Common Parameters - Amazon CloudSearch

Common Parameters

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

Action

The action to be performed.

Default: None

Type: string

Required: Yes

AuthParams

The parameters that are required to authenticate a Conditional request. Contains:

  • AWSAccessKeyID

  • SignatureVersion

  • Timestamp

  • Signature

Default: None

Required: Conditional

AWSAccessKeyId

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

Default: None

Type: string

Required: 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

Required: 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

Required: No

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

Required: Yes

SignatureMethod

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

Default: None

Type: string

Valid Values: HmacSHA256 | HmacSHA1

Required: 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

Required: 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

Required: Conditional

Version

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

Default: None

Type: string

Required: Yes