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Virtual Private Cloud:ModifyRouteEntry

Last Updated:Jun 18, 2026

Calls the ModifyRouteEntry operation to modify the name, description, and next hop of a custom route entry.

Operation description

  • The ModifyRouteEntry operation does not support concurrent modifications to the name and description of the same custom route entry.

  • The ModifyRouteEntry operation may return the TaskConflict error code in concurrent scenarios. Retry as appropriate.

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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

vpc:ModifyRouteEntry

update

*RouteTable

acs:vpc:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:routetable/{#RouteTableId}

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

RegionId

string

Yes

The region ID of the route entry.

You can call the DescribeRegions operation to query the region ID.

cn-hangzhou

RouteEntryName

string

No

The name of the route entry.

The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://.

EntryName

RouteEntryId

string

No

The ID of the custom route entry.

rte-acfvgfsghfdd****

Description

string

No

The description of the route entry.

The description must be 1 to 256 characters in length and cannot start with http:// or https://.

EntryDescription

NewNextHopType

string

No

The new next hop type of the route. Valid values:

  • Instance: ECS instance.

  • HaVip: high-availability virtual IP address.

  • RouterInterface: vRouter interface.

  • NetworkInterface: elastic network interface (ENI).

  • VpnGateway: VPN gateway.

  • IPv6Gateway: IPv6 gateway.

  • NatGateway: NAT gateway.

  • Attachment: transit router.

  • VpcPeer: VPC peering connection.

  • Ipv4Gateway: IPv4 gateway.

  • GatewayEndpoint: gateway endpoint.

  • Ecr: Express Connect Router (ECR).

  • GatewayLoadBalancerEndpoint: Gateway Load Balancer endpoint (GWLBe).

Valid values:

  • HaVip :

    HaVip

  • VpnGateway :

    VpnGateway

  • GatewayLoadBalancerEndpoint :

    GatewayLoadBalancerEndpoint

  • VpcPeer :

    VpcPeer

  • Instance :

    Instance

  • NetworkInterface :

    NetworkInterface

  • NatGateway :

    NatGateway

  • Attachment :

    Attachment

  • Ipv4Gateway :

    Ipv4Gateway

  • GatewayEndpoint :

    GatewayEndpoint

  • Ecr :

    Ecr

  • RouterInterface :

    RouterInterface

  • IPv6Gateway :

    IPv6Gateway

NetworkInterface

NewNextHopId

string

No

The new next hop instance ID of the route.

eni-bp17y37ytsenqyim****

RouteTableId

string

No

The route table ID.

vtb-bp1nk7zk65du3pni8z9td

DestinationCidrBlock

string

No

The IPv4 CIDR block of the route entry. IPv4 and IPv6 CIDR blocks are supported.

Note

If the RouteEntryId parameter is not specified, the DestinationCidrBlock and RouteTableId parameters are required. To change the IPv4 CIDR block of a route to a prefix list, specify the RouteEntryId parameter. The DestinationCidrBlock parameter does not support prefix list CIDR blocks or prefix list instance IDs.

192.168.0.0/24

DryRun

boolean

No

Specifies whether to perform a dry run. Valid values:

true: sends the request without modifying the route. The system checks whether the AccessKey pair is valid, the authorization of the Resource Access Management (RAM) user, and whether the required parameters are specified. If the check fails, the corresponding error is returned. If the check succeeds, the DryRunOperation error code is returned.

false (default): sends a Normal request. After the request passes the check, a 2xx HTTP status code is returned and the route is modified.

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The response parameters.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

