CloudFront examples using AWS CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the AWS Command Line Interface with CloudFront.

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The following code example shows how to use associate-distribution-tenant-web-acl.

AWS CLI

To associate a web ACL with a CloudFront distribution tenant

The following associate-distribution-tenant-web-acl example associates a web ACL with a CloudFront distribution with ETag E13V1IB3VIYABC.


aws cloudfront associate-distribution-tenant-web-acl \
    --id dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJO1AB \
    --if-match E13V1IB3VIYABC \
    --web-acl-arn arn:aws:wafv2:us-east-1:123456789012:global/webacl/web-global-example/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E1VC38T7YXBABC",
    "Id": "dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJO1AB",
    "WebACLArn": "arn:aws:wafv2:us-east-1:123456789012:global/webacl/web-global-example/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111"
}

For more information, see Use AWS WAF protections in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see AssociateDistributionTenantWebAcl in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use associate-distribution-web-acl.

AWS CLI

To associate a web ACL with a CloudFront distribution

The following associate-distribution-web-acl example associates a web ACL with a CloudFront distribution.


aws cloudfront associate-distribution-web-acl \
    --id E1XNX8R2GOAABC \
    --if-match E2YWS1C2J3OABC \
    --web-acl-arn arn:aws:wafv2:us-east-1:123456789012:global/webacl/web-global-example/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E3QE7ED60U0ABC",
    "Id": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
    "WebACLArn": "arn:aws:wafv2:us-east-1:123456789012:global/webacl/web-global-example/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111"
}

For more information, see Use AWS WAF protections in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see AssociateDistributionWebAcl in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-cloud-front-origin-access-identity.

AWS CLI

To create a CloudFront origin access identity

The following create-cloud-front-origin-access-identity example creates a CloudFront origin access identity (OAI) by providing the OAI configuration as a command line argument.


aws cloudfront create-cloud-front-origin-access-identity \
    --cloud-front-origin-access-identity-config CallerReference="cli-example",Comment="Example OAI"

You can accomplish the same thing by providing the OAI configuration in a JSON file, as shown in the following example.


aws cloudfront create-cloud-front-origin-access-identity \
    --cloud-front-origin-access-identity-config file://OAI-config.json

Contents of OAI-config.json:


{
    "CallerReference": "cli-example",
    "Comment": "Example OAI"
}

Whether you provide the OAI configuration with a command line argument or a JSON file, the output is the same.

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/origin-access-identity/cloudfront/E74FTE3AEXAMPLE",
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity": {
        "Id": "E74FTE3AEXAMPLE",
        "S3CanonicalUserId": "cd13868f797c227fbea2830611a26fe0a21ba1b826ab4bed9b7771c9aEXAMPLE",
        "CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentityConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Comment": "Example OAI"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Restrict access to an Amazon S3 origin in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreateCloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-connection-group.

AWS CLI

To create a connection group in CloudFront

The following create-connection-group example creates an enabled connection group, specifies an Anycast static IP list, and disables IPv6.


aws cloudfront create-connection-group \
    --name cg-with-anycast-ip-list \
    --no-ipv6-enabled \
    --enabled \
    --anycast-ip-list-id aip_CCkW6gKrDiBD4n78123ABC \
    --tags "Items=[{Key=abc,Value=123}]"

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
    "ConnectionGroup": {
        "Id": "cg_2yb6uj74B4PCbfhT31WFdiSABC",
        "Name": "cg-with-anycast-ip-list",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:connection-group/cg_2yb6uj74B4PCbfhT31WFdiSABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-06-16T16:25:50.061000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-06-16T16:25:50.061000+00:00",
        "Tags": {
            "Items": [
                {
                    "Key": "abc",
                    "Value": "123"
                }
            ]
        },
        "Ipv6Enabled": false,
        "RoutingEndpoint": "dj6xusxq65abc.cloudfront.net",
        "AnycastIpListId": "aip_CCkW6gKrDiBD4n78123ABC",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "Enabled": true,
        "IsDefault": false
    }
}

For more information, see Create custom connection group (optional) in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreateConnectionGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-distribution-tenant.

AWS CLI

Example 1: To create a CloudFront distribution tenant that uses a custom certificate

The following create-distribution-tenant example creates a CloudFront distribution tenant that specifies customizations to disable WAF, add geo-restrictions, and uses another TLS certificate.


aws cloudfront create-distribution-tenant \
    --cli-input-json file://tenant.json

Contents of tenant.json:


{
    "DistributionId": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
    "Domains": [
        {
            "Domain": "example.com"
        }
    ],
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "Name": "testParam",
            "Value": "defaultValue"
        }
    ],
    "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
    "Enabled": false,
    "Tags": {
        "Items": [
            {
                "Key": "tag",
                "Value": "tagValue"
            }
        ]
    },
    "Name": "new-tenant-customizations",
    "Customizations": {
        "GeoRestrictions": {
            "Locations": ["DE"],
            "RestrictionType": "whitelist"
        },
        "WebAcl": {
            "Action": "disable"
        },
        "Certificate": {
            "Arn": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111"
        }
    }
}

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
    "DistributionTenant": {
        "Id": "dt_2yN5tYwVbPKr7m2IB69M1yp1AB",
        "DistributionId": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
        "Name": "new-tenant-customizations",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2yN5tYwVbPKr7m2IB69M1yp1AB",
        "Domains": [
            {
                "Domain": "example.com",
                "Status": "active"
            }
        ],
        "Tags": {
            "Items": [
                {
                    "Key": "tag",
                    "Value": "tagValue"
                }
            ]
        },
        "Customizations": {
            "WebAcl": {
                "Action": "disable"
            },
            "Certificate": {
                "Arn": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111"
            },
            "GeoRestrictions": {
                "RestrictionType": "whitelist",
                "Locations": [
                    "DE"
                ]
            }
        },
        "Parameters": [
            {
                "Name": "testParam",
                "Value": "defaultValue"
            }
        ],
        "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-06-11T17:20:06.432000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-06-11T17:20:06.432000+00:00",
        "Enabled": false,
        "Status": "InProgress"
    }
}

Example 2: To create a distribution tenant with an inherited certificate

The following create-distribution-tenant example creates a distribution tenant and specifies an inherited TLS certificate from the multi-tenant distribution.


aws cloudfront create-distribution-tenant \
    --cli-input-json file://tenant.json

Contents of tenant.json:


{
    "DistributionId": "E1HVIAU7U12ABC",
    "Domains": [
        {
            "Domain": "example.com"
        }
    ],
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "Name": "tenantName",
            "Value": "first-tenant"
        }
    ],
    "Enabled": true,
    "Name": "new-tenant-no-cert"
}

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F0ABC",
    "DistributionTenant": {
        "Id": "dt_2zhRB0vBe0B72LZCVy1mgzI1AB",
        "DistributionId": "E1HVIAU7U12ABC",
        "Name": "new-tenant-no-cert",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2zhRB0vBe0B72LZCVy1mgzI1AB",
        "Domains": [
            {
                "Domain": "example.com",
                "Status": "active"
            }
        ],
        "Parameters": [
            {
                "Name": "tenantName",
                "Value": "first-tenant"
            }
        ],
        "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2yQEwpipGFN0hhA0ZemPabOABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-07-10T20:59:38.414000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-07-10T20:59:38.414000+00:00",
        "Enabled": true,
        "Status": "InProgress"
    }
}

Example 3: To create a CloudFront distribution tenant using a CloudFront-hosted validation token

The following create-distribution-tenant example creates a distribution tenant and uses a CloudFront-hosted validation token for your domain name.


aws cloudfront create-distribution-tenant \
    --cli-input-json file://tenant.json

Contents of tenant.json:


{
    "DistributionId": "E2GJ5J9QN12ABC",
    "Domains": [
        {
            "Domain": "example.com"
        }
    ],
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "Name": "tenantName",
            "Value": "first-tenant"
        }
    ],
    "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2yQEwpipGFN0hhA0ZemPabOABC",
    "Enabled": true,
    "Name": "new-tenant-cf-hosted",
    "ManagedCertificateRequest": {
        "ValidationTokenHost": "cloudfront"
    }
}

Important: To successfully run this command, you must configure a CNAME DNS record that points your new domain (example.com) to the routing endpoint of the connection group that is associated with the distribution tenant. This CNAME record must also be propagated before CloudFront can successfully complete this request.

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F0ABC",
    "DistributionTenant": {
        "Id": "dt_2zhStKrA524GvvTWJX92Ozl1AB",
        "DistributionId": "E2GJ5J9QN12ABC",
        "Name": "new-tenant-cf-hosted",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2zhStKrA524GvvTWJX92Ozl1AB",
        "Domains": [
            {
                "Domain": "example.com",
                "Status": "inactive"
            }
        ],
        "Parameters": [
            {
                "Name": "tenantName",
                "Value": "first-tenant"
            }
        ],
        "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2zhSaGatwwXjTjE42nneZzqABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-07-10T21:13:46.416000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-07-10T21:13:46.416000+00:00",
        "Enabled": true,
        "Status": "InProgress"
    }
}

Example 4: To create a CloudFront distribution tenant using a self-hosted validation token

The following create-distribution-tenant example creates a CloudFront distribution tenant and uses a self-hosted validation token.


aws cloudfront create-distribution-tenant \
    --cli-input-json file://tenant.json

Contents of tenant.json:


{
    "DistributionId": "E2GJ5J9QN12ABC",
    "Domains": [
        {
            "Domain": "example.com"
        }
    ],
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "Name": "tenantName",
            "Value": "first-tenant"
        }
    ],
    "Enabled": true,
    "Name": "new-tenant-self-hosted",
    "ManagedCertificateRequest": {
        "ValidationTokenHost": "self-hosted"
    }
}

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F0ABC",
    "DistributionTenant": {
        "Id": "dt_2zhTFBV93OfFJJ3YMdNM5BC1AB",
        "DistributionId": "E2GJ5J9QN12ABC",
        "Name": "new-tenant-self-hosted",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2zhTFBV93OfFJJ3YMdNM5BC1AB",
        "Domains": [
            {
                "Domain": "example.com",
                "Status": "inactive"
            }
        ],
        "Parameters": [
            {
                "Name": "tenantName",
                "Value": "first-tenant"
            }
        ],
        "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2yQEwpipGFN0hhA0ZemPabOABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-07-10T21:16:39.828000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-07-10T21:16:39.828000+00:00",
        "Enabled": true,
        "Status": "InProgress"
    }
}

Important: After you run this command, the distribution tenant will be created without validation. To validate the managed certificate request and configure the DNS when you're ready to start receiving traffic, see Complete domain setup in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For more information about creating distribution tenants, see Create a distribution in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreateDistributionTenant in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-distribution-with-tags.

AWS CLI

To create a CloudFront distribution with tags

The following create-distribution-with-tags example creates a distribution with two tags by providing the distribution configuration and tags in a JSON file named dist-config-with-tags.json.


aws cloudfront create-distribution-with-tags \
    --distribution-config-with-tags file://dist-config-with-tags.json

The file dist-config-with-tags.json is a JSON document in the current folder. Note the Tags object at the top of the file, which contains two tags:

Name = ExampleDistributionProject = ExampleProject

Contents of dist-config-with-tags.json:


{
    "Tags": {
        "Items": [
            {
                "Key": "Name",
                "Value": "ExampleDistribution"
            },
            {
                "Key": "Project",
                "Value": "ExampleProject"
            }
        ]
    },
    "DistributionConfig": {
        "CallerReference": "cli-example",
        "Aliases": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
        "Origins": {
            "Quantity": 1,
            "Items": [
                {
                    "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                    "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
                    "OriginPath": "",
                    "CustomHeaders": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "S3OriginConfig": {
                        "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "OriginGroups": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
            "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
            "ForwardedValues": {
                "QueryString": false,
                "Cookies": {
                    "Forward": "none"
                },
                "Headers": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "TrustedSigners": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
            "MinTTL": 0,
            "AllowedMethods": {
                "Quantity": 2,
                "Items": [
                    "HEAD",
                    "GET"
                ],
                "CachedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "HEAD",
                        "GET"
                    ]
                }
            },
            "SmoothStreaming": false,
            "DefaultTTL": 86400,
            "MaxTTL": 31536000,
            "Compress": false,
            "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
        },
        "CacheBehaviors": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "CustomErrorResponses": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "Comment": "",
        "Logging": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "IncludeCookies": false,
            "Bucket": "",
            "Prefix": ""
        },
        "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
        "Enabled": true,
        "ViewerCertificate": {
            "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
            "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
            "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
        },
        "Restrictions": {
            "GeoRestriction": {
                "RestrictionType": "none",
                "Quantity": 0
            }
        },
        "WebACLId": "",
        "HttpVersion": "http2",
        "IsIPV6Enabled": true
    }
}

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE",
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "Distribution": {
        "Id": "EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-04T23:35:41.433Z",
        "InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
        "DomainName": "d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net",
        "ActiveTrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DistributionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Aliases": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
            "Origins": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                        "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
                        "OriginPath": "",
                        "CustomHeaders": {
                            "Quantity": 0
                        },
                        "S3OriginConfig": {
                            "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "OriginGroups": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                "ForwardedValues": {
                    "QueryString": false,
                    "Cookies": {
                        "Forward": "none"
                    },
                    "Headers": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    }
                },
                "TrustedSigners": {
                    "Enabled": false,
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                "MinTTL": 0,
                "AllowedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "HEAD",
                        "GET"
                    ],
                    "CachedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": [
                            "HEAD",
                            "GET"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "SmoothStreaming": false,
                "DefaultTTL": 86400,
                "MaxTTL": 31536000,
                "Compress": false,
                "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
            },
            "CacheBehaviors": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "CustomErrorResponses": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "Comment": "",
            "Logging": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "IncludeCookies": false,
                "Bucket": "",
                "Prefix": ""
            },
            "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
            "Enabled": true,
            "ViewerCertificate": {
                "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
                "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
                "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
            },
            "Restrictions": {
                "GeoRestriction": {
                    "RestrictionType": "none",
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "WebACLId": "",
            "HttpVersion": "http2",
            "IsIPV6Enabled": true
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Tag a CloudFront resource in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreateDistributionWithTags in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-distribution.

