengdu.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Chengdu)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>cn-hongkong</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>China (Hong Kong)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>ap-southeast-1</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>Singapore (Singapore)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>ap-southeast-2</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.ap-southeast-2.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>Australia (Sydney)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>ap-southeast-3</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.ap-southeast-3.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>ap-southeast-5</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.ap-southeast-5.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>Indonesia (Jakarta)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>ap-northeast-1</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.ap-northeast-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>Japan (Tokyo)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>eu-central-1</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>Germany (Frankfurt)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>eu-west-1</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.eu-west-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>UK (London)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>us-west-1</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.us-west-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>US (Silicon Valley)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>us-east-1</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.us-east-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>US (Virginia)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
            <RegionId>ap-south-1</RegionId>
            <RegionEndpoint>privatelink.ap-south-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
            <LocalName>India (Mumbai)</LocalName>
        </Region>
    </Regions>
</DescribeRegionsResponse>

JSON format 

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "RequestId" : "A355E857-97F5-5054-9AC8-BCE064939652",
  "Regions" : {
    "Region" : [ {
      "RegionId" : "cn-hangzhou",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName":"China (Hangzhou)",
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-shanghai",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Shanghai)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-nanjing",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-nanjing.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName" : "China (Nanjing - Local Region)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-qingdao",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-qingdao.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Qingdao)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-beijing",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Beijing)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-zhangjiakou",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Zhangjiakou)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-huhehaote",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-huhehaote.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Hohhot)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-wulanchabu",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-wulanchabu.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Ulanqab)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-shenzhen",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Shenzhen)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-heyuan",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-heyuan.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName" : "China (Heyuan)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-guangzhou",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-guangzhou.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Guangzhou)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-chengdu",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-chengdu.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Chengdu)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "cn-hongkong",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "China (Hong Kong)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "ap-southeast-1",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "Singapore (Singapore)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "ap-southeast-2",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.ap-southeast-2.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "Australia (Sydney)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "ap-southeast-3",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.ap-southeast-3.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "ap-southeast-5",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.ap-southeast-5.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "Indonesia (Jakarta)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "ap-northeast-1",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.ap-northeast-1.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "Japan (Tokyo)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "eu-central-1",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "Germany (Frankfurt)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "eu-west-1",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.eu-west-1.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "UK (London)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "us-west-1",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.us-west-1.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName" : "US (Silicon Valley)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "us-east-1",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.us-east-1.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName" : "US (Virginia)"
    }, {
      "RegionId" : "ap-south-1",
      "RegionEndpoint" : "privatelink.ap-south-1.aliyuncs.com",
      "LocalName": "India (Mumbai)"
    } ]
  }
}

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