AWS Lambda Lambda Capacity Providers API
The Lambda Capacity Providers API from AWS Lambda — 2 operation(s) for lambda capacity providers.
The Lambda Capacity Providers API from AWS Lambda — 2 operation(s) for lambda capacity providers.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: AWS Lambda Capacity Providers API
version: '2015-03-31'
description: Generated from AWS's published Smithy model for AWS Lambda. 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://lambda.{region}.amazonaws.com
variables:
region:
default: us-east-1
security:
- sigv4: []
tags:
- name: Capacity Providers
paths:
/2025-11-30/capacity-providers:
post:
operationId: CreateCapacityProvider
summary: Create Capacity Provider
description: Creates a capacity provider that manages compute resources for Lambda Event Functions
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateCapacityProviderResponse'
'400':
description: CapacityProviderLimitExceededException; InvalidParameterValueException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderLimitExceededException'
'409':
description: ResourceConflictException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceConflictException'
'500':
description: ServiceException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceException'
'429':
description: TooManyRequestsException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsException'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateCapacityProviderRequest'
tags:
- Capacity Providers
get:
operationId: ListCapacityProviders
summary: List Capacity Providers
description: Returns a list of capacity providers in your account.
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ListCapacityProvidersResponse'
'400':
description: InvalidParameterValueException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidParameterValueException'
'500':
description: ServiceException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceException'
'429':
description: TooManyRequestsException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsException'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ListCapacityProvidersRequest'
tags:
- Capacity Providers
/2025-11-30/capacity-providers/{CapacityProviderName}:
get:
operationId: GetCapacityProvider
summary: Get Capacity Provider
description: Retrieves information about a specific capacity provider, including its configuration, state, and associated resources.
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GetCapacityProviderResponse'
'400':
description: InvalidParameterValueException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidParameterValueException'
'404':
description: ResourceNotFoundException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFoundException'
'500':
description: ServiceException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceException'
'429':
description: TooManyRequestsException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsException'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/GetCapacityProviderRequest'
tags:
- Capacity Providers
put:
operationId: UpdateCapacityProvider
summary: Update Capacity Provider
description: Updates the configuration of an existing capacity provider.
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateCapacityProviderResponse'
'400':
description: InvalidParameterValueException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidParameterValueException'
'409':
description: ResourceConflictException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceConflictException'
'404':
description: ResourceNotFoundException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFoundException'
'500':
description: ServiceException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceException'
'429':
description: TooManyRequestsException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsException'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateCapacityProviderRequest'
tags:
- Capacity Providers
delete:
operationId: DeleteCapacityProvider
summary: Delete Capacity Provider
description: Deletes a capacity provider. You cannot delete a capacity provider that is currently being used by Lambda functions.
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteCapacityProviderResponse'
'400':
description: InvalidParameterValueException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidParameterValueException'
'409':
description: ResourceConflictException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceConflictException'
'404':
description: ResourceNotFoundException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFoundException'
'500':
description: ServiceException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceException'
'429':
description: TooManyRequestsException
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsException'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteCapacityProviderRequest'
tags:
- Capacity Providers
components:
schemas:
InvalidParameterValueException:
type: object
properties:
Type:
type: string
description: The exception type.
message:
type: string
description: The exception message.
CreateCapacityProviderResponse:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProvider:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProvider'
required:
- CapacityProvider
InstanceRequirements:
type: object
properties:
Architectures:
type: array
items:
type: string
enum:
- x86_64
- arm64
description: A list of supported CPU architectures for compute instances. Valid values include x86_64 and arm64.
AllowedInstanceTypes:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: A list of EC2 instance types that the capacity provider is allowed to use. If not specified, all compatible instance types are allowed.
ExcludedInstanceTypes:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: A list of EC2 instance types that the capacity provider should not use, even if they meet other requirements.
GetCapacityProviderResponse:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProvider:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProvider'
required:
- CapacityProvider
CapacityProvider:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProviderArn:
type: string
description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the capacity provider.
State:
type: string
enum:
- Pending
- Active
- Failed
- Deleting
description: The current state of the capacity provider.
VpcConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderVpcConfig'
PermissionsConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderPermissionsConfig'
InstanceRequirements:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceRequirements'
CapacityProviderScalingConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderScalingConfig'
KmsKeyArn:
type: string
description: The ARN of the KMS key used to encrypt the capacity provider's resources.
LastModified:
type: string
description: The date and time when the capacity provider was last modified.
PropagateTags:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PropagateTags'
TelemetryConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderTelemetryConfig'
required:
- CapacityProviderArn
- State
- VpcConfig
- PermissionsConfig
UpdateCapacityProviderResponse:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProvider:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProvider'
required:
- CapacityProvider
GetCapacityProviderRequest:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProviderName:
type: string
description: The name of the capacity provider to retrieve.
required:
- CapacityProviderName
ListCapacityProvidersResponse:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProviders:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProvider'
description: A list of capacity providers in your account.
NextMarker:
type: string
description: The pagination token that's included if more results are available.
required:
- CapacityProviders
TooManyRequestsException:
type: object
properties:
retryAfterSeconds:
type: string
description: The number of seconds the caller should wait before retrying.
