Cloud Config provides two API versions: 2020-09-07 and 2019-01-08. This topic compares the two versions and describes how to use the 2020-09-07 version.
Comparison between two API versions
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The API version 2020-09-07 adds settings for compliance packages, remediation, account groups, tags, and service integration.
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The API version 2020-09-07 covers all features of the API version 2019-01-08, including resources, rules, delivery channels, and resource monitoring, and also supports new features. We recommend that you use the API version 2020-09-07.
API version 2020-09-07
The following table describes the account types and their API access scopes in the API version 2020-09-07.
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Account |
Definition |
Description |
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Ordinary account |
An ordinary account is an independent Alibaba Cloud account that is not included in a resource directory. |
Can call all API operations except for those in the Account Group directory and the multi-account directories under Resource, Rules, Compliance Package, Remediation Settings, and delivery channel. |
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Management account |
A management account is an Alibaba Cloud account that enables a resource directory and manages all member accounts in the resource directory. Note
For information about delegated administrator accounts, see Manage a delegated administrator account. |
Can call all API operations except for those in the single-account directories under Resource, Rules, Compliance Package, Remediation Settings, and delivery channel. |
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Member account |
A member account is an Alibaba Cloud account in a resource directory. |
The API operations available to a member account depend on whether the account is added to an account group.
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