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AWS CloudFormation Stack Sets API

Operations for managing stack sets across multiple accounts and regions.

AWS CloudFormation Stack Sets 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 Sets. 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 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 6 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.

5 operations 5 paths 6 schemas 5 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 Sets 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 5

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

Stack Sets 5

Operations for managing stack sets across multiple accounts and regions.

POST
/?Action=CreateStackSet
Create a Stack Set
createStackSet 1 param body → 200400409500
POST
/?Action=DescribeStackSet
Describe a Stack Set
describeStackSet 1 param body → 200404500
POST
/?Action=UpdateStackSet
Update a Stack Set
updateStackSet 1 param body → 200400404500
POST
/?Action=DeleteStackSet
Delete a Stack Set
deleteStackSet 1 param body → 200400404409500
POST
/?Action=ListStackSets
List All Stack Sets
listStackSets 1 param body → 200400500

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are StackSet (12 properties), StackSetSummary (7 properties), StackSetOperationPreferences (6 properties), Parameter (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
StackSetSummary
object
7 properties
StackSet
object
12 properties
Tag
object
2 properties 2 required
StackSetOperationPreferences
object
6 properties
Parameter
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

cloudformation-stack-sets-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 Instances API
AWS CloudFormation Stack Policies API
AWS CloudFormation Stack Resources API
AWS CloudFormation Stacks API
AWS CloudFormation Templates API
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