AWS CloudFormation

2016/07/21 - AWS CloudFormation - 7 updated api methods

CreateChangeSet (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request)
{'Capabilities': ['CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM']}

Creates a list of changes for a stack. AWS CloudFormation generates the change set by comparing the stack's information with the information that you submit. A change set can help you understand which resources AWS CloudFormation will change and how it will change them before you update your stack. Change sets allow you to check before you make a change so that you don't delete or replace critical resources.

AWS CloudFormation doesn't make any changes to the stack when you create a change set. To make the specified changes, you must execute the change set by using the ExecuteChangeSet action.

After the call successfully completes, AWS CloudFormation starts creating the change set. To check the status of the change set, use the DescribeChangeSet action.

Request Syntax

client.create_change_set(
    StackName='string',
    TemplateBody='string',
    TemplateURL='string',
    UsePreviousTemplate=True|False,
    Parameters=[
        {
            'ParameterKey': 'string',
            'ParameterValue': 'string',
            'UsePreviousValue': True|False
        },
    ],
    Capabilities=[
        'CAPABILITY_IAM'|'CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM',
    ],
    ResourceTypes=[
        'string',
    ],
    NotificationARNs=[
        'string',
    ],
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ],
    ChangeSetName='string',
    ClientToken='string',
    Description='string'
)
type StackName

string

param StackName

[REQUIRED]

The name or the unique ID of the stack for which you are creating a change set. AWS CloudFormation generates the change set by comparing this stack's information with the information that you submit, such as a modified template or different parameter input values.

type TemplateBody

string

param TemplateBody

A structure that contains the body of the revised template, with a minimum length of 1 byte and a maximum length of 51,200 bytes. AWS CloudFormation generates the change set by comparing this template with the template of the stack that you specified.

Conditional: You must specify only TemplateBody or TemplateURL .

type TemplateURL

string

param TemplateURL

The location of the file that contains the revised template. The URL must point to a template (max size: 460,800 bytes) that is located in an S3 bucket. AWS CloudFormation generates the change set by comparing this template with the stack that you specified.

Conditional: You must specify only TemplateBody or TemplateURL .

type UsePreviousTemplate

boolean

param UsePreviousTemplate

Whether to reuse the template that is associated with the stack to create the change set.

type Parameters

list

param Parameters

A list of Parameter structures that specify input parameters for the change set. For more information, see the Parameter data type.

  • (dict) --

    The Parameter data type.

    • ParameterKey (string) --

      The key associated with the parameter. If you don't specify a key and value for a particular parameter, AWS CloudFormation uses the default value that is specified in your template.

    • ParameterValue (string) --

      The value associated with the parameter.

    • UsePreviousValue (boolean) --

      During a stack update, use the existing parameter value that the stack is using for a given parameter key. If you specify true , do not specify a parameter value.

type Capabilities

list

param Capabilities

A list of values that you must specify before AWS CloudFormation can update certain stacks. Some stack templates might include resources that can affect permissions in your AWS account, for example, by creating new AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users. For those stacks, you must explicitly acknowledge their capabilities by specifying this parameter.

The only valid values are CAPABILITY_IAM and CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM . The following resources require you to specify this parameter: AWS::IAM::AccessKey , AWS::IAM::Group , AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile , AWS::IAM::Policy , AWS::IAM::Role , AWS::IAM::User , and AWS::IAM::UserToGroupAddition . If your stack template contains these resources, we recommend that you review all permissions associated with them and edit their permissions if necessary.

If you have IAM resources, you can specify either capability. If you have IAM resources with custom names, you must specify CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM . If you don't specify this parameter, this action returns an InsufficientCapabilities error.

For more information, see Acknowledging IAM Resources in AWS CloudFormation Templates .

  • (string) --

type ResourceTypes

list

param ResourceTypes

The template resource types that you have permissions to work with if you execute this change set, such as AWS::EC2::Instance , AWS::EC2::* , or Custom::MyCustomInstance .

If the list of resource types doesn't include a resource type that you're updating, the stack update fails. By default, AWS CloudFormation grants permissions to all resource types. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) uses this parameter for condition keys in IAM policies for AWS CloudFormation. For more information, see Controlling Access with AWS Identity and Access Management in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

  • (string) --

type NotificationARNs

list

param NotificationARNs

The Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topics that AWS CloudFormation associates with the stack. To remove all associated notification topics, specify an empty list.

  • (string) --

type Tags

list

param Tags

Key-value pairs to associate with this stack. AWS CloudFormation also propagates these tags to resources in the stack. You can specify a maximum of 10 tags.

  • (dict) --

    The Tag type enables you to specify a key-value pair that can be used to store information about an AWS CloudFormation stack.

    • Key (string) --

      Required . A string used to identify this tag. You can specify a maximum of 128 characters for a tag key. Tags owned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) have the reserved prefix: aws: .

    • Value (string) --

      Required . A string containing the value for this tag. You can specify a maximum of 256 characters for a tag value.

type ChangeSetName

string

param ChangeSetName

[REQUIRED]

The name of the change set. The name must be unique among all change sets that are associated with the specified stack.

A change set name can contain only alphanumeric, case sensitive characters and hyphens. It must start with an alphabetic character and cannot exceed 128 characters.

type ClientToken

string

param ClientToken

A unique identifier for this CreateChangeSet request. Specify this token if you plan to retry requests so that AWS CloudFormation knows that you're not attempting to create another change set with the same name. You might retry CreateChangeSet requests to ensure that AWS CloudFormation successfully received them.

type Description

string

param Description

A description to help you identify this change set.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Id': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    The output for the CreateChangeSet action.

    • Id (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the change set.

CreateStack (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request)
{'Capabilities': ['CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM']}

Creates a stack as specified in the template. After the call completes successfully, the stack creation starts. You can check the status of the stack via the DescribeStacks API.

Request Syntax

client.create_stack(
    StackName='string',
    TemplateBody='string',
    TemplateURL='string',
    Parameters=[
        {
            'ParameterKey': 'string',
            'ParameterValue': 'string',
            'UsePreviousValue': True|False
        },
    ],
    DisableRollback=True|False,
    TimeoutInMinutes=123,
    NotificationARNs=[
        'string',
    ],
    Capabilities=[
        'CAPABILITY_IAM'|'CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM',
    ],
    ResourceTypes=[
        'string',
    ],
    OnFailure='DO_NOTHING'|'ROLLBACK'|'DELETE',
    StackPolicyBody='string',
    StackPolicyURL='string',
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
type StackName

string

param StackName

[REQUIRED]

The name that is associated with the stack. The name must be unique in the region in which you are creating the stack.

Note

A stack name can contain only alphanumeric characters (case sensitive) and hyphens. It must start with an alphabetic character and cannot be longer than 128 characters.

type TemplateBody

string

param TemplateBody

Structure containing the template body with a minimum length of 1 byte and a maximum length of 51,200 bytes. For more information, go to Template Anatomy in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Conditional: You must specify either the TemplateBody or the TemplateURL parameter, but not both.

type TemplateURL

string

param TemplateURL

Location of file containing the template body. The URL must point to a template (max size: 460,800 bytes) that is located in an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, go to the Template Anatomy in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Conditional: You must specify either the TemplateBody or the TemplateURL parameter, but not both.

type Parameters

list

param Parameters

A list of Parameter structures that specify input parameters for the stack. For more information, see the Parameter data type.

  • (dict) --

    The Parameter data type.

    • ParameterKey (string) --

      The key associated with the parameter. If you don't specify a key and value for a particular parameter, AWS CloudFormation uses the default value that is specified in your template.

    • ParameterValue (string) --

      The value associated with the parameter.

    • UsePreviousValue (boolean) --

      During a stack update, use the existing parameter value that the stack is using for a given parameter key. If you specify true , do not specify a parameter value.

type DisableRollback

boolean

param DisableRollback

Set to true to disable rollback of the stack if stack creation failed. You can specify either DisableRollback or OnFailure , but not both.

Default: false

type TimeoutInMinutes

integer

param TimeoutInMinutes

The amount of time that can pass before the stack status becomes CREATE_FAILED; if DisableRollback is not set or is set to false , the stack will be rolled back.

type NotificationARNs

list

param NotificationARNs

The Simple Notification Service (SNS) topic ARNs to publish stack related events. You can find your SNS topic ARNs using the SNS console or your Command Line Interface (CLI).

  • (string) --

type Capabilities

list

param Capabilities

A list of values that you must specify before AWS CloudFormation can create certain stacks. Some stack templates might include resources that can affect permissions in your AWS account, for example, by creating new AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users. For those stacks, you must explicitly acknowledge their capabilities by specifying this parameter.

The only valid values are CAPABILITY_IAM and CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM . The following resources require you to specify this parameter: AWS::IAM::AccessKey , AWS::IAM::Group , AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile , AWS::IAM::Policy , AWS::IAM::Role , AWS::IAM::User , and AWS::IAM::UserToGroupAddition . If your stack template contains these resources, we recommend that you review all permissions associated with them and edit their permissions if necessary.

If you have IAM resources, you can specify either capability. If you have IAM resources with custom names, you must specify CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM . If you don't specify this parameter, this action returns an InsufficientCapabilities error.

For more information, see Acknowledging IAM Resources in AWS CloudFormation Templates .

  • (string) --

type ResourceTypes

list

param ResourceTypes

The template resource types that you have permissions to work with for this create stack action, such as AWS::EC2::Instance , AWS::EC2::* , or Custom::MyCustomInstance . Use the following syntax to describe template resource types: AWS::* (for all AWS resource), Custom::* (for all custom resources), Custom::*logical_ID* `` (for a specific custom resource), ``AWS::*service_name* ::* (for all resources of a particular AWS service), and ``AWS::service_name ::resource_logical_ID `` (for a specific AWS resource).

If the list of resource types doesn't include a resource that you're creating, the stack creation fails. By default, AWS CloudFormation grants permissions to all resource types. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) uses this parameter for AWS CloudFormation-specific condition keys in IAM policies. For more information, see Controlling Access with AWS Identity and Access Management .

  • (string) --

type OnFailure

string

param OnFailure

Determines what action will be taken if stack creation fails. This must be one of: DO_NOTHING, ROLLBACK, or DELETE. You can specify either OnFailure or DisableRollback , but not both.

Default: ROLLBACK

type StackPolicyBody

string

param StackPolicyBody

Structure containing the stack policy body. For more information, go to Prevent Updates to Stack Resources in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide. You can specify either the StackPolicyBody or the StackPolicyURL parameter, but not both.

type StackPolicyURL

string

param StackPolicyURL

Location of a file containing the stack policy. The URL must point to a policy (max size: 16KB) located in an S3 bucket in the same region as the stack. You can specify either the StackPolicyBody or the StackPolicyURL parameter, but not both.

type Tags

list

param Tags

Key-value pairs to associate with this stack. AWS CloudFormation also propagates these tags to the resources created in the stack. A maximum number of 10 tags can be specified.

  • (dict) --

    The Tag type enables you to specify a key-value pair that can be used to store information about an AWS CloudFormation stack.

    • Key (string) --

      Required . A string used to identify this tag. You can specify a maximum of 128 characters for a tag key. Tags owned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) have the reserved prefix: aws: .

    • Value (string) --

      Required . A string containing the value for this tag. You can specify a maximum of 256 characters for a tag value.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'StackId': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    The output for a CreateStack action.

    • StackId (string) --

      Unique identifier of the stack.

DescribeChangeSet (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response)
{'Capabilities': ['CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM']}

Returns the inputs for the change set and a list of changes that AWS CloudFormation will make if you execute the change set. For more information, see Updating Stacks Using Change Sets in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Request Syntax

client.describe_change_set(
    ChangeSetName='string',
    StackName='string',
    NextToken='string'
)
type ChangeSetName

string

param ChangeSetName

[REQUIRED]

The name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the change set that you want to describe.

type StackName

string

param StackName

If you specified the name of a change set, specify the stack name or ID (ARN) of the change set you want to describe.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A string (provided by the DescribeChangeSet response output) that identifies the next page of information that you want to retrieve.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'ChangeSetName': 'string',
    'ChangeSetId': 'string',
    'StackId': 'string',
    'StackName': 'string',
    'Description': 'string',
    'Parameters': [
        {
            'ParameterKey': 'string',
            'ParameterValue': 'string',
            'UsePreviousValue': True|False
        },
    ],
    'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
    'ExecutionStatus': 'UNAVAILABLE'|'AVAILABLE'|'EXECUTE_IN_PROGRESS'|'EXECUTE_COMPLETE'|'EXECUTE_FAILED'|'OBSOLETE',
    'Status': 'CREATE_PENDING'|'CREATE_IN_PROGRESS'|'CREATE_COMPLETE'|'DELETE_COMPLETE'|'FAILED',
    'StatusReason': 'string',
    'NotificationARNs': [
        'string',
    ],
    'Capabilities': [
        'CAPABILITY_IAM'|'CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM',
    ],
    'Tags': [
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'Changes': [
        {
            'Type': 'Resource',
            'ResourceChange': {
                'Action': 'Add'|'Modify'|'Remove',
                'LogicalResourceId': 'string',
                'PhysicalResourceId': 'string',
                'ResourceType': 'string',
                'Replacement': 'True'|'False'|'Conditional',
                'Scope': [
                    'Properties'|'Metadata'|'CreationPolicy'|'UpdatePolicy'|'DeletionPolicy'|'Tags',
                ],
                'Details': [
                    {
                        'Target': {
                            'Attribute': 'Properties'|'Metadata'|'CreationPolicy'|'UpdatePolicy'|'DeletionPolicy'|'Tags',
                            'Name': 'string',
                            'RequiresRecreation': 'Never'|'Conditionally'|'Always'
                        },
                        'Evaluation': 'Static'|'Dynamic',
                        'ChangeSource': 'ResourceReference'|'ParameterReference'|'ResourceAttribute'|'DirectModification'|'Automatic',
                        'CausingEntity': 'string'
                    },
                ]
            }
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    The output for the DescribeChangeSet action.

