Queries available 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.

AcceptLanguage String No zh-CN

The supported natural language. Valid values:

  • zh-CN: Chinese
  • en-US: English
  • ja: Japanese

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
Regions Array of Region

The regions.

LocalName String China (Hangzhou)

The name of the region.

RegionEndpoint String alb.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com

The endpoint of region service.

RegionId String cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region.

RequestId String 593B0448-D13E-4C56-AC0D-FDF0FDE0E9A3

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

http(s)://[Endpoint]/?Action=DescribeRegions
&AcceptLanguage=zh-CN
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

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

<DescribeRegionsResponse>
    <Regions>
        <LocalName>China (Hangzhou)</LocalName>
        <RegionEndpoint>alb.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
        <RegionId>cn-hangzhou</RegionId>
    </Regions>
    <RequestId>593B0448-D13E-4C56-AC0D-FDF0FDE0E9A3</RequestId>
</DescribeRegionsResponse>

JSON format 

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

{
  "Regions" : [ {
    "LocalName":"China (Hangzhou)",
    "RegionEndpoint" : "alb.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com",
    "RegionId" : "cn-hangzhou"
  } ],
  "RequestId" : "593B0448-D13E-4C56-AC0D-FDF0FDE0E9A3"
}

Error codes

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