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ListLenses - AWS Well-Architected Tool

ListLenses

List the available lenses.

Request Syntax

GET /lenses?LensName=LensName&LensStatus=LensStatus&LensType=LensType&MaxResults=MaxResults&NextToken=NextToken HTTP/1.1

URI Request Parameters

The request uses the following URI parameters.

LensName

The full name of the lens.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

LensStatus

The status of lenses to be returned.

Valid Values: ALL | DRAFT | PUBLISHED

LensType

The type of lenses to be returned.

Valid Values: AWS_OFFICIAL | CUSTOM_SHARED | CUSTOM_SELF

MaxResults

The maximum number of results to return for this request.

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 50.

NextToken

The token to use to retrieve the next set of results.

Request Body

The request does not have a request body.

Response Syntax

HTTP/1.1 200 Content-type: application/json { "LensSummaries": [ { "CreatedAt": number, "Description": "string", "LensAlias": "string", "LensArn": "string", "LensName": "string", "LensStatus": "string", "LensType": "string", "LensVersion": "string", "Owner": "string", "UpdatedAt": number } ], "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.

LensSummaries

List of lens summaries of available lenses.

Type: Array of LensSummary objects

NextToken

The token to use to retrieve the next set of results.

Type: String

Errors

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

AccessDeniedException

User does not have sufficient access to perform this action.

HTTP Status Code: 403

InternalServerException

There is a problem with the AWS Well-Architected Tool API service.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ThrottlingException

Request was denied due to request throttling.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ValidationException

The user input is not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

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

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