Amazon Lightsail

Amazon Lightsail Blueprints API

The Blueprints API from Amazon Lightsail — 1 operation(s) for blueprints.

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POST /ls/api/2016-11-28/GetBlueprints List available instance images (blueprints) · Returns the list of available instance images, or blueprints #
Ask an LLM
“Which operating systems and apps can I launch a Lightsail instance with?”
“Can I see blueprints for WordPress or other app images only?”
Tell an agent
List the available instance blueprints.
Show blueprints in app category {appCategory}.

Documentation

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APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/api-reference/Welcome.html
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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/latest/userguide/what-is-amazon-lightsail.html
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GettingStarted
https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/getting-started/

Specifications

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

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-lightsail/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-lightsail-instance-schema.json

Other Resources

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Smithy
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-lightsail/refs/heads/main/smithy/amazon-lightsail-2016-11-28.json
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Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/
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FAQ
https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/faq/
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-lightsail/refs/heads/main/json-ld/amazon-lightsail-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-lightsail-blueprints-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon Lightsail Blueprints API
  description: Amazon Lightsail is the easiest way to get started with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for developers who need to build websites or web applications.
  version: '2016-11-28'
  contact:
    name: AWS Support
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  x-logo:
    url: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  x-generated-from: AWS Smithy 2.0 service model (https://github.com/aws/api-models-aws) — mechanical transform, no hand-authored operations
servers:
- url: https://lightsail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  description: Amazon Lightsail regional endpoint (us-east-1). Lightsail is regional — one endpoint per AWS Region, lightsail.{region}.amazonaws.com (IPv4) or lightsail.{region}.api.aws (dual-stack). See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/lightsail.html
security:
- sigv4: []
tags:
- name: Blueprints
paths:
  /ls/api/2016-11-28/GetBlueprints:
    post:
      operationId: GetBlueprints
      summary: Returns the list of available instance images, or blueprints
      description: Returns the list of available instance images, or blueprints . You can use a blueprint to create a new instance already running a specific operating system, as well as a preinstalled app or development stack. The software each instance is running depends on the blueprint image you choose. Use active blueprints when creating new instances. Inactive blueprints are listed to support customers with existing instances and are not necessarily available to create new instances. Blueprints are marked inactive when they become outdated due to operating system updates or new application releases.
      tags:
      - Blueprints
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-amz-json-1.1:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetBlueprintsRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetBlueprintsResult'
        '403':
          description: AccessDeniedException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessDeniedException'
        '428':
          description: AccountSetupInProgressException, RegionSetupInProgressException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountSetupInProgressException'
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegionSetupInProgressException'
        '400':
          description: InvalidInputException, OperationFailureException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidInputException'
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OperationFailureException'
        '404':
          description: NotFoundException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundException'
        '500':
          description: ServiceException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceException'
        '401':
          description: UnauthenticatedException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthenticatedException'
      x-amz-target: Lightsail_20161128.GetBlueprints
components:
  schemas:
    string:
      type: string
    InvalidInputException:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        docs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        tip:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
      description: Lightsail throws this exception when user input does not conform to the validation rules of an input field. Domain and distribution APIs are only available in the N. Virginia ( us-east-1 ) Amazon Web Services Region. Please set your Amazon Web Services Region configuration to us-east-1 to create, view, or edit these resources.
    ResourceName:
      type: string
      pattern: ^\w[\w\-]*\w$
    AppCategory:
      type: string
      enum:
      - LfR
    Blueprint:
      type: object
      properties:
        blueprintId:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NonEmptyString'
          description: The ID for the virtual private server image ( app_wordpress_x_x or app_lamp_x_x ).
        name:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceName'
          description: The friendly name of the blueprint ( Amazon Linux ).
        group:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/NonEmptyString'
          description: The group name of the blueprint ( amazon-linux ).
        type:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlueprintType'
          description: The type of the blueprint ( os or app ).
        description:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
          description: The description of the blueprint.
        isActive:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/boolean'
          description: A Boolean value indicating whether the blueprint is active. Inactive blueprints are listed to support customers with existing instances but are not necessarily available for launch of new instances. Blueprints are marked inactive when they become outdated due to operating system updates or new application releases.
        minPower:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/integer'
          description: The minimum bundle power required to run this blueprint. For example, you need a bundle with a power value of 500 or more to create an instance that uses a blueprint with a minimum power value of 500. 0 indicates that the blueprint runs on all instance sizes.
        version:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
          description: The version number of the operating system, application, or stack ( 2016.03.0 ).
        versionCode:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
          description: The version code.
        productUrl:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
          description: The product URL to learn more about the image or blueprint.
        licenseUrl:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
          description: The end-user license agreement URL for the image or blueprint.
        platform:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstancePlatform'
          description: The operating system platform (either Linux/Unix-based or Windows Server-based) of the blueprint.
        appCategory:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppCategory'
          description: Virtual computer blueprints that are supported by Lightsail for Research. This parameter only applies to Lightsail for Research resources.
      description: Describes a blueprint (a virtual private server image).
    boolean:
      type: boolean
    AccessDeniedException:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        docs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        tip:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
      description: Lightsail throws this exception when the user cannot be authenticated or uses invalid credentials to access a resource.
    integer:
      type: integer
    BlueprintList:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Blueprint'
    RegionSetupInProgressException:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        docs:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
          description: Regions and Availability Zones for Lightsail
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        tip:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
          description: Opt-in Regions typically take a few minutes to finish setting up before you can work with them. Wait a few minutes and try again.
      description: Lightsail throws this exception when an operation is performed on resources in an opt-in Region that is currently being set up.
    NonEmptyString:
      type: string
      pattern: \S
    AccountSetupInProgressException:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        docs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        tip:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
      description: Lightsail throws this exception when an account is still in the setup in progress state.
    OperationFailureException:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        docs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        tip:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
      description: Lightsail throws this exception when an operation fails to execute.
    BlueprintType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - os
      - app
    InstancePlatform:
      type: string
      enum:
      - LINUX_UNIX
      - WINDOWS
    UnauthenticatedException:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        docs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        tip:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
      description: Lightsail throws this exception when the user has not been authenticated.
    NotFoundException:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        docs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        tip:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
      description: Lightsail throws this exception when it cannot find a resource.
    GetBlueprintsRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        includeInactive:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/boolean'
          description: A Boolean value that indicates whether to include inactive (unavailable) blueprints in the response of your request.
        pageToken:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
          description: The token to advance to the next page of results from your request. To get a page token, perform an initial GetBlueprints request. If your results are paginated, the response will return a next page token that you can specify as the page token in a subsequent request.
        appCategory:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppCategory'
          description: Returns a list of blueprints that are specific to Lightsail for Research. You must use this parameter to view Lightsail for Research blueprints.
    ServiceException:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        docs:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        message:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
        tip:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
      description: A general service exception.
    GetBlueprintsResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        blueprints:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlueprintList'
          description: An array of key-value pairs that contains information about the available blueprints.
        nextPageToken:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/string'
          description: The token to advance to the next page of results from your request. A next page token is not returned if there are no more results to display. To get the next page of results, perform another GetBlueprints request and specify the next page token using the pageToken parameter.
  securitySchemes:
    sigv4:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: AWS Signature Version 4. Sign each request with IAM credentials for service name "lightsail"; the Authorization header carries the AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 credential scope, signed headers and signature. Temporary STS credentials additionally require X-Amz-Security-Token. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/api-reference/CommonParameters.html
externalDocs:
  description: Amazon Lightsail API Reference
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/api-reference/Welcome.html