AWS API Changes

2026/05/21 - Amazon Elastic VMware Service - 1 new api methods

Changes A new GetDepotUrl API has been added to retrieve a URL for accessing Amazon EVS custom addon packages. Customers can use this URL to configure vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) as an online depot source, enabling upgrades of addon components across ESXi hosts.

GetDepotUrl (new)

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Returns a URL and authentication token for accessing the Amazon EVS Custom Addon depot. Configure the depot URL as a download source in vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) to sync and install the Amazon EVS Custom Addon.

The depot URL remains active until you rotate the authentication token by calling this action with rotate set to true.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.get_depot_url(
    environmentId='string',
    rotate=True|False
)

type environmentId:

string

param environmentId:

[REQUIRED]

The unique ID of the Amazon EVS environment to get the depot URL for.

type rotate:

boolean

param rotate:

Revokes the current authentication token and returns a new depot URL with a new token. Previously issued depot URLs will stop working within 5 minutes of rotation.

rtype:

dict

returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'depotUrl': 'string',
    'token': 'string'
}

Response Structure

(dict) --
- depotUrl (string) --
  
  The URL for accessing the Amazon EVS Custom Addon depot. This URL includes the authentication token as a path component.
- token (string) --
  
  The authentication token for depot access. This token is included in the depot URL and is used to authenticate requests.