Amazon EC2 Ec2 Vpn Gateway API

The Ec2 Vpn Gateway API from Amazon EC2 — 5 operation(s) for ec2 vpn gateway.

Business capability
IT Infrastructure Management BC-600.50

Operations 5

POST /?Action=AttachVpnGateway Attach Vpn Gateway #
POST /?Action=CreateVpnGateway Create Vpn Gateway #
POST /?Action=DeleteVpnGateway Delete Vpn Gateway #
POST /?Action=DescribeVpnGateways Describe Vpn Gateways #
POST /?Action=DetachVpnGateway Detach Vpn Gateway #

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-ec2-vpn-gateway-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Vpn Gateway API
  version: '2016-11-15'
  description: Generated from AWS's published Smithy model for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud. 5 operation(s).
  contact:
    name: Amazon Web Services
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    identifier: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/aws/api-models-aws/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-east-1
security:
- sigv4: []
tags:
- name: Vpn Gateway
paths:
  /?Action=AttachVpnGateway:
    post:
      operationId: AttachVpnGateway
      summary: Attach Vpn Gateway
      description: Attaches an available virtual private gateway to a VPC. You can attach one virtual private gateway to one VPC at a time. For more information, see Amazon Web Services Site-to-Site VPN in the Amazon Web Services Site-to-Site VPN User Guide.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttachVpnGatewayResult'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              allOf:
              - type: object
                required:
                - Action
                - Version
                properties:
                  Action:
                    type: string
                    const: AttachVpnGateway
                  Version:
                    type: string
                    const: '2016-11-15'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttachVpnGatewayRequest'
      tags:
      - Vpn Gateway
  /?Action=CreateVpnGateway:
    post:
      operationId: CreateVpnGateway
      summary: Create Vpn Gateway
      description: Creates a virtual private gateway. A virtual private gateway is the endpoint on the VPC side of your VPN connection. You can create a virtual private gateway before creating the VPC itself. For more information, see Amazon Web Services Site-to-Site VPN in the Amazon Web Services Site-to-Site VPN User Guide.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateVpnGatewayResult'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              allOf:
              - type: object
                required:
                - Action
                - Version
                properties:
                  Action:
                    type: string
                    const: CreateVpnGateway
                  Version:
                    type: string
                    const: '2016-11-15'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateVpnGatewayRequest'
      tags:
      - Vpn Gateway
  /?Action=DeleteVpnGateway:
    post:
      operationId: DeleteVpnGateway
      summary: Delete Vpn Gateway
      description: Deletes the specified virtual private gateway. You must first detach the virtual private gateway from the VPC. Note that you don't need to delete the virtual private gateway if you plan to delete and recreate the VPN connection between your VPC and your network.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              allOf:
              - type: object
                required:
                - Action
                - Version
                properties:
                  Action:
                    type: string
                    const: DeleteVpnGateway
                  Version:
                    type: string
                    const: '2016-11-15'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteVpnGatewayRequest'
      tags:
      - Vpn Gateway
  /?Action=DescribeVpnGateways:
    post:
      operationId: DescribeVpnGateways
      summary: Describe Vpn Gateways
      description: Describes one or more of your virtual private gateways. For more information, see Amazon Web Services Site-to-Site VPN in the Amazon Web Services Site-to-Site VPN User Guide.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DescribeVpnGatewaysResult'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              allOf:
              - type: object
                required:
                - Action
                - Version
                properties:
                  Action:
                    type: string
                    const: DescribeVpnGateways
                  Version:
                    type: string
                    const: '2016-11-15'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DescribeVpnGatewaysRequest'
      tags:
      - Vpn Gateway
  /?Action=DetachVpnGateway:
    post:
      operationId: DetachVpnGateway
      summary: Detach Vpn Gateway
      description: Detaches a virtual private gateway from a VPC. You do this if you're planning to turn off the VPC and not use it anymore. You can confirm a virtual private gateway has been completely detached from a VPC by describing the virtual private gateway (any attachments to the virtual private gateway are also described). You must wait for the attachment's state to switch to detached before you can delete the VPC or attach a different VPC to the virtual private gateway.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            text/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              allOf:
              - type: object
                required:
                - Action
                - Version
                properties:
                  Action:
                    type: string
                    const: DetachVpnGateway
                  Version:
                    type: string
                    const: '2016-11-15'
              - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DetachVpnGatewayRequest'
      tags:
      - Vpn Gateway
components:
  schemas:
    VpcAttachment:
      type: object
      properties:
        VpcId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the VPC.
        State:
          type: string
          enum:
          - attaching
          - attached
          - detaching
          - detached
          description: The current state of the attachment.
    CreateVpnGatewayRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        AvailabilityZone:
          type: string
          description: The Availability Zone for the virtual private gateway.
        Type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ipsec.1
          description: The type of VPN connection this virtual private gateway supports.
        TagSpecifications:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagSpecification'
          description: The tags to apply to the virtual private gateway.
        AmazonSideAsn:
          type: integer
          description: 'A private Autonomous System Number (ASN) for the Amazon side of a BGP session. If you''re using a 16-bit ASN, it must be in the 64512 to 65534 range. If you''re using a 32-bit ASN, it must be in the 4200000000 to 4294967294 range. Default: 64512'
        DryRun:
          type: boolean
          description: Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
      required:
      - Type
    DescribeVpnGatewaysRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        Filters:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Filter'
          description: 'One or more filters. amazon-side-asn - The Autonomous System Number (ASN) for the Amazon side of the gateway. attachment.state - The current state of the attachment between the gateway and the VPC (attaching | attached | detaching | detached). attachment.vpc-id - The ID of an attached VPC. availability-zone - The Availability Zone for the virtual private gateway (if applicable). state - The state of the virtual private gateway (pending | available | deleting | deleted). tag: - The key/value combination of a tag assigned to the resource. Use the tag key in the filter name and the tag value as t'
        VpnGatewayIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: 'One or more virtual private gateway IDs. Default: Describes all your virtual private gateways.'
        DryRun:
          type: boolean
          description: Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
    Tag:
      type: object
      properties:
        Key:
          type: string
          description: 'The key of the tag. Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws:.'
        Value:
          type: string
          description: 'The value of the tag. Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.'
    DetachVpnGatewayRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        VpcId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the VPC.
        VpnGatewayId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the virtual private gateway.
        DryRun:
          type: boolean
          description: Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
      required:
      - VpcId
      - VpnGatewayId
    DescribeVpnGatewaysResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        VpnGateways:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VpnGateway'
          description: Information about one or more virtual private gateways.
    CreateVpnGatewayResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        VpnGateway:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/VpnGateway'
    VpnGateway:
      type: object
      properties:
        AmazonSideAsn:
          type: integer
          description: The private Autonomous System Number (ASN) for the Amazon side of a BGP session.
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
          description: Any tags assigned to the virtual private gateway.
        VpnGatewayId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the virtual private gateway.
        State:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pending
          - available
          - deleting
          - deleted
          description: The current state of the virtual private gateway.
        Type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ipsec.1
          description: The type of VPN connection the virtual private gateway supports.
        AvailabilityZone:
          type: string
          description: The Availability Zone where the virtual private gateway was created, if applicable. This field may be empty or not returned.
        VpcAttachments:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VpcAttachment'
          description: Any VPCs attached to the virtual private gateway.
    AttachVpnGatewayRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        VpcId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the VPC.
        VpnGatewayId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the virtual private gateway.
        DryRun:
          type: boolean
          description: Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
      required:
      - VpcId
      - VpnGatewayId
    TagSpecification:
      type: object
      properties:
