Lightsail / Client / get_regions

get_regions#

Lightsail.Client.get_regions(**kwargs)#

Returns a list of all valid regions for Amazon Lightsail. Use the include availability zones parameter to also return the Availability Zones in a region.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.get_regions(
    includeAvailabilityZones=True|False,
    includeRelationalDatabaseAvailabilityZones=True|False
)
Parameters:

  • includeAvailabilityZones (boolean) – A Boolean value indicating whether to also include Availability Zones in your get regions request. Availability Zones are indicated with a letter: us-east-2a.

  • includeRelationalDatabaseAvailabilityZones (boolean) – A Boolean value indicating whether to also include Availability Zones for databases in your get regions request. Availability Zones are indicated with a letter ( us-east-2a).

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'regions': [
        {
            'continentCode': 'string',
            'description': 'string',
            'displayName': 'string',
            'name': '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',
            'availabilityZones': [
                {
                    'zoneName': 'string',
                    'state': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'relationalDatabaseAvailabilityZones': [
                {
                    'zoneName': 'string',
                    'state': 'string'
                },
            ]
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    • regions (list) –

      An array of key-value pairs containing information about your get regions request.

      • (dict) –

        Describes the Amazon Web Services Region.

        • continentCode (string) –

          The continent code ( NA, meaning North America).

        • description (string) –

          The description of the Amazon Web Services Region ( This region is recommended to serve users in the eastern United States and eastern Canada).

        • displayName (string) –

          The display name ( Ohio).

        • name (string) –

          The region name ( us-east-2).

        • availabilityZones (list) –

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

          • (dict) –

            Describes an Availability Zone. This is returned only as part of a GetRegions request.

            • zoneName (string) –

              The name of the Availability Zone. The format is us-east-2a (case-sensitive).

            • state (string) –

              The state of the Availability Zone.

        • relationalDatabaseAvailabilityZones (list) –

          The Availability Zones for databases. Follows the format us-east-2a (case-sensitive).

          • (dict) –

            Describes an Availability Zone. This is returned only as part of a GetRegions request.

            • zoneName (string) –

              The name of the Availability Zone. The format is us-east-2a (case-sensitive).

            • state (string) –

              The state of the Availability Zone.

Exceptions