DeleteKnownHostKeys
Deletes the known host key or certificate used by the Amazon Lightsail browser-based SSH or RDP clients to authenticate an instance. This operation enables the Lightsail browser-based SSH or RDP clients to connect to the instance after a host key mismatch.
Important
Perform this operation only if you were expecting the host key or certificate mismatch
or if you are familiar with the new host key or certificate on the instance. For more
information, see Troubleshooting connection issues when using the Amazon Lightsail browser-based SSH or RDP
client
Request Syntax
{
"instanceName": "string
"
}
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.
- instanceName
-
The name of the instance for which you want to reset the host key or certificate.
Type: String
Pattern:
\w[\w\-]*\w
Required: Yes
Response Syntax
{
"operations": [
{
"createdAt": number,
"errorCode": "string",
"errorDetails": "string",
"id": "string",
"isTerminal": boolean,
"location": {
"availabilityZone": "string",
"regionName": "string"
},
"operationDetails": "string",
"operationType": "string",
"resourceName": "string",
"resourceType": "string",
"status": "string",
"statusChangedAt": 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.
- operations
-
An array of objects that describe the result of the action, such as the status of the request, the timestamp of the request, and the resources affected by the request.
Type: Array of Operation objects
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
- AccessDeniedException
-
Lightsail throws this exception when the user cannot be authenticated or uses invalid credentials to access a resource.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- AccountSetupInProgressException
-
Lightsail throws this exception when an account is still in the setup in progress state.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- InvalidInputException
-
Lightsail throws this exception when user input does not conform to the validation rules of an input field.
Note
Domain and distribution APIs are only available in the N. Virginia (
us-east-1
) AWS Region. Please set your AWS Region configuration tous-east-1
to create, view, or edit these resources.HTTP Status Code: 400
- NotFoundException
-
Lightsail throws this exception when it cannot find a resource.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- OperationFailureException
-
Lightsail throws this exception when an operation fails to execute.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ServiceException
-
A general service exception.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- UnauthenticatedException
-
Lightsail throws this exception when the user has not been authenticated.
HTTP Status Code: 400
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: