DescribeVpcs - Virtual Private Cloud - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Queries virtual private clouds (VPCs).

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Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
VpcId	string	No	The VPC ID. You can specify up to 20 VPC IDs. Separate multiple IDs with commas (,).	vpc-bp1b1xjllp3ve5yze****
RegionId	string	Yes	The region ID of the VPC. You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the most recent region list.	cn-hangzhou
VpcName	string	No	The name of the VPC.	Vpc-1
IsDefault	boolean	No	Specifies whether to query the default VPC in the specified region. Valid values: true (default) false	false
DryRun	boolean	No	Specifies whether to perform only a dry run, without performing the actual request. Valid values: true: performs only a dry run. The system prechecks whether your AccessKey pair is valid, whether the RAM user is authorized, and whether the required parameters are specified. If the request fails the dry run, an error message is returned. If the request passes the dry run, the `DryRunOperation` error code is returned. false (default): sends the request. If the request passes the check, a 2xx HTTP status code is returned and VPCs are queried.	false
ResourceGroupId	string	No	The ID of the resource group to which the VPC to be queried belongs.	rg-acfmxvfvazb4p****
PageNumber	integer	No	The number of the page to return. Default value: 1.	1
PageSize	integer	No	The number of entries per page. Maximum value: 50. Default value: 10.	10
VpcOwnerId	long	No	The ID of the Alibaba Cloud account to which the VPC belongs.	253460731706911258
DhcpOptionsSetId	string	No	The ID of the DHCP options set.	dopt-o6w0df4epg9zo8isy****
Tag	array<object>	No	The tags of the resource.
	object	No
Key	string	No	The key of tag N to add to the resource. You can specify at most 20 tag keys. The tag key cannot be an empty string. The tag key can be up to 128 characters in length. It cannot start with `aliyun` or `acs:`, and cannot contain `http://` or `https://`.	FinanceDept
Value	string	No	The value of tag N to add to the resource. You can specify at most 20 tag values. The tag value can be an empty string. The tag value can be up to 128 characters in length, and cannot contain `http://` or `https://`. The tag value cannot start with `aliyun` or `acs:`.	FinanceJoshua

Response parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
	object	The response parameters.
PageSize	integer	The number of entries per page.	10
RequestId	string	The request ID.	C6532AA8-D0F7-497F-A8EE-094126D441F5
PageNumber	integer	The page number.	1
TotalCount	integer	The number of entries returned.	2
Vpcs	array<object>	The details about the VPC.
	object
CreationTime	string	The time when the VPC was created.	2021-04-18T15:02:37Z
Status	string	The status of the VPC. Valid values: Pending Available	Available
VpcId	string	The VPC ID.	vpc-bp1qpo0kug3a20qqe****
IsDefault	boolean	Indicates whether the VPC is the default VPC in the region. Valid values: true false	false
OwnerId	long	The ID of the Alibaba Cloud account to which the VPC belongs.	253460731706911258
RegionId	string	The ID of the region to which the VPC belongs.	cn-hangzhou
VpcName	string	The name of the VPC.	vpc1
VRouterId	string	The ID of the vRouter.	vrt-bp1jcg5cmxjbl9xgc****
DhcpOptionsSetStatus	string	The status of the DHCP options set. Valid values: Available InUse Deleted Pending	Available
CidrBlock	string	The IPv4 CIDR block of the VPC.	192.168.0.0/16
Description	string	The description of the VPC.	This is my VPC.
ResourceGroupId	string	The ID of the resource group to which the VPC belongs.	rg-acfmxazb4ph****
DhcpOptionsSetId	string	The ID of the DHCP options set.	dopt-o6w0df4epg9zo8isy****
Ipv6CidrBlock	string	The IPv6 CIDR block of the VPC.	2408:XXXX:0:a600::/56
CenStatus	string	The status of the Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) instance to which the VPC is attached. Attached is returned only if the VPC is attached to a CEN instance.	Attached
Tags	array<object>	The tag information about the VPC.
	object
Key	string	The key of tag N.	env
Value	string	The value of tag N.	internal
Ipv6CidrBlocks	array<object>	The IPv6 CIDR block of the VPC.
	object
Ipv6Isp	string	The type of IPv6 CIDR block. Valid values: BGP ChinaMobile ChinaUnicom ChinaTelecom Note If your Alibaba Cloud account is allowed to activate single-ISP bandwidth, you can set this parameter to ChinaTelecom, ChinaUnicom, or ChinaMobile.	BGP
Ipv6CidrBlock	string	The IPv6 CIDR block of the VPC.	2408:XXXX:0:a600::/56
VSwitchIds	array	The vSwitches in the VPC. You can query up to 300 vSwitches in the VPC. The information about the latest vSwitches is returned. If you want to query the information about all vSwitches in a VPC, call the DescribeVSwitches operation.
	string	The vSwitches in the VPC. You can query up to 300 vSwitches in the VPC. The information about the latest vSwitches is returned. If you want to query the information about all vSwitches in a VPC, call the DescribeVSwitches operation.	vsw-bp1nhbnpv2blyz8dl****
SecondaryCidrBlocks	array	The information about the secondary CIDR block.
	string	The secondary CIDR block of the VPC.	192.168.20.0/24
UserCidrs	array	The list of user CIDR blocks.
	string	The list of user CIDR blocks.	10.0.0.0/8
NatGatewayIds	array	The ID of the Internet NAT gateway.
	string	The ID of the Internet NAT gateway.	nat-245xxxftwt45bg****
RouterTableIds	array	The information about the route table.
	string	The ID of the route table.	vtb-bp1krxxzp0c29fmon****

Examples

Sample success responses

JSONformat

{
  "PageSize": 10,
  "RequestId": "C6532AA8-D0F7-497F-A8EE-094126D441F5",
  "PageNumber": 1,
  "TotalCount": 2,
  "Vpcs": {
    "Vpc": [
      {
        "CreationTime": "2021-04-18T15:02:37Z",
        "Status": "Available",
        "VpcId": "vpc-bp1qpo0kug3a20qqe****",
        "IsDefault": false,
        "OwnerId": 253460731706911260,
        "RegionId": "cn-hangzhou",
        "VpcName": "vpc1",
        "VRouterId": "vrt-bp1jcg5cmxjbl9xgc****",
        "DhcpOptionsSetStatus": "Available",
        "CidrBlock": "192.168.0.0/16",
        "Description": "This is my VPC.",
        "ResourceGroupId": "rg-acfmxazb4ph****",
        "DhcpOptionsSetId": "dopt-o6w0df4epg9zo8isy****",
        "Ipv6CidrBlock": "2408:XXXX:0:a600::/56",
        "CenStatus": "Attached",
        "Tags": {
          "Tag": [
            {
              "Key": "env",
              "Value": "internal"
            }
          ]
        },
        "Ipv6CidrBlocks": {
          "Ipv6CidrBlock": [
            {
              "Ipv6Isp": "BGP",
              "Ipv6CidrBlock": "2408:XXXX:0:a600::/56"
            }
          ]
        },
        "VSwitchIds": {
          "VSwitchId": [
            "vsw-bp1nhbnpv2blyz8dl****"
          ]
        },
        "SecondaryCidrBlocks": {
          "SecondaryCidrBlock": [
            "192.168.20.0/24"
          ]
        },
        "UserCidrs": {
          "UserCidr": [
            "10.0.0.0/8"
          ]
        },
        "NatGatewayIds": {
          "NatGatewayIds": [
            "nat-245xxxftwt45bg****"
          ]
        },
        "RouterTableIds": {
          "RouterTableIds": [
            "vtb-bp1krxxzp0c29fmon****"
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code	Error code	Error message	Description
400	InvalidVpcIdNumber.NotSupported	The number of vpcIds exceeds the limit.	The value of the vpcId parameter has reached the upper limit.
400	InvalidAliuid	User Id is not valid.	-
400	InvalidResourceGroupId	The specified ResourceGroupId does not exist.	The specified resource group ID does not exist.
400	InvalidTagKey	The tag keys are not valid.	The tag index is invalid.
400	InvalidTagValue	The tag values are not valid.	The tag value is invalid.
400	InvalidResourceGroupId.NotFound	The Specified ResourceGroupId not exists.	-
400	OperationUnsupported.ResourceGroupId	%s	-
400	IellgalParameter.OwnerAccount	The specified parameter OwnerAccount is not valid.	-
400	IllegalParam.OwnerId	The specified parameter VpcOwnerId is not valid.	-
400	InvalidAccount.NotFound	The account is invalid.	The operation failed because an invalid account is used.
500	InternalError	The request processing has failed due to some unknown error.	An unknown error occurred.

For a list of error codes, visit the Service error codes.

Change history

Change time	Summary of changes	Operation
2024-05-16	The Error code has changed. The request parameters of the API has changed	View Change Details
2024-04-09	The Error code has changed. The response structure of the API has changed	View Change Details
2023-07-26	The Error code has changed	View Change Details
2023-07-26	API Description Update. The Error code has changed. The request parameters of the API has changed	View Change Details
2023-06-13	The Error code has changed	View Change Details