AWS CloudFormation

AWS CloudFormation Stack Events API

Operations for retrieving stack-related events.

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POST /?Action=DescribeStackEvents Retrieve Events for a Stack #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: AWS CloudFormation Stack Events API
  description: AWS CloudFormation gives you an easy way to model a collection of related AWS and third-party resources, provision them quickly and consistently, and manage them throughout their lifecycles. It uses templates to define stacks of resources and provides API operations for creating, updating, and deleting stacks. The API uses a query-style interface where all operations are submitted as POST requests with an Action parameter.
  version: '2010-05-15'
  contact:
    name: AWS Support
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  x-logo:
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/logo.png
servers:
- url: https://cloudformation.{region}.amazonaws.com
  description: AWS CloudFormation Regional Endpoint
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-east-1
      description: AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-central-1
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-northeast-1
security:
- AWS_Signature_V4: []
tags:
- name: Stack Events
  description: Operations for retrieving stack-related events.
paths:
  /?Action=DescribeStackEvents:
    post:
      operationId: describeStackEvents
      summary: Retrieve Events for a Stack
      description: Returns all stack-related events for a specified stack in reverse chronological order.
      tags:
      - Stack Events
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/VersionParam'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                StackName:
                  type: string
                NextToken:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 1024
            examples:
              DescribestackeventsRequestExample:
                summary: Default describeStackEvents request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  StackName: example_value
                  NextToken: example_value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Stack events returned successfully.
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  DescribeStackEventsResult:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      StackEvents:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/StackEvent'
                      NextToken:
                        type: string
              examples:
                Describestackevents200Example:
                  summary: Default describeStackEvents 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    DescribeStackEventsResult:
                      StackEvents:
                      - StackId: '500123'
                        EventId: '500123'
                        StackName: example_value
                        LogicalResourceId: '500123'
                        PhysicalResourceId: '500123'
                        ResourceType: example_value
                        Timestamp: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
                        ResourceStatus: example_value
                        ResourceStatusReason: example_value
                        ResourceProperties: example_value
                        ClientRequestToken: example_value
                        HookType: example_value
                        HookStatus: example_value
                        HookStatusReason: example_value
                        HookInvocationPoint: example_value
                        HookFailureMode: example_value
                      NextToken: example_value
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Error:
          type: object
          properties:
            Type:
              type: string
            Code:
              type: string
            Message:
              type: string
          example: example_value
        RequestId:
          type: string
          example: '500123'
    StackEvent:
      type: object
      required:
      - StackId
      - EventId
      - StackName
      - Timestamp
      properties:
        StackId:
          type: string
          example: '500123'
        EventId:
          type: string
          example: '500123'
        StackName:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        LogicalResourceId:
          type: string
          example: '500123'
        PhysicalResourceId:
          type: string
          example: '500123'
        ResourceType:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        Timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-01-15T10:30:00Z'
        ResourceStatus:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        ResourceStatusReason:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        ResourceProperties:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        ClientRequestToken:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        HookType:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        HookStatus:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        HookStatusReason:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        HookInvocationPoint:
          type: string
          example: example_value
        HookFailureMode:
          type: string
          example: example_value
  parameters:
    VersionParam:
      name: Version
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: '2010-05-15'
      description: The API version. Fixed to 2010-05-15.
  responses:
    InternalError:
      description: An internal service error occurred.
      content:
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    ValidationError:
      description: The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by the service.
      content:
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    AWS_Signature_V4:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication.