Amazon ElastiCache
API Reference (API Version 2012-11-15)
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Common Parameters

This section lists the request parameters that all actions use. Any action-specific parameters are listed in the topic for the action.

Parameter NameDescriptionRequired

Action

The action to be performed.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes

AuthParams

The parameters that are required to authenticate a Conditional request.

Contains:

AWSAccessKeyID

SignatureVersion

Timestamp

Signature

Default: None

Conditional

AWSAccessKeyId

The access key ID that corresponds to the secret access key that you used to sign the request.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes

Expires

The date and time when the request signature expires, expressed in the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ, as specified in the ISO 8601 standard.

Condition: Requests must include either Timestamp or Expires, but not both.

Default: None

Type: String

Conditional

SecurityToken

The temporary security token that was obtained through a call to AWS Security Token Service. For a list of services that support AWS Security Token Service, go to Using Temporary Security Credentials to Access AWS in Using Temporary Security Credentials.

Default: None

Type: String

 

Signature

The digital signature that you created for the request. For information about generating a signature, go to the service's developer documentation.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes

SignatureMethod

The hash algorithm that you used to create the request signature.

Default: None

Valid Values: HmacSHA256 | HmacSHA1.

Type: String

Yes

SignatureVersion

The signature version you use to sign the request. Set this to the value that is recommended for your service.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes

Timestamp

The date and time when the request was signed, expressed in the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ, as specified in the ISO 8601 standard.

Condition: Requests must include either Timestamp or Expires, but not both.

Default: None

Type: String

Conditional

Version

The API version that the request is written for, expressed in the format YYYY-MM-DD.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes