Querying Quotas
Function
This API is used to query the quotas of load balancers and related resources in a specific project. The API returns only the total quota, not the used quota. To query the used quota, you can call the API (GET /v3/{project_id}/elb/quotas/details) to query quota usage details.
Calling Method
For details, see Calling APIs.
URI
GET /v3/{project_id}/elb/quotas
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
project_id | Yes | String | Definition: Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain a project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID. Constraints: N/A Range: The value can contain a maximum of 32 characters, including digits and lowercase letters. Default value: N/A |
Request Parameters
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
X-Auth-Token | Yes | String | Definition: Specifies the token used for IAM authentication. Constraints: N/A Range: N/A Default value: N/A |
Response Parameters
Status code: 200
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
request_id | String | Definition: Specifies the request ID. Range: The value is automatically generated, and can contain characters including digits, lowercase letters, and hyphens (-). |
quota | Quota object | Definition: Specifies the quotas of load balancers and associated resources. Only the total quotas are returned. Remaining available quotas will not be returned. |
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
project_id | String | Definition: Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain a project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID. Range: The value can contain a maximum of 32 characters, including digits and lowercase letters. |
loadbalancer | Integer | Definition: Specifies the load balancer quota. Range:
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certificate | Integer | Definition: Specifies the certificate quota. Range:
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listener | Integer | Definition: Specifies the listener quota. Range:
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l7policy | Integer | Definition: Specifies the forwarding policy quota. Range:
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condition_per_policy | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of forwarding conditions per forwarding policy. Range:
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pool | Integer | Definition: Specifies the backend server group quota. Range:
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healthmonitor | Integer | Definition: Specifies the health check quota. Range:
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member | Integer | Definition: Specifies the backend server quota. Range:
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members_per_pool | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of backend servers in a backend server group. Range:
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listeners_per_pool | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of listeners that can be associated with a backend server group. Range:
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ipgroup | Integer | Definition: Specifies the IP address group quota. Range:
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ipgroup_bindings | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of listeners that can be associated with an IP address group. Range:
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ipgroup_max_length | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of IP entries that can be added to an IP address group. Range:
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security_policy | Integer | Definition: Specifies the custom security policy quota. Range:
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listeners_per_loadbalancer | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of listeners that can be associated with a load balancer. Range:
NOTE: The maximum number of listeners that can be added to each load balancer is not limited, but it is recommended that the listeners not exceed the default quota. |
ipgroups_per_listener | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of IP address groups that can be associated with a listener. Range:
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pools_per_l7policy | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of backend server groups that can be associated with a forwarding policy. Range:
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l7policies_per_listener | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of forwarding policies that can be associated with a listener. Range:
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free_instance_members_per_pool | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of backend servers that can be added to a backend server group for free. Range:
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free_instance_listeners_per_loadbalancer | Integer | Definition: Specifies the maximum number of listeners that can be associated with a load balancer for free. Range:
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Example Requests
Querying the quotas of resources associated with a load balancer
GET https://{ELB_Endpoint}/v3/99a3fff0d03c428eac3678da6a7d0f24/elb/quotas Example Responses
Status code: 200
Successful request.
{
"request_id" : "c6f3d7fe99bb1d8aa29e148097dab0d0",
"quota" : {
"member" : 10000,
"members_per_pool" : 1000,
"certificate" : -1,
"l7policy" : 2000,
"listener" : 1500,
"loadbalancer" : 100000,
"healthmonitor" : -1,
"pool" : 5000,
"ipgroup" : 1000,
"ipgroup_bindings" : 50,
"ipgroup_max_length" : 300,
"security_policy" : 50,
"project_id" : "060576798a80d5762fafc01a9b5eedc7",
"condition_per_policy" : 10,
"listeners_per_pool" : 50,
"listeners_per_loadbalancer" : 50,
"free_instance_members_per_pool" : 50,
"free_instance_listeners_per_loadbalancer" : 10
}
} Status Codes
Status Code | Description |
|---|---|
200 | Successful request. |
Error Codes
See Error Codes.
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