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.

AcceptLanguage String No zh-CN

The supported language. Valid values:

  • zh-CN: Chinese
  • en-US: English
  • ja: Japanese
RegionId String Yes cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
Regions Array of Region

The list of regions.

Region
RegionId String cn-beijing

The ID of the region.

LocalName String China (Beijing)

The name of the region.

RegionEndpoint String slb.aliyuncs.com

The endpoint of the region.

RequestId String 1651FBB6-4FBF-49FF-A9F5-DF5D696C7EC6

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

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

Sample success responses

XML format 

<DescribeRegionsResponse>
  <RequestId>3F4E9DDA-CE30-5A46-AAC0-794CE4527E76</RequestId>
  <Regions>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-hangzhou</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Hangzhou)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-shanghai</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Shanghai)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-qingdao</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Qingdao)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-beijing</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Beijing)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-zhangjiakou</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Zhangjiakou)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-huhehaote</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.cn-huhehaote.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Hohhot)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-wulanchabu</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.cn-wulanchabu.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Ulanqab)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-shenzhen</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Shenzhen)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-heyuan</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.cn-heyuan.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Heyuan)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-guangzhou</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.cn-guangzhou.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Guangzhou)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-chengdu</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.cn-chengdu.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Chengdu)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>cn-hongkong</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>China (Hong Kong)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>ap-southeast-1</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>Singapore (Singapore)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>ap-southeast-2</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.ap-southeast-2.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>Australia (Sydney)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>ap-southeast-3</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.ap-southeast-3.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>ap-southeast-5</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.ap-southeast-5.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>Indonesia (Jakarta)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>ap-northeast-1</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.ap-northeast-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>Japan (Tokyo)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>ap-south-1</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.ap-south-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>India (Mumbai)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>eu-central-1</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>Germany (Frankfurt)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>eu-west-1</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.eu-west-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>UK (London)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>us-west-1</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>US (Silicon Valley)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>us-east-1</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>US (Virginia)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>me-east-1</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.me-east-1.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>UAE (Dubai)</LocalName>
        </Region>
        <Region>
              <RegionId>ap-southeast-6</RegionId>
              <RegionEndpoint>slb.ap-southeast-6.aliyuncs.com</RegionEndpoint>
              <LocalName>Philippines (Manila)</LocalName>
        </Region>
  </Regions>
</DescribeRegionsResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId": "3F4E9DDA-CE30-5A46-AAC0-794CE4527E76",
    "Regions": {
        "Region": [
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-hangzhou",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Hangzhou)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-shanghai",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Shanghai)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-qingdao",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Qingdao)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-beijing",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Beijing)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-zhangjiakou",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Zhangjiakou)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-huhehaote",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.cn-huhehaote.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Hohhot)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-wulanchabu",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.cn-wulanchabu.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Ulanqab)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-shenzhen",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Shenzhen)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-heyuan",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.cn-heyuan.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Heyuan)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-guangzhou",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.cn-guangzhou.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Guangzhou)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-chengdu",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.cn-chengdu.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Chengdu)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "cn-hongkong",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "China (Hong Kong)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "ap-southeast-1",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "Singapore (Singapore)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "ap-southeast-2",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.ap-southeast-2.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "Australia (Sydney)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "ap-southeast-3",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.ap-southeast-3.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "ap-southeast-5",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.ap-southeast-5.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "Indonesia (Jakarta)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "ap-northeast-1",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.ap-northeast-1.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "Japan (Tokyo)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "ap-south-1",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.ap-south-1.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "India (Mumbai)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "eu-central-1",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "Germany (Frankfurt)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "eu-west-1",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.eu-west-1.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "UK (London)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "us-west-1",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "US (Silicon Valley)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "us-east-1",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "US (Virginia)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "me-east-1",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.me-east-1.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "UAE (Dubai)"
            },
            {
                "RegionId": "ap-southeast-6",
                "RegionEndpoint": "slb.ap-southeast-6.aliyuncs.com",
                "LocalName": "Philippines (Manila)"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Error codes

HttpCode Error code Error message Description
400 InvalidParameter InvalidParameter The error message returned because a parameter is set to an invalid value. Check the usage notes and change the value accordingly.
400 InvalidParameter Illegal parameter, query.namespace is not auth. The error message returned because you are unauthorized to perform the operation. Acquire the permissions and try again.

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