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Server Load Balancer:UpdateLoadBalancerZones

Last Updated:Apr 21, 2026

Modifies the zones and zone attributes of a Network Load Balancer (NLB) instance.

Operation description

When you call this operation, make sure that you specify all the zones of the NLB instance, including the existing zones and new zones. If you do not specify the existing zones, the existing zones are removed.

Prerequisites

  • An NLB instance is created. For more information, see CreateLoadBalancer.

  • You can call the GetLoadBalancerAttribute operation to query the zones and zone attributes of an NLB instance.

  • UpdateLoadBalancerZones is an asynchronous operation. After a request is sent, the system returns a request ID and runs the task in the background. You can call the GetJobStatus operation query to query the status of a task:

    • If the task is in the Succeeded state, the zones and zone attributes are modified.

    • If the task is in the Processing state, the zones and zone attributes are being modified. In this case, you can perform only query operations.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

nlb:UpdateLoadBalancerZones

update

*LoadBalancer

acs:nlb:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:loadbalancer/{#LoadBalancerId}

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

LoadBalancerId

string

Yes

The ID of the NLB instance.

nlb-83ckzc8d4xlp8o****

ZoneMappings

array<object>

Yes

The mappings between the zones and the vSwitches. You can specify up to 10 zones.

object

No

The mapping between the zone and the vSwitch. You can specify up to 10 zones.

VSwitchId

string

Yes

The ID of the vSwitch in the zone. By default, each zone uses one vSwitch and one subnet.

vsw-bp1rmcrwg3erh1fh8****

ZoneId

string

Yes

The zone ID. You can call the DescribeZones operation to query the most recent zone list.

cn-hangzhou-a

PrivateIPv4Address

string

No

The private IP address.

192.168.36.16

AllocationId

string

No

The ID of the elastic IP address (EIP) or Anycast EIP.

eip-bp1aedxso6u80u0qf****

EipType

string

No

The type of the EIP. Valid values:

  • Common: an EIP

  • Anycast: an Anycast EIP

Note

For regions that support Anycast EIPs, see Limits.This parameter is required if AddressType is set to Internet.

Common

DryRun

boolean

No

Specifies whether to perform a dry run. Valid values:

  • true: validates the request without performing the operation. The system checks the request for potential issues, including missing parameter values, incorrect request syntax, and service limits. If the request fails the validation, the corresponding error message is returned. If the request passes the validation, the DryRunOperation error code is returned.

  • false (default): validates the request and performs the request. If the request passes the validation, an HTTP 2xx status code is returned and the operation is performed.

false

ClientToken

string

No

The client token used to ensure the idempotence of the request.

You can use the client to generate the token. Ensure that the token is unique among different requests. Only ASCII characters are allowed.

Note

If you do not set this parameter, the value of RequestId is used.**** The value of RequestId is different for each request.

123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000

RegionId

string

No

The ID of region where the NLB instance is deployed.

You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.

cn-hangzhou

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

response

RequestId

string

The request ID.

CEF72CEB-54B6-4AE8-B225-F876FF7BA984

JobId

string

The ID of the asynchronous task.

72dcd26b-f12d-4c27-b3af-18f6aed5****

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "CEF72CEB-54B6-4AE8-B225-F876FF7BA984",
  "JobId": "72dcd26b-f12d-4c27-b3af-18f6aed5****"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 ResourceInCreating.loadbalancer The specified resource of loadbalancer is creating, please try again later. The specified resource of loadbalancer is creating, please try again later.
400 OperationDenied.ProtectedPrivateIPv4AddressChanged The operation is not allowed because of ProtectedPrivateIPv4AddressChanged.
400 OperationFailed.vSwitchNotSupportIpv6 The operation failed because of vSwitchNotSupportIpv6.
400 OperationDenied.%s The operation is not allowed because of %s.
400 OperationDenied.ZoneVSwitchChanged The operation is not allowed because of ZoneVSwitchChanged. The existing zone does not allow changes to the virtual switch.
400 InvalidZones The current zone list is illegal. The Availability Zone used in Zone maping is illegal.
400 ResourceInConfiguring.loadbalancer The specified resource of loadbalancer is being configured, please try again later. The specified resource of loadbalancer is being configured, please try again later.
400 SystemBusy System is busy, please try again later.
400 ResourceNotEnough.VSwitchIp The specified resource of VSwitchIp is not enough. The specified virtual switch (vSwitch) IP resources are insufficient.
403 UnauthorizedZone The specified zone of %s is not authorized.
404 ResourceNotFound.loadBalancer The specified resource of loadbalancer is not found. The specified load balancer resource was not found. Please check the input parameters.
404 ResourceNotFound.VSwitch The specified resource of vSwitch is not found. The specified vSwitch resource was not found. Please check the input parameters.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.