DescribeType - AWS CloudFormation
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DescribeType

Returns detailed information about a type that has been registered.

If you specify a VersionId, DescribeType returns information about that specific type version. Otherwise, it returns information about the default type version.

Request Parameters

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

Arn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the type.

Conditional: You must specify either TypeName and Type, or Arn.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 1024.

Pattern: arn:aws[A-Za-z0-9-]{0,64}:cloudformation:[A-Za-z0-9-]{1,64}:([0-9]{12})?:type/.+

Required: No

Type

The kind of type.

Currently the only valid value is RESOURCE.

Conditional: You must specify either TypeName and Type, or Arn.

Type: String

Valid Values: RESOURCE

Required: No

TypeName

The name of the type.

Conditional: You must specify either TypeName and Type, or Arn.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 10. Maximum length of 196.

Pattern: [A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}

Required: No

VersionId

The ID of a specific version of the type. The version ID is the value at the end of the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) assigned to the type version when it is registered.

If you specify a VersionId, DescribeType returns information about that specific type version. Otherwise, it returns information about the default type version.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: [A-Za-z0-9-]+

Required: No

Response Elements

The following elements are returned by the service.

Arn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the type.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 1024.

Pattern: arn:aws[A-Za-z0-9-]{0,64}:cloudformation:[A-Za-z0-9-]{1,64}:([0-9]{12})?:type/.+

DefaultVersionId

The ID of the default version of the type. The default version is used when the type version is not specified.

To set the default version of a type, use SetTypeDefaultVersion .

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: [A-Za-z0-9-]+

DeprecatedStatus

The deprecation status of the type.

Valid values include:

  • LIVE: The type is registered and can be used in CloudFormation operations, dependent on its provisioning behavior and visibility scope.

  • DEPRECATED: The type has been deregistered and can no longer be used in CloudFormation operations.

Type: String

Valid Values: LIVE | DEPRECATED

Description

The description of the registered type.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.

DocumentationUrl

The URL of a page providing detailed documentation for this type.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 4096.

ExecutionRoleArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM execution role used to register the type. If your resource type calls AWS APIs in any of its handlers, you must create an IAM execution role that includes the necessary permissions to call those AWS APIs, and provision that execution role in your account. CloudFormation then assumes that execution role to provide your resource type with the appropriate credentials.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.

Pattern: arn:.+:iam::[0-9]{12}:role/.+

IsDefaultVersion

Whether the specified type version is set as the default version.

Type: Boolean

LastUpdated

When the specified type version was registered.

Type: Timestamp

LoggingConfig

Contains logging configuration information for a type.

Type: LoggingConfig object

ProvisioningType

The provisioning behavior of the type. AWS CloudFormation determines the provisioning type during registration, based on the types of handlers in the schema handler package submitted.

Valid values include:

  • FULLY_MUTABLE: The type includes an update handler to process updates to the type during stack update operations.

  • IMMUTABLE: The type does not include an update handler, so the type cannot be updated and must instead be replaced during stack update operations.

  • NON_PROVISIONABLE: The type does not include all of the following handlers, and therefore cannot actually be provisioned.

    • create

    • read

    • delete

Type: String

Valid Values: NON_PROVISIONABLE | IMMUTABLE | FULLY_MUTABLE

Schema

The schema that defines the type.

For more information on type schemas, see Resource Provider Schema in the CloudFormation CLI User Guide.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 16777216.

SourceUrl

The URL of the source code for the type.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 4096.

TimeCreated

When the specified type version was registered.

Type: Timestamp

Type

The kind of type.

Currently the only valid value is RESOURCE.

Type: String

Valid Values: RESOURCE

TypeName

The name of the registered type.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 10. Maximum length of 196.

Pattern: [A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}::[A-Za-z0-9]{2,64}

Visibility

The scope at which the type is visible and usable in CloudFormation operations.

Valid values include:

  • PRIVATE: The type is only visible and usable within the account in which it is registered. Currently, AWS CloudFormation marks any types you register as PRIVATE.

  • PUBLIC: The type is publically visible and usable within any Amazon account.

Type: String

Valid Values: PUBLIC | PRIVATE

Errors

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

CFNRegistry

An error occurred during a CloudFormation registry operation.

HTTP Status Code: 400

TypeNotFound

The specified type does not exist in the CloudFormation registry.

HTTP Status Code: 404

Example

DescribeType

Sample Request


https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/
 ?Action=DescribeType
 &Version=2010-05-15
 &TypeName=My::Resource::Example
 &VersionId=00000002
 &Type=RESOURCE
 &X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256
 &X-Amz-Credential=[Access key ID and scope]
 &X-Amz-Date=20191203T234428Z
 &X-Amz-SignedHeaders=content-type;host
 &X-Amz-Signature=[Signature]

Sample Response

<DescribeTypeResponse xmlns="http://cloudformation.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-15/">
  <DescribeTypeResult>
    <Schema>{
    [details omitted]
}
</Schema>
    <Visibility>PRIVATE</Visibility>
    <DeprecatedStatus>LIVE</DeprecatedStatus>
    <TypeName>My::Resource::Example</TypeName>
    <Description>Resource schema for My::Resource::Example</Description>
    <Type>RESOURCE</Type>
    <SourceUrl>https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/aws-cloudformation-resource-providers-logs.git</SourceUrl>
    <LastUpdated>2019-12-03T23:29:33.321Z</LastUpdated>
    <ProvisioningType>FULLY_MUTABLE</ProvisioningType>
    <TimeCreated>2019-12-03T23:29:33.321Z</TimeCreated>
    <Arn>arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:012345678910:type/resource/My-Resource-Example/00000002</Arn>
  </DescribeTypeResult>
  <ResponseMetadata>
    <RequestId>8d2dd588-b16f-4096-8516-ee941example</RequestId>
  </ResponseMetadata>
</DescribeTypeResponse>

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: