Amazon Systems Manager

Amazon Systems Manager Documents API

Operations for managing SSM documents.

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POST /#CreateDocument Amazon Systems Manager Create Document #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon Systems Manager Automation Documents API
  description: Amazon Systems Manager is a management service that provides a unified interface for managing AWS resources, including parameter management, command execution, document management, and automation.
  version: '2014-11-06'
  contact:
    name: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://ssm.amazonaws.com
  description: Amazon Systems Manager API endpoint
tags:
- name: Documents
  description: Operations for managing SSM documents.
paths:
  /#CreateDocument:
    post:
      operationId: CreateDocument
      summary: Amazon Systems Manager Create Document
      description: Creates an SSM document that describes an instance configuration, which includes the commands to run on an instance.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-amz-json-1.1:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                Content:
                  type: string
                  description: The content for the new SSM document in JSON or YAML format.
                Name:
                  type: string
                  description: A name for the SSM document.
                DocumentType:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - Command
                  - Policy
                  - Automation
                  - Session
                  - Package
                DocumentFormat:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - YAML
                  - JSON
                  - TEXT
                Tags:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
              required:
              - Content
              - Name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Document created successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  DocumentDescription:
                    type: object
      tags:
      - Documents
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK