Creating Amazon EventBridge rules that react to events

Open the Amazon EventBridge console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/events/.

In the navigation pane, choose Rules.

Choose Create rule.

Enter a Name and, optionally, a Description for the rule.

A rule can't have the same name as another rule in the same Amazon Web Services Region and on the same event bus.

For Event bus, choose the event bus to associate with this rule. If you want this rule to match events that come from your account, select Amazon default event bus. When an Amazon Web Service in your account emits an event, it always goes to your account’s default event bus.

For Rule type, choose Rule with an event pattern.

Choose Next.

For Event source, choose Amazon events or EventBridge partner events.

(Optional) In the Sample events section, choose a Sample event type if you want to test your event pattern against an example event. The following sample event types are available:

Choose a Creation method. You can create an event pattern from an EventBridge schema or template, or you can create a custom event pattern.

• To use an existing EventBridge schema to create the event pattern, do the following:

  1. In the Creation method section, for Method, select Use schema.

  2. In the Event pattern section, for Schema type, select Select schema from Schema registry.

  3. For Schema registry, choose the dropdown box and enter the name of a schema registry, such as aws.events. You can also select an option from the dropdown list that appears.

  4. For Schema, choose the dropdown box and enter the name of the schema to use. For example, aws.s3@ObjectDeleted. You can also select an option from the dropdown list that appears.

  5. In the Models section, choose the Edit button next to any attribute to open its properties. Set the Relationship and Value fields as needed, then choose Set to save the attribute.

     Note

     For information about an attribute's definition, choose the Info icon next to the attribute's name. For a reference on how to set attribute properties in your event, open the Note section of the attribute properties dialog box.

     To delete an attribute's properties, choose the Edit button for that attribute, then choose Clear.

  6. Choose Generate event pattern in JSON to generate and validate your event pattern as JSON text. Then, choose any of the following options:

     • Copy – Copy the event pattern to your device's clipboard.

     • Prettify – Makes the JSON text easier to read by adding line breaks, tabs, and spaces.

     • Test pattern – Tests the JSON-formatted pattern against the sample event from the Sample events section.

• To write a custom schema and convert it to an event pattern, do the following:

  1. In the Creation method section, for Method, choose Use schema.

  2. In the Event pattern section, for Schema type, choose Enter schema.

  3. Enter your schema into the text box. You must format the schema as valid JSON text.

  4. In the Models section, choose the Edit button next to any attribute to open its properties. Set the Relationship and Value fields as needed, then choose Set to save the attribute.

     Note

     For information about an attribute's definition, choose the Info icon next to the attribute's name. For a reference on how to set attribute properties in your event, open the Note section of the attribute properties dialog box.

     To delete an attribute's properties, choose the Edit button for that attribute, then choose Clear.

  5. Choose Generate event pattern in JSON to generate and validate your event pattern as JSON text. Then, choose any of the following options:

     • Copy – Copy the event pattern to your device's clipboard.

     • Prettify – Makes the JSON text easier to read by adding line breaks, tabs, and spaces.

     • Test pattern – Tests the JSON-formatted pattern against the sample event from the Sample events section.

• To write a custom event pattern in JSON format, do the following:

  1. In the Creation method section, for Method, choose Custom pattern (JSON editor).

  2. For Event pattern, enter your custom event pattern in JSON-formatted text.

  3. After you create your pattern, choose any of the following options:

     • Copy – Copy the event pattern to your device's clipboard.

     • Prettify – Makes the JSON text easier to read by adding line breaks, tabs, and spaces.

     • Event pattern form – Opens the event pattern in Pattern Builder. If the pattern can't be rendered in Pattern Builder as-is, EventBridge warns you before it opens Pattern Builder.

     • Test pattern – Tests the JSON-formatted pattern against the sample event from the Sample events section.

Choose Next.

For Target type, choose one of the following options:

• To select an EventBridge event bus, select EventBridge event bus, then do the following:

  1. To use an event bus in the same Amazon Web Services Region as this rule, select Event bus in the same account and Region. Then, for Event bus for target, choose the dropdown box and enter the name of the event bus You can also select the event bus from the dropdown list.

  2. To use an event bus in a different Amazon Web Services Region or account as this rule, select Event bus in a different account or Region. Then, for Event bus as target, enter the ARN of the event bus you want to use.

• To use an EventBridge API destination, select EventBridge API destination, then do the following:

  1. To use an existing API destination, select Use an existing API destination. Then select an API destination from the dropdown list.

  2. To create a new API destination, select Create a new API destination. Then, provide the following details for the destination:

     • Name – Enter a name for the destination. Names must be unique within your Amazon Web Services account. Names can have up to 64 characters. Valid characters are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and . _ - (hyphen).

     • (Optional) Description – Enter a description for the destination. Descriptions can have up to 512 characters.

     • API destination endpoint – The URL endpoint for the target. The endpoint URL must start with https. You can include the * as a path parameter wildcard. You can set path parameters from the target's HttpParameters attribute.

     • HTTP method – Select the HTTP method used when you invoke the endpoint.

     • (Optional) Invocation rate limit per second – Enter the maximum number of invocations accepted for each second for this destination. This value must be greater than zero. By default, this value is set to 300.

     • Connection – To use an existing connection, select Use an existing connection and select the connection from the dropdown list. To create a new connection for this destination select Create a new connection, then define the connection's Name, Destination type, and Authorization type. You can also add an optional Description for this connection.

• To use an Amazon Web Service, select Amazon Web Service, then do the following:

  1. For Select a target, select an Amazon Web Service to use as the target. Provide the information requested for the service you select.

     Note

     The fields displayed vary depending on the service selected. For more information about available targets, see Targets available in the EventBridge console.

For Execution role, do one of the following:

• To create a new execution role for this rule, select Create a new role for this specific resource. Then either enter a name for this execution role, or use the name generated by EventBridge.

• To use an existing execution role for this rule, select Use existing role. Then select or enter the name of the execution role to use from the dropdown list.

Choose Next.

(Optional) Enter one or more tags for the rule. For more information, see Amazon EventBridge tags.

Choose Next.

Review the details for the new rule. To make changes to any section, choose the Edit button next to that section.

When satisfied with the rule details, choose Create rule.