Request Syntax URI Request Parameters Request Body Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

DescribeGlobalSettings

Describes whether the AWS account is opted in to cross-account backup. Returns an error if the account is not a member of an Organizations organization. Example: describe-global-settings --region us-west-2

Request Syntax


GET /global-settings HTTP/1.1

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request does not have a request body.

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "GlobalSettings": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   },
   "LastUpdateTime": 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.

GlobalSettings

The status of the flag isCrossAccountBackupEnabled.

Type: String to string map

LastUpdateTime

The date and time that the flag isCrossAccountBackupEnabled was last updated. This update is in Unix format and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The value of LastUpdateTime is accurate to milliseconds. For example, the value 1516925490.087 represents Friday, January 26, 2018 12:11:30.087 AM.

Type: Timestamp

Errors

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

InvalidRequestException

Indicates that something is wrong with the input to the request. For example, a parameter is of the wrong type.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ServiceUnavailableException

The request failed due to a temporary failure of the server.

HTTP Status Code: 500