CloudFront

CloudFront CachePolicies API

The CachePolicies API from CloudFront — 2 operation(s) for cachepolicies.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 4

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /2020-05-31/cache-policy List cache policies · ListCachePolicies #
Ask an LLM
“Which cache policies are available to attach to my distributions?”
“Can I see both the AWS managed and my custom cache policies?”
Tell an agent
List all CloudFront cache policies.
Show me my custom and managed cache policies.
POST /2020-05-31/cache-policy Create a cache policy · CreateCachePolicy #
Ask an LLM
“How do I define my own caching rules, like TTLs and cache keys?”
“Can I create a custom cache policy for my distributions?”
Tell an agent
Create a new cache policy.
Add a custom cache policy with my own TTL and cache key settings.
GET /2020-05-31/cache-policy/{Id} Get a cache policy · GetCachePolicy #
Ask an LLM
“What TTLs and cache key settings does a specific cache policy use?”
“Can I look up one cache policy by its ID?”
Tell an agent
Get cache policy {id}.
Show the settings of cache policy {id}.
DELETE /2020-05-31/cache-policy/{Id} Delete a cache policy · DeleteCachePolicy #
Ask an LLM
“How do I remove a custom cache policy I don't use anymore?”
“Can I delete a cache policy that's no longer attached to any distribution?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete cache policy {id}.
Remove the unused cache policy {id}.

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

cloudfront-cachepolicies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon CloudFront Cache Policies API
  description: 'Best-effort OpenAPI 3.1 description of a subset of the Amazon CloudFront

    REST API (API version 2020-05-31). CloudFront is AWS''s global content

    delivery network. Requests are signed with AWS Signature Version 4 using

    the `cloudfront` service name and the `us-east-1` region. This document

    covers commonly used distribution, invalidation, origin access control,

    cache policy, function, and public key operations; CloudFront exposes

    over 100 additional operations not enumerated here.'
  version: '2020-05-31'
  contact:
    name: AWS CloudFront
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
servers:
- url: https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com
security:
- sigv4: []
tags:
- name: CachePolicies
paths:
  /2020-05-31/cache-policy:
    get:
      summary: ListCachePolicies
      operationId: listCachePolicies
      tags:
      - CachePolicies
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of cache policies
    post:
      summary: CreateCachePolicy
      operationId: createCachePolicy
      tags:
      - CachePolicies
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Cache policy created
  /2020-05-31/cache-policy/{Id}:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: Id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      summary: GetCachePolicy
      operationId: getCachePolicy
      tags:
      - CachePolicies
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Cache policy details
    delete:
      summary: DeleteCachePolicy
      operationId: deleteCachePolicy
      tags:
      - CachePolicies
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Cache policy deleted
components:
  securitySchemes:
    sigv4:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'AWS Signature Version 4. Signing service name is `cloudfront`,

        signing region is `us-east-1`. Authorization is supplied via

        `Authorization` and `X-Amz-Date` headers (and `X-Amz-Security-Token`

        when using temporary credentials).

        '