Cloud Control API examples using Amazon CLI

To create a resource

The following create-resource example creates an Amazon::Kinesis::Stream resource, named ResourceExample, with a retention period of 168 hours and a shard count of three.

aws cloudcontrol create-resource \
    --type-name AWS::Kinesis::Stream \
    --desired-state "{\"Name\": \"ResourceExample\",\"RetentionPeriodHours\":168, \"ShardCount\":3}"

Output:

{
    "ProgressEvent": {
        "EventTime": 1632506656.706,
        "TypeName": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
        "OperationStatus": "IN_PROGRESS",
        "Operation": "CREATE",
        "Identifier": "ResourceExample",
        "RequestToken": "20999d87-e304-4725-ad84-832dcbfd7fc5"
    }
}

For more information, see Creating a resource in the Cloud Control API User Guide.

To delete a resource

The following delete-resource example deletes a Amazon::Kinesis::Stream resource with the identifier ResourceExample from your Amazon account.

aws cloudcontrol delete-resource \
    --type-name AWS::Kinesis::Stream \
    --identifier ResourceExample

Output:

{
    "ProgressEvent": {
        "TypeName": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
        "Identifier": "ResourceExample",
        "RequestToken": "e48f26ff-d0f9-4ab8-a878-120db1edf111",
        "Operation": "DELETE",
        "OperationStatus": "IN_PROGRESS",
        "EventTime": 1632950300.14
    }
}

For more information, see Deleting a resource in the Cloud Control API User Guide.

To get the status information of a resource request

The following get-resource-request-status example returns status information about the specified resource request.

aws cloudcontrol get-resource-request-status \
    --request-token "e1a6b86e-46bd-41ac-bfba-001234567890"

Output:

{
    "ProgressEvent": {
        "TypeName": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
        "Identifier": "Demo",
        "RequestToken": "e1a6b86e-46bd-41ac-bfba-001234567890",
        "Operation": "CREATE",
        "OperationStatus": "FAILED",
        "EventTime": 1632950268.481,
        "StatusMessage": "Resource of type 'AWS::Kinesis::Stream' with identifier 'Demo' already exists.",
        "ErrorCode": "AlreadyExists"
    }
}

For more information, see Managing resource operation requests in the Cloud Control API User Guide.

To get the current state of a resource

The following get-resource example returns the current state of the Amazon::Kinesis::Stream resource named ResourceExample.

aws cloudcontrol get-resource \
    --type-name AWS::Kinesis::Stream \
    --identifier ResourceExample

Output:

{
    "TypeName": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
    "ResourceDescription": {
        "Identifier": "ResourceExample",
        "Properties": "{\"Arn\":\"arn:aws:kinesis:us-west-2:099908667365:stream/ResourceExample\",\"RetentionPeriodHours\":168,\"Name\":\"ResourceExample\",\"ShardCount\":3}"
    }
}

For more information, see Reading a resource's current state in the Cloud Control API User Guide.

To list the active resource operation requests

The following list-resource-requests example lists the resource requests for CREATE and UPDATE operations that have failed in your Amazon account.

aws cloudcontrol list-resource-requests \
    --resource-request-status-filter Operations=CREATE,OperationStatuses=FAILED

Output:

{
    "ResourceRequestStatusSummaries": [
        {
            "TypeName": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
            "Identifier": "Demo",
            "RequestToken": "e1a6b86e-46bd-41ac-bfba-633abcdfdbd7",
            "Operation": "CREATE",
            "OperationStatus": "FAILED",
            "EventTime": 1632950268.481,
            "StatusMessage": "Resource of type 'AWS::Kinesis::Stream' with identifier 'Demo' already exists.",
            "ErrorCode": "AlreadyExists"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Managing resource operation requests in the Cloud Control API User Guide.

To list the resources of a given type

The following list-resources example lists the Amazon::Kinesis::Stream resources provisioned in your Amazon account.

aws cloudcontrol list-resources \
    --type-name AWS::Kinesis::Stream

Output:

{
    "TypeName": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream",
    "ResourceDescriptions": [
        {
            "Identifier": "MyKinesisStream",
            "Properties": "{\"Name\":\"MyKinesisStream\"}"
        },
        {
            "Identifier": "AnotherStream",
            "Properties": "{\"Name\":\"AnotherStream\"}"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Discovering resources in the Cloud Control API User Guide.

To update the properties of an existing resource

The following update-resource example updates the retention policy of an Amazon::Logs::LogGroup resource named ExampleLogGroup to 90 days.

aws cloudcontrol update-resource \
    --type-name AWS::Logs::LogGroup \
    --identifier ExampleLogGroup \
    --patch-document "[{\"op\":\"replace\",\"path\":\"/RetentionInDays\",\"value\":90}]"

Output:

{
    "ProgressEvent": {
        "EventTime": "2021-08-09T18:17:15.219Z",
        "TypeName": "AWS::Logs::LogGroup",
        "OperationStatus": "IN_PROGRESS",
        "Operation": "UPDATE",
        "Identifier": "ExampleLogGroup",
        "RequestToken": "5f40c577-3534-4b20-9599-0b0123456789"
    }
}

For more information, see Updating a resource in the Cloud Control API User Guide.