Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AlarmNames | array | The names of the alarms to retrieve information about. |
| AlarmNamePrefix | string | An alarm name prefix. If specified, only alarms with names that start with this prefix are returned. |
| AlarmTypes | array | Specify this parameter to receive information only about alarms of the specified types. |
| ChildrenOfAlarmName | string | If you use this parameter and specify the name of a composite alarm, the operation returns information about the child alarms. |
| ParentsOfAlarmName | string | If you use this parameter and specify the name of a metric alarm, the operation returns information about the composite alarms that reference it. |
| ActionPrefix | string | Use this parameter to filter the results to only those alarms that use a certain alarm action. |
| MaxRecords | integer | The maximum number of alarm descriptions to retrieve. |
| NextToken | string | The token returned by a previous call to indicate there is more data available. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "DescribeAlarmsInput",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"AlarmNames": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The names of the alarms to retrieve information about."
},
"AlarmNamePrefix": {
"type": "string",
"description": "An alarm name prefix. If specified, only alarms with names that start with this prefix are returned."
},
"AlarmTypes": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Specify this parameter to receive information only about alarms of the specified types."
},
"ChildrenOfAlarmName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "If you use this parameter and specify the name of a composite alarm, the operation returns information about the child alarms."
},
"ParentsOfAlarmName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "If you use this parameter and specify the name of a metric alarm, the operation returns information about the composite alarms that reference it."
},
"ActionPrefix": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Use this parameter to filter the results to only those alarms that use a certain alarm action."
},
"MaxRecords": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The maximum number of alarm descriptions to retrieve."
},
"NextToken": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The token returned by a previous call to indicate there is more data available."
}
}
}
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