Type:
type: string
message:
type: string
Reason:
type: string
enum:
- ConcurrentInvocationLimitExceeded
- FunctionInvocationRateLimitExceeded
- ReservedFunctionConcurrentInvocationLimitExceeded
- ReservedFunctionInvocationRateLimitExceeded
- CallerRateLimitExceeded
- ConcurrentSnapshotCreateLimitExceeded
UpdateCapacityProviderRequest:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProviderName:
type: string
description: The name of the capacity provider to update.
CapacityProviderScalingConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderScalingConfig'
PropagateTags:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PropagateTags'
TelemetryConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderTelemetryConfig'
required:
- CapacityProviderName
CapacityProviderVpcConfig:
type: object
properties:
SubnetIds:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: A list of subnet IDs where the capacity provider launches compute instances.
SecurityGroupIds:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: A list of security group IDs that control network access for compute instances managed by the capacity provider.
required:
- SubnetIds
- SecurityGroupIds
CapacityProviderLimitExceededException:
type: object
properties:
Type:
type: string
description: The exception type.
message:
type: string
CapacityProviderScalingConfig:
type: object
properties:
MaxVCpuCount:
type: integer
description: The maximum number of vCPUs that the capacity provider can provision across all compute instances.
ScalingMode:
type: string
enum:
- Auto
- Manual
description: The scaling mode that determines how the capacity provider responds to changes in demand.
ScalingPolicies:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/TargetTrackingScalingPolicy'
description: A list of scaling policies that define how the capacity provider scales compute instances based on metrics and thresholds.
ResourceNotFoundException:
type: object
properties:
Type:
type: string
Message:
type: string
ServiceException:
type: object
properties:
Type:
type: string
Message:
type: string
ListCapacityProvidersRequest:
type: object
properties:
State:
type: string
enum:
- Pending
- Active
- Failed
- Deleting
description: Filter capacity providers by their current state.
Marker:
type: string
description: Specify the pagination token that's returned by a previous request to retrieve the next page of results.
MaxItems:
type: integer
description: The maximum number of capacity providers to return.
ResourceConflictException:
type: object
properties:
Type:
type: string
description: The exception type.
message:
type: string
description: The exception message.
DeleteCapacityProviderRequest:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProviderName:
type: string
description: The name of the capacity provider to delete.
required:
- CapacityProviderName
CreateCapacityProviderRequest:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProviderName:
type: string
description: The name of the capacity provider.
VpcConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderVpcConfig'
PermissionsConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderPermissionsConfig'
InstanceRequirements:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceRequirements'
CapacityProviderScalingConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderScalingConfig'
KmsKeyArn:
type: string
description: The ARN of the KMS key used to encrypt data associated with the capacity provider.
Tags:
type: object
additionalProperties:
type: string
description: A list of tags to associate with the capacity provider.
PropagateTags:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PropagateTags'
TelemetryConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderTelemetryConfig'
required:
- CapacityProviderName
- VpcConfig
- PermissionsConfig
CapacityProviderLoggingConfig:
type: object
properties:
SystemLogLevel:
type: string
enum:
- DEBUG
- INFO
- WARN
description: Set this property to filter the system logs for your capacity provider that Lambda sends to CloudWatch. Lambda only sends system logs at the selected level of detail and lower, where DEBUG is the highest level and WARN is the lowest.
LogGroup:
type: string
description: The name of the Amazon CloudWatch log group the capacity provider sends logs to. By default, Lambda capacity providers send logs to a default log group named /aws/lambda/capacity-provider/<capacity provider name>. To use a different log group, enter an existing log group or enter a new log group name.
CapacityProviderTelemetryConfig:
type: object
properties:
LoggingConfig:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProviderLoggingConfig'
TargetTrackingScalingPolicy:
type: object
properties:
PredefinedMetricType:
type: string
enum:
- LambdaCapacityProviderAverageCPUUtilization
description: The predefined metric type to track for scaling decisions.
TargetValue:
type: number
description: The target value for the metric that the scaling policy attempts to maintain through scaling actions.
required:
- PredefinedMetricType
- TargetValue
DeleteCapacityProviderResponse:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProvider:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityProvider'
required:
- CapacityProvider
PropagateTags:
type: object
properties:
Mode:
type: string
enum:
- None
- Explicit
description: The tag propagation mode. Set to Explicit to propagate the tags specified in ExplicitTags to managed resources. Set to None to disable tag propagation.
ExplicitTags:
type: object
additionalProperties:
type: string
description: A list of tags to apply to managed resources when Mode is set to Explicit. You can specify up to 40 tags.
CapacityProviderPermissionsConfig:
type: object
properties:
CapacityProviderOperatorRoleArn:
type: string
description: The ARN of the IAM role that the capacity provider uses to manage compute instances and other Amazon Web Services resources.
required:
- CapacityProviderOperatorRoleArn
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: lambda
x-provenance:
method: harvested
publisher: Amazon Web Services
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note: converted by smithy-to-openapi.py from AWS's Smithy model (roadmap#1001)