    • ChangeSetName (string) --

      The name of the change set.

    • ChangeSetId (string) --

      The ARN of the change set.

    • StackId (string) --

      The ARN of the stack that is associated with the change set.

    • StackName (string) --

      The name of the stack that is associated with the change set.

    • Description (string) --

      Information about the change set.

    • Parameters (list) --

      A list of Parameter structures that describes the input parameters and their values used to create the change set. For more information, see the Parameter data type.

      • (dict) --

        The Parameter data type.

        • ParameterKey (string) --

          The key associated with the parameter. If you don't specify a key and value for a particular parameter, AWS CloudFormation uses the default value that is specified in your template.

        • ParameterValue (string) --

          The value associated with the parameter.

        • UsePreviousValue (boolean) --

          During a stack update, use the existing parameter value that the stack is using for a given parameter key. If you specify true , do not specify a parameter value.

    • CreationTime (datetime) --

      The start time when the change set was created, in UTC.

    • ExecutionStatus (string) --

      If the change set execution status is AVAILABLE , you can execute the change set. If you can’t execute the change set, the status indicates why. For example, a change set might be in an UNAVAILABLE state because AWS CloudFormation is still creating it or in an OBSOLETE state because the stack was already updated.

    • Status (string) --

      The current status of the change set, such as CREATE_IN_PROGRESS , CREATE_COMPLETE , or FAILED .

    • StatusReason (string) --

      A description of the change set's status. For example, if your attempt to create a change set failed, AWS CloudFormation shows the error message.

    • NotificationARNs (list) --

      The ARNs of the Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topics that will be associated with the stack if you execute the change set.

      • (string) --

    • Capabilities (list) --

      If you execute the change set, the list of capabilities that were explicitly acknowledged when the change set was created.

      • (string) --

    • Tags (list) --

      If you execute the change set, the tags that will be associated with the stack.

      • (dict) --

        The Tag type enables you to specify a key-value pair that can be used to store information about an AWS CloudFormation stack.

        • Key (string) --

          Required . A string used to identify this tag. You can specify a maximum of 128 characters for a tag key. Tags owned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) have the reserved prefix: aws: .

        • Value (string) --

          Required . A string containing the value for this tag. You can specify a maximum of 256 characters for a tag value.

    • Changes (list) --

      A list of Change structures that describes the resources AWS CloudFormation changes if you execute the change set.

      • (dict) --

        The Change structure describes the changes AWS CloudFormation will perform if you execute the change set.

        • Type (string) --

          The type of entity that AWS CloudFormation changes. Currently, the only entity type is Resource .

        • ResourceChange (dict) --

          A ResourceChange structure that describes the resource and action that AWS CloudFormation will perform.

          • Action (string) --

            The action that AWS CloudFormation takes on the resource, such as Add (adds a new resource), Modify (changes a resource), or Remove (deletes a resource).

          • LogicalResourceId (string) --

            The resource's logical ID, which is defined in the stack's template.

          • PhysicalResourceId (string) --

            The resource's physical ID (resource name). Resources that you are adding don't have physical IDs because they haven't been created.

          • ResourceType (string) --

            The type of AWS CloudFormation resource, such as AWS::S3::Bucket .

          • Replacement (string) --

            For the Modify action, indicates whether AWS CloudFormation will replace the resource by creating a new one and deleting the old one. This value depends on the value of the RequiresRecreation property in the ResourceTargetDefinition structure. For example, if the RequiresRecreation field is Always and the Evaluation field is Static , Replacement is True . If the RequiresRecreation field is Always and the Evaluation field is Dynamic , Replacement is Conditionally .

            If you have multiple changes with different RequiresRecreation values, the Replacement value depends on the change with the most impact. A RequiresRecreation value of Always has the most impact, followed by Conditionally , and then Never .

          • Scope (list) --

            For the Modify action, indicates which resource attribute is triggering this update, such as a change in the resource attribute's Metadata , Properties , or Tags .

            • (string) --

          • Details (list) --

            For the Modify action, a list of ResourceChangeDetail structures that describes the changes that AWS CloudFormation will make to the resource.

            • (dict) --

              For a resource with Modify as the action, the ResourceChange structure describes the changes AWS CloudFormation will make to that resource.

              • Target (dict) --

                A ResourceTargetDefinition structure that describes the field that AWS CloudFormation will change and whether the resource will be recreated.

                • Attribute (string) --

                  Indicates which resource attribute is triggering this update, such as a change in the resource attribute's Metadata , Properties , or Tags .

                • Name (string) --

                  If the Attribute value is Properties , the name of the property. For all other attributes, the value is null.

