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Create a Systems Manager Parameter (AWS CLI)

You can use the AWS CLI to create a parameter that uses the String, StringList, or SecureString data type.

For more information about using the AWS CLI to create parameters, see Walkthrough: Create and Use a Parameter in a Command (AWS CLI).

Note

Parameters are only available in the Region where they were created.

Create a String or StringList Parameter (AWS CLI)

  1. Install and configure the AWS CLI, if you have not already.

    For information, see Install or Upgrade and then Configure the AWS CLI.

  2. Run the following command to create a parameter.

    aws ssm put-parameter --name "parameter_name" --value "a parameter value, or a comma-separated list of values" --type String or StringList --tier Standard or Advanced

    If successful, the command returns the version number of the parameter.

    Here is an example that uses the StringList data type.

    aws ssm put-parameter --name /IAD/ERP/Oracle/addUsers --value "Milana,Mariana,Mark,Miguel" --type StringList --tier Standard

    Note

    • If you don't specify a tier parameter, the systems creates a standard parameter. For more information, about advanced parameters, see About Advanced Parameters.

    • Items in a StringList must be separated by a comma (,). You can't use other punctuation or special character to escape items in the list. If you have a parameter value that requires a comma, then use the String data type.

  3. Run the following command to verify the details of the parameter. 

    aws ssm get-parameters --name "the_parameter_name_you_specified"

    Here is an example that uses the name specified in the earlier example. 

    aws ssm get-parameters --name "/IAD/ERP/Oracle/addUsers"

Create a Secure String Parameter (AWS CLI)

Before you create a secure string parameter, read about the requirements for this type of parameter. For more information, see About Secure String Parameters.

  1. Install and configure the AWS CLI, if you have not already.

    For information, see Install or Upgrade and then Configure the AWS CLI.

  2. Run the following command to create a parameter.

    aws ssm put-parameter --name "parameter_name" --value "parameter value" --type SecureString --key-id "a KMS CMK ID, a KMS CMK ARN, an alias name, or an alias ARN" --tier Standard or Advanced

    Note

    To use the AWS Key Management Service (KMS) customer master key (CMK) assigned to your account, remove the key-id parameter from the command. For more information about CMKs, see AWS Key Management Service Concepts in the AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide.

    Here is an example that uses an obfuscated name (elixir3131) for a password parameter and a CMK. 

    aws ssm put-parameter --name /Finance/Payroll/elixir3131 --value "P@sSwW)rd" --type SecureString --key-id arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:123456789012:key/1a2b3c4d-1a2b-1a2b-1a2b-1a2b3c4d5e --tier Advanced

  3. Run the following command to verify the details of the parameter. 

    aws ssm get-parameters --name "the_parameter_name_you_specified" --with-decryption

    Note

    If you don't specify the with-decryption parameter, or if you specify the no-with-decryption parameter, the command returns an encrypted GUID.