Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

AttachCertificateToDistribution

Attaches an SSL/TLS certificate to your Amazon Lightsail content delivery network (CDN) distribution.

After the certificate is attached, your distribution accepts HTTPS traffic for all of the domains that are associated with the certificate.

Use the CreateCertificate action to create a certificate that you can attach to your distribution.

Important

Only certificates created in the us-east-1 AWS Region can be attached to Lightsail distributions. Lightsail distributions are global resources that can reference an origin in any AWS Region, and distribute its content globally. However, all distributions are located in the us-east-1 Region.

Request Syntax


{
   "certificateName": "string",
   "distributionName": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

certificateName

The name of the certificate to attach to a distribution.

Only certificates with a status of ISSUED can be attached to a distribution.

Use the GetCertificates action to get a list of certificate names that you can specify.

Note

This is the name of the certificate resource type and is used only to reference the certificate in other API actions. It can be different than the domain name of the certificate. For example, your certificate name might be WordPress-Blog-Certificate and the domain name of the certificate might be example.com.

Type: String

Pattern: \w[\w\-]*\w

Required: Yes

distributionName

The name of the distribution that the certificate will be attached to.

Use the GetDistributions action to get a list of distribution names that you can specify.

Type: String

Pattern: \w[\w\-]*\w

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


{
   "operation": { 
      "createdAt": number,
      "errorCode": "string",
      "errorDetails": "string",
      "id": "string",
      "isTerminal": boolean,
      "location": { 
         "availabilityZone": "string",
         "regionName": "string"
      },
      "operationDetails": "string",
      "operationType": "string",
      "resourceName": "string",
      "resourceType": "string",
      "status": "string",
      "statusChangedAt": number
   }
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

operation

An object that describes the result of the action, such as the status of the request, the timestamp of the request, and the resources affected by the request.

Type: Operation object

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

AccessDeniedException

Lightsail throws this exception when the user cannot be authenticated or uses invalid credentials to access a resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidInputException

Lightsail throws this exception when user input does not conform to the validation rules of an input field.

Note

Domain and distribution APIs are only available in the N. Virginia (us-east-1) AWS Region. Please set your AWS Region configuration to us-east-1 to create, view, or edit these resources.

HTTP Status Code: 400

NotFoundException

Lightsail throws this exception when it cannot find a resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OperationFailureException

Lightsail throws this exception when an operation fails to execute.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ServiceException

A general service exception.

HTTP Status Code: 500

UnauthenticatedException

Lightsail throws this exception when the user has not been authenticated.

HTTP Status Code: 400