                • RequiresRecreation (string) --

                  If the Attribute value is Properties , indicates whether a change to this property causes the resource to be recreated. The value can be Never , Always , or Conditionally . To determine the conditions for a Conditionally recreation, see the update behavior for that property in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

              • Evaluation (string) --

                Indicates whether AWS CloudFormation can determine the target value, and whether the target value will change before you execute a change set.

                For Static evaluations, AWS CloudFormation can determine that the target value will change, and its value. For example, if you directly modify the InstanceType property of an EC2 instance, AWS CloudFormation knows that this property value will change, and its value, so this is a Static evaluation.

                For Dynamic evaluations, cannot determine the target value because it depends on the result of an intrinsic function, such as a Ref or Fn::GetAtt intrinsic function, when the stack is updated. For example, if your template includes a reference to a resource that is conditionally recreated, the value of the reference (the physical ID of the resource) might change, depending on if the resource is recreated. If the resource is recreated, it will have a new physical ID, so all references to that resource will also be updated.

              • ChangeSource (string) --

                The group to which the CausingEntity value belongs. There are five entity groups:

                • ResourceReference entities are Ref intrinsic functions that refer to resources in the template, such as { "Ref" : "MyEC2InstanceResource" } .

                • ParameterReference entities are Ref intrinsic functions that get template parameter values, such as { "Ref" : "MyPasswordParameter" } .

                • ResourceAttribute entities are Fn::GetAtt intrinsic functions that get resource attribute values, such as { "Fn::GetAtt" : [ "MyEC2InstanceResource", "PublicDnsName" ] } .

                • DirectModification entities are changes that are made directly to the template.

                • Automatic entities are AWS::CloudFormation::Stack resource types, which are also known as nested stacks. If you made no changes to the AWS::CloudFormation::Stack resource, AWS CloudFormation sets the ChangeSource to Automatic because the nested stack's template might have changed. Changes to a nested stack's template aren't visible to AWS CloudFormation until you run an update on the parent stack.

              • CausingEntity (string) --

                The identity of the entity that triggered this change. This entity is a member of the group that is specified by the ChangeSource field. For example, if you modified the value of the KeyPairName parameter, the CausingEntity is the name of the parameter (KeyPairName ).

                If the ChangeSource value is DirectModification , no value is given for CausingEntity .

    • NextToken (string) --

      If the output exceeds 1 MB, a string that identifies the next page of changes. If there is no additional page, this value is null.

DescribeStacks (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response)
{'Stacks': {'Capabilities': ['CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM']}}

Returns the description for the specified stack; if no stack name was specified, then it returns the description for all the stacks created.

Request Syntax

client.describe_stacks(
    StackName='string',
    NextToken='string'
)
type StackName

string

param StackName

The name or the unique stack ID that is associated with the stack, which are not always interchangeable:

  • Running stacks: You can specify either the stack's name or its unique stack ID.

  • Deleted stacks: You must specify the unique stack ID.

Default: There is no default value.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A string that identifies the next page of stacks that you want to retrieve.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Stacks': [
        {
            'StackId': 'string',
            'StackName': 'string',
            'Description': 'string',
            'Parameters': [
                {
                    'ParameterKey': 'string',
                    'ParameterValue': 'string',
                    'UsePreviousValue': True|False
                },
            ],
            'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'LastUpdatedTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'StackStatus': 'CREATE_IN_PROGRESS'|'CREATE_FAILED'|'CREATE_COMPLETE'|'ROLLBACK_IN_PROGRESS'|'ROLLBACK_FAILED'|'ROLLBACK_COMPLETE'|'DELETE_IN_PROGRESS'|'DELETE_FAILED'|'DELETE_COMPLETE'|'UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS'|'UPDATE_COMPLETE_CLEANUP_IN_PROGRESS'|'UPDATE_COMPLETE'|'UPDATE_ROLLBACK_IN_PROGRESS'|'UPDATE_ROLLBACK_FAILED'|'UPDATE_ROLLBACK_COMPLETE_CLEANUP_IN_PROGRESS'|'UPDATE_ROLLBACK_COMPLETE',
            'StackStatusReason': 'string',
            'DisableRollback': True|False,
            'NotificationARNs': [
                'string',
            ],
            'TimeoutInMinutes': 123,
            'Capabilities': [
                'CAPABILITY_IAM'|'CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM',
            ],
            'Outputs': [
                {
                    'OutputKey': 'string',
                    'OutputValue': 'string',
                    'Description': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'Tags': [
                {
                    'Key': 'string',
                    'Value': 'string'
                },
            ]
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    The output for a DescribeStacks action.

    • Stacks (list) --

      A list of stack structures.

      • (dict) --

        The Stack data type.

        • StackId (string) --

          Unique identifier of the stack.