AWS CLI

Example 1: To create a CloudFront distribution

The following create-distribution example creates a distribution for an S3 bucket named amzn-s3-demo-bucket, and also specifies index.html as the default root object, using command line arguments.


aws cloudfront create-distribution \
    --origin-domain-name amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com \
    --default-root-object index.html

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/distribution/EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
    "ETag": "E9LHASXEXAMPLE",
    "Distribution": {
        "Id": "EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-11-22T00:55:15.705Z",
        "InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
        "DomainName": "d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net",
        "ActiveTrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DistributionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Aliases": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
            "Origins": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                        "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
                        "OriginPath": "",
                        "CustomHeaders": {
                            "Quantity": 0
                        },
                        "S3OriginConfig": {
                            "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "OriginGroups": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                "ForwardedValues": {
                    "QueryString": false,
                    "Cookies": {
                        "Forward": "none"
                    },
                    "Headers": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    }
                },
                "TrustedSigners": {
                    "Enabled": false,
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                "MinTTL": 0,
                "AllowedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "HEAD",
                        "GET"
                    ],
                    "CachedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": [
                            "HEAD",
                            "GET"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "SmoothStreaming": false,
                "DefaultTTL": 86400,
                "MaxTTL": 31536000,
                "Compress": false,
                "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
            },
            "CacheBehaviors": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "CustomErrorResponses": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "Comment": "",
            "Logging": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "IncludeCookies": false,
                "Bucket": "",
                "Prefix": ""
            },
            "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
            "Enabled": true,
            "ViewerCertificate": {
                "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
                "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
                "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
            },
            "Restrictions": {
                "GeoRestriction": {
                    "RestrictionType": "none",
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "WebACLId": "",
            "HttpVersion": "http2",
            "IsIPV6Enabled": true
        }
    }
}

Example 2: To create a CloudFront distribution using a JSON file

The following create-distribution example creates a distribution for an S3 bucket named amzn-s3-demo-bucket, and also specifies index.html as the default root object, using a JSON file.


aws cloudfront create-distribution \
    --distribution-config file://dist-config.json

Contents of dist-config.json:


{
    "CallerReference": "cli-example",
    "Aliases": {
        "Quantity": 0
    },
    "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
    "Origins": {
        "Quantity": 1,
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
                "OriginPath": "",
                "CustomHeaders": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "S3OriginConfig": {
                    "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "OriginGroups": {
        "Quantity": 0
    },
    "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
        "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
        "ForwardedValues": {
            "QueryString": false,
            "Cookies": {
                "Forward": "none"
            },
            "Headers": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                "Quantity": 0
            }
        },
        "TrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
        "MinTTL": 0,
        "AllowedMethods": {
            "Quantity": 2,
            "Items": [
                "HEAD",
                "GET"
            ],
            "CachedMethods": {
                "Quantity": 2,
                "Items": [
                    "HEAD",
                    "GET"
                ]
            }
        },
        "SmoothStreaming": false,
        "DefaultTTL": 86400,
        "MaxTTL": 31536000,
        "Compress": false,
        "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
    },
    "CacheBehaviors": {
        "Quantity": 0
    },
    "CustomErrorResponses": {
        "Quantity": 0
    },
    "Comment": "",
    "Logging": {
        "Enabled": false,
        "IncludeCookies": false,
        "Bucket": "",
        "Prefix": ""
    },
    "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
    "Enabled": true,
    "ViewerCertificate": {
        "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
        "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
        "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
    },
    "Restrictions": {
        "GeoRestriction": {
            "RestrictionType": "none",
            "Quantity": 0
        }
    },
    "WebACLId": "",
    "HttpVersion": "http2",
    "IsIPV6Enabled": true
}

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/distribution/EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
    "ETag": "E9LHASXEXAMPLE",
    "Distribution": {
        "Id": "EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-11-22T00:55:15.705Z",
        "InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
        "DomainName": "d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net",
        "ActiveTrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DistributionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Aliases": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
            "Origins": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                        "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
                        "OriginPath": "",
                        "CustomHeaders": {
                            "Quantity": 0
                        },
                        "S3OriginConfig": {
                            "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "OriginGroups": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                "ForwardedValues": {
                    "QueryString": false,
                    "Cookies": {
                        "Forward": "none"
                    },
                    "Headers": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    }
                },
                "TrustedSigners": {
                    "Enabled": false,
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                "MinTTL": 0,
                "AllowedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "HEAD",
                        "GET"
                    ],
                    "CachedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": [
                            "HEAD",
                            "GET"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "SmoothStreaming": false,
                "DefaultTTL": 86400,
                "MaxTTL": 31536000,
                "Compress": false,
                "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
            },
            "CacheBehaviors": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "CustomErrorResponses": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "Comment": "",
            "Logging": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "IncludeCookies": false,
                "Bucket": "",
                "Prefix": ""
            },
            "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
            "Enabled": true,
            "ViewerCertificate": {
                "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
                "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
                "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
            },
            "Restrictions": {
                "GeoRestriction": {
                    "RestrictionType": "none",
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "WebACLId": "",
            "HttpVersion": "http2",
            "IsIPV6Enabled": true
        }
    }
}

Example 3: To create a CloudFront multi-tenant distribution with a certificate

The following create-distribution example creates a CloudFront distribution with multi-tenant support and a specifies a TLS certificate.


aws cloudfront create-distribution \
    --distribution-config file://dist-config.json

Contents of dist-config.json:


{
    "CallerReference": "cli-example-with-cert",
    "Comment": "CLI example distribution",
    "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
    "Origins": {
        "Quantity": 1,
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                "OriginPath": "/{{tenantName}}",
                "CustomHeaders": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "S3OriginConfig": {
                    "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
        "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
        "CachePolicyId": "658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e5ABC",
        "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
        "AllowedMethods": {
            "Quantity": 2,
            "Items": ["HEAD", "GET"],
            "CachedMethods": {
                "Quantity": 2,
                "Items": ["HEAD", "GET"]
            }
        }
    },
    "Enabled": true,
    "ViewerCertificate": {
        "ACMCertificateArn": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
        "SSLSupportMethod": "sni-only"
    },
    "HttpVersion": "http2",
    "ConnectionMode": "tenant-only",
    "TenantConfig": {
        "ParameterDefinitions": [
            {
                "Name": "tenantName",
                "Definition": {
                    "StringSchema": {
                        "Comment": "tenantName parameter",
                        "DefaultValue": "root",
                        "Required": false
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2020-05-31/distribution/E1HVIAU7UABC",
    "ETag": "E20LT7R1BABC",
    "Distribution": {
        "Id": "E1HVIAU7U12ABC",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/E1HVIAU7U12ABC",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-07-10T20:33:31.117000+00:00",
        "InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
        "DomainName": "example.com",
        "ActiveTrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "ActiveTrustedKeyGroups": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DistributionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example-with-cert",
            "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
            "Origins": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                        "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                        "OriginPath": "/{{tenantName}}",
                        "CustomHeaders": {
                            "Quantity": 0
                        },
                        "S3OriginConfig": {
                            "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                        },
                        "ConnectionAttempts": 3,
                        "ConnectionTimeout": 10,
                        "OriginShield": {
                            "Enabled": false
                        },
                        "OriginAccessControlId": ""
                    }
                ]
            },
            "OriginGroups": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                "TrustedKeyGroups": {
                    "Enabled": false,
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                "AllowedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": ["HEAD", "GET"],
                    "CachedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": ["HEAD", "GET"]
                    }
                },
                "Compress": false,
                "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FieldLevelEncryptionId": "",
                "CachePolicyId": "658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e5ABC",
                "GrpcConfig": {
                    "Enabled": false
                }
            },
            "CacheBehaviors": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "CustomErrorResponses": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "Comment": "CLI example distribution",
            "Logging": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "IncludeCookies": false,
                "Bucket": "",
                "Prefix": ""
            },
            "Enabled": true,
            "ViewerCertificate": {
                "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": false,
                "ACMCertificateArn": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/1954f095-11b6-4daf-9952-0c308a00abc",
                "SSLSupportMethod": "sni-only",
                "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1.2_2021",
                "Certificate": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/1954f095-11b6-4daf-9952-0c308a00abc",
                "CertificateSource": "acm"
            },
            "Restrictions": {
                "GeoRestriction": {
                    "RestrictionType": "none",
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "WebACLId": "",
            "HttpVersion": "http2",
            "TenantConfig": {
                "ParameterDefinitions": [
                    {
                        "Name": "tenantName",
                        "Definition": {
                            "StringSchema": {
                                "Comment": "tenantName parameter",
                                "DefaultValue": "root",
                                "Required": false
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "ConnectionMode": "tenant-only"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Working with distributions in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

Example 4: To create a CloudFront multi-tenant distribution without a certificate

The following create-distribution example creates a CloudFront distribution with multi-tenant support but without a TLS certificate.


aws cloudfront create-distribution \
    --distribution-config file://dist-config.json

Contents of dist-config.json:


{
    "CallerReference": "cli-example",
    "Comment": "CLI example distribution",
    "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
    "Origins": {
        "Quantity": 1,
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                "OriginPath": "/{{tenantName}}",
                "CustomHeaders": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "S3OriginConfig": {
                    "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
        "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
        "CachePolicyId": "658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e5ABC",
        "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
        "AllowedMethods": {
            "Quantity": 2,
            "Items": [
                "HEAD",
                "GET"
            ],
            "CachedMethods": {
                "Quantity": 2,
                "Items": [
                    "HEAD",
                    "GET"
                ]
            }
        }
    },
    "Enabled": true,
    "HttpVersion": "http2",
    "ConnectionMode": "tenant-only",
    "TenantConfig": {
        "ParameterDefinitions": [
            {
                "Name": "tenantName",
                "Definition": {
                    "StringSchema": {
                        "Comment": "tenantName parameter",
                        "DefaultValue": "root",
                        "Required": false
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2020-05-31/distribution/E2GJ5J9QN12ABC",
    "ETag": "E37YLVVQIABC",
    "Distribution": {
        "Id": "E2GJ5J9QNABC",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/E2GJ5J9QN12ABC",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-07-10T20:35:20.565000+00:00",
        "InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
        "DomainName": "example.com",
        "ActiveTrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "ActiveTrustedKeyGroups": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DistributionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example-no-cert",
            "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
            "Origins": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                        "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                        "OriginPath": "/{{tenantName}}",
                        "CustomHeaders": {
                            "Quantity": 0
                        },
                        "S3OriginConfig": {
                            "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                        },
                        "ConnectionAttempts": 3,
                        "ConnectionTimeout": 10,
                        "OriginShield": {
                            "Enabled": false
                        },
                        "OriginAccessControlId": ""
                    }
                ]
            },
            "OriginGroups": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                "TrustedKeyGroups": {
                    "Enabled": false,
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                "AllowedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "HEAD",
                        "GET"
                    ],
                    "CachedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": [
                            "HEAD",
                            "GET"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "Compress": false,
                "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FieldLevelEncryptionId": "",
                "CachePolicyId": "658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e5ABC",
                "GrpcConfig": {
                    "Enabled": false
                }
            },
            "CacheBehaviors": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "CustomErrorResponses": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "Comment": "CLI example distribution",
            "Logging": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "IncludeCookies": false,
                "Bucket": "",
                "Prefix": ""
            },
            "Enabled": true,
            "ViewerCertificate": {
                "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
                "SSLSupportMethod": "sni-only",
                "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
                "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
            },
            "Restrictions": {
                "GeoRestriction": {
                    "RestrictionType": "none",
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "WebACLId": "",
            "HttpVersion": "http2",
            "TenantConfig": {
                "ParameterDefinitions": [
                    {
                        "Name": "tenantName",
                        "Definition": {
                            "StringSchema": {
                                "Comment": "tenantName parameter",
                                "DefaultValue": "root",
                                "Required": false
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "ConnectionMode": "tenant-only"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Configure distributions in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreateDistribution in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-field-level-encryption-config.

AWS CLI

To create a CloudFront field-level encryption configuration

The following create-field-level-encryption-config example creates a field-level encryption configuration by providing the configuration parameters in a JSON file named fle-config.json. Before you can create a field-level encryption configuration, you must have a field-level encryption profile. To create a profile, see the create-field-level-encryption-profile command.


aws cloudfront create-field-level-encryption-config \
    --field-level-encryption-config file://fle-config.json

Contents of fle-config.json:


{
    "CallerReference": "cli-example",
    "Comment": "Example FLE configuration",
    "QueryArgProfileConfig": {
        "ForwardWhenQueryArgProfileIsUnknown": true,
        "QueryArgProfiles": {
            "Quantity": 0
        }
    },
    "ContentTypeProfileConfig": {
        "ForwardWhenContentTypeIsUnknown": true,
        "ContentTypeProfiles": {
            "Quantity": 1,
            "Items": [
                {
                    "Format": "URLEncoded",
                    "ProfileId": "P280MFCLSYOCVU",
                    "ContentType": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/field-level-encryption/C3KM2WVD605UAY",
    "ETag": "E2P4Z4VU7TY5SG",
    "FieldLevelEncryption": {
        "Id": "C3KM2WVD605UAY",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-10T21:30:18.974Z",
        "FieldLevelEncryptionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Comment": "Example FLE configuration",
            "QueryArgProfileConfig": {
                "ForwardWhenQueryArgProfileIsUnknown": true,
                "QueryArgProfiles": {
                    "Quantity": 0,
                    "Items": []
                }
            },
            "ContentTypeProfileConfig": {
                "ForwardWhenContentTypeIsUnknown": true,
                "ContentTypeProfiles": {
                    "Quantity": 1,
                    "Items": [
                        {
                            "Format": "URLEncoded",
                            "ProfileId": "P280MFCLSYOCVU",
                            "ContentType": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreateFieldLevelEncryptionConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-field-level-encryption-profile.

AWS CLI

To create a CloudFront field-level encryption profile

The following create-field-level-encryption-profile example creates a field-level encryption profile by providing the parameters in a JSON file named fle-profile-config.json. Before you can create a field-level encryption profile, you must have a CloudFront public key. To create a CloudFront public key, see the create-public-key command.


aws cloudfront create-field-level-encryption-profile \
    --field-level-encryption-profile-config file://fle-profile-config.json

Contents of fle-profile-config.json:


{
    "Name": "ExampleFLEProfile",
    "CallerReference": "cli-example",
    "Comment": "FLE profile for AWS CLI example",
    "EncryptionEntities": {
        "Quantity": 1,
        "Items": [
            {
                "PublicKeyId": "K2K8NC4HVFE3M0",
                "ProviderId": "ExampleFLEProvider",
                "FieldPatterns": {
                    "Quantity": 1,
                    "Items": [
                        "ExampleSensitiveField"
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/field-level-encryption-profile/PPK0UOSIF5WSV",
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "FieldLevelEncryptionProfile": {
        "Id": "PPK0UOSIF5WSV",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-10T01:03:16.537Z",
        "FieldLevelEncryptionProfileConfig": {
            "Name": "ExampleFLEProfile",
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Comment": "FLE profile for AWS CLI example",
            "EncryptionEntities": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "PublicKeyId": "K2K8NC4HVFE3M0",
                        "ProviderId": "ExampleFLEProvider",
                        "FieldPatterns": {
                            "Quantity": 1,
                            "Items": [
                                "ExampleSensitiveField"
                            ]
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreateFieldLevelEncryptionProfile in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-invalidation-for-distribution-tenant.

AWS CLI

To create a CloudFront invalidation for a distribution tenant

The following create-invalidation-for-distribution-tenant example creates an invalidation for all files in a CloudFront distribution tenant.


aws cloudfront create-invalidation-for-distribution-tenant \
    --id dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJO1AB \
    --invalidation-batch '{"Paths": {"Quantity": 1, "Items": ["/*"]}, "CallerReference": "invalidation-'$(date +%s)'"}'

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2020-05-31/distribution-tenant/dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJO1AB/invalidation/I2JGL2F1ZAA426PGG0YLLKABC",
    "Invalidation": {
        "Id": "I2JGL2F1ZAA426PGG0YLLKABC",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "CreateTime": "2025-05-07T16:59:25.947000+00:00",
        "InvalidationBatch": {
            "Paths": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    "/*"
                ]
            },
            "CallerReference": "invalidation-1783101622"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Invalidate files to remove content in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreateInvalidationForDistributionTenant in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-invalidation.

AWS CLI

To create an invalidation for a CloudFront distribution

The following create-invalidation example creates an invalidation for the specified files in the specified CloudFront distribution.


aws cloudfront create-invalidation \
    --distribution-id EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE \
    --paths "/example-path/example-file.jpg" "/example-path/example-file2.png"

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE/invalidation/I1JLWSDAP8FU89",
    "Invalidation": {
        "Id": "I1JLWSDAP8FU89",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "CreateTime": "2019-12-05T18:24:51.407Z",
        "InvalidationBatch": {
            "Paths": {
                "Quantity": 2,
                "Items": [
                    "/example-path/example-file2.png",
                    "/example-path/example-file.jpg"
                ]
            },
            "CallerReference": "cli-1575570291-670203"
        }
    }
}

In the previous example, the AWS CLI automatically generated a random CallerReference. To specify your own CallerReference, or to avoid passing the invalidation parameters as command line arguments, you can use a JSON file. The following example creates an invalidation for two files, by providing the invalidation parameters in a JSON file named inv-batch.json.


aws cloudfront create-invalidation \
    --distribution-id EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE \
    --invalidation-batch file://inv-batch.json

Contents of inv-batch.json:


{
    "Paths": {
        "Quantity": 2,
        "Items": [
            "/example-path/example-file.jpg",
            "/example-path/example-file2.png"
        ]
    },
    "CallerReference": "cli-example"
}

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE/invalidation/I2J0I21PCUYOIK",
    "Invalidation": {
        "Id": "I2J0I21PCUYOIK",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "CreateTime": "2019-12-05T18:40:49.413Z",
        "InvalidationBatch": {
            "Paths": {
                "Quantity": 2,
                "Items": [
                    "/example-path/example-file.jpg",
                    "/example-path/example-file2.png"
                ]
            },
            "CallerReference": "cli-example"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Invalidate files to remove content in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreateInvalidation in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use create-public-key.

AWS CLI

To create a CloudFront public key

The following create-public-key example creates a CloudFront public key by providing the parameters in a JSON file named pub-key-config.json. Before you can use this command, you must have a PEM-encoded public key. For more information, see Step 1: Create an RSA key pair in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.


aws cloudfront create-public-key \
    --public-key-config file://pub-key-config.json

Contents of pub-key-config.json:


{
    "CallerReference": "cli-example",
    "Name": "ExampleKey",
    "EncodedKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxPMbCA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pw\nwd3H/7jPGwj8bLUmore7bX+oeGpZ6QmLAe/1UOWcmZX2u70dYcSIzB1ofZtcn4cJ\nenHBAzO3ohBY/L1tQGJfS2A+omnN6H16VZE1JCK8XSJyfze7MDLcUyHZETdxuvRb\nA9X343/vMAuQPnhinFJ8Wdy8YBXSPpy7r95ylUQd9LfYTBzVZYG2tSesplcOkjM3\n2Uu+oMWxQAw1NINnSLPinMVsutJy6ZqlV3McWNWe4T+STGtWhrPNqJEn45sIcCx4\nq+kGZ2NQ0FyIyT2eiLKOX5Rgb/a36E/aMk4VoDsaenBQgG7WLTnstb9sr7MIhS6A\nrwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n",
    "Comment": "example public key"
}

Output:


{
    "Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2019-03-26/public-key/KDFB19YGCR002",
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "PublicKey": {
        "Id": "KDFB19YGCR002",
        "CreatedTime": "2019-12-05T18:51:43.781Z",
        "PublicKeyConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Name": "ExampleKey",
            "EncodedKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxPMbCA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pw\nwd3H/7jPGwj8bLUmore7bX+oeGpZ6QmLAe/1UOWcmZX2u70dYcSIzB1ofZtcn4cJ\nenHBAzO3ohBY/L1tQGJfS2A+omnN6H16VZE1JCK8XSJyfze7MDLcUyHZETdxuvRb\nA9X343/vMAuQPnhinFJ8Wdy8YBXSPpy7r95ylUQd9LfYTBzVZYG2tSesplcOkjM3\n2Uu+oMWxQAw1NINnSLPinMVsutJy6ZqlV3McWNWe4T+STGtWhrPNqJEn45sIcCx4\nq+kGZ2NQ0FyIyT2eiLKOX5Rgb/a36E/aMk4VoDsaenBQgG7WLTnstb9sr7MIhS6A\nrwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n",
            "Comment": "example public key"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Step 2: Add your public key to CloudFront in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see CreatePublicKey in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use delete-cloud-front-origin-access-identity.

AWS CLI

To delete a CloudFront origin access identity

The following delete-cloud-front-origin-access-identity example deletes the origin access identity (OAI) with the ID E74FTE3AEXAMPLE. To delete an OAI, you must have the OAI's ID and ETag. The OAI ID is returned in the output of the create-cloud-front-origin-access-identity and list-cloud-front-origin-access-identities commands. To get the ETag, use the get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity or get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity-config command. Use the --if-match option to provide the OAI's ETag.


aws cloudfront delete-cloud-front-origin-access-identity \
    --id E74FTE3AEXAMPLE \
    --if-match E2QWRUHEXAMPLE

This command produces no output.

When successful, this command has no output.

For more information, see Restrict access to an Amazon S3 origin in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see DeleteCloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use delete-connection-group.

AWS CLI

To delete a connection group

The following delete-connection-group example deletes a connection group. The connection group must be disabled and can't be associated with any CloudFront resources.


aws cloudfront delete-connection-group \
    --id cg_2wjLpjbHkLUdhWAjHllcOeABC \
    --if-match ETVPDKIKX0DABC

This command produces no output.

For more information about managing connection groups, see Create custom connection group (optional) in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see DeleteConnectionGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use delete-distribution-tenant.

AWS CLI

To delete a distribution tenant

The following delete-distribution-tenant example deletes a distribution tenant with ETag ETVPDKIKX0DABC. The distribution tenant must be disabled and can't be associated with any CloudFront resources.


aws cloudfront delete-distribution-tenant \
    --id dt_2wjMUbg3NHZEQ7OfoalP5zi1AB \
    --if-match ETVPDKIKX0DABC

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Delete a distribution in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see DeleteDistributionTenant in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use delete-distribution.

AWS CLI

To delete a CloudFront distribution

The following delete-distribution example deletes the CloudFront distribution with the ID EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE. Before you can delete a distribution, you must disable it. To disable a distribution, use the update-distribution command. For more information, see the update-distribution examples.

When a distribution is disabled, you can delete it. To delete a distribution, you must use the --if-match option to provide the distribution's ETag. To get the ETag, use the get-distribution or get-distribution-config command.


aws cloudfront delete-distribution \
    --id EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE \
    --if-match E2QWRUHEXAMPLE

This command produces no output.

When successful, this command has no output.

For more information, see Delete a distribution in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see DeleteDistribution in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use delete-field-level-encryption-config.

AWS CLI

To delete a CloudFront field-level encryption configuration

The following delete-field-level-encryption-config example deletes the CloudFront field-level encryption configuration with the ID C3KM2WVD605UAY. To delete a field-level encryption configuration, you must have its ID and ETag. The ID is returned in the output of the create-field-level-encryption-config and list-field-level-encryption-configs commands. To get the ETag, use the get-field-level-encryption or get-field-level-encryption-config command. Use the --if-match option to provide the configuration's ETag.


aws cloudfront delete-field-level-encryption-config \
    --id C3KM2WVD605UAY \
    --if-match E26M4BIAV81ZF6

This command produces no output.

When successful, this command has no output.

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see DeleteFieldLevelEncryptionConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use delete-field-level-encryption-profile.

AWS CLI

To delete a CloudFront field-level encryption profile

The following delete-field-level-encryption-profile example deletes the CloudFront field-level encryption profile with the ID PPK0UOSIF5WSV. To delete a field-level encryption profile, you must have its ID and ETag. The ID is returned in the output of the create-field-level-encryption-profile and list-field-level-encryption-profiles commands. To get the ETag, use the get-field-level-encryption-profile or get-field-level-encryption-profile-config command. Use the --if-match option to provide the profile's ETag.


aws cloudfront delete-field-level-encryption-profile \
    --id PPK0UOSIF5WSV \
    --if-match EJETYFJ9CL66D

This command produces no output.

When successful, this command has no output.

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see DeleteFieldLevelEncryptionProfile in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use delete-public-key.

AWS CLI

To delete a CloudFront public key

The following delete-public-key example deletes the CloudFront public key with the ID KDFB19YGCR002. To delete a public key, you must have its ID and ETag. The ID is returned in the output of the create-public-key and list-public-keys commands. To get the ETag, use the get-public-key or get-public-key-config command. Use the --if-match option to provide the public key's ETag.


aws cloudfront delete-public-key \
    --id KDFB19YGCR002 \
    --if-match E2QWRUHEXAMPLE

This command produces no output.

