Amazon GameLift #X Amz Target=GameLift.DescribeInstances API

The #X Amz Target=GameLift.DescribeInstances API from Amazon GameLift — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=gamelift.describeinstances.

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POST /#X-Amz-Target=GameLift.DescribeInstances Amazon GameLift Describe Instances #

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2015-10-01
  x-release: v4
  title: 'Amazon GameLift #X Amz Target=GameLift.DescribeInstances API'
  description: Amazon GameLift provides solutions for hosting session-based multiplayer game servers in the cloud, including tools for deploying, operating, and scaling game servers.
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  termsOfService: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
  contact:
    name: Mike Ralphson
    email: mike.ralphson@gmail.com
    url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
    x-twitter: PermittedSoc
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0 License
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/
  x-providerName: amazonaws.com
  x-serviceName: gamelift
  x-origin:
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  x-apisguru-categories:
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servers:
- url: http://gamelift.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
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      default: us-east-1
  description: The Amazon GameLift multi-region endpoint
- url: https://gamelift.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
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      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The Amazon GameLift multi-region endpoint
- url: http://gamelift.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The Amazon GameLift endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
- url: https://gamelift.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The Amazon GameLift endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
security:
- hmac: []
tags:
- name: '#X Amz Target=GameLift.DescribeInstances'
paths:
  /#X-Amz-Target=GameLift.DescribeInstances:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Content-Sha256'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Date'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Algorithm'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Credential'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Security-Token'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Signature'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-SignedHeaders'
    post:
      operationId: DescribeInstances
      description: 'Retrieves information about a fleet''s instances, including instance IDs, connection data, and status.


        This operation can be used in the following ways:


        To get information on all instances that are deployed to a fleet''s home Region, provide the fleet ID.


        To get information on all instances that are deployed to a fleet''s remote location, provide the fleet ID and location name.


        To get information on a specific instance in a fleet, provide the fleet ID and instance ID.


        Use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages.


        If successful, an Instance object is returned for each requested instance. Instances are not returned in any particular order.


        Learn more


        Remotely Access Fleet Instances


        Debug Fleet Issues


        Related actions


        All APIs by task'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DescribeInstancesOutput'
              examples:
                DescribeInstances200Example:
                  summary: Default DescribeInstances 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    Instances: example-value
                    NextToken: example-value
        '480':
          description: UnauthorizedException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedException'
              examples:
                DescribeInstances480Example:
                  summary: Default DescribeInstances 480 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example-value
        '481':
          description: InvalidRequestException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidRequestException'
              examples:
                DescribeInstances481Example:
                  summary: Default DescribeInstances 481 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example-value
        '482':
          description: NotFoundException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundException'
              examples:
                DescribeInstances482Example:
                  summary: Default DescribeInstances 482 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example-value
        '483':
          description: InternalServiceException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServiceException'
              examples:
                DescribeInstances483Example:
                  summary: Default DescribeInstances 483 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example-value
        '484':
          description: UnsupportedRegionException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnsupportedRegionException'
              examples:
                DescribeInstances484Example:
                  summary: Default DescribeInstances 484 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example-value
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DescribeInstancesInput'
      parameters:
      - name: Limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Pagination limit
        required: false
      - name: NextToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Pagination token
        required: false
      - name: X-Amz-Target
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GameLift.DescribeInstances
      summary: Amazon GameLift Describe Instances
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - '#X Amz Target=GameLift.DescribeInstances'
components:
  schemas:
    LocationStringModel:
      type: string
      pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9\-]+
      minLength: 1
      maxLength: 64
    InvalidRequestException: {}
    OperatingSystem:
      type: string
      enum:
      - WINDOWS_2012
      - AMAZON_LINUX
      - AMAZON_LINUX_2
      - WINDOWS_2016
    Timestamp:
      type: string
      format: date-time
    FleetId:
      type: string
      pattern: ^fleet-\S+
    UnsupportedRegionException: {}
    DescribeInstancesOutput:
      type: object
      properties:
        Instances:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceList'
          - description: A collection of objects containing properties for each instance returned.
        NextToken:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NonZeroAndMaxString'
          - description: A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.
    NotFoundException: {}
    EC2InstanceType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - t2.micro
      - t2.small
      - t2.medium
      - t2.large
      - c3.large
      - c3.xlarge
      - c3.2xlarge
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      - m3.medium
      - m3.large
      - m3.xlarge
      - m3.2xlarge
      - m4.large
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      - m4.2xlarge
      - m4.4xlarge
      - m4.10xlarge
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      - m5a.large
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      - m5a.4xlarge
      - m5a.8xlarge
      - m5a.12xlarge
      - m5a.16xlarge
      - m5a.24xlarge
      - c5d.large
      - c5d.xlarge
      - c5d.2xlarge
      - c5d.4xlarge
      - c5d.9xlarge
      - c5d.12xlarge
      - c5d.18xlarge
      - c5d.24xlarge
      - c6a.large
      - c6a.xlarge
      - c6a.2xlarge
      - c6a.4xlarge
      - c6a.8xlarge
      - c6a.12xlarge
      - c6a.16xlarge
      - c6a.24xlarge
      - c6i.large
      - c6i.xlarge
      - c6i.2xlarge
      - c6i.4xlarge
      - c6i.8xlarge
      - c6i.12xlarge
      - c6i.16xlarge
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      - r5d.large
      - r5d.xlarge
      - r5d.2xlarge
      - r5d.4xlarge
      - r5d.8xlarge
      - r5d.12xlarge
      - r5d.16xlarge
      - r5d.24xlarge
    NonZeroAndMaxString:
      type: string
      minLength: 1
      maxLength: 1024
    FleetIdOrArn:
      type: string
      pattern: ^fleet-\S+|^arn:.*:fleet\/fleet-\S+
    InternalServiceException: {}
    PositiveInteger:
      type: integer
      minimum: 1
    IpAddress:
      type: string
      pattern: ^[0-9A-Fa-f\:\.]+
      minLength: 1
      maxLength: 128
    Instance:
      type: object
      properties:
        FleetId:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FleetId'
          - description: A unique identifier for the fleet that the instance is in.
        FleetArn:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FleetArn'
          - description: The Amazon Resource Name (<a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/s3-arn-format.html">ARN</a>) that is assigned to a Amazon GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is <code>arn:aws:gamelift:&lt;region&gt;::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912</code>.
        InstanceId:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceId'
          - description: A unique identifier for the instance.
        IpAddress:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/IpAddress'
          - description: IP address that is assigned to the instance.
        DnsName:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DnsName'
          - description: '<p>The DNS identifier assigned to the instance that is running the game session. Values have the following format:</p> <ul> <li> <p>TLS-enabled fleets: <code>&lt;unique identifier&gt;.&lt;region identifier&gt;.amazongamelift.com</code>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Non-TLS-enabled fleets: <code>ec2-&lt;unique identifier&gt;.compute.amazonaws.com</code>. (See <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-instance-addressing.html#concepts-public-addresses">Amazon EC2 Instance IP Addressing</a>.)</p> </li> </ul> <p>When connecting to a game session that is running on a TLS-enabled fleet, you must use the DNS name, not the IP address.</p>'
        OperatingSystem:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OperatingSystem'
          - description: 'Operating system that is running on this instance. '
        Type:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/EC2InstanceType'
          - description: 'Amazon EC2 instance type that defines the computing resources of this instance. '
        Status:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceStatus'
          - description: <p>Current status of the instance. Possible statuses include the following:</p> <ul> <li> <p> <b>PENDING</b> -- The instance is in the process of being created and launching server processes as defined in the fleet's run-time configuration. </p> </li> <li> <p> <b>ACTIVE</b> -- The instance has been successfully created and at least one server process has successfully launched and reported back to Amazon GameLift that it is ready to host a game session. The instance is now considered ready to host game sessions. </p> </li> <li> <p> <b>TERMINATING</b> -- The instance is in the process of shutting down. This may happen to reduce capacity during a scaling down event or to recycle resources in the event of a problem.</p> </li> </ul>
        CreationTime:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Timestamp'
          - description: A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example <code>"1469498468.057"</code>).
        Location:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationStringModel'
          - description: 'The fleet location of the instance, expressed as an Amazon Web Services Region code, such as <code>us-west-2</code>. '
      description: <p>Represents an EC2 instance of virtual computing resources that hosts one or more game servers. In Amazon GameLift, a fleet can contain zero or more instances.</p> <p> <b>Related actions</b> </p>
    FleetArn:
      type: string
      pattern: ^arn:.*:fleet\/fleet-\S+
    InstanceStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
      - PENDING
      - ACTIVE
      - TERMINATING
    DnsName:
      type: string
    UnauthorizedException: {}
    DescribeInstancesInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - FleetId
      title: DescribeInstancesInput
      properties:
        FleetId:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FleetIdOrArn'
          - description: A unique identifier for the fleet to retrieve instance information for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.
        InstanceId:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceId'
          - description: A unique identifier for an instance to retrieve. Specify an instance ID or leave blank to retrieve all instances in the fleet.
        Limit:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PositiveInteger'
          - description: The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with <code>NextToken</code> to get results as a set of sequential pages.
        NextToken:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NonZeroAndMaxString'
          - description: A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value.
        Location:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationStringModel'
          - description: 'The name of a location to retrieve instance information for, in the form of an Amazon Web Services Region code such as <code>us-west-2</code>. '
    InstanceId:
      type: string
      pattern: '[a-zA-Z0-9\.-]+'
    InstanceList:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Instance'
  parameters:
    X-Amz-Content-Sha256:
      name: X-Amz-Content-Sha256
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Signature:
      name: X-Amz-Signature
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Date:
      name: X-Amz-Date
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-SignedHeaders:
      name: X-Amz-SignedHeaders
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Algorithm:
      name: X-Amz-Algorithm
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Security-Token:
      name: X-Amz-Security-Token
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Credential:
      name: X-Amz-Credential
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
  securitySchemes:
    hmac:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: Amazon Signature authorization v4
      x-amazon-apigateway-authtype: awsSigv4
externalDocs:
  description: Amazon Web Services documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gamelift/
x-hasEquivalentPaths: true