Amazon EC2

Amazon EC2 Regions API

Operations for describing AWS regions and availability zones

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GET /?Action=DescribeRegions Amazon EC2 Describe AWS Regions #

GET /?Action=DescribeAvailabilityZones Amazon EC2 Describe Availability Zones #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon EC2 AMIs Regions API
  description: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. This API enables you to launch and manage virtual server instances, configure networking and security, and manage storage volumes with complete control over your computing resources.
  version: '2016-11-15'
  contact:
    name: Amazon Web Services
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  termsOfService: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
servers:
- url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com
  description: Amazon EC2 Regional Endpoint
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-east-1
      description: AWS Region
security:
- sigv4Auth: []
tags:
- name: Regions
  description: Operations for describing AWS regions and availability zones
paths:
  /?Action=DescribeRegions:
    get:
      operationId: describeRegions
      summary: Amazon EC2 Describe AWS Regions
      description: Describes the Regions that are enabled for your account, or all Regions. For a list of the Regions supported by Amazon EC2, see the Amazon EC2 Regions and Endpoints.
      tags:
      - Regions
      parameters:
      - name: RegionName
        in: query
        description: The names of the Regions
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        example:
        - example-resource-name
      - name: AllRegions
        in: query
        description: Indicates whether to display all Regions including disabled
        schema:
          type: boolean
        example: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully described regions
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /?Action=DescribeAvailabilityZones:
    get:
      operationId: describeAvailabilityZones
      summary: Amazon EC2 Describe Availability Zones
      description: Describes the Availability Zones, Local Zones, and Wavelength Zones that are available to you. The results include zones only for the Region you are currently using.
      tags:
      - Regions
      parameters:
      - name: ZoneName
        in: query
        description: The names of the Availability Zones
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        example:
        - example-resource-name
      - name: ZoneId
        in: query
        description: The IDs of the Availability Zones
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        example:
        - example-id-1234
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully described availability zones
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  securitySchemes:
    sigv4Auth:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication
externalDocs:
  description: Amazon EC2 API Reference
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/

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