Request structure - - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

To call an Alibaba Cloud BSS OpenAPI operation, send an HTTP request to its service endpoint. The request must include the parameters for the operation, as specified in the API documentation. The system then returns a response. All requests and responses are encoded in UTF-8.

Communication protocol

Send requests over HTTP or HTTPS. For enhanced security, we recommend using HTTPS.

Request method

This service supports the HTTP GET method. All request parameters must be included in the request URL.

Request example

A request has the following structure:

http(s)://Endpoint/?Action=xx&Parameters

Where:

Endpoint: The service endpoint for Alibaba Cloud BSS OpenAPI is business.aliyuncs.com, and its region is cn-hangzhou.
Action: The operation to perform, such as QueryProductList to query product information.
Parameters: The request parameters. Separate multiple parameters with an ampersand (&).
Request parameters consist of common parameters and API-specific parameters. Common parameters include information such as the API version and authentication details. For details, see Common parameters.

The following example calls the QueryProductList operation.

https://business.aliyuncs.com/?
Action=QueryProductList
&PageNum=1
&QueryTotalCount=true
&PageSize=20
&<Common request parameters>