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Returns credentials for the provided identity ID. Any provided logins will be validated against supported login providers. If the token is for cognito-identity.amazonaws.com, it will be passed through to AWS Security Token Service with the appropriate role for the token.
This is a public API. You do not need any credentials to call this API.
For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to GetCredentialsForIdentityAsync.
Namespace: Amazon.CognitoIdentity
Assembly: AWSSDK.CognitoIdentity.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z
public virtual GetCredentialsForIdentityResponse GetCredentialsForIdentity( String identityId )
A unique identifier in the format REGION:GUID.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ExternalServiceException | An exception thrown when a dependent service such as Facebook or Twitter is not responding |
| InternalErrorException | Thrown when the service encounters an error during processing the request. |
| InvalidIdentityPoolConfigurationException | Thrown if the identity pool has no role associated for the given auth type (auth/unauth) or if the AssumeRole fails. |
| InvalidParameterException | Thrown for missing or bad input parameter(s). |
| NotAuthorizedException | Thrown when a user is not authorized to access the requested resource. |
| ResourceConflictException | Thrown when a user tries to use a login which is already linked to another account. |
| ResourceNotFoundException | Thrown when the requested resource (for example, a dataset or record) does not exist. |
| TooManyRequestsException | Thrown when a request is throttled. |
.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5 and newer, 3.5