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AWS Kinesis CreateStream API

The CreateStream API from AWS Kinesis — 1 operation(s) for createstream.

AWS Kinesis CreateStream API is one of 100 APIs that AWS Kinesis publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 10 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2015-08-04.

Requests are made against 4 base URLs: http://firehose.{region}.amazonaws.com, https://firehose.{region}.amazonaws.com, http://firehose.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn, https://firehose.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn.

1 operations 1 paths 10 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2015-08-04
Base URL
https://kinesis.{region}.amazonaws.com
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

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

  • hmac — Amazon Signature authorization v4

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

CreateStream 1
POST
/createStream
Creates a new Kinesis video stream. When you create a new stream, Kinesis Video Streams assigns it a version number. When you change the stream's metadata, Kinesis Video Streams updates the version.…
CreateStream 7 params body → 200480481482483484485486

Schemas 10

The contract defines 10 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is CreateStreamOutput (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ClientLimitExceededException
DeviceStreamLimitExceededException
AccountStreamLimitExceededException
InvalidDeviceException
ResourceInUseException
InvalidArgumentException
TagValue
string
CreateStreamOutput
object
1 property
TagsPerResourceExceededLimitException
ResourceARN
string

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kinesis-createstream-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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AWS Kinesis DescribeStream API
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