# GetRegions
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Returns a list of all valid regions for Amazon Lightsail. Use the `include availability zones` parameter to also return the Availability Zones in a region.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "includeAvailabilityZones": boolean,
   "includeRelationalDatabaseAvailabilityZones": boolean
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [includeAvailabilityZones](#API_GetRegions_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Lightsail-GetRegions-request-includeAvailabilityZones"></a>
A Boolean value indicating whether to also include Availability Zones in your get regions request. Availability Zones are indicated with a letter: `us-east-2a`.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

 ** [includeRelationalDatabaseAvailabilityZones](#API_GetRegions_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Lightsail-GetRegions-request-includeRelationalDatabaseAvailabilityZones"></a>
A Boolean value indicating whether to also include Availability Zones for databases in your get regions request. Availability Zones are indicated with a letter (`us-east-2a`).  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "regions": [ 
      { 
         "availabilityZones": [ 
            { 
               "state": "string",
               "zoneName": "string"
            }
         ],
         "continentCode": "string",
         "description": "string",
         "displayName": "string",
         "name": "string",
         "relationalDatabaseAvailabilityZones": [ 
            { 
               "state": "string",
               "zoneName": "string"
            }
         ]
      }
   ]
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [regions](#API_GetRegions_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="Lightsail-GetRegions-response-regions"></a>
An array of key-value pairs containing information about your get regions request.  
Type: Array of [Region](API_Region.md) objects

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when the user cannot be authenticated or uses invalid credentials to access a resource.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** AccountSetupInProgressException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when an account is still in the setup in progress state.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidInputException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when user input does not conform to the validation rules of an input field.  
Domain and distribution APIs are only available in the N. Virginia (`us-east-1`) AWS Region. Please set your AWS Region configuration to `us-east-1` to create, view, or edit these resources.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** NotFoundException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when it cannot find a resource.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** OperationFailureException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when an operation fails to execute.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** RegionSetupInProgressException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when an operation is performed on resources in an opt-in Region that is currently being set up.    
 ** docs **   
 [Regions and Availability Zones for Lightsail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/latest/userguide/understanding-regions-and-availability-zones-in-amazon-lightsail.html)   
 ** tip **   
Opt-in Regions typically take a few minutes to finish setting up before you can work with them. Wait a few minutes and try again.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServiceException **   
A general service exception.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** UnauthenticatedException **   
Lightsail throws this exception when the user has not been authenticated.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/GetRegions)