861E6630-AEC0-4B2D-B214-6CB5E44B7F04

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "861E6630-AEC0-4B2D-B214-6CB5E44B7F04"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 InvalidRouteEntryId.NotFound Specified RouteEntryId does not exist. The specified route is not found.
400 InvalidRouteEntryName.Malformed Specified RouteEntry name is not valid. The new name of the route is invalid.
400 OperationDenied.ModifyManagedRouteEntry The operation is not allowed because of route entry is managed. Hosted route cannot be modified.
400 OperationDenied.RouteTableTypeNotPermitted The operation is not allowed because the type of route table is not permitted. You cannot create routes for route tables of the specified type.
400 MissingParam.NewNextHopId The parameter NewNextHopId is mandatory. The next hop instance ID is not specified when you modify the next hop.
400 IllegealParam.NextHopType The parameter NewNextHopType is illegal. The next hop type is invalid.
400 UnsupportedFeature.NormalTypeNatGateway Normal nat gateways do not support modifying the next hop of the route. You cannot modify the next hop of a route that points to a standard NAT gateway.
400 UnsupportedFeature.NextHopType The route type does not support modifying the next hop of the route. You cannot modify the next hop of the route.
400 InvalidRouteTable.NotFound The specified routetable does not exist. The route table is not found.
400 InvalidNetworkInterface.NotFound The specified network interface does not exist. The ID of the next hop ENI is not found.
400 OperationDenied.NextHopExist The operation is not allowed because the nexthop already exists. The next hop of the destination-based route that you want to modify already exists.
400 MissingParam.NewNextHopType The parameter NewNextHopType is mandatory. The next hop type is not specified when you modify the next hop.
400 UnsupportedFeature.ModifyRouteEntryNextHop The current region does not support the function of modifying the route next hop. You cannot modify next hops in the current region.
400 IncorrectRouteEntryStatus Some route entry status blocked this operation.
400 ResourceNotFound.VSwitch The vSwitch where the specified networkinterface is located does not exist. The switch where the ENI is located does not exist.
400 MissingParam.RouteEntryId The param of %s is missing. Missing required parameters
400 IllegalParam.RouteEntryName The param of %s is illegal. The specified route name is invalid.
400 OperationDenied.LocalRouteEntryModified The next hop of a local route is modified. The next hop of the local type route has been modified.
400 OperationDenied.IllegalNewNextHopType When modifying the next hop of a route of the local type, a new next hop type that is not supported is passed in. When modifying the next hop of a route of the local type, a new next hop type that is not supported is passed in.
400 UnsupportedFeature.VpcAdvancedFeature The VPC does not support some advanced features. The VPC does not support some advanced features. Please submit a ticket.
400 UnsupportedRegion The feature is not supported in current region. The feature is not supported in the current region.
400 OperationFailed.NotSupportIPV6 The specified next hop does not support IPv6. The specified next hop does not support IPv6.
400 UnsupportedFeature.ModifyIpv6RouteEntryNextHop The current region does not support the feature of modifying the IPv6 route next hop. The operation failed because the current region does not support modifying the IPv6 route next hop.
400 OperationDenied.NewNextHopNotSupportPublish New nexthop is not supported for published route entry.
400 IllegalParam.DestCidrBlock The destCidrBlock is invalid. The specified destination address is invalid.
400 IllegalParamFormat.DstCidrBlock The format of the specified destination CIDR block is invalid. The error message returned because the format of the destination CIDR block is invalid.
400 MissingParam.RouteEntryIdOrRouteTableDstCidr The request is missing required parameters. You must provide either the RouteEntryId or the combination of RouteTableId and DestinationCidrBlock to proceed. Please ensure that one of these parameter sets is included in your request. The request is missing a required parameter. You must provide RouteEntryId, or both RouteTableId and DestinationCidrBlock.
400 MissingParam.ParameterMustNotNull %s, %s. Missing parameter that must be passed in.
400 ResourceNotFound.RouteTable The specified resource gatewayRouteTable is not found. The gateway route table does not exist.
400 OperationDenied.UpdateGatewayRouteEntry The operation is not allowed because of need switch to local first. The system failed to modify the route. You must first set the next hop to a local route before you can set a custom next hop.
400 ResourceNotFound.RouteEntry The specified resource routeEntry is not found. The specified route entry does not exist
400 IncorrectStatus.RouteEntry The status of %s [%s] is incorrect. Route entry is in non-steady state
400 IncorrectStatus.Vswitch The status of %s [%s] is incorrect. The status of the specified vSwitch is incorrect.
400 ResourceNotFound.Instance The specified resource nextHop is not found. The next hop instance does not exist.
400 IncorrectStatus.NextHop The status of %s [%s] is incorrect. Specified next hop resource
400 OperationDenied.NextHopTypeNonsupport The operation is not allowed because of nextHopType is nonsupport. Specifying the next hop of the resource type is not supported.
400 OperationDenied.LocalEntryCanOnlyModifyNextHop Only the nextHop parameter can be modified for a local route entry. You can modify only the next hop of a local route.
400 ExclusiveParam.NextHopTypeAndNextHopId The param of nextHopType and nextHopId are mutually exclusive. The next hop type does not match the next hop instance.
400 InvalidRouterInterfaceId.NotFound The specified RouterInterfaceId does not exist in our record.
400 OperationUnsupported.OnlySupportNormalNetworkInterface Next hop only supports binding normal network Interface. Next hop only supports binding to common ENIs
400 UnsupportedFeature.Ipv6GatewayRouteTable The feature of %s is not supported. The border gateway route table cannot be associated with the gateway.
400 OperationDenied.TrAttachmentIpv6Disabled The operation is not allowed because tr attachment Ipv6 is disabled. The operation is not allowed because tr attachment Ipv6 is disabled.
400 InvalidAttachment.NotFound The attachment is not found. The specified transit router does not exist.
400 OperationDenied.LocalRouteEntryInSystemRouteTable The Local Route Entry In System Route Table Can Not Be Modify. Modifying the Local route in the system routing table is prohibited.
400 OperationDenied.LocalRouteEntryBoundToVSwitch The VSwitch to which the local route you modified belongs is bound to the current routing table. You are not allowed to modify its next hop. The VSwitch to which the local route you modified belongs is bound to the current routing table. You are not allowed to modify its next hop.
400 OperationFailed.ModifyEcmpRoute Operation is failed because ecmp route can not modify.
400 InvalidRouteEntry.NotFound vpc route entry not exist. the vpc routing table entry does not exist
400 OperationDenied.IllegalRouteTargetGroupMemberType This operation does not support route target groups with NAT gateway members. The current operation does not support routing target groups with members of the NAT gateway type.
400 OperationUnsupported.Ipv6EntryOnPrimaryNetworkInterface You cannot create IPv6 route entries on a primary network interface. You cannot create an IPv6 route whose next hop is a primary ENI.
403 Forbbiden User not authorized to operate on the specified resource. User not authorized to operate on the specified resource.
404 ResourceNotFound.NatGateway The specific NAT gateway is not found. The specific NAT gateway is not found.
404 ResourceNotFound.GatewayLoadBalancerEndpoint GatewayLoadBalancerEndpoint instance not found. GatewayLoadBalancerEndpoint instance not found.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.