GetParameter
Get information about a parameter by using the parameter name. Don't confuse this API action with the GetParameters API action.
Request Syntax
{
"Name": "string
",
"WithDecryption": boolean
}
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.
- Name
-
The name of the parameter you want to query.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.
Required: Yes
- WithDecryption
-
Return decrypted values for secure string parameters. This flag is ignored for String and StringList parameter types.
Type: Boolean
Required: No
Response Syntax
{
"Parameter": {
"ARN": "string",
"DataType": "string",
"LastModifiedDate": number,
"Name": "string",
"Selector": "string",
"SourceResult": "string",
"Type": "string",
"Value": "string",
"Version": number
}
}
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.
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- InternalServerError
-
An error occurred on the server side.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- InvalidKeyId
-
The query key ID is not valid.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ParameterNotFound
-
The parameter could not be found. Verify the name and try again.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ParameterVersionNotFound
-
The specified parameter version was not found. Verify the parameter name and version, and try again.
HTTP Status Code: 400
Examples
Example
This example illustrates one usage of GetParameter.
Sample Request
POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: ssm.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
Accept-Encoding: identity
Content-Length: 29
X-Amz-Target: AmazonSSM.GetParameter
X-Amz-Date: 20180316T005724Z
User-Agent: aws-cli/1.11.180 Python/2.7.9 Windows/8 botocore/1.7.38
Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1
Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE/20180316/us-east-2/ssm/aws4_request,
SignedHeaders=content-type;host;x-amz-date;x-amz-target, Signature=39c3b3042cd2aEXAMPLE
{
"Name": "MyGitHubPassword"
}
Sample Response
{
"Parameter": {
"ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2:111122223333:parameter/MyGitHubPassword",
"DataType": "text",
"LastModifiedDate": 1582657288.8,
"Name": "MyGitHubPassword",
"Type": "SecureString",
"Value": "AYA39c3b3042cd2aEXAMPLE/AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE/fh983hg9awEXAMPLE==",
"Version": 3
}
}
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: