Amazon DocumentDB

Amazon DocumentDB #DescribeDBInstances API

The #DescribeDBInstances API from Amazon DocumentDB — 1 operation(s) for #describedbinstances.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /#DescribeDBInstances Amazon DocumentDB Describe DB Instances #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/
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GettingStarted
https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/getting-started/
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APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/API_Reference.html
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Authentication
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/security.html
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RateLimits
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/developerguide/limits.html

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-documentdb/refs/heads/main/openapi/amazon-documentdb-describedbinstances-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-documentdb/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-documentdb-dbcluster-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-documentdb/refs/heads/main/json-structure/amazon-documentdb-dbcluster-structure.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-documentdb/refs/heads/main/json-ld/amazon-documentdb-context.jsonld
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Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/pricing/
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FAQ
https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/faqs/
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-documentdb/refs/heads/main/examples/amazon-documentdb-dbcluster-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-documentdb-describedbinstances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 'Amazon DocumentDB Amazon DocumentDB API #DescribeDBInstances #Describe DB Instances #Describe DB Instances API'
  description: Amazon DocumentDB is a fully managed, MongoDB-compatible document database service designed for performance, scalability, and availability when operating mission-critical MongoDB workloads at scale.
  version: '2014-10-31'
  contact:
    name: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  description: Amazon DocumentDB API endpoint
tags:
- name: '#DescribeDBInstances'
paths:
  /#DescribeDBInstances:
    get:
      operationId: describeDBInstances
      summary: Amazon DocumentDB Describe DB Instances
      description: Returns information about provisioned Amazon DocumentDB instances.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - DescribeDBInstances
        example: DescribeDBInstances
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2014-10-31'
        example: 5.0.0
      - name: DBInstanceIdentifier
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The identifier of the DB instance to describe.
        example: i-0abc123def456789
      - name: MaxRecords
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The maximum number of records to include in the response.
        example: 1
      - name: Marker
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: An optional pagination token provided by a previous request.
        example: example-string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with DB instance details.
        '404':
          description: DB instance not found.
      tags:
      - '#DescribeDBInstances'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  securitySchemes:
    aws_sigv4:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication.