Request Parameters Response Elements Errors Examples See Also

CreateDomain

Creates a domain with identity provider configuration.

Use GetDomain to retrieve the domain, UpdateDomain to change its configuration, and CreateSpace to add spaces within it.

Request Parameters

clientToken

Idempotency token for safe retries. Repeated requests with the same token return the original result instead of creating a duplicate.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.

Pattern: [!-~]+

Required: No

identityProviderConfiguration

Identity provider configuration for the domain.

Type: IdentityProviderConfiguration object

Required: No

identityProviders

The identity providers to configure for the domain.

Type: Array of strings

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 2 items.

Valid Values: IAM | IDC

Required: Yes

name

A name that identifies the domain. Must be 3-63 characters: lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. It must begin and end with a letter or number and cannot contain consecutive hyphens.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 63.

Pattern: [a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*

Required: Yes

tags

The tags to associate with the domain.

Type: String to string map

Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.

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

Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.

Required: No

Response Elements

The following element is returned by the service.

domain

The details of the created domain.

Type: Domain object

Errors

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

AccessDeniedException

The caller is not authorized to perform this action.

HTTP Status Code: 403

ConflictException

The operation could not be completed because of a conflict with the current state of the resource.

conflictType: The type of conflict that caused the request to fail. Not always present.
errorCode: The error code associated with the conflict. Not always present.
message: A human-readable description of the conflict.
resourceId: The identifier of the resource that is in conflict. Not always present.
resourceType: The type of the resource that is in conflict. Not always present.

HTTP Status Code: 409

InternalServerException

An unexpected error occurred while processing the request.

errorCode: The error code associated with the internal error.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ServiceQuotaExceededException

A service quota was exceeded.

HTTP Status Code: 402

ThrottlingException

The request was throttled due to exceeding the allowed request rate.

retryAfterSeconds: The number of seconds to wait before retrying the request. Not always present.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ValidationException

A parameter is specified incorrectly.

errorCode: The error code associated with the validation failure.

HTTP Status Code: 400

Examples

Create a domain

The following example creates an Identity Center domain and configures it with an Identity Center instance. The name must be 3-63 characters of lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens, and the endpoint URLs are derived from it. Payloads are shown as JSON; on the wire they are CBOR-encoded.

Sample Request


{
  "clientToken": "3f2a9c1e-7b04-4d8a-9e15-6c2b8d0f4a73",
  "identityProviderConfiguration": {
    "identityCenterConfiguration": {
      "identityCenterInstanceArn": "arn:aws:sso:::instance/ssoins-1234567890abcdef"
    }
  },
  "identityProviders": [
    "IDC"
  ],
  "name": "prod-observability",
  "tags": {
    "Team": "observability"
  }
}

Sample Response


{
  "domain": {
    "createdAt": "2026-09-16T14:22:31Z",
    "customEndpointUrls": [
      "https://prod-observability.cloudwatch-omni.global.app.aws"
    ],
    "domainArn": "arn:aws:cloudwatch:us-east-1:123456789012:domain/d-1a2b3c4d5e",
    "domainEndpointUrl": "https://d-1a2b3c4d5e.cloudwatch-omni.global.app.aws",
    "domainId": "d-1a2b3c4d5e",
    "identityCenterApplicationArn": "arn:aws:sso::123456789012:application/ssoins-1234567890abcdef/apl-0f9e8d7c6b5a4938",
    "identityProviderConfiguration": {
      "identityCenterConfiguration": {
        "identityCenterInstanceArn": "arn:aws:sso:::instance/ssoins-1234567890abcdef"
      }
    },
    "identityProviders": [
      "IDC"
    ],
    "name": "prod-observability",
    "region": "us-east-1",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "updatedAt": "2026-09-16T14:22:31Z"
  }
}