Amazon Relational Database Service
API Reference (API Version 2012-04-23)
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Common Query Parameters

This section lists the request parameters that all actions use. Any action-specific parameters are listed in the topic for the action.

Parameter NameDescriptionRequired

Action

The action to perform.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes

AuthParams

The parameters required to authenticate a query request.

Contains:

AWSAccessKeyID

SignatureVersion

Timestamp

Signature

Default: None

Conditional

AWSAccessKeyId

The Access Key ID corresponding to the AWS Secret Access Key you used to sign the request.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes

Expires

The date and time at which the request signature expires, in the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ, as specified in the ISO 8601 standard.

Condition: Requests must include either Timestamp or Expires, but not both.

Default: None

Type: String

Conditional

SecurityToken

The temporary security token obtained through a call to AWS Security Token Service. For a list of services that support AWS Security Token Service, go to Using Temporary Security Credentials to Access AWS in Using Temporary Security Credentials.

Default: None

Type: String

 

Signature

The digital signature you created for the request. Refer to the service's developer documentation for information about how to generate the signature.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes

SignatureMethod

The hash algorithm you used to create the request signature.

Default: None

Valid Values: HmacSHA256 | HmacSHA1.

Type: String

Yes

SignatureVersion

The signature version you use to sign the request. Set this to the value recommended in your product-specific documentation on security.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes

Timestamp

The date and time the request was signed, in the format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ, as specified in the ISO 8601 standard.

Condition: Requests must include either Timestamp or Expires, but not both.

Default: None

Type: String

Conditional

Version

The API version to use, in the format YYYY-MM-DD.

Default: None

Type: String

Yes