describe_events

describe_events(**kwargs)

Returns events related to clusters, security groups, snapshots, and parameter groups for the past 14 days. Events specific to a particular cluster, security group, snapshot or parameter group can be obtained by providing the name as a parameter. By default, the past hour of events are returned.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_events(
    SourceIdentifier='string',
    SourceType='cluster'|'cluster-parameter-group'|'cluster-security-group'|'cluster-snapshot'|'scheduled-action',
    StartTime=datetime(2015, 1, 1),
    EndTime=datetime(2015, 1, 1),
    Duration=123,
    MaxRecords=123,
    Marker='string'
)

Parameters

• SourceIdentifier (string) --

  The identifier of the event source for which events will be returned. If this parameter is not specified, then all sources are included in the response.

  Constraints:

  If SourceIdentifier is supplied, SourceType must also be provided.

  • Specify a cluster identifier when SourceType is cluster .
  • Specify a cluster security group name when SourceType is cluster-security-group .
  • Specify a cluster parameter group name when SourceType is cluster-parameter-group .
  • Specify a cluster snapshot identifier when SourceType is cluster-snapshot .
• SourceType (string) --

  The event source to retrieve events for. If no value is specified, all events are returned.

  Constraints:

  If SourceType is supplied, SourceIdentifier must also be provided.

  • Specify cluster when SourceIdentifier is a cluster identifier.
  • Specify cluster-security-group when SourceIdentifier is a cluster security group name.
  • Specify cluster-parameter-group when SourceIdentifier is a cluster parameter group name.
  • Specify cluster-snapshot when SourceIdentifier is a cluster snapshot identifier.
• StartTime (datetime) --

  The beginning of the time interval to retrieve events for, specified in ISO 8601 format. For more information about ISO 8601, go to the ISO8601 Wikipedia page.

  Example: 2009-07-08T18:00Z

• EndTime (datetime) --

  The end of the time interval for which to retrieve events, specified in ISO 8601 format. For more information about ISO 8601, go to the ISO8601 Wikipedia page.

  Example: 2009-07-08T18:00Z

• Duration (integer) --

  The number of minutes prior to the time of the request for which to retrieve events. For example, if the request is sent at 18:00 and you specify a duration of 60, then only events which have occurred after 17:00 will be returned.

  Default: 60

• MaxRecords (integer) --

  The maximum number of response records to return in each call. If the number of remaining response records exceeds the specified MaxRecords value, a value is returned in a marker field of the response. You can retrieve the next set of records by retrying the command with the returned marker value.

  Default: 100

  Constraints: minimum 20, maximum 100.

• Marker (string) -- An optional parameter that specifies the starting point to return a set of response records. When the results of a DescribeEvents request exceed the value specified in MaxRecords , Amazon Web Services returns a value in the Marker field of the response. You can retrieve the next set of response records by providing the returned marker value in the Marker parameter and retrying the request.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Marker': 'string',
    'Events': [
        {
            'SourceIdentifier': 'string',
            'SourceType': 'cluster'|'cluster-parameter-group'|'cluster-security-group'|'cluster-snapshot'|'scheduled-action',
            'Message': 'string',
            'EventCategories': [
                'string',
            ],
            'Severity': 'string',
            'Date': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'EventId': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • Marker (string) --

    A value that indicates the starting point for the next set of response records in a subsequent request. If a value is returned in a response, you can retrieve the next set of records by providing this returned marker value in the Marker parameter and retrying the command. If the Marker field is empty, all response records have been retrieved for the request.

  • Events (list) --

    A list of Event instances.

    • (dict) --

      Describes an event.

      • SourceIdentifier (string) --

        The identifier for the source of the event.

      • SourceType (string) --

        The source type for this event.

      • Message (string) --

        The text of this event.

      • EventCategories (list) --

        A list of the event categories.

        Values: Configuration, Management, Monitoring, Security, Pending

        • (string) --

      • Severity (string) --

        The severity of the event.

        Values: ERROR, INFO

      • Date (datetime) --

        The date and time of the event.

      • EventId (string) --

        The identifier of the event.