Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

PutRemediationExceptions

A remediation exception is when a specific resource is no longer considered for auto-remediation. This API adds a new exception or updates an existing exception for a specific resource with a specific Amazon Config rule.

Note

Amazon Config generates a remediation exception when a problem occurs executing a remediation action to a specific resource. Remediation exceptions blocks auto-remediation until the exception is cleared.

Note

To place an exception on an Amazon resource, ensure remediation is set as manual remediation.

Request Syntax


{
   "ConfigRuleName": "string",
   "ExpirationTime": number,
   "Message": "string",
   "ResourceKeys": [ 
      { 
         "ResourceId": "string",
         "ResourceType": "string"
      }
   ]
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

ConfigRuleName

The name of the Amazon Config rule for which you want to create remediation exception.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: .*\S.*

Required: Yes

ExpirationTime

The exception is automatically deleted after the expiration date.

Type: Timestamp

Required: No

Message

The message contains an explanation of the exception.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.

Required: No

ResourceKeys

An exception list of resource exception keys to be processed with the current request. Amazon Config adds exception for each resource key. For example, Amazon Config adds 3 exceptions for 3 resource keys.

Type: Array of RemediationExceptionResourceKey objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 100 items.

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


{
   "FailedBatches": [ 
      { 
         "FailedItems": [ 
            { 
               "ConfigRuleName": "string",
               "ExpirationTime": number,
               "Message": "string",
               "ResourceId": "string",
               "ResourceType": "string"
            }
         ],
         "FailureMessage": "string"
      }
   ]
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

FailedBatches

Returns a list of failed remediation exceptions batch objects. Each object in the batch consists of a list of failed items and failure messages.

Type: Array of FailedRemediationExceptionBatch objects

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

InsufficientPermissionsException

Indicates one of the following errors:

For PutConfigRule, the rule cannot be created because the IAM role assigned to Amazon Config lacks permissions to perform the config:Put* action.
For PutConfigRule, the Amazon Lambda function cannot be invoked. Check the function ARN, and check the function's permissions.
For PutOrganizationConfigRule, organization Amazon Config rule cannot be created because you do not have permissions to call IAM GetRole action or create a service-linked role.
For PutConformancePack and PutOrganizationConformancePack, a conformance pack cannot be created because you do not have the following permissions:
- You do not have permission to call IAM GetRole action or create a service-linked role.
- You do not have permission to read Amazon S3 bucket or call SSM:GetDocument.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidParameterValueException

One or more of the specified parameters are not valid. Verify that your parameters are valid and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 400