Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

DescribeComplianceByResource

Indicates whether the specified AWS resources are compliant. If a resource is noncompliant, this action returns the number of AWS Config rules that the resource does not comply with.

A resource is compliant if it complies with all the AWS Config rules that evaluate it. It is noncompliant if it does not comply with one or more of these rules.

If AWS Config has no current evaluation results for the resource, it returns INSUFFICIENT_DATA. This result might indicate one of the following conditions about the rules that evaluate the resource:

AWS Config has never invoked an evaluation for the rule. To check whether it has, use the DescribeConfigRuleEvaluationStatus action to get the LastSuccessfulInvocationTime and LastFailedInvocationTime.
The rule's AWS Lambda function is failing to send evaluation results to AWS Config. Verify that the role that you assigned to your configuration recorder includes the config:PutEvaluations permission. If the rule is a custom rule, verify that the AWS Lambda execution role includes the config:PutEvaluations permission.
The rule's AWS Lambda function has returned NOT_APPLICABLE for all evaluation results. This can occur if the resources were deleted or removed from the rule's scope.

Request Syntax


{
   "ComplianceTypes": [ "string" ],
   "Limit": number,
   "NextToken": "string",
   "ResourceId": "string",
   "ResourceType": "string"
}

Request Parameters

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

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

ComplianceTypes

Filters the results by compliance.

Type: Array of strings

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 3 items.

Valid Values: COMPLIANT | NON_COMPLIANT | NOT_APPLICABLE | INSUFFICIENT_DATA

Required: No

Limit

The maximum number of evaluation results returned on each page. The default is 10. You cannot specify a number greater than 100. If you specify 0, AWS Config uses the default.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 0. Maximum value of 100.

Required: No

NextToken

The nextToken string returned on a previous page that you use to get the next page of results in a paginated response.

Type: String

Required: No

ResourceId

The ID of the AWS resource for which you want compliance information. You can specify only one resource ID. If you specify a resource ID, you must also specify a type for ResourceType.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 768.

Required: No

ResourceType

The types of AWS resources for which you want compliance information (for example, AWS::EC2::Instance). For this action, you can specify that the resource type is an AWS account by specifying AWS::::Account.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "ComplianceByResources": [ 
      { 
         "Compliance": { 
            "ComplianceContributorCount": { 
               "CapExceeded": boolean,
               "CappedCount": number
            },
            "ComplianceType": "string"
         },
         "ResourceId": "string",
         "ResourceType": "string"
      }
   ],
   "NextToken": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

ComplianceByResources

Indicates whether the specified AWS resource complies with all of the AWS Config rules that evaluate it.

Type: Array of ComplianceByResource objects

NextToken

The string that you use in a subsequent request to get the next page of results in a paginated response.

Type: String

Errors

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

InvalidNextTokenException

The specified next token is not valid. Specify the nextToken string that was returned in the previous response to get the next page of results.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidParameterValueException

One or more of the specified parameters are not valid. Verify that your parameters are valid and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 400