Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

OpenTunnel

Creates a new tunnel, and returns two client access tokens for clients to use to connect to the AWS IoT Secure Tunneling proxy server.

Requires permission to access the OpenTunnel action.

Request Syntax


{
   "description": "string",
   "destinationConfig": { 
      "services": [ "string" ],
      "thingName": "string"
   },
   "tags": [ 
      { 
         "key": "string",
         "value": "string"
      }
   ],
   "timeoutConfig": { 
      "maxLifetimeTimeoutMinutes": number
   }
}

Request Parameters

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

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

description

A short text description of the tunnel.

Type: String

Pattern: [^\p{C}]{1,2048}

Required: No

destinationConfig

The destination configuration for the OpenTunnel request.

Type: DestinationConfig object

Required: No

tags

A collection of tag metadata.

Type: Array of Tag objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 200 items.

Required: No

timeoutConfig

Timeout configuration for a tunnel.

Type: TimeoutConfig object

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "destinationAccessToken": "string",
   "sourceAccessToken": "string",
   "tunnelArn": "string",
   "tunnelId": "string"
}

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.

destinationAccessToken

The access token the destination local proxy uses to connect to AWS IoT Secure Tunneling.

Type: String

sourceAccessToken

The access token the source local proxy uses to connect to AWS IoT Secure Tunneling.

Type: String

tunnelArn

The Amazon Resource Name for the tunnel.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1600.

tunnelId

A unique alpha-numeric tunnel ID.

Type: String

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9_\-+=:]{1,128}

Errors

LimitExceededException

Thrown when a tunnel limit is exceeded.

HTTP Status Code: 400