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LocalStack Aws API

The Aws API from LocalStack — 11 operation(s) for aws.

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LocalStack Aws API is one of 2 APIs that LocalStack publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 15 operations across 11 paths, and defines 13 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version latest.

Requests are made against a single base URL, http://{host}:{port}.

15 operations 11 paths 13 schemas 4 DELETE10 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
latest
Base URL
http://localhost.localstack.cloud:4566
Contact
LocalStack Support
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 15

Across 11 paths, the API surfaces 15 operations — 4 DELETE, 10 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Aws 15
POST
/_aws/sqs/messages
Retrieves one or more messages from the specified queue.
receive_message body → 200400404
GET
/_aws/sqs/messages
List SQS queue messages without side effects
list_all_sqs_messages 1 param → 200400404
GET
/_aws/cloudwatch/metrics/raw
Retrieve CloudWatch metrics
get_cloudwatch_metrics → 200
DELETE
/_aws/dynamodb/expired
Delete expired items from TTL-enabled DynamoDB tables
delete_ddb_expired_items → 200
GET
/_aws/events/rules/{rule_arn}/trigger
Trigger a scheduled EventBridge rule
trigger_event_bridge_rule 1 param → 200404
GET
/_aws/lambda/init
Retrieve Lambda runtime init binary
get_lambda_init → 200
GET
/_aws/lambda/runtimes
List available Lambda runtimes
get_lambda_runtimes 1 param → 200
DELETE
/_aws/ses
Discard sent SES messages
discard_ses_messages 1 param → 204
GET
/_aws/ses
Retrieve sent SES messages
get_ses_messages 2 params → 200
DELETE
/_aws/sns/platform-endpoint-messages
Discard the messages published to a platform endpoint via SNS
discard_sns_endpoint_messages 3 params → 204
GET
/_aws/sns/platform-endpoint-messages
Retrieve the messages sent to a platform endpoint via SNS
get_sns_endpoint_messages 3 params → 200
DELETE
/_aws/sns/sms-messages
Discard SNS SMS messages
discard_sns_sms_messages 3 params → 204
GET
/_aws/sns/sms-messages
Retrieve SNS SMS messages
get_sns_sms_messages 3 params → 200
GET
/_aws/sns/subscription-tokens/{subscription_arn}
Retrieve SNS subscription token for confirmation
get_sns_subscription_token 1 param → 200400404
GET
/_aws/sqs/messages/{region}/{account_id}/{queue_name}
List SQS messages without side effects
list_sqs_messages 3 params → 200400404

Schemas 13

The contract defines 13 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SesSentEmail (10 properties), SNSMessage (8 properties), ReceiveMessageRequest (8 properties), SNSPlatformEndpointMessage (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SMSMessages
object
SMS messages retrieved via the retrospective endpoint. The phone number is the key with a list of messages as value.
ReceiveMessageResult
object
https://github.com/boto/botocore/blob/develop/botocore/data/sqs/2012-11-05/service-2.json
1 property
CloudWatchMetrics
object
1 property 1 required
ReceiveMessageRequest
object
https://github.com/boto/botocore/blob/develop/botocore/data/sqs/2012-11-05/service-2.json
8 properties 1 required
SesSentEmail
object
10 properties 4 required
Message
object
6 properties
SNSPlatformEndpointMessages
object
Messages sent to the platform endpoint retrieved via the retrospective endpoint. The endpoint ARN is the key with a list of messages as value.
SNSPlatformEndpointResponse
object
Response payload for the /aws/sns/platform-endpoint-messages endpoint
2 properties 2 required
SnsSubscriptionTokenError
object
2 properties 2 required
SNSSMSMessagesResponse
object
Response payload for the /aws/sns/sms-messages endpoint
2 properties 2 required
SNSPlatformEndpointMessage
object
Message sent to a platform endpoint via SNS
7 properties
SNSMessage
object
Message sent via SNS
8 properties
SESDestination
object
Possible destination of a SES message
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

localstack-aws-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
localstack:localstack-aws-api
Base URL
http://localhost.localstack.cloud:4566
Docs
https://docs.localstack.cloud/references/internal-endpoints/
Provider
LocalStack
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