Request Syntax URI Request Parameters Request Body Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

DescribeEndpoint

Returns or creates a unique endpoint specific to the AWS account making the call.

Note

The first time DescribeEndpoint is called, an endpoint is created. All subsequent calls to DescribeEndpoint return the same endpoint.

Requires permission to access the DescribeEndpoint action.

Request Syntax


GET /endpoint?endpointType=endpointType HTTP/1.1

URI Request Parameters

The request uses the following URI parameters.

endpointType

The endpoint type. Valid endpoint types include:

iot:Data - Returns a VeriSign signed data endpoint.

iot:Data-ATS - Returns an ATS signed data endpoint.

iot:CredentialProvider - Returns an AWS IoT credentials provider API endpoint.

iot:Jobs - Returns an AWS IoT device management Jobs API endpoint.

We strongly recommend that customers use the newer iot:Data-ATS endpoint type to avoid issues related to the widespread distrust of Symantec certificate authorities. ATS Signed Certificates are more secure and are trusted by most popular browsers.

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: [\s\S]*

Request Body

The request does not have a request body.

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "endpointAddress": "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.

endpointAddress

The endpoint. The format of the endpoint is as follows: identifier.iot.region.amazonaws.com.

Type: String

Errors

InternalFailureException

An unexpected error has occurred.

HTTP Status Code: 500

InvalidRequestException

The request is not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ThrottlingException

The rate exceeds the limit.

HTTP Status Code: 400

UnauthorizedException

You are not authorized to perform this operation.

HTTP Status Code: 401