When successful, this command has no output.

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see DeletePublicKey in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use disassociate-distribution-tenant-web-acl.

AWS CLI

To disassociate a web ACL from a distribution tenant

The following disassociate-distribution-tenant-web-acl example disassociates a web ACL from a distribution tenant with ETag E1PA6795UKMABC.


aws cloudfront disassociate-distribution-tenant-web-acl \
    --id dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB \
    --if-match E1PA6795UKMABC

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E13V1IB3VIYABC",
    "Id": "dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB"
}

For more information, see Disable AWS WAF security protections in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see DisassociateDistributionTenantWebAcl in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use disassociate-distribution-web-acl.

AWS CLI

To disassociate a web ACL from a CloudFront distribution

The following disassociate-distribution-web-acl example removes the association between a web ACL and a CloudFront distribution with ETag E13V1IB3VIYABC.


aws cloudfront disassociate-distribution-web-acl \
    --id E1XNX8R2GOAABC \
    --if-match EEZQ9Z24VM1ABC

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2YWS1C2J3OABC",
    "Id": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC"
}

For more information, see Disable AWS WAF security protections in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see DisassociateDistributionWebAcl in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity-config.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront origin access identity configuration

The following get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity-config example gets metadata about the CloudFront origin access identity (OAI) with the ID E74FTE3AEXAMPLE, including its ETag. The OAI ID is returned in the output of the create-cloud-front-origin-access-identity and list-cloud-front-origin-access-identities commands.


aws cloudfront get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity-config \
    --id E74FTE3AEXAMPLE

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentityConfig": {
        "CallerReference": "cli-example",
        "Comment": "Example OAI"
    }
}

For more information, see Restrict access to an Amazon S3 origin in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetCloudFrontOriginAccessIdentityConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront origin access identity

The following get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity example gets the CloudFront origin access identity (OAI) with the ID E74FTE3AEXAMPLE, including its ETag and the associated S3 canonical ID. The OAI ID is returned in the output of the create-cloud-front-origin-access-identity and list-cloud-front-origin-access-identities commands.


aws cloudfront get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity \
    --id E74FTE3AEXAMPLE

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity": {
        "Id": "E74FTE3AEXAMPLE",
        "S3CanonicalUserId": "cd13868f797c227fbea2830611a26fe0a21ba1b826ab4bed9b7771c9aEXAMPLE",
        "CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentityConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Comment": "Example OAI"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Restrict access to an Amazon S3 origin in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetCloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-connection-group-by-routing-endpoint.

AWS CLI

To get a connection group by routing endpoint

The following get-connection-group-by-routing-endpoint example retrieves information about a connection group using its routing endpoint.


aws cloudfront get-connection-group-by-routing-endpoint \
    --routing-endpoint dvdg9gprgabc.cloudfront.net

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
    "ConnectionGroup": {
        "Id": "cg_2wjDWTBKTlRB87cAaUQFaakABC",
        "Name": "connection-group-2",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:connection-group/cg_2wjDWTBKTlRB87cAaUQFaakABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-05-06T15:42:00.790000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-05-06T15:42:00.790000+00:00",
        "Ipv6Enabled": true,
        "RoutingEndpoint": "dvdg9gprgabc.cloudfront.net",
        "Status": "Deployed",
        "Enabled": true,
        "IsDefault": false
    }
}

For more information, see Create custom connection group (optional) in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetConnectionGroupByRoutingEndpoint in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-connection-group.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront connection group

The following get-connection-group example retrieves information about a CloudFront connection group.


aws cloudfront get-connection-group \
    --identifier cg_2wjDWTBKTlRB87cAaUQFaakABC

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
    "ConnectionGroup": {
        "Id": "cg_2wjDWTBKTlRB87cAaUQFaakABC",
        "Name": "connection-group-2",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:connection-group/cg_2wjDWTBKTlRB87cAaUQFaakABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-05-06T15:42:00.790000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-05-06T15:42:00.790000+00:00",
        "Ipv6Enabled": true,
        "RoutingEndpoint": "dvdg9gprgabc.cloudfront.net",
        "Status": "Deployed",
        "Enabled": true,
        "IsDefault": false
    }
}

For more information, see Create custom connection group (optional) in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetConnectionGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-distribution-config.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront distribution configuration

The following get-distribution-config example gets metadata about the CloudFront distribution with the ID EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE, including its ETag. The distribution ID is returned in the create-distribution and list-distributions commands.


aws cloudfront get-distribution-config \
    --id EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "DistributionConfig": {
        "CallerReference": "cli-example",
        "Aliases": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
        "Origins": {
            "Quantity": 1,
            "Items": [
                {
                    "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                    "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
                    "OriginPath": "",
                    "CustomHeaders": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "S3OriginConfig": {
                        "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "OriginGroups": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
            "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
            "ForwardedValues": {
                "QueryString": false,
                "Cookies": {
                    "Forward": "none"
                },
                "Headers": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "TrustedSigners": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
            "MinTTL": 0,
            "AllowedMethods": {
                "Quantity": 2,
                "Items": [
                    "HEAD",
                    "GET"
                ],
                "CachedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "HEAD",
                        "GET"
                    ]
                }
            },
            "SmoothStreaming": false,
            "DefaultTTL": 86400,
            "MaxTTL": 31536000,
            "Compress": false,
            "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
        },
        "CacheBehaviors": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "CustomErrorResponses": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "Comment": "",
        "Logging": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "IncludeCookies": false,
            "Bucket": "",
            "Prefix": ""
        },
        "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
        "Enabled": true,
        "ViewerCertificate": {
            "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
            "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
            "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
        },
        "Restrictions": {
            "GeoRestriction": {
                "RestrictionType": "none",
                "Quantity": 0
            }
        },
        "WebACLId": "",
        "HttpVersion": "http2",
        "IsIPV6Enabled": true
    }
}

For more information, see Configure distributions in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetDistributionConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-distribution-tenant-by-domain.

AWS CLI

To get distribution tenant information by domain

The following get-distribution-tenant-by-domain example retrieves information about a distribution tenant using the specified domain.


aws cloudfront get-distribution-tenant-by-domain \
    --domain example.com

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
    "DistributionTenant": {
        "Id": "dt_2xVInRKCfUzQHgxosDs9hiLk1AB",
        "DistributionId": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
        "Name": "example-tenant-4",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2xVInRKCfUzQHgxosDs9hiLk1AB",
        "Domains": [
            {
                "Domain": "example.com",
                "Status": "active"
            }
        ],
        "Parameters": [
            {
                "Name": "testParam",
                "Value": "defaultValue"
            }
        ],
        "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-05-23T16:16:20.871000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-05-23T16:16:20.871000+00:00",
        "Enabled": false,
        "Status": "Deployed"
    }
}

For more information, see Understand how multi-tenant distributions work in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetDistributionTenantByDomain in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-distribution-tenant.

AWS CLI

To get details about a CloudFront distribution tenant

The following get-distribution-tenant example retrieves information about a CloudFront distribution tenant.


aws cloudfront get-distribution-tenant \
    --id dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
    "DistributionTenant": {
        "Id": "dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB",
        "DistributionId": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
        "Name": "example-tenant-2",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB",
        "Domains": [
            {
                "Domain": "example.com",
                "Status": "inactive"
            }
        ],
        "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2wjDWTBKTlRB87cAaUQFaakABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-05-06T15:42:28.542000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-05-06T15:42:37.724000+00:00",
        "Enabled": true,
        "Status": "InProgress"
    }
}

For more information, see Understand how multi-tenant distributions work in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetDistributionTenant in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-distribution.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront distribution

The following get-distribution example gets the CloudFront distribution with the ID EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE, including its ETag. The distribution ID is returned in the create-distribution and list-distributions commands.


aws cloudfront get-distribution \
    --id EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "Distribution": {
        "Id": "EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE",
        "Status": "Deployed",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-04T23:35:41.433Z",
        "InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
        "DomainName": "d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net",
        "ActiveTrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DistributionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Aliases": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
            "Origins": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                        "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
                        "OriginPath": "",
                        "CustomHeaders": {
                            "Quantity": 0
                        },
                        "S3OriginConfig": {
                            "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "OriginGroups": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-cli-example",
                "ForwardedValues": {
                    "QueryString": false,
                    "Cookies": {
                        "Forward": "none"
                    },
                    "Headers": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    }
                },
                "TrustedSigners": {
                    "Enabled": false,
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                "MinTTL": 0,
                "AllowedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "HEAD",
                        "GET"
                    ],
                    "CachedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": [
                            "HEAD",
                            "GET"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "SmoothStreaming": false,
                "DefaultTTL": 86400,
                "MaxTTL": 31536000,
                "Compress": false,
                "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
            },
            "CacheBehaviors": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "CustomErrorResponses": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "Comment": "",
            "Logging": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "IncludeCookies": false,
                "Bucket": "",
                "Prefix": ""
            },
            "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
            "Enabled": true,
            "ViewerCertificate": {
                "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
                "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
                "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
            },
            "Restrictions": {
                "GeoRestriction": {
                    "RestrictionType": "none",
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "WebACLId": "",
            "HttpVersion": "http2",
            "IsIPV6Enabled": true
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Configure distributions in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetDistribution in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-field-level-encryption-config.

AWS CLI

To get metadata about a CloudFront field-level encryption configuration

The following get-field-level-encryption-config example gets metadata about the CloudFront field-level encryption configuration with the ID C3KM2WVD605UAY, including its ETag.


aws cloudfront get-field-level-encryption-config \
    --id C3KM2WVD605UAY

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2P4Z4VU7TY5SG",
    "FieldLevelEncryptionConfig": {
        "CallerReference": "cli-example",
        "Comment": "Example FLE configuration",
        "QueryArgProfileConfig": {
            "ForwardWhenQueryArgProfileIsUnknown": true,
            "QueryArgProfiles": {
                "Quantity": 0,
                "Items": []
            }
        },
        "ContentTypeProfileConfig": {
            "ForwardWhenContentTypeIsUnknown": true,
            "ContentTypeProfiles": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "Format": "URLEncoded",
                        "ProfileId": "P280MFCLSYOCVU",
                        "ContentType": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetFieldLevelEncryptionConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-field-level-encryption-profile-config.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront field-level encryption profile configuration

The following get-field-level-encryption-profile-config example gets metadata about the CloudFront field-level encryption profile with ID PPK0UOSIF5WSV, including its ETag.


aws cloudfront get-field-level-encryption-profile-config \
    --id PPK0UOSIF5WSV

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E1QQG65FS2L2GC",
    "FieldLevelEncryptionProfileConfig": {
        "Name": "ExampleFLEProfile",
        "CallerReference": "cli-example",
        "Comment": "FLE profile for AWS CLI example",
        "EncryptionEntities": {
            "Quantity": 1,
            "Items": [
                {
                    "PublicKeyId": "K2K8NC4HVFE3M0",
                    "ProviderId": "ExampleFLEProvider",
                    "FieldPatterns": {
                        "Quantity": 1,
                        "Items": [
                            "ExampleSensitiveField"
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetFieldLevelEncryptionProfileConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-field-level-encryption-profile.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront field-level encryption profile

The following get-field-level-encryption-profile example gets the CloudFront field-level encryption profile with ID PPK0UOSIF5WSV, including its ETag.


aws cloudfront get-field-level-encryption-profile \
    --id PPK0UOSIF5WSV

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E1QQG65FS2L2GC",
    "FieldLevelEncryptionProfile": {
        "Id": "PPK0UOSIF5WSV",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-10T01:03:16.537Z",
        "FieldLevelEncryptionProfileConfig": {
            "Name": "ExampleFLEProfile",
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Comment": "FLE profile for AWS CLI example",
            "EncryptionEntities": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "PublicKeyId": "K2K8NC4HVFE3M0",
                        "ProviderId": "ExampleFLEProvider",
                        "FieldPatterns": {
                            "Quantity": 1,
                            "Items": [
                                "ExampleSensitiveField"
                            ]
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetFieldLevelEncryptionProfile in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-field-level-encryption.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront field-level encryption configuration

The following get-field-level-encryption example gets the CloudFront field-level encryption configuration with the ID C3KM2WVD605UAY, including its ETag.


aws cloudfront get-field-level-encryption \
    --id C3KM2WVD605UAY

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2P4Z4VU7TY5SG",
    "FieldLevelEncryption": {
        "Id": "C3KM2WVD605UAY",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-10T21:30:18.974Z",
        "FieldLevelEncryptionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Comment": "Example FLE configuration",
            "QueryArgProfileConfig": {
                "ForwardWhenQueryArgProfileIsUnknown": true,
                "QueryArgProfiles": {
                    "Quantity": 0,
                    "Items": []
                }
            },
            "ContentTypeProfileConfig": {
                "ForwardWhenContentTypeIsUnknown": true,
                "ContentTypeProfiles": {
                    "Quantity": 1,
                    "Items": [
                        {
                            "Format": "URLEncoded",
                            "ProfileId": "P280MFCLSYOCVU",
                            "ContentType": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetFieldLevelEncryption in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-invalidation-for-distribution-tenant.

AWS CLI

To get an invalidation for a distribution tenant

The following get-invalidation-for-distribution-tenant example gets information about an invalidation for a distribution tenant.


aws cloudfront get-invalidation-for-distribution-tenant \
    --distribution-tenant-id dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB \
    --id I4CU23QAPKMUDUU06F9OFGFABC

Output:


{
    "Invalidation": {
        "Id": "I4CU23QAPKMUDUU06F9OFGFABC",
        "Status": "Completed",
        "CreateTime": "2025-05-06T15:46:12.824000+00:00",
        "InvalidationBatch": {
            "Paths": {
                "Quantity": 2,
                "Items": [
                    "/example/invalidation",
                    "/more/invalidations"
                ]
            },
            "CallerReference": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Invalidate files to remove content in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetInvalidationForDistributionTenant in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-invalidation.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront invalidation

The following get-invalidation example gets the invalidation with the ID I2J0I21PCUYOIK for the CloudFront distribution with the ID EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE.


aws cloudfront get-invalidation \
    --id I2J0I21PCUYOIK \
    --distribution-id EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE

Output:


{
    "Invalidation": {
        "Status": "Completed",
        "InvalidationBatch": {
            "Paths": {
                "Items": [
                    "/example-path/example-file.jpg",
                    "/example-path/example-file-2.jpg"
                ],
                "Quantity": 2
            },
            "CallerReference": "cli-example"
        },
        "Id": "I2J0I21PCUYOIK",
        "CreateTime": "2019-12-05T18:40:49.413Z"
    }
}

For more information, see Invalidate files to remove content in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetInvalidation in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-managed-certificate-details.

AWS CLI

To get managed certificate details

The following get-managed-certificate-details example retrieves the details of a CloudFront managed ACM certificate.


aws cloudfront get-managed-certificate-details \
    --identifier dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB

Output:


{
    "ManagedCertificateDetails": {
        "CertificateArn": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
        "CertificateStatus": "pending-validation",
        "ValidationTokenHost": "self-hosted",
        "ValidationTokenDetails": [
            {
                "Domain": "example.com",
                "RedirectTo": "validation.us-east-1.acm-validations.aws/123456789012/.well-known/pki-validation/b315c9ae21284e7918bb9f3f422ab1c7.txt",
                "RedirectFrom": "example.com/.well-known/pki-validation/b315c9ae21284e7918bb9f3f422ac3c7.txt"
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Request certificates for your CloudFront distribution tenant in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetManagedCertificateDetails in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-public-key-config.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront public key configuration

The following get-public-key-config example gets metadata about the CloudFront public key with the ID KDFB19YGCR002, including its ETag. The public key ID is returned in the create-public-key and list-public-keys commands.


aws cloudfront get-public-key-config \
    --id KDFB19YGCR002

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "PublicKeyConfig": {
        "CallerReference": "cli-example",
        "Name": "ExampleKey",
        "EncodedKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxPMbCA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pw\nwd3H/7jPGwj8bLUmore7bX+oeGpZ6QmLAe/1UOWcmZX2u70dYcSIzB1ofZtcn4cJ\nenHBAzO3ohBY/L1tQGJfS2A+omnN6H16VZE1JCK8XSJyfze7MDLcUyHZETdxuvRb\nA9X343/vMAuQPnhinFJ8Wdy8YBXSPpy7r95ylUQd9LfYTBzVZYG2tSesplcOkjM3\n2Uu+oMWxQAw1NINnSLPinMVsutJy6ZqlV3McWNWe4T+STGtWhrPNqJEn45sIcCx4\nq+kGZ2NQ0FyIyT2eiLKOX5Rgb/a36E/aMk4VoDsaenBQgG7WLTnstb9sr7MIhS6A\nrwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n",
        "Comment": "example public key"
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetPublicKeyConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use get-public-key.

AWS CLI

To get a CloudFront public key

The following get-public-key example gets the CloudFront public key with the ID KDFB19YGCR002, including its ETag. The public key ID is returned in the create-public-key and list-public-keys commands.


aws cloudfront get-public-key \
    --id KDFB19YGCR002

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "PublicKey": {
        "Id": "KDFB19YGCR002",
        "CreatedTime": "2019-12-05T18:51:43.781Z",
        "PublicKeyConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Name": "ExampleKey",
            "EncodedKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxPMbCA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pw\nwd3H/7jPGwj8bLUmore7bX+oeGpZ6QmLAe/1UOWcmZX2u70dYcSIzB1ofZtcn4cJ\nenHBAzO3ohBY/L1tQGJfS2A+omnN6H16VZE1JCK8XSJyfze7MDLcUyHZETdxuvRb\nA9X343/vMAuQPnhinFJ8Wdy8YBXSPpy7r95ylUQd9LfYTBzVZYG2tSesplcOkjM3\n2Uu+oMWxQAw1NINnSLPinMVsutJy6ZqlV3McWNWe4T+STGtWhrPNqJEn45sIcCx4\nq+kGZ2NQ0FyIyT2eiLKOX5Rgb/a36E/aMk4VoDsaenBQgG7WLTnstb9sr7MIhS6A\nrwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n",
            "Comment": "example public key"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Specify signers that can create signed URLs and signed cookies in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see GetPublicKey in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-cloud-front-origin-access-identities.

AWS CLI

To list CloudFront origin access identities

The following list-cloud-front-origin-access-identities example gets a list of the CloudFront origin access identities (OAIs) in your AWS account.


aws cloudfront list-cloud-front-origin-access-identities

Output:


{
    "CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentityList": {
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "E74FTE3AEXAMPLE",
                "S3CanonicalUserId": "cd13868f797c227fbea2830611a26fe0a21ba1b826ab4bed9b7771c9aEXAMPLE",
                "Comment": "Example OAI"
            },
            {
                "Id": "EH1HDMBEXAMPLE",
                "S3CanonicalUserId": "1489f6f2e6faacaae7ff64c4c3e6956c24f78788abfc1718c3527c263bf7a17EXAMPLE",
                "Comment": "Test OAI"
            },
            {
                "Id": "E2X2C9TEXAMPLE",
                "S3CanonicalUserId": "cbfeebb915a64749f9be546a45b3fcfd3a31c779673c13c4dd460911ae402c2EXAMPLE",
                "Comment": "Example OAI #2"
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Restrict access to an Amazon S3 origin in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListCloudFrontOriginAccessIdentities in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-connection-groups.

AWS CLI

To list connection groups

The following list-connection-groups example lists the available connection groups in your AWS account.


aws cloudfront list-connection-groups

Output:


{
    "ConnectionGroups": [
        {
            "Id": "cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
            "Name": "CreatedByCloudFront-cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
            "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:connection-group/cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
            "RoutingEndpoint": "d3sx0pso7m5abc.cloudfront.net",
            "CreatedTime": "2025-05-05T22:32:29.630000+00:00",
            "LastModifiedTime": "2025-05-05T22:32:29.630000+00:00",
            "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
            "Enabled": true,
            "Status": "Deployed",
            "IsDefault": true
        },
        {
            "Id": "cg_2wjDWTBKTlRB87cAaUQFaakABC",
            "Name": "connection-group-2",
            "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:connection-group/cg_2wjDWTBKTlRB87cAaUQFaakABC",
            "RoutingEndpoint": "dvdg9gprgabc.cloudfront.net",
            "CreatedTime": "2025-05-06T15:42:00.790000+00:00",
            "LastModifiedTime": "2025-05-06T15:42:00.790000+00:00",
            "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
            "Enabled": true,
            "Status": "Deployed",
            "IsDefault": false
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Create custom connection group (optional) in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListConnectionGroups in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-distribution-tenants-by-customization.

AWS CLI

To list distribution tenants by customization

The following list-distribution-tenants-by-customization example lists distribution tenants that use the specified web ACL.


aws cloudfront list-distribution-tenants-by-customization \
    --web-acl-arn arn:aws:wafv2:us-east-1:123456789012:global/webacl/CreatedByCloudFront-0273cd2f/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111

Output:


{
    "DistributionTenantList": [
        {
            "Id": "dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB",
            "DistributionId": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
            "Name": "example-tenant-2",
            "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB",
            "Domains": [
                {
                    "Domain": "example.com",
                    "Status": "inactive"
                }
            ],
            "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2wjDWTBKTlRB87cAaUQFaakABC",
            "Customizations": {
                "WebAcl": {
                    "Action": "override",
                    "Arn": "arn:aws:wafv2:us-east-1:123456789012:global/webacl/CreatedByCloudFront-0273cd2f/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111"
                },
                "GeoRestrictions": {
                    "RestrictionType": "whitelist",
                    "Locations": [
                        "AL"
                    ]
                }
            },
            "CreatedTime": "2025-05-06T15:42:28.542000+00:00",
            "LastModifiedTime": "2025-05-06T16:14:08.710000+00:00",
            "ETag": "E1F83G8C2ARABC",
            "Enabled": true,
            "Status": "Deployed"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Distribution tenant customizations in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListDistributionTenantsByCustomization in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-distribution-tenants.

AWS CLI

To list CloudFront distribution tenants

The following list-distribution-tenants example lists 3 CloudFront distribution tenants in your AWS account by the associated connection group.


aws cloudfront list-distribution-tenants \
    --association-filter ConnectionGroupId=cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC \
    --max-items 3

Output:


{
    "DistributionTenantList": [
        {
            "Id": "dt_2yMvQgam3QkJo2z54FDl91dk1AB",
            "DistributionId": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
            "Name": "new-tenant-customizations",
            "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2yMvQgam3QkJo2z54FDl91dk1AB",
            "Domains": [
                {
                    "Domain": "example.com",
                    "Status": "active"
                }
            ],
            "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
            "Customizations": {
                "WebAcl": {
                    "Action": "disable"
                },
                "GeoRestrictions": {
                    "RestrictionType": "whitelist",
                    "Locations": [
                        "DE"
                    ]
                }
            },
            "CreatedTime": "2025-06-11T15:54:02.142000+00:00",
            "LastModifiedTime": "2025-06-11T15:54:02.142000+00:00",
            "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
            "Enabled": false,
            "Status": "Deployed"
        },
        {
            "Id": "dt_2yMuV7NJuBcAB0cwwxMCBZQ1AB",
            "DistributionId": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
            "Name": "new-tenant",
            "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2yMuV7NJuBcAB0cwwxMCBZQ1AB",
            "Domains": [
                {
                    "Domain": "1.example.com",
                    "Status": "active"
                }
            ],
            "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
            "Customizations": {
                "GeoRestrictions": {
                    "RestrictionType": "whitelist",
                    "Locations": [
                        "DE"
                    ]
                }
            },
            "CreatedTime": "2025-06-11T15:46:23.466000+00:00",
            "LastModifiedTime": "2025-06-11T15:46:23.466000+00:00",
            "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
            "Enabled": false,
            "Status": "Deployed"
        },
        {
            "Id": "dt_2xVInRKCfUzQHgxosDs9hiLk1AB",
            "DistributionId": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
            "Name": "new-tenant-2",
            "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2xVInRKCfUzQHgxosDs9hiLk1AB",
            "Domains": [
                {
                    "Domain": "2.example.com",
                    "Status": "active"
                }
            ],
            "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
            "CreatedTime": "2025-05-23T16:16:20.871000+00:00",
            "LastModifiedTime": "2025-05-23T16:16:20.871000+00:00",
            "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
            "Enabled": false,
            "Status": "Deployed"
        }
    ],
    "NextToken": "eyJNYXJrZXIiOiBudWxsLCAiYm90b190cnVuY2F0ZV9hbW91bnQiOiAzfQ=="
}

For more information, see Understand how multi-tenant distributions work in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListDistributionTenants in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-distributions-by-connection-mode.

