get_parameter

get_parameter(**kwargs)

Get information about a single parameter by specifying the parameter name.

Note

To get information about more than one parameter at a time, use the GetParameters operation.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.get_parameter(
    Name='string',
    WithDecryption=True|False
)

Parameters

• Name (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the parameter you want to query.

  To query by parameter label, use "Name": "name:label" . To query by parameter version, use "Name": "name:version" .

• WithDecryption (boolean) -- Return decrypted values for secure string parameters. This flag is ignored for String and StringList parameter types.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Parameter': {
        'Name': 'string',
        'Type': 'String'|'StringList'|'SecureString',
        'Value': 'string',
        'Version': 123,
        'Selector': 'string',
        'SourceResult': 'string',
        'LastModifiedDate': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'ARN': 'string',
        'DataType': 'string'
    }
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • Parameter (dict) --

    Information about a parameter.

    • Name (string) --

      The name of the parameter.

    • Type (string) --

      The type of parameter. Valid values include the following: String , StringList , and SecureString .

      Note

      If type is StringList , the system returns a comma-separated string with no spaces between commas in the Value field.

    • Value (string) --

      The parameter value.

      Note

      If type is StringList , the system returns a comma-separated string with no spaces between commas in the Value field.

    • Version (integer) --

      The parameter version.

    • Selector (string) --

      Either the version number or the label used to retrieve the parameter value. Specify selectors by using one of the following formats:

      parameter_name:version

      parameter_name:label

    • SourceResult (string) --

      Applies to parameters that reference information in other Amazon Web Services services. SourceResult is the raw result or response from the source.

    • LastModifiedDate (datetime) --

      Date the parameter was last changed or updated and the parameter version was created.

    • ARN (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the parameter.

    • DataType (string) --

      The data type of the parameter, such as text or aws:ec2:image . The default is text .

Exceptions

• SSM.Client.exceptions.InternalServerError
• SSM.Client.exceptions.InvalidKeyId
• SSM.Client.exceptions.ParameterNotFound
• SSM.Client.exceptions.ParameterVersionNotFound