Amazon Systems Manager

Amazon Systems Manager Run Command API

Operations for running commands on managed instances.

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POST / Amazon Systems Manager Send Command #

POST /#ListCommands Amazon Systems Manager List Commands #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon Systems Manager Automation Run Command 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: Run Command
  description: Operations for running commands on managed instances.
paths:
  /:
    post:
      operationId: SendCommand
      summary: Amazon Systems Manager Send Command
      description: Runs commands on one or more managed instances, allowing you to execute scripts or commands remotely.
      headers:
        X-Amz-Target:
          description: The target API operation.
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
            - AmazonSSM.SendCommand
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-amz-json-1.1:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                DocumentName:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the SSM document to run.
                InstanceIds:
                  type: array
                  description: The IDs of the instances where the command should run.
                  items:
                    type: string
                Targets:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      Key:
                        type: string
                      Values:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                Parameters:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                Comment:
                  type: string
                TimeoutSeconds:
                  type: integer
              required:
              - DocumentName
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Command sent successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Command:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      CommandId:
                        type: string
                      DocumentName:
                        type: string
                      Status:
                        type: string
                      RequestedDateTime:
                        type: string
      tags:
      - Run Command
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /#ListCommands:
    post:
      operationId: ListCommands
      summary: Amazon Systems Manager List Commands
      description: Lists the commands requested by users of the AWS account.
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/x-amz-json-1.1:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                CommandId:
                  type: string
                InstanceId:
                  type: string
                MaxResults:
                  type: integer
                NextToken:
                  type: string
                Filters:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of commands.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Commands:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                  NextToken:
                    type: string
      tags:
      - Run Command
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK