# DescribeServiceLifecycle
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Returns lifecycle information for Amazon services, including end-of-life dates, version recommendations, and lifecycle events.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "filter": { 
      "service": "{{string}}"
   },
   "maxResults": {{number}},
   "nextToken": "{{string}}"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [filter](#API_DescribeServiceLifecycle_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AWSHealth-DescribeServiceLifecycle-request-filter"></a>
Values to narrow the results returned.  
Type: [ServiceLifecycleFilter](API_ServiceLifecycleFilter.md) object  
Required: No

 ** [maxResults](#API_DescribeServiceLifecycle_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AWSHealth-DescribeServiceLifecycle-request-maxResults"></a>
The maximum number of items to return in one batch, between 1 and 20, inclusive.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 20.  
Required: No

 ** [nextToken](#API_DescribeServiceLifecycle_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AWSHealth-DescribeServiceLifecycle-request-nextToken"></a>
If the results of a search are large, only a portion of the results are returned, and a `nextToken` pagination token is returned in the response. To retrieve the next batch of results, reissue the search request and include the returned token. When all results have been returned, the response does not contain a pagination token value.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 4. Maximum length of 10000.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9=/+_.-]{4,10000}`   
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "nextToken": "string",
   "serviceLifecycles": [ 
      { 
         "lifecycleEvents": [ 
            { 
               "date": number,
               "description": "string",
               "impactRisks": [ "string" ],
               "lifecycleEventType": "string",
               "regions": [ "string" ]
            }
         ],
         "recommendedVersion": "string",
         "service": "string",
         "title": "string",
         "version": "string"
      }
   ]
}
```

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

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

 ** [nextToken](#API_DescribeServiceLifecycle_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AWSHealth-DescribeServiceLifecycle-response-nextToken"></a>
If the results of a search are large, only a portion of the results are returned, and a `nextToken` pagination token is returned in the response. To retrieve the next batch of results, reissue the search request and include the returned token. When all results have been returned, the response does not contain a pagination token value.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 4. Maximum length of 10000.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9=/+_.-]{4,10000}` 

 ** [serviceLifecycles](#API_DescribeServiceLifecycle_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AWSHealth-DescribeServiceLifecycle-response-serviceLifecycles"></a>
The list of service lifecycle entries matching the filter criteria.  
Type: Array of [ServiceLifecycle](API_ServiceLifecycle.md) objects

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InvalidPaginationToken **   
The specified pagination token (`nextToken`) is not valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following:
+  [Amazon Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/cli2/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle) 
+  [Amazon SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/DotNetSDKV4/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle) 
+  [Amazon SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForCpp/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Go v2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForGoV2/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Java V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaV2/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle) 
+  [Amazon SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForKotlin/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle) 
+  [Amazon SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForPHPV3/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Python (Boto3)](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/boto3/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForRubyV3/health-2016-08-04/DescribeServiceLifecycle)