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import_key_pair

import_key_pair(**kwargs)

Imports a public SSH key from a specific key pair.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.import_key_pair(
    keyPairName='string',
    publicKeyBase64='string'
)
Parameters
  • keyPairName (string) --

    [REQUIRED]

    The name of the key pair for which you want to import the public key.

  • publicKeyBase64 (string) --

    [REQUIRED]

    A base64-encoded public key of the ssh-rsa type.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'operation': {
        'id': 'string',
        'resourceName': 'string',
        'resourceType': 'ContainerService'|'Instance'|'StaticIp'|'KeyPair'|'InstanceSnapshot'|'Domain'|'PeeredVpc'|'LoadBalancer'|'LoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'Disk'|'DiskSnapshot'|'RelationalDatabase'|'RelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'ExportSnapshotRecord'|'CloudFormationStackRecord'|'Alarm'|'ContactMethod'|'Distribution'|'Certificate'|'Bucket',
        'createdAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'location': {
            'availabilityZone': 'string',
            'regionName': 'us-east-1'|'us-east-2'|'us-west-1'|'us-west-2'|'eu-west-1'|'eu-west-2'|'eu-west-3'|'eu-central-1'|'ca-central-1'|'ap-south-1'|'ap-southeast-1'|'ap-southeast-2'|'ap-northeast-1'|'ap-northeast-2'|'eu-north-1'
        },
        'isTerminal': True|False,
        'operationDetails': 'string',
        'operationType': 'DeleteKnownHostKeys'|'DeleteInstance'|'CreateInstance'|'StopInstance'|'StartInstance'|'RebootInstance'|'OpenInstancePublicPorts'|'PutInstancePublicPorts'|'CloseInstancePublicPorts'|'AllocateStaticIp'|'ReleaseStaticIp'|'AttachStaticIp'|'DetachStaticIp'|'UpdateDomainEntry'|'DeleteDomainEntry'|'CreateDomain'|'DeleteDomain'|'CreateInstanceSnapshot'|'DeleteInstanceSnapshot'|'CreateInstancesFromSnapshot'|'CreateLoadBalancer'|'DeleteLoadBalancer'|'AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer'|'DetachInstancesFromLoadBalancer'|'UpdateLoadBalancerAttribute'|'CreateLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'DeleteLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'AttachLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'CreateDisk'|'DeleteDisk'|'AttachDisk'|'DetachDisk'|'CreateDiskSnapshot'|'DeleteDiskSnapshot'|'CreateDiskFromSnapshot'|'CreateRelationalDatabase'|'UpdateRelationalDatabase'|'DeleteRelationalDatabase'|'CreateRelationalDatabaseFromSnapshot'|'CreateRelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'DeleteRelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'UpdateRelationalDatabaseParameters'|'StartRelationalDatabase'|'RebootRelationalDatabase'|'StopRelationalDatabase'|'EnableAddOn'|'DisableAddOn'|'PutAlarm'|'GetAlarms'|'DeleteAlarm'|'TestAlarm'|'CreateContactMethod'|'GetContactMethods'|'SendContactMethodVerification'|'DeleteContactMethod'|'CreateDistribution'|'UpdateDistribution'|'DeleteDistribution'|'ResetDistributionCache'|'AttachCertificateToDistribution'|'DetachCertificateFromDistribution'|'UpdateDistributionBundle'|'SetIpAddressType'|'CreateCertificate'|'DeleteCertificate'|'CreateContainerService'|'UpdateContainerService'|'DeleteContainerService'|'CreateContainerServiceDeployment'|'CreateContainerServiceRegistryLogin'|'RegisterContainerImage'|'DeleteContainerImage'|'CreateBucket'|'DeleteBucket'|'CreateBucketAccessKey'|'DeleteBucketAccessKey'|'UpdateBucketBundle'|'UpdateBucket'|'SetResourceAccessForBucket'|'UpdateInstanceMetadataOptions'|'StartGUISession'|'StopGUISession',
        'status': 'NotStarted'|'Started'|'Failed'|'Completed'|'Succeeded',
        'statusChangedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'errorCode': 'string',
        'errorDetails': 'string'
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    • operation (dict) --

      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.

      • id (string) --

        The ID of the operation.

      • resourceName (string) --

        The resource name.

      • resourceType (string) --

        The resource type.

      • createdAt (datetime) --

        The timestamp when the operation was initialized (e.g., 1479816991.349 ).

      • location (dict) --

        The Amazon Web Services Region and Availability Zone.

        • availabilityZone (string) --

          The Availability Zone. Follows the format us-east-2a (case-sensitive).

        • regionName (string) --

          The Amazon Web Services Region name.

      • isTerminal (boolean) --

        A Boolean value indicating whether the operation is terminal.

      • operationDetails (string) --

        Details about the operation (e.g., Debian-1GB-Ohio-1 ).

      • operationType (string) --

        The type of operation.

      • status (string) --

        The status of the operation.

      • statusChangedAt (datetime) --

        The timestamp when the status was changed (e.g., 1479816991.349 ).

      • errorCode (string) --

        The error code.

      • errorDetails (string) --

        The error details.

Exceptions

  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.ServiceException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.NotFoundException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.OperationFailureException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.AccountSetupInProgressException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.UnauthenticatedException