AWS CLI

To list CloudFront distributions by connection mode

The following list-distributions-by-connection-mode example lists CloudFront distributions with the specified connection mode.


aws cloudfront list-distributions-by-connection-mode \
    --connection-mode tenant-only

Output:


{
    "DistributionList": {
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
                "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
                "ETag": "EPT4JPJQDY1ABC",
                "Status": "Deployed",
                "LastModifiedTime": "2025-05-23T16:16:15.691000+00:00",
                "DomainName": "-",
                "Aliases": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "Origins": {
                    "Quantity": 1,
                    "Items": [
                        {
                            "Id": "example-cfn-simple-distribution123",
                            "DomainName": "example.com",
                            "OriginPath": "",
                            "CustomHeaders": {
                                "Quantity": 0
                            },
                            "S3OriginConfig": {
                                "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                            },
                            "ConnectionAttempts": 3,
                            "ConnectionTimeout": 10,
                            "OriginShield": {
                                "Enabled": false
                            },
                            "OriginAccessControlId": "E2CJRMB5LKEABC"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "OriginGroups": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                    "TargetOriginId": "example-cfn-simple-distribution123",
                    "TrustedKeyGroups": {
                        "Enabled": false,
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                    "AllowedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": [
                            "HEAD",
                            "GET"
                        ],
                        "CachedMethods": {
                            "Quantity": 2,
                            "Items": [
                                "HEAD",
                                "GET"
                            ]
                        }
                    },
                    "Compress": true,
                    "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "FunctionAssociations": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "FieldLevelEncryptionId": "",
                    "CachePolicyId": "658327ea-f89d-4fab-a63d-7e88639e5abc",
                    "GrpcConfig": {
                        "Enabled": false
                    }
                },
                "CacheBehaviors": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "CustomErrorResponses": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "Comment": "",
                "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
                "Enabled": true,
                "ViewerCertificate": {
                    "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": false,
                    "ACMCertificateArn": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
                    "SSLSupportMethod": "sni-only",
                    "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1.2_2021",
                    "Certificate": "arn:aws:acm:us-east-1:123456789012:certificate/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
                    "CertificateSource": "acm"
                },
                "Restrictions": {
                    "GeoRestriction": {
                        "RestrictionType": "none",
                        "Quantity": 0
                    }
                },
                "WebACLId": "arn:aws:wafv2:us-east-1:123456789012:global/webacl/web-global-example/a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE22222",
                "HttpVersion": "http2",
                "IsIPV6Enabled": false,
                "Staging": false,
                "ConnectionMode": "tenant-only"
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Create custom connection group (optional) in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListDistributionsByConnectionMode in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-distributions.

AWS CLI

To list CloudFront distributions

The following list-distributions example gets a list of the CloudFront distributions in your AWS account.


aws cloudfront list-distributions

Output:


{
    "DistributionList": {
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "E23YS8OEXAMPLE",
                "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/E23YS8OEXAMPLE",
                "Status": "Deployed",
                "LastModifiedTime": "2024-08-05T18:23:40.375000+00:00",
                "DomainName": "abcdefgh12ijk.cloudfront.net",
                "Aliases": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "Origins": {
                    "Quantity": 1,
                    "Items": [
                        {
                            "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                            "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                            "OriginPath": "",
                            "CustomHeaders": {
                                "Quantity": 0
                            },
                            "S3OriginConfig": {
                                "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                            },
                            "ConnectionAttempts": 3,
                            "ConnectionTimeout": 10,
                            "OriginShield": {
                                "Enabled": false
                            },
                            "OriginAccessControlId": "EIAP8PEXAMPLE"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "OriginGroups": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                    "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
                    "TrustedSigners": {
                        "Enabled": false,
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "TrustedKeyGroups": {
                        "Enabled": false,
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                    "AllowedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": [
                            "HEAD",
                            "GET"
                        ],
                        "CachedMethods": {
                            "Quantity": 2,
                            "Items": [
                                "HEAD",
                                "GET"
                            ]
                        }
                    },
                    "SmoothStreaming": false,
                    "Compress": true,
                    "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "FunctionAssociations": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "FieldLevelEncryptionId": "",
                    "CachePolicyId": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111"
                },
                "CacheBehaviors": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "CustomErrorResponses": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "Comment": "",
                "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
                "Enabled": true,
                "ViewerCertificate": {
                    "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
                    "SSLSupportMethod": "vip",
                    "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
                    "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
                },
                "Restrictions": {
                    "GeoRestriction": {
                        "RestrictionType": "none",
                        "Quantity": 0
                    }
                },
                "WebACLId": "",
                "HttpVersion": "HTTP2",
                "IsIPV6Enabled": true,
                "Staging": false
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Configure distributions in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListDistributions in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-domain-conflicts.

AWS CLI

To list domain conflicts for a CloudFront distribution

The following list-domain-conflicts example lists domain conflicts for a CloudFront distribution.


aws cloudfront list-domain-conflicts \
    --domain example.com \
    --domain-control-validation-resource "DistributionTenantId=dt_2x9GhoK0TZRsohWzv1b9It8J1AB"

Output:


{
    "DomainConflicts": [
        {
            "Domain": "example.com",
            "ResourceType": "distribution-tenant",
            "ResourceId": "***************ohWzv1b9It8J1AB",
            "AccountId": "123456789012"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Move an alternate domain name to a different distribution in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListDomainConflicts in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-field-level-encryption-configs.

AWS CLI

To list CloudFront field-level encryption configurations

The following list-field-level-encryption-configs example gets a list of the CloudFront field-level encryption configurations in your AWS account.


aws cloudfront list-field-level-encryption-configs

Output:


{
    "FieldLevelEncryptionList": {
        "MaxItems": 100,
        "Quantity": 1,
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "C3KM2WVD605UAY",
                "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-10T21:30:18.974Z",
                "Comment": "Example FLE configuration",
                "QueryArgProfileConfig": {
                    "ForwardWhenQueryArgProfileIsUnknown": true,
                    "QueryArgProfiles": {
                        "Quantity": 0,
                        "Items": []
                    }
                },
                "ContentTypeProfileConfig": {
                    "ForwardWhenContentTypeIsUnknown": true,
                    "ContentTypeProfiles": {
                        "Quantity": 1,
                        "Items": [
                            {
                                "Format": "URLEncoded",
                                "ProfileId": "P280MFCLSYOCVU",
                                "ContentType": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListFieldLevelEncryptionConfigs in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-field-level-encryption-profiles.

AWS CLI

To list CloudFront field-level encryption profiles

The following list-field-level-encryption-profiles example gets a list of the CloudFront field-level encryption profiles in your AWS account.


aws cloudfront list-field-level-encryption-profiles

Output:


{
    "FieldLevelEncryptionProfileList": {
        "MaxItems": 100,
        "Quantity": 2,
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "P280MFCLSYOCVU",
                "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-05T01:05:39.896Z",
                "Name": "ExampleFLEProfile",
                "EncryptionEntities": {
                    "Quantity": 1,
                    "Items": [
                        {
                            "PublicKeyId": "K2K8NC4HVFE3M0",
                            "ProviderId": "ExampleFLEProvider",
                            "FieldPatterns": {
                                "Quantity": 1,
                                "Items": [
                                    "ExampleSensitiveField"
                                ]
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "Comment": "FLE profile for AWS CLI example"
            },
            {
                "Id": "PPK0UOSIF5WSV",
                "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-10T01:03:16.537Z",
                "Name": "ExampleFLEProfile2",
                "EncryptionEntities": {
                    "Quantity": 1,
                    "Items": [
                        {
                            "PublicKeyId": "K2ABC10EXAMPLE",
                            "ProviderId": "ExampleFLEProvider2",
                            "FieldPatterns": {
                                "Quantity": 1,
                                "Items": [
                                    "ExampleSensitiveField2"
                                ]
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "Comment": "FLE profile #2 for AWS CLI example"
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListFieldLevelEncryptionProfiles in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-invalidations-for-distribution-tenant.

AWS CLI

To list invalidations for a CloudFront distribution tenant

The following list-invalidations-for-distribution-tenant example lists the invalidations for a CloudFront distribution tenant.


aws cloudfront list-invalidations-for-distribution-tenant \
    --id dt_2wjDZi3hD1ivOXf6rpZJOSNE1AB

Output:


{
    "InvalidationList": {
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "I4CU23QAPKMUDUU06F9OFGFABC",
                "CreateTime": "2025-05-06T15:46:12.824000+00:00",
                "Status": "Completed"
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Invalidate files to remove content in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListInvalidationsForDistributionTenant in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-invalidations.

AWS CLI

To list CloudFront invalidations

The following list-invalidations example gets a list of the invalidations for the CloudFront distribution with the ID EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE.


aws cloudfront list-invalidations \
    --distribution-id EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE

Output:


{
    "InvalidationList": {
        "Marker": "",
        "Items": [
            {
                "Status": "Completed",
                "Id": "YNY2LI2BVJ4NJU",
                "CreateTime": "2019-08-31T21:15:52.042Z"
            }
        ],
        "IsTruncated": false,
        "MaxItems": 100,
        "Quantity": 1
    }
}

For more information, see Invalidate files to remove content in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListInvalidations in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-public-keys.

AWS CLI

To list CloudFront public keys

The following list-public-keys example gets a list of the CloudFront public keys in your AWS account.


aws cloudfront list-public-keys

Output:


{
    "PublicKeyList": {
        "MaxItems": 100,
        "Quantity": 2,
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "K2K8NC4HVFE3M0",
                "Name": "ExampleKey",
                "CreatedTime": "2019-12-05T01:04:28.818Z",
                "EncodedKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxPMbCA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pw\nwd3H/7jPGwj8bLUmore7bX+oeGpZ6QmLAe/1UOWcmZX2u70dYcSIzB1ofZtcn4cJ\nenHBAzO3ohBY/L1tQGJfS2A+omnN6H16VZE1JCK8XSJyfze7MDLcUyHZETdxuvRb\nA9X343/vMAuQPnhinFJ8Wdy8YBXSPpy7r95ylUQd9LfYTBzVZYG2tSesplcOkjM3\n2Uu+oMWxQAw1NINnSLPinMVsutJy6ZqlV3McWNWe4T+STGtWhrPNqJEn45sIcCx4\nq+kGZ2NQ0FyIyT2eiLKOX5Rgb/a36E/aMk4VoDsaenBQgG7WLTnstb9sr7MIhS6A\nrwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n",
                "Comment": "example public key"
            },
            {
                "Id": "K1S0LWQ2L5HTBU",
                "Name": "ExampleKey2",
                "CreatedTime": "2019-12-09T23:28:11.110Z",
                "EncodedKey": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEApOCAg88A8+f4dujn9Izt\n26LxtgAkn2opGgo/NKpMiaisyw5qlg3f1gol7FV6pYNl78iJg3EO8JBbwtlH+cR9\nLGSf60NDeVhm76Oc39Np/vWgOdsGQcRbi9WmKZeSODqjQGzVZWqPmito3FzWVk6b\nfVY5N36U/RdbVAJm95Km+qaMYlbIdF40t72bi3IkKYV5hlB2XoDjlQ9F6ajQKyTB\nMHa3SN8q+3ZjQ4sJJ7D1V6r4wR8jDcFVD5NckWJmmgIVnkOQM37NYeoDnkaOuTpu\nha/+3b8tOb2z3LBVHPkp85zJRAOXacSwf5rZtPYKBNFsixTa2n55k2r218mOkMC4\nUwIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----",
                "Comment": "example public key #2"
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Specify signers that can create signed URLs and signed cookies in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListPublicKeys in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-tags-for-resource.

AWS CLI

To list tags for a CloudFront distribution

The following list-tags-for-resource example gets a list of the tags for a CloudFront distribution.


aws cloudfront list-tags-for-resource \
    --resource arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE

Output:


{
    "Tags": {
        "Items": [
            {
                "Key": "DateCreated",
                "Value": "2019-12-04"
            },
            {
                "Key": "Name",
                "Value": "Example name"
            },
            {
                "Key": "Project",
                "Value": "Example project"
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Tag a CloudFront resource in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see ListTagsForResource in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use sign-cookies.

AWS CLI

Example 1: To generate CloudFront signed cookies

The following sign-cookies example generates signed cookies that grant access to every object in a CloudFront distribution. To generate signed cookies, you need the key pair ID (called the Access Key ID in the AWS Management Console) and the private key of the trusted signer's CloudFront key pair. Because the resource contains a wildcard, a custom policy is used.


aws cloudfront sign-cookies \
    --resource "https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/*" \
    --key-pair-id APKAEIBAERJR2EXAMPLE \
    --private-key file://cf-signer-priv-key.pem \
    --date-less-than 2020-01-01 \
    --hash-algorithm SHA256

Contents of cf-signer-priv-key.pem:


-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
EXAMPLEPRIVATEKEYMIIEowIBAAKCAQEAxPMbCA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pwwd3H/7jPGwj8
bLUmore7bX+oeGpZ6QmLAe/1UOWcmZX2u70dYcSIzB1ofZtcn4cJEXAMPLEKEY...
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

Output:


{
    "CloudFront-Policy": "eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9kMTExMTExYWJjZGVmOC5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC8qIiwiQ29uZGl0aW9uIjp7IkRhdGVMZXNzVGhhbiI6eyJBV1M6RXBvY2hUaW1lIjoxNTc3ODM2ODAwfX19XX0_",
    "CloudFront-Signature": "Uu8FSzfyZ1pUJfnPTfpZpXoR3cHtu6Vk41gOodDpfCGmY4j~TBvOMBUsXzrcBjAqRuVV9b0Aa1HBpHeY-TR3G3Jbb2Yn2cxNSlAfC4tIYwWOkwypCZl4csuHdFC8XaN0yA0G8GRHDsxNPHKY6lq3ypbnJcXDSzzCixTAgJpOO7M_",
    "CloudFront-Key-Pair-Id": "APKAEIBAERJR2EXAMPLE",
    "CloudFront-Hash-Algorithm": "SHA256"
}

Set each cookie in the response to the viewer, adding the cookie attributes (such as Domain, Path, Secure and HttpOnly) that your application needs.

