Lightsail / Client / get_key_pair

get_key_pair#

Lightsail.Client.get_key_pair(**kwargs)#

Returns information about a specific key pair.

Request Syntax

response = client.get_key_pair(
    keyPairName='string'
)

Parameters:

keyPairName (string) –

[REQUIRED]

The name of the key pair for which you are requesting information.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'keyPair': {
        'name': 'string',
        'arn': 'string',
        'supportCode': 'string',
        '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'
        },
        'resourceType': 'ContainerService'|'Instance'|'StaticIp'|'KeyPair'|'InstanceSnapshot'|'Domain'|'PeeredVpc'|'LoadBalancer'|'LoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'Disk'|'DiskSnapshot'|'RelationalDatabase'|'RelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'ExportSnapshotRecord'|'CloudFormationStackRecord'|'Alarm'|'ContactMethod'|'Distribution'|'Certificate'|'Bucket',
        'tags': [
            {
                'key': 'string',
                'value': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'fingerprint': 'string'
    }
}

Response Structure

(dict) –
- keyPair (dict) –
  
  An array of key-value pairs containing information about the key pair.
  - name (string) –
    
    The friendly name of the SSH key pair.
  - arn (string) –
    
    The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the key pair (e.g., arn:aws:lightsail:us-east-2:123456789101:KeyPair/05859e3d-331d-48ba-9034-12345EXAMPLE).
  - supportCode (string) –
    
    The support code. Include this code in your email to support when you have questions about an instance or another resource in Lightsail. This code enables our support team to look up your Lightsail information more easily.
  - createdAt (datetime) –
    
    The timestamp when the key pair was created (e.g., 1479816991.349).
  - location (dict) –
    
    The region name and Availability Zone where the key pair was created.
    - availabilityZone (string) –
      
      The Availability Zone. Follows the format us-east-2a (case-sensitive).
    - regionName (string) –
      
      The Amazon Web Services Region name.
  - resourceType (string) –
    
    The resource type (usually KeyPair).
  - tags (list) –
    
    The tag keys and optional values for the resource. For more information about tags in Lightsail, see the Amazon Lightsail Developer Guide.
    - (dict) –
      
      Describes a tag key and optional value assigned to an Amazon Lightsail resource.
      
      For more information about tags in Lightsail, see the Amazon Lightsail Developer Guide.
      - key (string) –
        
        The key of the tag.
        
        Constraints: Tag keys accept a maximum of 128 letters, numbers, spaces in UTF-8, or the following characters: + - = . _ : / @
      - value (string) –
        
        The value of the tag.
        
        Constraints: Tag values accept a maximum of 256 letters, numbers, spaces in UTF-8, or the following characters: + - = . _ : / @
  - fingerprint (string) –
    
    The RSA fingerprint of the key pair.

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