All Products
Search

This Product

    Tablestore:CreateInstance

    Document Center

    Tablestore:CreateInstance

    Last Updated:Aug 27, 2026

    Creates an instance.

    Operation description

    • Before you call this operation, you must understand the billing and pricing of Tablestore. For more information, see Billing overview.

    • Each Alibaba Cloud account can create up to 10 instances. The name of an instance must be unique within the region in which the instance resides.

    • After you create an instance, you cannot change the type of the instance. Proceed with caution.

    Try it now

    Try this API in OpenAPI Explorer, no manual signing needed. Successful calls auto-generate SDK code matching your parameters. Download it with built-in credential security for local usage.

    Test

    RAM authorization

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

    Request syntax

    POST /v2/openapi/createinstance HTTP/1.1

    Request parameters

    Parameter

    Type

    Required

    Description

    Example
    body

    object

    No

    The request body.

    InstanceName

    string

    Yes

    The name of the instance. Instance naming conventions:

    • The name can contain only letters, digits, and hyphens (-).

    • The name must start with a letter.

    • The name cannot end with a hyphen (-).

    • The name is case-insensitive.

    • The name must be 3 to 16 characters in length.

    • The name cannot contain the following words: ali, ay, ots, taobao, and admin.

    instance-test
    ClusterType

    string

    Yes

    The type of the instance.

    Valid values:

    • SSD :

      high-performance instance

    • HYBRID :

      capacity instance

    SSD
    InstanceDescription

    string

    No

    The description of the instance. The instance description must be 3 to 256 characters in length.

    the test instance
    ResourceGroupId

    string

    No

    The ID of the resource group to which the instance belongs.

    rg-acfmxh4em5jnbcd
    Network

    string

    No

    (Deprecated) The network type of the instance. Valid values: NORMAL and VPC_CONSOLE. Default value: NORMAL.

    NORMAL
    NetworkTypeACL

    array

    No

    The types of the network from which access is allowed. By default, the following network types are allowed:

    • INTERNET: Internet

    • VPC: virtual private cloud (VPC)

    • CLASSIC: classic network

    string

    No

    The type of the network from which access is allowed.

    Valid values:

    • INTERNET :

      Internet

    • VPC :

      VPC

    • CLASSIC :

      classic network

    VPC
    NetworkSourceACL

    array

    No

    The types of the source from which access is allowed. By default, the following source type is allowed:

    TRUST_PROXY: console

    string

    No

    The type of the source from which access is allowed.

    Valid values:

    • TRUST_PROXY :

      console

    TRUST_PROXY
    Policy

    string

    No

    The instance policy in the JSON format.

    { "Version": "1", "Statement": [ { "Action": [ "ots:*" ], "Resource": [ "acs:ots:*:13791xxxxxxxxxxx:instance/myinstance*" ], "Principal": [ "*" ], "Effect": "Allow", "Condition": { "StringEquals": { "ots:TLSVersion": [ "1.2" ] }, "IpAddress": { "acs:SourceIp": [ "192.168.0.1", "198.51.100.1" ] } } } ] }
    Tags

    array<object>

    No

    The tags.

    object

    No

    The tag.

    Key

    string

    Yes

    The tag key. The tag key can be up to 64 characters in length.

    p_instance
    Value

    string

    Yes

    The tag value. The tag value can be up to 64 characters in length.

    0woauavextilfqr61
    DisableReplication deprecated

    boolean

    No

    (Deprecated) Specifies whether to enable disaster recovery for the instance.

    Valid values:

    • false

    • true

    false

    Response elements

    Element

    Type

    Description

    Example

    object

    The returned struct.

    RequestId

    string

    The request ID, which can be used to troubleshoot issues.

    39871ED2-62C0-578F-A32E-B88072D5582F
    Code

    string

    The HTTP status code.

    200
    Message

    string

    The response message.

    success

    Examples

    Success response

    JSON format

    {
  "RequestId": "39871ED2-62C0-578F-A32E-B88072D5582F",
  "Code": "200",
  "Message": "success"
}

    Error codes

    See Error Codes for a complete list.

    Release notes

    See Release Notes for a complete list.