alicloud-network-cdn

Automating Alibaba Cloud CDN domain management involves using OpenAPI integrations to handle the domain lifecycle, including creation, configuration, starting, stopping, and deletion of accelerated domains. This requires RAM credentials and confirmation of domain ownership.

Refreshing or preloading CDN cache on Alibaba Cloud is executed through specific OpenAPI calls that trigger content updates across CDN edge nodes. This ensures users fetch the latest content without waiting for the original cache to expire naturally.

Updating HTTPS certificates for Alibaba Cloud CDN domains is done via OpenAPI SDK calls that push new certificate data to the specified accelerated domains. This secures content delivery without requiring manual console intervention.

Querying real-time and historical CDN performance data and logs is supported through OpenAPI integrations. This allows you to retrieve operational metrics and traffic logs directly for analysis without logging into the web console.

RAM credentials are required to authenticate and manage Alibaba Cloud CDN resources programmatically. You must also confirm domain ownership and define the acceleration scope before executing any lifecycle or cache operations.

Limitations of managing Alibaba Cloud CDN via OpenAPI include the strict prerequisite of RAM credential authentication and the mandatory verification of domain ownership and acceleration scope before any API operations can execute successfully.