Common Request Parameters
All Query operations share a set of common parameters that must be present in each call:
| Name | Description | Required |
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Indicates the action to perform. Example: |
Yes |
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The Access Key ID for the request sender. This identifies the account which will be charged for usage of the service. The account with which the Access Key ID is associated must be signed up for Amazon EC2, or requests will not be accepted. Example: |
Yes |
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The date and time at which the signature included in the request expires, in the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ. Condition: Either Example: |
Conditional |
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The date and time at which the request is signed, in the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ. For more information, go to ISO 8601. Condition: Either Example: |
Conditional |
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The request signature. For more information, see Query API Authentication. Example: |
Yes |
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The hash algorithm you use to create the request signature. Valid values:
Example: |
Yes |
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The signature version you use to sign the request. Set this value to
Example: |
Yes |
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The API version to use, as specified in the WSDL. Example: |
Yes |
Parameter values must be URL-encoded. This is true for any Query parameter passed to Elastic Load
Balancing; and is typically necessary in the Signature parameter. Some clients
do this automatically, but this is not the norm.