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[ aws . rds ]

describe-event-categories

Description

Displays a list of categories for all event source types, or, if specified, for a specified source type. You can also see this list in the “Amazon RDS event categories and event messages” section of the ` Amazon RDS User Guide https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_Events.Messages.html`__ or the ` Amazon Aurora User Guide https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_Events.Messages.html`__ .

See also: AWS API Documentation

Synopsis

  describe-event-categories
[--source-type <value>]
[--filters <value>]
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]

Options

--source-type (string)

The type of source that is generating the events. For RDS Proxy events, specify db-proxy .

Valid Values: db-instance | db-cluster | db-parameter-group | db-security-group | db-snapshot | db-cluster-snapshot | db-proxy

--filters (list)

This parameter isn’t currently supported.

(structure)

A filter name and value pair that is used to return a more specific list of results from a describe operation. Filters can be used to match a set of resources by specific criteria, such as IDs. The filters supported by a describe operation are documented with the describe operation.

Note

Currently, wildcards are not supported in filters.

The following actions can be filtered:

• DescribeDBClusterBacktracks
• DescribeDBClusterEndpoints
• DescribeDBClusters
• DescribeDBInstances
• DescribeDBRecommendations
• DescribeDBShardGroups
• DescribePendingMaintenanceActions

Name -> (string)

The name of the filter. Filter names are case-sensitive.

Values -> (list)

One or more filter values. Filter values are case-sensitive.

(string)

Shorthand Syntax:

Name=string,Values=string,string ...

JSON Syntax:

[
  {
    "Name": "string",
    "Values": ["string", ...]
  }
  ...
]

--cli-input-json (string) Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

Global Options

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command’s default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

• json
• text
• table

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

• on
• off
• auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

Examples

Note

To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.

Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .

To describe event categories

The following describe-event-categories example retrieves details about the event categories for all available event sources.

aws rds describe-event-categories

Output:

{
    "EventCategoriesMapList": [
        {
            "SourceType": "db-instance",
            "EventCategories": [
                "deletion",
                "read replica",
                "failover",
                "restoration",
                "maintenance",
                "low storage",
                "configuration change",
                "backup",
                "creation",
                "availability",
                "recovery",
                "failure",
                "backtrack",
                "notification"
            ]
        },
        {
            "SourceType": "db-security-group",
            "EventCategories": [
                "configuration change",
                "failure"
            ]
        },
        {
            "SourceType": "db-parameter-group",
            "EventCategories": [
                "configuration change"
            ]
        },
        {
            "SourceType": "db-snapshot",
            "EventCategories": [
                "deletion",
                "creation",
                "restoration",
                "notification"
            ]
        },
        {
            "SourceType": "db-cluster",
            "EventCategories": [
                "failover",
                "failure",
                "notification"
            ]
        },
        {
            "SourceType": "db-cluster-snapshot",
            "EventCategories": [
                "backup"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Output

EventCategoriesMapList -> (list)

A list of EventCategoriesMap data types.

(structure)

Contains the results of a successful invocation of the DescribeEventCategories operation.

SourceType -> (string)

The source type that the returned categories belong to

EventCategories -> (list)

The event categories for the specified source type

(string)