AWS API Changes

2017/02/16 - Amazon Cognito Identity - 3 updated api methods

Changes Allows createIdentityPool and updateIdentityPool API to set server side token check value on identity pool.

CreateIdentityPool (updated)

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{'CognitoIdentityProviders': {'ServerSideTokenCheck': 'boolean'}}

Creates a new identity pool. The identity pool is a store of user identity information that is specific to your AWS account. The limit on identity pools is 60 per account. The keys for SupportedLoginProviders are as follows:

Facebook: graph.facebook.com
Google: accounts.google.com
Amazon: www.amazon.com
Twitter: api.twitter.com
Digits: www.digits.com

You must use AWS Developer credentials to call this API.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.create_identity_pool(
    IdentityPoolName='string',
    AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities=True|False,
    SupportedLoginProviders={
        'string': 'string'
    },
    DeveloperProviderName='string',
    OpenIdConnectProviderARNs=[
        'string',
    ],
    CognitoIdentityProviders=[
        {
            'ProviderName': 'string',
            'ClientId': 'string',
            'ServerSideTokenCheck': True|False
        },
    ],
    SamlProviderARNs=[
        'string',
    ]
)

type IdentityPoolName

string

param IdentityPoolName

[REQUIRED]

A string that you provide.

type AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities

boolean

param AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities

[REQUIRED]

TRUE if the identity pool supports unauthenticated logins.

type SupportedLoginProviders

dict

param SupportedLoginProviders

Optional key:value pairs mapping provider names to provider app IDs.

(string) --
- (string) --

type DeveloperProviderName

string

param DeveloperProviderName

The "domain" by which Cognito will refer to your users. This name acts as a placeholder that allows your backend and the Cognito service to communicate about the developer provider. For the DeveloperProviderName , you can use letters as well as period (. ), underscore (_ ), and dash (- ).

Once you have set a developer provider name, you cannot change it. Please take care in setting this parameter.

type OpenIdConnectProviderARNs

list

param OpenIdConnectProviderARNs

A list of OpendID Connect provider ARNs.

(string) --

type CognitoIdentityProviders

list

param CognitoIdentityProviders

An array of Amazon Cognito Identity user pools and their client IDs.

(dict) --

A provider representing an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool and its client ID.
- ProviderName (string) --
  
  The provider name for an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
- ClientId (string) --
  
  The client ID for the Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool.
- ServerSideTokenCheck (boolean) --
  
  TRUE if server-side token validation is enabled for the identity provider’s token.

type SamlProviderARNs

list

param SamlProviderARNs

An array of Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the SAML provider for your identity pool.

(string) --

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'IdentityPoolId': 'string',
    'IdentityPoolName': 'string',
    'AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities': True|False,
    'SupportedLoginProviders': {
        'string': 'string'
    },
    'DeveloperProviderName': 'string',
    'OpenIdConnectProviderARNs': [
        'string',
    ],
    'CognitoIdentityProviders': [
        {
            'ProviderName': 'string',
            'ClientId': 'string',
            'ServerSideTokenCheck': True|False
        },
    ],
    'SamlProviderARNs': [
        'string',
    ]
}

Response Structure

(dict) --

An object representing an Amazon Cognito identity pool.
- IdentityPoolId (string) --
  
  An identity pool ID in the format REGION:GUID.
- IdentityPoolName (string) --
  
  A string that you provide.
- AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities (boolean) --
  
  TRUE if the identity pool supports unauthenticated logins.
- SupportedLoginProviders (dict) --
  
  Optional key:value pairs mapping provider names to provider app IDs.
  - (string) --
    - (string) --
- DeveloperProviderName (string) --
  
  The "domain" by which Cognito will refer to your users.
- OpenIdConnectProviderARNs (list) --
  
  A list of OpendID Connect provider ARNs.
  - (string) --
- CognitoIdentityProviders (list) --
  
  A list representing an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool and its client ID.
  - (dict) --
    
    A provider representing an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool and its client ID.
    - ProviderName (string) --
      
      The provider name for an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
    - ClientId (string) --
      
      The client ID for the Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool.
    - ServerSideTokenCheck (boolean) --
      
      TRUE if server-side token validation is enabled for the identity provider’s token.
- SamlProviderARNs (list) --
  
  An array of Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the SAML provider for your identity pool.
  - (string) --

DescribeIdentityPool (updated)

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{'CognitoIdentityProviders': {'ServerSideTokenCheck': 'boolean'}}

Gets details about a particular identity pool, including the pool name, ID description, creation date, and current number of users.

