DescribeStackResource
Returns a description of the specified resource in the specified stack.
For deleted stacks, DescribeStackResource returns resource information for up to 90 days after the stack has been deleted.
Request Parameters
For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.
- LogicalResourceId
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The logical name of the resource as specified in the template.
Default: There is no default value.
Type: String
Required: Yes
- StackName
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The name or the unique stack ID that's associated with the stack, which aren't always interchangeable:
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Running stacks: You can specify either the stack's name or its unique stack ID.
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Deleted stacks: You must specify the unique stack ID.
Default: There is no default value.
Type: String
Required: Yes
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Response Elements
The following element is returned by the service.
- StackResourceDetail
-
A
StackResourceDetailstructure containing the description of the specified resource in the specified stack.Type: StackResourceDetail object
Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.
Examples
DescribeStackResource
This example illustrates one usage of DescribeStackResource.
Sample Request
https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/
?Action=DescribeStackResource
&StackName=MyStack
&LogicalResourceId=MyDBInstance
&Version=2010-05-15
&SignatureVersion=2
&Timestamp=2011-07-08T22%3A26%3A28.000Z
&AWSAccessKeyId=[AWS Access KeyID]
&Signature=[Signature]Sample Response
<DescribeStackResourceResponse xmlns="http://cloudformation.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-15/">
<DescribeStackResourceResult>
<StackResourceDetail>
<StackId>arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:123456789:stack/MyStack/aaf549a0-a413-11df-adb3-5081b3858e83</StackId>
<StackName>MyStack</StackName>
<LogicalResourceId>MyDBInstance</LogicalResourceId>
<PhysicalResourceId>MyStack_DB1</PhysicalResourceId>
<ResourceType>AWS::RDS::DBInstance</ResourceType>
<LastUpdatedTimestamp>2011-07-07T22:27:28Z</LastUpdatedTimestamp>
<ResourceStatus>CREATE_COMPLETE</ResourceStatus>
</StackResourceDetail>
</DescribeStackResourceResult>
<ResponseMetadata>
<RequestId>b9b4b068-3a41-11e5-94eb-example</RequestId>
</ResponseMetadata>
</DescribeStackResourceResponse>See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