        ResourceType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - capacity-reservation
          - client-vpn-endpoint
          - customer-gateway
          - carrier-gateway
          - coip-pool
          - declarative-policies-report
          - dedicated-host
          - dhcp-options
          - egress-only-internet-gateway
          - elastic-ip
          - elastic-gpu
          - export-image-task
          - export-instance-task
          - fleet
          - fpga-image
          - host-reservation
          - image
          - image-usage-report
          - import-image-task
          - import-snapshot-task
          - instance
          - instance-event-window
          - internet-gateway
          - ipam
          - ipam-pool
          - ipam-scope
          - ipv4pool-ec2
          - ipv6pool-ec2
          - key-pair
          - launch-template
          - local-gateway
          - local-gateway-route-table
          - local-gateway-virtual-interface
          - local-gateway-virtual-interface-group
          - local-gateway-route-table-vpc-association
          - local-gateway-route-table-virtual-interface-group-association
          - natgateway
          - network-acl
          - network-interface
          - network-insights-analysis
          - network-insights-path
          - network-insights-access-scope
          - network-insights-access-scope-analysis
          - outpost-lag
          - placement-group
          - prefix-list
          - replace-root-volume-task
          - reserved-instances
          - route-table
          - security-group
          - security-group-rule
          - service-link-virtual-interface
          - snapshot
          - spot-fleet-request
          - spot-instances-request
          - subnet
          - subnet-cidr-reservation
          - traffic-mirror-filter
          - traffic-mirror-session
          - traffic-mirror-target
          - transit-gateway
          - transit-gateway-attachment
          - transit-gateway-connect-peer
          - transit-gateway-multicast-domain
          - transit-gateway-policy-table
          - transit-gateway-metering-policy
          - transit-gateway-route-table
          - transit-gateway-route-table-announcement
          - volume
          - vpc
          - vpc-endpoint
          - vpc-endpoint-connection
          - vpc-endpoint-service
          - vpc-endpoint-service-permission
          - vpc-peering-connection
          - vpn-connection
          - vpn-gateway
          - vpc-flow-log
          - capacity-reservation-fleet
          - traffic-mirror-filter-rule
          - vpc-endpoint-connection-device-type
          - verified-access-instance
          - verified-access-group
          - verified-access-endpoint
          - verified-access-policy
          - verified-access-trust-provider
          - vpn-connection-device-type
          - vpc-block-public-access-exclusion
          - vpc-encryption-control
          - route-server
          - route-server-endpoint
          - route-server-peer
          - ipam-resource-discovery
          - ipam-resource-discovery-association
          - instance-connect-endpoint
          - verified-access-endpoint-target
          - ipam-external-resource-verification-token
          - capacity-block
          - mac-modification-task
          - ipam-prefix-list-resolver
          - ipam-policy
          - ipam-prefix-list-resolver-target
          - ipam-internet-registry-association
          - secondary-interface
          - secondary-network
          - secondary-subnet
          - capacity-manager-data-export
          - vpn-concentrator
          - ipam-pool-allocation
          - capacity-reservation-cancellation-quote
          - application-status-check
          - capacity-reservation-modification-quote
          description: The type of resource to tag on creation.
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
          description: The tags to apply to the resource.
    AttachVpnGatewayResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        VpcAttachment:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/VpcAttachment'
    Filter:
      type: object
      properties:
        Name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the filter. Filter names are case-sensitive.
        Values:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: The filter values. Filter values are case-sensitive. If you specify multiple values for a filter, the values are joined with an OR, and the request returns all results that match any of the specified values.
    DeleteVpnGatewayRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        VpnGatewayId:
          type: string
          description: The ID of the virtual private gateway.
        DryRun:
          type: boolean
          description: Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
      required:
      - VpnGatewayId
  securitySchemes:
    sigv4:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: AWS Signature Version 4. The Authorization header carries an AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 signature over the canonical request, with X-Amz-Date (and X-Amz-Security-Token for temporary credentials). Not a bearer token.
      x-aws-sigv4:
        signingName: ec2
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Amazon Web Services
  source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aws/api-models-aws/582e55931c45b944739742a2c1620b6026dd2d13/models/ec2/service/2016-11-15/ec2-2016-11-15.json
  note: converted by smithy-to-openapi.py from AWS's Smithy model (roadmap#1001)