Custom resource request types

The request type is sent in the RequestType field in the request object sent by Amazon CloudFormation when the template developer creates, updates, or deletes a stack that contains a custom resource.

Each request type has a particular set of fields that are sent with the request, including an Amazon S3 URL for the response by the custom resource provider. The provider must respond to the S3 bucket with either a SUCCESS or FAILED result before the timeout period ends. If no response is received before the timeout period ends, the request will be considered unsuccessful and the stack operation fails. Each result also has a particular set of fields expected by CloudFormation.

This section provides information about the request and response fields, with examples, for each request type.