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Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager

Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager Lifecycle Policies API

Operations for managing EBS snapshot and AMI lifecycle policies

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Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager Lifecycle Policies API is one of 2 APIs that Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Lifecycle Policies. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2018-01-12.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://dlm.amazonaws.com.

5 operations 2 paths 15 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2018-01-12
Base URL
https://dlm.amazonaws.com
Authentication
API Key
Contact
AWS Support
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager Lifecycle Policies API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (awsSignatureV4). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • awsSignatureV4 — AWS Signature Version 4 authentication

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Lifecycle Policies 5

Operations for managing EBS snapshot and AMI lifecycle policies

GET
/policies
Get Lifecycle Policies
getLifecyclePolicies 5 params → 200400
POST
/policies
Create Lifecycle Policy
createLifecyclePolicy body → 200
GET
/policies/{policyId}
Get Lifecycle Policy
getLifecyclePolicy 1 param → 200404
PATCH
/policies/{policyId}
Update Lifecycle Policy
updateLifecyclePolicy 1 param body → 200404
DELETE
/policies/{policyId}
Delete Lifecycle Policy
deleteLifecyclePolicy 1 param → 200404

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are LifecyclePolicy (9 properties), Schedule (7 properties), LifecyclePolicySummary (6 properties), CreateLifecyclePolicyRequest (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Schedule
object
Specifies the schedule for creating snapshots or AMIs in a lifecycle policy.
7 properties
LifecyclePolicy
object
A complete lifecycle policy definition for automating EBS snapshot or AMI management.
9 properties
RetainRule
object
Specifies the number of snapshots to keep or the age after which snapshots are deleted.
3 properties
GetLifecyclePoliciesResponse
object
Response containing a list of lifecycle policy summaries.
1 property
UpdateLifecyclePolicyResponse
object
Response after updating a lifecycle policy.
Tag
object
A key-value tag pair applied to an AWS resource.
2 properties 2 required
DeleteLifecyclePolicyResponse
object
Response after deleting a lifecycle policy.
GetLifecyclePolicyResponse
object
Response containing the details of a lifecycle policy.
1 property
Error
object
Standard error response from the Data Lifecycle Manager API.
3 properties
CreateRule
object
Specifies when and how to create snapshots for event-based policies or schedules.
4 properties
CreateLifecyclePolicyResponse
object
Response after creating a lifecycle policy.
1 property
LifecyclePolicySummary
object
Summary information about a lifecycle policy.
6 properties
UpdateLifecyclePolicyRequest
object
Request body for updating a lifecycle policy.
4 properties
CreateLifecyclePolicyRequest
object
Request body for creating a new lifecycle policy.
5 properties 4 required
PolicyDetails
object
Specifies the configuration of a lifecycle policy.
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

amazon-data-lifecycle-manager-lifecycle-policies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager publishes across the network.

Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager Tags API
AE Profile APIs.io
#Lifecycle Policies
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API Details
ID
amazon-data-lifecycle-manager:amazon-data-lifecycle-manager-lifecycle-policies-api
Base URL
https://dlm.amazonaws.com
Docs
https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/data-lifecycle-manager/
Provider
Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager
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