Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

SetIpAddressType

Sets the IP address type for an Amazon Lightsail resource.

Use this action to enable dual-stack for a resource, which enables IPv4 and IPv6 for the specified resource. Alternately, you can use this action to disable dual-stack, and enable IPv4 only.

Request Syntax


{
   "acceptBundleUpdate": boolean,
   "ipAddressType": "string",
   "resourceName": "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.

acceptBundleUpdate

Required parameter to accept the instance bundle update when changing to, and from, IPv6-only.

Note

An instance bundle will change when switching from dual-stack or ipv4, to ipv6. It also changes when switching from ipv6, to dual-stack or ipv4.

You must include this parameter in the command to update the bundle. For example, if you switch from dual-stack to ipv6, the bundle will be updated, and billing for the IPv6-only instance bundle begins immediately.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

ipAddressType

The IP address type to set for the specified resource.

The possible values are ipv4 for IPv4 only, ipv6 for IPv6 only, and dualstack for IPv4 and IPv6.

Type: String

Valid Values: dualstack | ipv4 | ipv6

Required: Yes

resourceName

The name of the resource for which to set the IP address type.

Type: String

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

Required: Yes

resourceType

The resource type.

The resource values are Distribution, Instance, and LoadBalancer.

Note

Distribution-related APIs are available only in the N. Virginia (us-east-1) AWS Region. Set your AWS Region configuration to us-east-1 to create, view, or edit distributions.

Type: String

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


{
   "operations": [ 
      { 
         "createdAt": number,
         "errorCode": "string",
         "errorDetails": "string",
         "id": "string",
         "isTerminal": boolean,
         "location": { 
            "availabilityZone": "string",
            "regionName": "string"
         },
         "operationDetails": "string",
         "operationType": "string",
         "resourceName": "string",
         "resourceType": "string",
         "status": "string",
         "statusChangedAt": number
      }
   ]
}

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.

operations

An array of objects that describe the result of the action, such as the status of the request, the timestamp of the request, and the resources affected by the request.

Type: Array of Operation objects

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