Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

GetInstance

Returns information about a specific Amazon Lightsail instance, which is a virtual private server.

Request Syntax


{
   "instanceName": "string"
}

Request Parameters

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

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

instanceName

The name of the instance.

Type: String

Pattern: \w[\w\-]*\w

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


{
   "instance": { 
      "addOns": [ 
         { 
            "duration": "string",
            "name": "string",
            "nextSnapshotTimeOfDay": "string",
            "snapshotTimeOfDay": "string",
            "status": "string",
            "threshold": "string"
         }
      ],
      "arn": "string",
      "blueprintId": "string",
      "blueprintName": "string",
      "bundleId": "string",
      "createdAt": number,
      "hardware": { 
         "cpuCount": number,
         "disks": [ 
            { 
               "addOns": [ 
                  { 
                     "duration": "string",
                     "name": "string",
                     "nextSnapshotTimeOfDay": "string",
                     "snapshotTimeOfDay": "string",
                     "status": "string",
                     "threshold": "string"
                  }
               ],
               "arn": "string",
               "attachedTo": "string",
               "attachmentState": "string",
               "autoMountStatus": "string",
               "createdAt": number,
               "gbInUse": number,
               "iops": number,
               "isAttached": boolean,
               "isSystemDisk": boolean,
               "location": { 
                  "availabilityZone": "string",
                  "regionName": "string"
               },
               "name": "string",
               "path": "string",
               "resourceType": "string",
               "sizeInGb": number,
               "state": "string",
               "supportCode": "string",
               "tags": [ 
                  { 
                     "key": "string",
                     "value": "string"
                  }
               ]
            }
         ],
         "ramSizeInGb": number
      },
      "ipAddressType": "string",
      "ipv6Addresses": [ "string" ],
      "isStaticIp": boolean,
      "location": { 
         "availabilityZone": "string",
         "regionName": "string"
      },
      "metadataOptions": { 
         "httpEndpoint": "string",
         "httpProtocolIpv6": "string",
         "httpPutResponseHopLimit": number,
         "httpTokens": "string",
         "state": "string"
      },
      "name": "string",
      "networking": { 
         "monthlyTransfer": { 
            "gbPerMonthAllocated": number
         },
         "ports": [ 
            { 
               "accessDirection": "string",
               "accessFrom": "string",
               "accessType": "string",
               "cidrListAliases": [ "string" ],
               "cidrs": [ "string" ],
               "commonName": "string",
               "fromPort": number,
               "ipv6Cidrs": [ "string" ],
               "protocol": "string",
               "toPort": number
            }
         ]
      },
      "privateIpAddress": "string",
      "publicIpAddress": "string",
      "resourceType": "string",
      "sshKeyName": "string",
      "state": { 
         "code": number,
         "name": "string"
      },
      "supportCode": "string",
      "tags": [ 
         { 
            "key": "string",
            "value": "string"
         }
      ],
      "username": "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.

instance

An array of key-value pairs containing information about the specified instance.

Type: Instance object

Errors

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

AccessDeniedException

Lightsail throws this exception when the user cannot be authenticated or uses invalid credentials to access a resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

AccountSetupInProgressException

Lightsail throws this exception when an account is still in the setup in progress state.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidInputException

Lightsail throws this exception when user input does not conform to the validation rules of an input field.

Note

Domain and distribution APIs are only available in the N. Virginia (us-east-1) AWS Region. Please set your AWS Region configuration to us-east-1 to create, view, or edit these resources.

HTTP Status Code: 400

NotFoundException

Lightsail throws this exception when it cannot find a resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OperationFailureException

Lightsail throws this exception when an operation fails to execute.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ServiceException

A general service exception.

HTTP Status Code: 500

UnauthenticatedException

Lightsail throws this exception when the user has not been authenticated.

HTTP Status Code: 400