For more information, see Use signed cookies in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

Example 2: To extract a single cookie value

The following sign-cookies example generates signed cookies and returns only the value of the CloudFront-Signature cookie. The set of cookies depends on the policy type and hash algorithm, so the columns of --output text vary between invocations. Use --query to select a cookie by name.


aws cloudfront sign-cookies \
    --resource "https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/*" \
    --key-pair-id APKAEIBAERJR2EXAMPLE \
    --private-key file://cf-signer-priv-key.pem \
    --date-less-than 2020-01-01 \
    --hash-algorithm SHA256 \
    --query '"CloudFront-Signature"' \
    --output text

Output:


Uu8FSzfyZ1pUJfnPTfpZpXoR3cHtu6Vk41gOodDpfCGmY4j~TBvOMBUsXzrcBjAqRuVV9b0Aa1HBpHeY-TR3G3Jbb2Yn2cxNSlAfC4tIYwWOkwypCZl4csuHdFC8XaN0yA0G8GRHDsxNPHKY6lq3ypbnJcXDSzzCixTAgJpOO7M_

For more information, see Use signed cookies in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see SignCookies in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use sign.

AWS CLI

Example 1: To sign a CloudFront URL

The following sign example signs a CloudFront URL. To sign a URL, you need the key pair ID (called the Access Key ID in the AWS Management Console) and the private key of the trusted signer's CloudFront key pair.


aws cloudfront sign \
    --url https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/private-content/private-file.html \
    --key-pair-id APKAEIBAERJR2EXAMPLE \
    --private-key file://cf-signer-priv-key.pem \
    --date-less-than 2020-01-01

Contents of cf-signer-priv-key.pem:


-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
EXAMPLEPRIVATEKEYMIIEowIBAAKCAQEAxPMbCA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pwwd3H/7jPGwj8
bLUmore7bX+oeGpZ6QmLAe/1UOWcmZX2u70dYcSIzB1ofZtcn4cJEXAMPLEKEY...
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

Output:


https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/private-content/private-file.html?Expires=1577836800&Signature=v7tTOShSbp6U853uAIy3IWkegvCyg5kfulm2m7qLAc8NX-wtRFXbLSAmRep3uqYsckuij8c0KE97OQE1QadcusZa3uU~ez6QVoQ9-FSsaiB3hgB-DNxZyCu4~zrx-RfZkI7ZZQXDOEOVjurup2dXIb~obJEymOUMiADckQI-FwnC0utB7ax8Y2sjU7GeP9fcU9sT~I50MUgaxqqZo6-CUOAlER55-pnuuJRc3pCWZKtEI~3YMZ5Gbfv1sF~egkphOYzbGm7iO9~L0YK4S2naC57EmoByvCdiphA6XjXdZmoLzKXEjtniryC0k-mVm99RVz2QQQDJX9hGmhjz3uj7rw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAEIBAERJR2EXAMPLE

For more information, see Use signed URLs in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

Example 2: To sign a CloudFront URL using SHA-256

The following sign example signs a CloudFront URL using the SHA-256 hash algorithm, which is recommended for its stronger security posture. The signed URL includes the Hash-Algorithm query parameter so that CloudFront verifies the signature with SHA-256.


aws cloudfront sign \
    --url https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/private-content/private-file.html \
    --key-pair-id APKAEIBAERJR2EXAMPLE \
    --private-key file://cf-signer-priv-key.pem \
    --date-less-than 2020-01-01 \
    --hash-algorithm SHA256

Output:


https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/private-content/private-file.html?Expires=1577836800&Signature=YS1t-C1br-5iHCU1ggKKk3pio61TpuQtgQaOekhfA-JzdAG35qwU8Fjz78BwJmZUGHAFnxJTq2msCigm9cm1~m6~M-ue8wsoAxDXpTlCmJGWWt2bJLFaBpLSHaHAjj8C9J6Qn07IyVP7jTv4m0HTzO-O2VhCYCYQK018twXjGmf44~FynVJK~GFgpl8OBp4Nv673twzXbzwuEU~0kq-zvXOZCiqZqMQ6~uVtOxa6JzKd6Y453fGyLXtzJj6D9mw6vLIup1zaKA2vVekFWsljwyYfMhVfJRshoHlU8wq0mhYJlFM7jNQGJyI14guHXLh-3Cailhe7dkIeMebzJ26klA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAEIBAERJR2EXAMPLE&Hash-Algorithm=SHA256

For more information, see Use signed URLs in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

Example 3: To sign a CloudFront URL using an ECDSA key

The following sign example signs a CloudFront URL with an ECDSA (P-256) private key. ECDSA keys always sign with SHA-256, so the signed URL includes the Hash-Algorithm=SHA256 query parameter without specifying --hash-algorithm. The key pair ID is the ID of the public key in the CloudFront key group.


aws cloudfront sign \
    --url https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/private-content/private-file.html \
    --key-pair-id K2JCJMDEHXQW5F \
    --private-key file://cf-signer-ecdsa-priv-key.pem \
    --date-less-than 2020-01-01

Contents of cf-signer-ecdsa-priv-key.pem:


-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----
EXAMPLEPRIVATEKEYMHcCAQEEIOdA2Ks0lnd7IR+3pwwd3H/7jPGwj8bLUmore7bX
+oeGoAoGCCqGSM49AwEHoUQDQgAEEXAMPLEKEY...
-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----

Output:


https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/private-content/private-file.html?Expires=1577836800&Signature=MEUCIQC9y65NPHY3Y0ADS3pIIBjYoVbB~N1rnGwYcTudKTj9ZAIgV3pHaL-WuumMpAApEaTN3svwatuNGDt2n0sKDrEGSfM_&Key-Pair-Id=K2JCJMDEHXQW5F&Hash-Algorithm=SHA256

For more information, see Use signed URLs in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

Example 4: To sign a CloudFront URL with a wildcard policy resource

The following sign example signs a policy for every object under /videos/ and applies the signature to a specific URL. Because the policy resource contains a wildcard, a custom policy is used and included in the signed URL. The same Policy, Signature and Key-Pair-Id query parameters can be reused for any URL matching the policy resource.


aws cloudfront sign \
    --url https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/videos/intro.mp4 \
    --policy-resource "https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/videos/*" \
    --key-pair-id APKAEIBAERJR2EXAMPLE \
    --private-key file://cf-signer-priv-key.pem \
    --date-less-than 2020-01-01

Output:


https://d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net/videos/intro.mp4?Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9kMTExMTExYWJjZGVmOC5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC92aWRlb3MvKiIsIkNvbmRpdGlvbiI6eyJEYXRlTGVzc1RoYW4iOnsiQVdTOkVwb2NoVGltZSI6MTU3NzgzNjgwMH19fV19&Signature=G0xpyeYh8qA0p5rQbCdlOihuPXaX15w~KrUlEXgnws9ALZipi1EC5O~5QC~bVhpi2HjMQZDuazj8IJN5YAgDsGfUft1uwZmjmr-loumKhInIqAurYzg0UE3QqZOmwB~kSn-XcLLb5aeMaUT~cT1Lm89cSkL2QkOPoOVaarEcF4Y5dt~BF4XFKVXz3pDLWkwxynRXtsfXv1t9wq1mSNSQNjt~TrI4-sOW3z4t1ObLmFsmG-JuJOAjfbZeJHnko1DRtZ3MpJamaj6aKY5NDK7eXE4w5TrE8U~yS5FV1dVURu3WVZ7ae3gBp5fC0smyMNb~dQ7Pak3-PAU~sdbXsg-V7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAEIBAERJR2EXAMPLE

For more information, see Use signed URLs in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see Sign in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use tag-resource.

AWS CLI

To tag a CloudFront distribution

The following tag-resource example adds two tags to the specified CloudFront distribution.


aws cloudfront tag-resource \
    --resource arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE \
    --tags 'Items=[{Key=Name,Value="Example name"},{Key=Project,Value="Example project"}]'

Instead of using command line arguments, you can provide the tags in a JSON file, as shown in the following example.


aws cloudfront tag-resource \
    --resource arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE \
    --tags file://tags.json

Contents of tags.json:


{
    "Items": [
        {
            "Key": "Name",
            "Value": "Example name"
        },
        {
            "Key": "Project",
            "Value": "Example project"
        }
    ]
}

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Tag a CloudFront resource in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see TagResource in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use untag-resource.

AWS CLI

To remove tags from a CloudFront distribution

The following untag-resource example removes two tags from a CloudFront distribution by using command line arguments.


aws cloudfront untag-resource \
    --resource arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE \
    --tag-keys Items=Name,Project

This command produces no output.

Instead of using command line arguments, you can provide the tag keys in a JSON file, as shown in the following example.


aws cloudfront untag-resource \
    --resource arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE \
    --tag-keys file://tag-keys.json

Contents of tag-keys.json:


{
    "Items": [
        "Name",
        "Project"
    ]
}

When successful, this command has no output.

For more information, see Tag a CloudFront resource in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see UntagResource in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-cloud-front-origin-access-identity.

AWS CLI

To update a CloudFront origin access identity

The following update-cloud-front-origin-access-identity example updates the origin access identity (OAI) with the ID E74FTE3AEXAMPLE. The only field that you can update is the OAI's Comment.

To update an OAI, you must have the OAI's ID and ETag. The OAI ID is returned in the output of the create-cloud-front-origin-access-identity and list-cloud-front-origin-access-identities commands. To get the ETag, use the get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity or get-cloud-front-origin-access-identity-config command. Use the --if-match option to provide the OAI's ETag.


aws cloudfront update-cloud-front-origin-access-identity \
    --id E74FTE3AEXAMPLE \
    --if-match E2QWRUHEXAMPLE \
    --cloud-front-origin-access-identity-config CallerReference=cli-example,Comment="Example OAI Updated"

You can accomplish the same thing by providing the OAI configuration in a JSON file, as shown in the following example.


aws cloudfront update-cloud-front-origin-access-identity \
    --id E74FTE3AEXAMPLE \
    --if-match E2QWRUHEXAMPLE \
    --cloud-front-origin-access-identity-config file://OAI-config.json

Contents of OAI-config.json:


{
    "CallerReference": "cli-example",
    "Comment": "Example OAI Updated"
}

Whether you provide the OAI configuration with a command line argument or a JSON file, the output is the same.

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E9LHASXEXAMPLE",
    "CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity": {
        "Id": "E74FTE3AEXAMPLE",
        "S3CanonicalUserId": "cd13868f797c227fbea2830611a26fe0a21ba1b826ab4bed9b7771c9aEXAMPLE",
        "CloudFrontOriginAccessIdentityConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Comment": "Example OAI Updated"
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Restrict access to an Amazon S3 origin in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see UpdateCloudFrontOriginAccessIdentity in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-connection-group.

AWS CLI

To update a CloudFront connection group

The following update-connection-group example disables a CloudFront connection group and disables IPv6.


aws cloudfront update-connection-group \
    --id cg_2yHsDkcPKeUlVkk3aEgLKcjABC \
    --no-ipv6-enabled \
    --no-enabled \
    --if-match E3UN6WX5RRO2ABC

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E1F83G8C2ARABC",
    "ConnectionGroup": {
        "Id": "cg_2yHsDkcPKeUlVkk3aEgLKcjABC",
        "Name": "cg-example",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:connection-group/cg_2yHsDkcPKeUlVkk3aEgLKcjABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-06-09T20:58:35.481000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-06-11T16:25:54.280000+00:00",
        "Ipv6Enabled": false,
        "RoutingEndpoint": "du9xp1elo1abc.cloudfront.net",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "Enabled": false,
        "IsDefault": false
    }
}

For more information, see Create custom connection group (optional) in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see UpdateConnectionGroup in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-distribution-tenant.

AWS CLI

To update a CloudFront distribution tenant

The following update-distribution-tenant example updates a CloudFront distribution tenant with a new parameter value and adds a country to the geo-restrictions.


aws cloudfront update-distribution-tenant \
    --cli-input-json file://update-tenant.json

Contents of update-tenant.json:


{
    "Id": "dt_2yMvQgam3QkJo2z54FDl91dk1AB",
    "IfMatch": "E1F83G8C2ARABC",
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "Name": "testParam",
            "Value": "newParameterValue"
        }
    ],
    "Customizations": {
        "WebAcl": {
            "Action": "disable"
        },
        "GeoRestrictions": {
            "RestrictionType": "whitelist",
            "Locations": [
                "DE",
                "GB",
                "ES"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E1PA6795UKMABC",
    "DistributionTenant": {
        "Id": "dt_2yMvQgam3QkJo2z54FDl91dk1AB",
        "DistributionId": "E1XNX8R2GOAABC",
        "Name": "new-tenant-customizations",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution-tenant/dt_2yMvQgam3QkJo2z54FDl91dk1AB",
        "Domains": [
            {
                "Domain": "example.com",
                "Status": "active"
            }
        ],
        "Customizations": {
            "WebAcl": {
                "Action": "disable"
            },
            "GeoRestrictions": {
                "RestrictionType": "whitelist",
                "Locations": [
                    "DE",
                    "ES",
                    "GB"
                ]
            }
        },
        "Parameters": [
            {
                "Name": "testParam",
                "Value": "newParameterValue"
            }
        ],
        "ConnectionGroupId": "cg_2whCJoXMYCjHcxaLGrkllvyABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-06-11T15:54:02.142000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-06-11T16:42:45.531000+00:00",
        "Enabled": false,
        "Status": "InProgress"
    }
}

For more information, see Distribution tenant customizations in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see UpdateDistributionTenant in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-distribution.