You must use AWS Developer credentials to call this API.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_identity_pool(
    IdentityPoolId='string'
)

type IdentityPoolId

string

param IdentityPoolId

[REQUIRED]

An identity pool ID in the format REGION:GUID.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'IdentityPoolId': 'string',
    'IdentityPoolName': 'string',
    'AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities': True|False,
    'SupportedLoginProviders': {
        'string': 'string'
    },
    'DeveloperProviderName': 'string',
    'OpenIdConnectProviderARNs': [
        'string',
    ],
    'CognitoIdentityProviders': [
        {
            'ProviderName': 'string',
            'ClientId': 'string',
            'ServerSideTokenCheck': True|False
        },
    ],
    'SamlProviderARNs': [
        'string',
    ]
}

Response Structure

(dict) --

An object representing an Amazon Cognito identity pool.
- IdentityPoolId (string) --
  
  An identity pool ID in the format REGION:GUID.
- IdentityPoolName (string) --
  
  A string that you provide.
- AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities (boolean) --
  
  TRUE if the identity pool supports unauthenticated logins.
- SupportedLoginProviders (dict) --
  
  Optional key:value pairs mapping provider names to provider app IDs.
  - (string) --
    - (string) --
- DeveloperProviderName (string) --
  
  The "domain" by which Cognito will refer to your users.
- OpenIdConnectProviderARNs (list) --
  
  A list of OpendID Connect provider ARNs.
  - (string) --
- CognitoIdentityProviders (list) --
  
  A list representing an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool and its client ID.
  - (dict) --
    
    A provider representing an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool and its client ID.
    - ProviderName (string) --
      
      The provider name for an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
    - ClientId (string) --
      
      The client ID for the Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool.
    - ServerSideTokenCheck (boolean) --
      
      TRUE if server-side token validation is enabled for the identity provider’s token.
- SamlProviderARNs (list) --
  
  An array of Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the SAML provider for your identity pool.
  - (string) --

UpdateIdentityPool (updated)

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{'CognitoIdentityProviders': {'ServerSideTokenCheck': 'boolean'}}

Updates a user pool.

You must use AWS Developer credentials to call this API.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.update_identity_pool(
    IdentityPoolId='string',
    IdentityPoolName='string',
    AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities=True|False,
    SupportedLoginProviders={
        'string': 'string'
    },
    DeveloperProviderName='string',
    OpenIdConnectProviderARNs=[
        'string',
    ],
    CognitoIdentityProviders=[
        {
            'ProviderName': 'string',
            'ClientId': 'string',
            'ServerSideTokenCheck': True|False
        },
    ],
    SamlProviderARNs=[
        'string',
    ]
)

type IdentityPoolId

string

param IdentityPoolId

[REQUIRED]

An identity pool ID in the format REGION:GUID.

type IdentityPoolName

string

param IdentityPoolName

[REQUIRED]

A string that you provide.

type AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities

boolean

param AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities

[REQUIRED]

TRUE if the identity pool supports unauthenticated logins.

type SupportedLoginProviders

dict

param SupportedLoginProviders

Optional key:value pairs mapping provider names to provider app IDs.

(string) --
- (string) --

type DeveloperProviderName

string

param DeveloperProviderName

The "domain" by which Cognito will refer to your users.

type OpenIdConnectProviderARNs

list

param OpenIdConnectProviderARNs

A list of OpendID Connect provider ARNs.

(string) --

type CognitoIdentityProviders

list

param CognitoIdentityProviders

A list representing an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool and its client ID.

(dict) --

A provider representing an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool and its client ID.
- ProviderName (string) --
  
  The provider name for an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
- ClientId (string) --
  
  The client ID for the Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool.
- ServerSideTokenCheck (boolean) --
  
  TRUE if server-side token validation is enabled for the identity provider’s token.

type SamlProviderARNs

list

param SamlProviderARNs

An array of Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the SAML provider for your identity pool.

(string) --

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'IdentityPoolId': 'string',
    'IdentityPoolName': 'string',
    'AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities': True|False,
    'SupportedLoginProviders': {
        'string': 'string'
    },
    'DeveloperProviderName': 'string',
    'OpenIdConnectProviderARNs': [
        'string',
    ],
    'CognitoIdentityProviders': [
        {
            'ProviderName': 'string',
            'ClientId': 'string',
            'ServerSideTokenCheck': True|False
        },
    ],
    'SamlProviderARNs': [
        'string',
    ]
}

Response Structure

(dict) --

An object representing an Amazon Cognito identity pool.
- IdentityPoolId (string) --
  
  An identity pool ID in the format REGION:GUID.
- IdentityPoolName (string) --
  
  A string that you provide.
- AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities (boolean) --
  
  TRUE if the identity pool supports unauthenticated logins.
- SupportedLoginProviders (dict) --
  
  Optional key:value pairs mapping provider names to provider app IDs.
  - (string) --
    - (string) --
- DeveloperProviderName (string) --
  
  The "domain" by which Cognito will refer to your users.
- OpenIdConnectProviderARNs (list) --
  
  A list of OpendID Connect provider ARNs.
  - (string) --
- CognitoIdentityProviders (list) --
  
  A list representing an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool and its client ID.
  - (dict) --
    
    A provider representing an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool and its client ID.
    - ProviderName (string) --
      
      The provider name for an Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
    - ClientId (string) --
      
      The client ID for the Amazon Cognito Identity User Pool.
    - ServerSideTokenCheck (boolean) --
      
      TRUE if server-side token validation is enabled for the identity provider’s token.
- SamlProviderARNs (list) --
  
  An array of Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the SAML provider for your identity pool.
  - (string) --