        • StackName (string) --

          The name associated with the stack.

        • Description (string) --

          A user-defined description associated with the stack.

        • Parameters (list) --

          A list of Parameter structures.

          • (dict) --

            The Parameter data type.

            • ParameterKey (string) --

              The key associated with the parameter. If you don't specify a key and value for a particular parameter, AWS CloudFormation uses the default value that is specified in your template.

            • ParameterValue (string) --

              The value associated with the parameter.

            • UsePreviousValue (boolean) --

              During a stack update, use the existing parameter value that the stack is using for a given parameter key. If you specify true , do not specify a parameter value.

        • CreationTime (datetime) --

          The time at which the stack was created.

        • LastUpdatedTime (datetime) --

          The time the stack was last updated. This field will only be returned if the stack has been updated at least once.

        • StackStatus (string) --

          Current status of the stack.

        • StackStatusReason (string) --

          Success/failure message associated with the stack status.

        • DisableRollback (boolean) --

          Boolean to enable or disable rollback on stack creation failures:

          • true : disable rollback

          • false : enable rollback

        • NotificationARNs (list) --

          SNS topic ARNs to which stack related events are published.

          • (string) --

        • TimeoutInMinutes (integer) --

          The amount of time within which stack creation should complete.

        • Capabilities (list) --

          The capabilities allowed in the stack.

          • (string) --

        • Outputs (list) --

          A list of output structures.

          • (dict) --

            The Output data type.

            • OutputKey (string) --

              The key associated with the output.

            • OutputValue (string) --

              The value associated with the output.

            • Description (string) --

              User defined description associated with the output.

        • Tags (list) --

          A list of Tag s that specify information about the stack.

          • (dict) --

            The Tag type enables you to specify a key-value pair that can be used to store information about an AWS CloudFormation stack.

            • Key (string) --

              Required . A string used to identify this tag. You can specify a maximum of 128 characters for a tag key. Tags owned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) have the reserved prefix: aws: .

            • Value (string) --

              Required . A string containing the value for this tag. You can specify a maximum of 256 characters for a tag value.

    • NextToken (string) --

      If the output exceeds 1 MB in size, a string that identifies the next page of stacks. If no additional page exists, this value is null.

GetTemplateSummary (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response)
{'Capabilities': ['CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM']}

Returns information about a new or existing template. The GetTemplateSummary action is useful for viewing parameter information, such as default parameter values and parameter types, before you create or update a stack.

You can use the GetTemplateSummary action when you submit a template, or you can get template information for a running or deleted stack.

For deleted stacks, GetTemplateSummary returns the template information for up to 90 days after the stack has been deleted. If the template does not exist, a ValidationError is returned.

Request Syntax

client.get_template_summary(
    TemplateBody='string',
    TemplateURL='string',
    StackName='string'
)
type TemplateBody

string

param TemplateBody

Structure containing the template body with a minimum length of 1 byte and a maximum length of 51,200 bytes. For more information about templates, see Template Anatomy in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Conditional: You must specify only one of the following parameters: StackName , TemplateBody , or TemplateURL .

type TemplateURL

string

param TemplateURL

Location of file containing the template body. The URL must point to a template (max size: 460,800 bytes) that is located in an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information about templates, see Template Anatomy in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Conditional: You must specify only one of the following parameters: StackName , TemplateBody , or TemplateURL .

type StackName

string

param StackName

The name or the stack ID that is associated with the stack, which are not always interchangeable. For running stacks, you can specify either the stack's name or its unique stack ID. For deleted stack, you must specify the unique stack ID.

Conditional: You must specify only one of the following parameters: StackName , TemplateBody , or TemplateURL .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Parameters': [
        {
            'ParameterKey': 'string',
            'DefaultValue': 'string',
            'ParameterType': 'string',
            'NoEcho': True|False,
            'Description': 'string',
            'ParameterConstraints': {
                'AllowedValues': [
                    'string',
                ]
            }
        },
    ],
    'Description': 'string',
    'Capabilities': [
        'CAPABILITY_IAM'|'CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM',
    ],
    'CapabilitiesReason': 'string',
    'ResourceTypes': [
        'string',
    ],
    'Version': 'string',
    'Metadata': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    The output for the GetTemplateSummary action.

    • Parameters (list) --

      A list of parameter declarations that describe various properties for each parameter.

      • (dict) --

        The ParameterDeclaration data type.

        • ParameterKey (string) --

          The name that is associated with the parameter.

        • DefaultValue (string) --

          The default value of the parameter.

        • ParameterType (string) --

          The type of parameter.

        • NoEcho (boolean) --

          Flag that indicates whether the parameter value is shown as plain text in logs and in the AWS Management Console.

        • Description (string) --

          The description that is associate with the parameter.

        • ParameterConstraints (dict) --

          The criteria that AWS CloudFormation uses to validate parameter values.

          • AllowedValues (list) --

            A list of values that are permitted for a parameter.

            • (string) --

    • Description (string) --

      The value that is defined in the Description property of the template.

    • Capabilities (list) --

      The capabilities found within the template. If your template contains IAM resources, you must specify the CAPABILITY_IAM or CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM value for this parameter when you use the CreateStack or UpdateStack actions with your template; otherwise, those actions return an InsufficientCapabilities error.

      For more information, see Acknowledging IAM Resources in AWS CloudFormation Templates .

      • (string) --

    • CapabilitiesReason (string) --

      The list of resources that generated the values in the Capabilities response element.

    • ResourceTypes (list) --

      A list of all the template resource types that are defined in the template, such as AWS::EC2::Instance , AWS::Dynamo::Table , and Custom::MyCustomInstance .

      • (string) --

    • Version (string) --

      The AWS template format version, which identifies the capabilities of the template.

    • Metadata (string) --

      The value that is defined for the Metadata property of the template.

UpdateStack (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request)
{'Capabilities': ['CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM']}

Updates a stack as specified in the template. After the call completes successfully, the stack update starts. You can check the status of the stack via the DescribeStacks action.

To get a copy of the template for an existing stack, you can use the GetTemplate action.

For more information about creating an update template, updating a stack, and monitoring the progress of the update, see Updating a Stack .

Request Syntax

client.update_stack(
    StackName='string',
    TemplateBody='string',
    TemplateURL='string',
    UsePreviousTemplate=True|False,
    StackPolicyDuringUpdateBody='string',
    StackPolicyDuringUpdateURL='string',
    Parameters=[
        {
            'ParameterKey': 'string',
            'ParameterValue': 'string',
            'UsePreviousValue': True|False
        },
    ],
    Capabilities=[
        'CAPABILITY_IAM'|'CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM',
    ],
    ResourceTypes=[
        'string',
    ],
    StackPolicyBody='string',
    StackPolicyURL='string',
    NotificationARNs=[
        'string',
    ],
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
type StackName

string

param StackName

[REQUIRED]

The name or unique stack ID of the stack to update.

type TemplateBody

string

param TemplateBody

Structure containing the template body with a minimum length of 1 byte and a maximum length of 51,200 bytes. (For more information, go to Template Anatomy in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.)

Conditional: You must specify either the TemplateBody or the TemplateURL parameter, but not both.

type TemplateURL

string

param TemplateURL

Location of file containing the template body. The URL must point to a template that is located in an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, go to Template Anatomy in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Conditional: You must specify either the TemplateBody or the TemplateURL parameter, but not both.

type UsePreviousTemplate

boolean

param UsePreviousTemplate

Reuse the existing template that is associated with the stack that you are updating.

type StackPolicyDuringUpdateBody

string

param StackPolicyDuringUpdateBody

Structure containing the temporary overriding stack policy body. You can specify either the StackPolicyDuringUpdateBody or the StackPolicyDuringUpdateURL parameter, but not both.

If you want to update protected resources, specify a temporary overriding stack policy during this update. If you do not specify a stack policy, the current policy that is associated with the stack will be used.

type StackPolicyDuringUpdateURL

string

param StackPolicyDuringUpdateURL

Location of a file containing the temporary overriding stack policy. The URL must point to a policy (max size: 16KB) located in an S3 bucket in the same region as the stack. You can specify either the StackPolicyDuringUpdateBody or the StackPolicyDuringUpdateURL parameter, but not both.

If you want to update protected resources, specify a temporary overriding stack policy during this update. If you do not specify a stack policy, the current policy that is associated with the stack will be used.

type Parameters

list

param Parameters

A list of Parameter structures that specify input parameters for the stack. For more information, see the Parameter data type.

  • (dict) --

    The Parameter data type.

    • ParameterKey (string) --

      The key associated with the parameter. If you don't specify a key and value for a particular parameter, AWS CloudFormation uses the default value that is specified in your template.

    • ParameterValue (string) --

      The value associated with the parameter.

    • UsePreviousValue (boolean) --

      During a stack update, use the existing parameter value that the stack is using for a given parameter key. If you specify true , do not specify a parameter value.

type Capabilities

list

param Capabilities

A list of values that you must specify before AWS CloudFormation can update certain stacks. Some stack templates might include resources that can affect permissions in your AWS account, for example, by creating new AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users. For those stacks, you must explicitly acknowledge their capabilities by specifying this parameter.

The only valid values are CAPABILITY_IAM and CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM . The following resources require you to specify this parameter: AWS::IAM::AccessKey , AWS::IAM::Group , AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile , AWS::IAM::Policy , AWS::IAM::Role , AWS::IAM::User , and AWS::IAM::UserToGroupAddition . If your stack template contains these resources, we recommend that you review all permissions associated with them and edit their permissions if necessary.

