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AWS CloudFormation Stack Instances API

Operations for managing stack instances within a stack set.

AWS CloudFormation Stack Instances API is one of 13 APIs that AWS CloudFormation publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Stack Instances. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, pricing, a getting-started guide, and a changelog.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2010-05-15.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://cloudformation.{region}.amazonaws.com.

4 operations 4 paths 5 schemas 4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2010-05-15
Base URL
https://cloudformation.{region}.amazonaws.com
Authentication
API Key
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

AWS CloudFormation Stack Instances API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (AWS_Signature_V4). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • AWS_Signature_V4 — AWS Signature Version 4 authentication.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Stack Instances 4

Operations for managing stack instances within a stack set.

POST
/?Action=CreateStackInstances
Create Stack Instances in Accounts and Regions
createStackInstances 1 param body → 200400404500
POST
/?Action=DescribeStackInstance
Describe a Stack Instance
describeStackInstance 1 param body → 200404500
POST
/?Action=ListStackInstances
List Stack Instances in a Stack Set
listStackInstances 1 param body → 200400500
POST
/?Action=DeleteStackInstances
Delete Stack Instances From a Stack Set
deleteStackInstances 1 param body → 200400404500

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are StackInstance (10 properties), StackInstanceSummary (8 properties), StackSetOperationPreferences (6 properties), Parameter (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
StackInstanceSummary
object
8 properties
StackInstance
object
10 properties
StackSetOperationPreferences
object
6 properties
Parameter
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

cloudformation-stack-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs AWS CloudFormation publishes across the network.

AWS CloudFormation Change Sets API
AWS CloudFormation Exports API
AWS CloudFormation Registry API
AWS CloudFormation Request Status API
AWS CloudFormation Resources API
AWS CloudFormation Stack Drift API
AWS CloudFormation Stack Events API
AWS CloudFormation Stack Policies API
AWS CloudFormation Stack Resources API
AWS CloudFormation Stack Sets API
AWS CloudFormation Stacks API
AWS CloudFormation Templates API
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