Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

DescribeComplianceByConfigRule

Indicates whether the specified AWS Config rules are compliant. If a rule is noncompliant, this action returns the number of AWS resources that do not comply with the rule.

A rule is compliant if all of the evaluated resources comply with it. It is noncompliant if any of these resources do not comply.

If AWS Config has no current evaluation results for the rule, it returns INSUFFICIENT_DATA. This result might indicate one of the following conditions:

AWS Config has never invoked an evaluation for the rule. To check whether it has, use the DescribeConfigRuleEvaluationStatus action to get the LastSuccessfulInvocationTime and LastFailedInvocationTime.
The rule's AWS Lambda function is failing to send evaluation results to AWS Config. Verify that the role you assigned to your configuration recorder includes the config:PutEvaluations permission. If the rule is a custom rule, verify that the AWS Lambda execution role includes the config:PutEvaluations permission.
The rule's AWS Lambda function has returned NOT_APPLICABLE for all evaluation results. This can occur if the resources were deleted or removed from the rule's scope.

Request Syntax


{
   "ComplianceTypes": [ "string" ],
   "ConfigRuleNames": [ "string" ],
   "NextToken": "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.

ComplianceTypes

Filters the results by compliance.

Type: Array of strings

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 3 items.

Valid Values: COMPLIANT | NON_COMPLIANT | NOT_APPLICABLE | INSUFFICIENT_DATA

Required: No

ConfigRuleNames

Specify one or more AWS Config rule names to filter the results by rule.

Type: Array of strings

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 25 items.

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

Pattern: .*\S.*

Required: No

NextToken

The nextToken string returned on a previous page that you use to get the next page of results in a paginated response.

Type: String

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "ComplianceByConfigRules": [ 
      { 
         "Compliance": { 
            "ComplianceContributorCount": { 
               "CapExceeded": boolean,
               "CappedCount": number
            },
            "ComplianceType": "string"
         },
         "ConfigRuleName": "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.

ComplianceByConfigRules

Indicates whether each of the specified AWS Config rules is compliant.

Type: Array of ComplianceByConfigRule objects

NextToken

The string that you use in a subsequent request to get the next page of results in a paginated response.

Type: String

Errors

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

InvalidNextTokenException

The specified next token is not valid. Specify the nextToken string that was returned in the previous response to get the next page of results.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidParameterValueException

One or more of the specified parameters are not valid. Verify that your parameters are valid and try again.

HTTP Status Code: 400

NoSuchConfigRuleException

The AWS Config rule in the request is not valid. Verify that the rule is an AWS Config Process Check rule, that the rule name is correct, and that valid Amazon Resouce Names (ARNs) are used before trying again.

HTTP Status Code: 400