If you have IAM resources, you can specify either capability. If you have IAM resources with custom names, you must specify CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM . If you don't specify this parameter, this action returns an InsufficientCapabilities error.

For more information, see Acknowledging IAM Resources in AWS CloudFormation Templates .

  • (string) --

type ResourceTypes

list

param ResourceTypes

The template resource types that you have permissions to work with for this update stack action, such as AWS::EC2::Instance , AWS::EC2::* , or Custom::MyCustomInstance .

If the list of resource types doesn't include a resource that you're updating, the stack update fails. By default, AWS CloudFormation grants permissions to all resource types. AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) uses this parameter for AWS CloudFormation-specific condition keys in IAM policies. For more information, see Controlling Access with AWS Identity and Access Management .

  • (string) --

type StackPolicyBody

string

param StackPolicyBody

Structure containing a new stack policy body. You can specify either the StackPolicyBody or the StackPolicyURL parameter, but not both.

You might update the stack policy, for example, in order to protect a new resource that you created during a stack update. If you do not specify a stack policy, the current policy that is associated with the stack is unchanged.

type StackPolicyURL

string

param StackPolicyURL

Location of a file containing the updated stack policy. The URL must point to a policy (max size: 16KB) located in an S3 bucket in the same region as the stack. You can specify either the StackPolicyBody or the StackPolicyURL parameter, but not both.

You might update the stack policy, for example, in order to protect a new resource that you created during a stack update. If you do not specify a stack policy, the current policy that is associated with the stack is unchanged.

type NotificationARNs

list

param NotificationARNs

Amazon Simple Notification Service topic Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) that AWS CloudFormation associates with the stack. Specify an empty list to remove all notification topics.

  • (string) --

type Tags

list

param Tags

Key-value pairs to associate with this stack. AWS CloudFormation also propagates these tags to supported resources in the stack. You can specify a maximum number of 10 tags.

If you don't specify this parameter, AWS CloudFormation doesn't modify the stack's tags. If you specify an empty value, AWS CloudFormation removes all associated tags.

  • (dict) --

    The Tag type enables you to specify a key-value pair that can be used to store information about an AWS CloudFormation stack.

    • Key (string) --

      Required . A string used to identify this tag. You can specify a maximum of 128 characters for a tag key. Tags owned by Amazon Web Services (AWS) have the reserved prefix: aws: .

    • Value (string) --

      Required . A string containing the value for this tag. You can specify a maximum of 256 characters for a tag value.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'StackId': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    The output for an UpdateStack action.

    • StackId (string) --

      Unique identifier of the stack.

ValidateTemplate (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response)
{'Capabilities': ['CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM']}

Validates a specified template.

Request Syntax

client.validate_template(
    TemplateBody='string',
    TemplateURL='string'
)
type TemplateBody

string

param TemplateBody

Structure containing the template body with a minimum length of 1 byte and a maximum length of 51,200 bytes. For more information, go to Template Anatomy in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Conditional: You must pass TemplateURL or TemplateBody . If both are passed, only TemplateBody is used.

type TemplateURL

string

param TemplateURL

Location of file containing the template body. The URL must point to a template (max size: 460,800 bytes) that is located in an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, go to Template Anatomy in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide.

Conditional: You must pass TemplateURL or TemplateBody . If both are passed, only TemplateBody is used.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Parameters': [
        {
            'ParameterKey': 'string',
            'DefaultValue': 'string',
            'NoEcho': True|False,
            'Description': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'Description': 'string',
    'Capabilities': [
        'CAPABILITY_IAM'|'CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM',
    ],
    'CapabilitiesReason': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    The output for ValidateTemplate action.

    • Parameters (list) --

      A list of TemplateParameter structures.

      • (dict) --

        The TemplateParameter data type.

        • ParameterKey (string) --

          The name associated with the parameter.

        • DefaultValue (string) --

          The default value associated with the parameter.

        • NoEcho (boolean) --

          Flag indicating whether the parameter should be displayed as plain text in logs and UIs.

        • Description (string) --

          User defined description associated with the parameter.

    • Description (string) --

      The description found within the template.

    • Capabilities (list) --

      The capabilities found within the template. If your template contains IAM resources, you must specify the CAPABILITY_IAM or CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM value for this parameter when you use the CreateStack or UpdateStack actions with your template; otherwise, those actions return an InsufficientCapabilities error.

      For more information, see Acknowledging IAM Resources in AWS CloudFormation Templates .

      • (string) --

    • CapabilitiesReason (string) --

      The list of resources that generated the values in the Capabilities response element.