AWS API Changes

2016/04/21 - Amazon Cognito Identity - 3 updated api methods

CreateIdentityPool (updated)

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Changes (both)

{'CognitoIdentityProviders': [{'ClientId': 'string', 'ProviderName': 'string'}]}

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.

Request Syntax

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

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

(dict) --

A provider representing a Cognito User Identity Pool and its client ID.
- ProviderName (string) --
  
  The provider name for a Cognito User Identity Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
- ClientId (string) --
  
  The client ID for the Cognito User Identity Pool.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

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

Response Structure

(dict) -- An object representing a 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 a Cognito User Identity Pool and its client ID.
  - (dict) --
    
    A provider representing a Cognito User Identity Pool and its client ID.
    - ProviderName (string) --
      
      The provider name for a Cognito User Identity Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
    - ClientId (string) --
      
      The client ID for the Cognito User Identity Pool.

DescribeIdentityPool (updated)

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{'CognitoIdentityProviders': [{'ClientId': 'string', 'ProviderName': 'string'}]}

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.

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'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

(dict) -- An object representing a 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 a Cognito User Identity Pool and its client ID.
  - (dict) --
    
    A provider representing a Cognito User Identity Pool and its client ID.
    - ProviderName (string) --
      
      The provider name for a Cognito User Identity Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
    - ClientId (string) --
      
      The client ID for the Cognito User Identity Pool.

UpdateIdentityPool (updated)

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{'CognitoIdentityProviders': [{'ClientId': 'string', 'ProviderName': 'string'}]}

Updates a user pool.

You must use AWS Developer credentials to call this API.

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'
        },
    ]
)

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 a Cognito User Identity Pool and its client ID.

(dict) --

A provider representing a Cognito User Identity Pool and its client ID.
- ProviderName (string) --
  
  The provider name for a Cognito User Identity Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
- ClientId (string) --
  
  The client ID for the Cognito User Identity Pool.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

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

Response Structure

(dict) -- An object representing a 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 a Cognito User Identity Pool and its client ID.
  - (dict) --
    
    A provider representing a Cognito User Identity Pool and its client ID.
    - ProviderName (string) --
      
      The provider name for a Cognito User Identity Pool. For example, cognito-idp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/us-east-1_123456789 .
    - ClientId (string) --
      
      The client ID for the Cognito User Identity Pool.