AWS CLI

Example 1: To update a CloudFront distribution's default root object

The following update-distribution example updates the default root object to index.html for the CloudFront distribution with the ID EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE.


aws cloudfront update-distribution \
    --id EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE \
    --default-root-object index.html

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E2QWRUHEXAMPLE",
    "Distribution": {
        "Id": "EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EDFDVBD6EXAMPLE",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-06T18:55:39.870Z",
        "InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
        "DomainName": "d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net",
        "ActiveTrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DistributionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-EXAMPLE11111",
            "Aliases": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
            "Origins": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "Id": "example-website",
                        "DomainName": "www.example.com",
                        "OriginPath": "",
                        "CustomHeaders": {
                            "Quantity": 0
                        },
                        "CustomOriginConfig": {
                            "HTTPPort": 80,
                            "HTTPSPort": 443,
                            "OriginProtocolPolicy": "match-viewer",
                            "OriginSslProtocols": {
                                "Quantity": 2,
                                "Items": [
                                    "SSLv3",
                                    "TLSv1"
                                ]
                            },
                            "OriginReadTimeout": 30,
                            "OriginKeepaliveTimeout": 5
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "OriginGroups": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                "TargetOriginId": "example-website",
                "ForwardedValues": {
                    "QueryString": false,
                    "Cookies": {
                        "Forward": "none"
                    },
                    "Headers": {
                        "Quantity": 1,
                        "Items": [
                            "*"
                        ]
                    },
                    "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    }
                },
                "TrustedSigners": {
                    "Enabled": false,
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                "MinTTL": 0,
                "AllowedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "HEAD",
                        "GET"
                    ],
                    "CachedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": [
                            "HEAD",
                            "GET"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "SmoothStreaming": false,
                "DefaultTTL": 86400,
                "MaxTTL": 31536000,
                "Compress": false,
                "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
            },
            "CacheBehaviors": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "CustomErrorResponses": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "Comment": "",
            "Logging": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "IncludeCookies": false,
                "Bucket": "",
                "Prefix": ""
            },
            "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
            "Enabled": true,
            "ViewerCertificate": {
                "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
                "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
                "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
            },
            "Restrictions": {
                "GeoRestriction": {
                    "RestrictionType": "none",
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "WebACLId": "",
            "HttpVersion": "http1.1",
            "IsIPV6Enabled": true
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Update a distribution in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

Example 2: To update a CloudFront distribution

The following update-distribution example disables the CloudFront distribution with the ID EMLARXS9EXAMPLE by providing the distribution configuration in a JSON file named dist-config-disable.json. To update a distribution, you must use the --if-match option to provide the distribution's ETag. To get the ETag, use the get-distribution or get-distribution-config command. Note that the Enabled field is set to false in the JSON file.

After you use the following example to disable a distribution, you can use the delete-distribution command to delete it.


aws cloudfront update-distribution \
    --id EMLARXS9EXAMPLE \
    --if-match E2QWRUHEXAMPLE \
    --distribution-config file://dist-config-disable.json

Contents of dist-config-disable.json:


{
    "CallerReference": "cli-1574382155-496510",
    "Aliases": {
        "Quantity": 0
    },
    "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
    "Origins": {
        "Quantity": 1,
        "Items": [
            {
                "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-1574382155-273939",
                "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
                "OriginPath": "",
                "CustomHeaders": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "S3OriginConfig": {
                    "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "OriginGroups": {
        "Quantity": 0
    },
    "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
        "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-1574382155-273939",
        "ForwardedValues": {
            "QueryString": false,
            "Cookies": {
                "Forward": "none"
            },
            "Headers": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                "Quantity": 0
            }
        },
        "TrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
        "MinTTL": 0,
        "AllowedMethods": {
            "Quantity": 2,
            "Items": [
                "HEAD",
                "GET"
            ],
            "CachedMethods": {
                "Quantity": 2,
                "Items": [
                    "HEAD",
                    "GET"
                ]
            }
        },
        "SmoothStreaming": false,
        "DefaultTTL": 86400,
        "MaxTTL": 31536000,
        "Compress": false,
        "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
    },
    "CacheBehaviors": {
        "Quantity": 0
    },
    "CustomErrorResponses": {
        "Quantity": 0
    },
    "Comment": "",
    "Logging": {
        "Enabled": false,
        "IncludeCookies": false,
        "Bucket": "",
        "Prefix": ""
    },
    "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
    "Enabled": false,
    "ViewerCertificate": {
        "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
        "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
        "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
    },
    "Restrictions": {
        "GeoRestriction": {
            "RestrictionType": "none",
            "Quantity": 0
        }
    },
    "WebACLId": "",
    "HttpVersion": "http2",
    "IsIPV6Enabled": true
}

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E9LHASXEXAMPLE",
    "Distribution": {
        "Id": "EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:distribution/EMLARXS9EXAMPLE",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-06T18:32:35.553Z",
        "InProgressInvalidationBatches": 0,
        "DomainName": "d111111abcdef8.cloudfront.net",
        "ActiveTrustedSigners": {
            "Enabled": false,
            "Quantity": 0
        },
        "DistributionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-1574382155-496510",
            "Aliases": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultRootObject": "index.html",
            "Origins": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "Id": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-1574382155-273939",
                        "DomainName": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com",
                        "OriginPath": "",
                        "CustomHeaders": {
                            "Quantity": 0
                        },
                        "S3OriginConfig": {
                            "OriginAccessIdentity": ""
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "OriginGroups": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "DefaultCacheBehavior": {
                "TargetOriginId": "amzn-s3-demo-bucket---s3.amazonaws.com.rproxy.goskope.com-1574382155-273939",
                "ForwardedValues": {
                    "QueryString": false,
                    "Cookies": {
                        "Forward": "none"
                    },
                    "Headers": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    },
                    "QueryStringCacheKeys": {
                        "Quantity": 0
                    }
                },
                "TrustedSigners": {
                    "Enabled": false,
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "ViewerProtocolPolicy": "allow-all",
                "MinTTL": 0,
                "AllowedMethods": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "HEAD",
                        "GET"
                    ],
                    "CachedMethods": {
                        "Quantity": 2,
                        "Items": [
                            "HEAD",
                            "GET"
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "SmoothStreaming": false,
                "DefaultTTL": 86400,
                "MaxTTL": 31536000,
                "Compress": false,
                "LambdaFunctionAssociations": {
                    "Quantity": 0
                },
                "FieldLevelEncryptionId": ""
            },
            "CacheBehaviors": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "CustomErrorResponses": {
                "Quantity": 0
            },
            "Comment": "",
            "Logging": {
                "Enabled": false,
                "IncludeCookies": false,
                "Bucket": "",
                "Prefix": ""
            },
            "PriceClass": "PriceClass_All",
            "Enabled": false,
            "ViewerCertificate": {
                "CloudFrontDefaultCertificate": true,
                "MinimumProtocolVersion": "TLSv1",
                "CertificateSource": "cloudfront"
            },
            "Restrictions": {
                "GeoRestriction": {
                    "RestrictionType": "none",
                    "Quantity": 0
                }
            },
            "WebACLId": "",
            "HttpVersion": "http2",
            "IsIPV6Enabled": true
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Update a distribution in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see UpdateDistribution in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-domain-association.

AWS CLI

To update a domain association

The following update-domain-association example updates a domain association for a distribution tenant with ETag E23ZP02F085ABC.


aws cloudfront update-domain-association \
    --domain example.com \
    --target-resource DistributionTenantId=dt_2x9GhoK0TZRsohWzv1b9It8J1AB \
    --if-match E23ZP02F085ABC

Output:


{
    "ETag": "ETVPDKIKX0ABC",
    "Domain": "example.com",
    "ResourceId": "dt_2x9GhoK0TZRsohWzv1b9It8J1AB"
}

For more information, see Move an alternate domain name to a different distribution in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see UpdateDomainAssociation in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-field-level-encryption-config.

AWS CLI

To update a CloudFront field-level encryption configuration

The following update-field-level-encryption-config example updates the Comment field of the field-level encryption configuration with the ID C3KM2WVD605UAY by providing the parameters in a JSON file.

To update a field-level encryption configuration, you must have the configuration's ID and ETag. The ID is returned in the output of the create-field-level-encryption-config and list-field-level-encryption-configs commands. To get the ETag, use the get-field-level-encryption or get-field-level-encryption-config command. Use the --if-match option to provide the configuration's ETag.


aws cloudfront update-field-level-encryption-config \
    --id C3KM2WVD605UAY \
    --if-match E2P4Z4VU7TY5SG \
    --field-level-encryption-config file://fle-config.json

Contents of fle-config.json:


{
    "CallerReference": "cli-example",
    "Comment": "Updated example FLE configuration",
    "QueryArgProfileConfig": {
        "ForwardWhenQueryArgProfileIsUnknown": true,
        "QueryArgProfiles": {
            "Quantity": 0
        }
    },
    "ContentTypeProfileConfig": {
        "ForwardWhenContentTypeIsUnknown": true,
        "ContentTypeProfiles": {
            "Quantity": 1,
            "Items": [
                {
                    "Format": "URLEncoded",
                    "ProfileId": "P280MFCLSYOCVU",
                    "ContentType": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

Output:


{
    "ETag": "E26M4BIAV81ZF6",
    "FieldLevelEncryption": {
        "Id": "C3KM2WVD605UAY",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-10T22:26:26.170Z",
        "FieldLevelEncryptionConfig": {
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Comment": "Updated example FLE configuration",
            "QueryArgProfileConfig": {
                "ForwardWhenQueryArgProfileIsUnknown": true,
                "QueryArgProfiles": {
                    "Quantity": 0,
                    "Items": []
                }
            },
            "ContentTypeProfileConfig": {
                "ForwardWhenContentTypeIsUnknown": true,
                "ContentTypeProfiles": {
                    "Quantity": 1,
                    "Items": [
                        {
                            "Format": "URLEncoded",
                            "ProfileId": "P280MFCLSYOCVU",
                            "ContentType": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see UpdateFieldLevelEncryptionConfig in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-field-level-encryption-profile.

AWS CLI

To update a CloudFront field-level encryption profile

The following update-field-level-encryption-profile example updates the field-level encryption profile with the ID PPK0UOSIF5WSV. This example updates the profile's Name and Comment, and adds a second FieldPatterns item, by providing the parameters in a JSON file.

To update a field-level encryption profile, you must have the profile's ID and ETag. The ID is returned in the output of the create-field-level-encryption-profile and list-field-level-encryption-profiles commands. To get the ETag, use the get-field-level-encryption-profile or get-field-level-encryption-profile-config command. Use the --if-match option to provide the profile's ETag.


aws cloudfront update-field-level-encryption-profile \
    --id PPK0UOSIF5WSV \
    --if-match E1QQG65FS2L2GC \
    --field-level-encryption-profile-config file://fle-profile-config.json

Contents of fle-profile-config.json:


{
    "Name": "ExampleFLEProfileUpdated",
    "CallerReference": "cli-example",
    "Comment": "Updated FLE profile for AWS CLI example",
    "EncryptionEntities": {
        "Quantity": 1,
        "Items": [
            {
                "PublicKeyId": "K2K8NC4HVFE3M0",
                "ProviderId": "ExampleFLEProvider",
                "FieldPatterns": {
                    "Quantity": 2,
                    "Items": [
                        "ExampleSensitiveField",
                        "SecondExampleSensitiveField"
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Output:


{
    "ETag": "EJETYFJ9CL66D",
    "FieldLevelEncryptionProfile": {
        "Id": "PPK0UOSIF5WSV",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2019-12-10T19:05:58.296Z",
        "FieldLevelEncryptionProfileConfig": {
            "Name": "ExampleFLEProfileUpdated",
            "CallerReference": "cli-example",
            "Comment": "Updated FLE profile for AWS CLI example",
            "EncryptionEntities": {
                "Quantity": 1,
                "Items": [
                    {
                        "PublicKeyId": "K2K8NC4HVFE3M0",
                        "ProviderId": "ExampleFLEProvider",
                        "FieldPatterns": {
                            "Quantity": 2,
                            "Items": [
                                "ExampleSensitiveField",
                                "SecondExampleSensitiveField"
                            ]
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

For more information, see Use field-level encryption to help protect sensitive data in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see UpdateFieldLevelEncryptionProfile in AWS CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use verify-dns-configuration.

AWS CLI

To verify DNS configuration for a domain

The following verify-dns-configuration example verifies the DNS configuration for a domain.


aws cloudfront verify-dns-configuration \
    --domain example.com \
    --identifier dt_2x9GhoK0TZRsohWzv1b9It8J1AB

Output:


{
    "DnsConfigurationList": [
        {
            "Domain": "example.com",
            "Status": "valid-configuration"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Move an alternate domain name to a different distribution in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

For API details, see VerifyDnsConfiguration in AWS CLI Command Reference.

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