Select your cookie preferences

We use essential cookies and similar tools that are necessary to provide our site and services. We use performance cookies to collect anonymous statistics, so we can understand how customers use our site and make improvements. Essential cookies cannot be deactivated, but you can choose “Customize” or “Decline” to decline performance cookies.

If you agree, AWS and approved third parties will also use cookies to provide useful site features, remember your preferences, and display relevant content, including relevant advertising. To accept or decline all non-essential cookies, choose “Accept” or “Decline.” To make more detailed choices, choose “Customize.”

DescribeSourceServers - AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

DescribeSourceServers

Lists all Source Servers or multiple Source Servers filtered by ID.

Request Syntax

POST /DescribeSourceServers HTTP/1.1 Content-type: application/json { "filters": { "hardwareId": "string", "sourceServerIDs": [ "string" ], "stagingAccountIDs": [ "string" ] }, "maxResults": number, "nextToken": "string" }

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

filters

A set of filters by which to return Source Servers.

Type: DescribeSourceServersRequestFilters object

Required: No

maxResults

Maximum number of Source Servers to retrieve.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1.

Required: No

nextToken

The token of the next Source Server to retrieve.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 2048.

Required: No

Response Syntax

HTTP/1.1 200 Content-type: application/json { "items": [ { "arn": "string", "dataReplicationInfo": { "dataReplicationError": { "error": "string", "rawError": "string" }, "dataReplicationInitiation": { "nextAttemptDateTime": "string", "startDateTime": "string", "steps": [ { "name": "string", "status": "string" } ] }, "dataReplicationState": "string", "etaDateTime": "string", "lagDuration": "string", "replicatedDisks": [ { "backloggedStorageBytes": number, "deviceName": "string", "replicatedStorageBytes": number, "rescannedStorageBytes": number, "totalStorageBytes": number } ], "stagingAvailabilityZone": "string" }, "lastLaunchResult": "string", "lifeCycle": { "addedToServiceDateTime": "string", "elapsedReplicationDuration": "string", "firstByteDateTime": "string", "lastLaunch": { "initiated": { "apiCallDateTime": "string", "jobID": "string", "type": "string" }, "status": "string" }, "lastSeenByServiceDateTime": "string" }, "recoveryInstanceId": "string", "replicationDirection": "string", "reversedDirectionSourceServerArn": "string", "sourceCloudProperties": { "originAccountID": "string", "originAvailabilityZone": "string", "originRegion": "string" }, "sourceNetworkID": "string", "sourceProperties": { "cpus": [ { "cores": number, "modelName": "string" } ], "disks": [ { "bytes": number, "deviceName": "string" } ], "identificationHints": { "awsInstanceID": "string", "fqdn": "string", "hostname": "string", "vmWareUuid": "string" }, "lastUpdatedDateTime": "string", "networkInterfaces": [ { "ips": [ "string" ], "isPrimary": boolean, "macAddress": "string" } ], "os": { "fullString": "string" }, "ramBytes": number, "recommendedInstanceType": "string", "supportsNitroInstances": boolean }, "sourceServerID": "string", "stagingArea": { "errorMessage": "string", "stagingAccountID": "string", "stagingSourceServerArn": "string", "status": "string" }, "tags": { "string" : "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.

items

An array of Source Servers.

Type: Array of SourceServer objects

nextToken

The token of the next Source Server to retrieve.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 2048.

Errors

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

InternalServerException

The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ThrottlingException

The request was denied due to request throttling.

HTTP Status Code: 429

UninitializedAccountException

The account performing the request has not been initialized.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ValidationException

The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by the AWS service.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

PrivacySite termsCookie preferences
© 2025, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.