Amazon EC2

Amazon EC2 Instances API

Operations for launching, managing, and terminating EC2 instances

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IT Infrastructure Management BC-600.50

Operations 12

GET /?Action=RunInstances Amazon EC2 Launch EC2 Instances #
POST /?Action=RunInstances Run Instances #
GET /?Action=DescribeInstances Amazon EC2 Describe EC2 Instances #
POST /?Action=DescribeInstances Describe Instances #
GET /?Action=StartInstances Amazon EC2 Start Stopped Instances #
POST /?Action=StartInstances Start Instances #
GET /?Action=StopInstances Amazon EC2 Stop Running Instances #
POST /?Action=StopInstances Stop Instances #
GET /?Action=TerminateInstances Amazon EC2 Terminate Instances #
GET /?Action=RebootInstances Amazon EC2 Reboot Instances #
GET /?Action=DescribeInstanceStatus Amazon EC2 Describe Instance Status #
POST /?Action=ImportInstance Import Instance #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
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GettingStarted
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/getting-started/
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Authentication
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/Query-Requests.html
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BestPractices
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-best-practices.html
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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/
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APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/
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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-ec2/openapi/amazon-ec2-instances-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-ec2/json-schema/amazon-ec2-instance-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-ec2/json-structure/amazon-ec2-instance-structure.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-ec2/json-ld/amazon-ec2-context.jsonld
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Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
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SDKs
https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
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StatusPage
https://status.aws.amazon.com/
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FAQ
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/faqs/
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TermsOfService
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/sla/
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Security
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-security.html
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Examples
https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-ec2/examples/amazon-ec2-instance-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-ec2-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon Ec2 Instances API
  version: '2016-11-15'
  contact:
    name: Amazon Web Services
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  description: 'Operations tagged Instances across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: amazon-ec2-openapi.yml, amazon-ec2-instances-api-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com
  description: Amazon EC2 Regional Endpoint
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-east-1
      description: AWS Region
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/amazon-ec2/openapi/amazon-ec2-instances-api-openapi.yml