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I really wish there was an API that allowed me to just get a list of all available regions including their descriptive names. As it stands, when AWS adds a reg

by hoodoof 10y ago

I really wish there was an API that allowed me to just get a list of all available regions including their descriptive names. As it stands, when AWS adds a region I have to make manual updates to update my systems. AWS has APIs for everything else, why not a comprehensive API for regions and their descriptive names? EDIT: for the downvoters - please specify exactly the REST API call that I make to get regions and their abbreviated and descriptive names. I'd be happy even to see the API in the JavaScript SDK. It doesn't exist.

inopinatus 10y ago
It's in the SDKs. e.g. https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-ruby/blob/master/aws-sdk-core/endpoints.json https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-ruby/blob/master/aws-sdk-core... Icky and totally unsupported alternative: scrape the console. Look for meta name="awsc-mezz-data" in the response.
- hoodoof 10y ago
  Maybe in the Ruby SDK, not in the JavaScript SDK. http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/latest/AWS/EC2.html#describeRegions-property http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/latest/AWS/EC2.h... And anyway, this is not something that should be in the SDK, it's a core part of the AWS system and thus the data should come from a core API not an SDK which requires updating.
QUFB 10y ago
Seems to be one: $ aws ec2 describe-regions REGIONS ec2.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com ap-south-1 REGIONS ec2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com eu-west-1 REGIONS ec2.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com ap-northeast-2 REGIONS ec2.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com ap-northeast-1 REGIONS ec2.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com sa-east-1 REGIONS ec2.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com ap-southeast-1 REGIONS ec2.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com ap-southeast-2 REGIONS ec2.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com eu-central-1 REGIONS ec2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com us-east-1 REGIONS ec2.us-east-2.amazonaws.com us-east-2 REGIONS ec2.us-west-1.amazonaws.com us-west-1 REGIONS ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com us-west-2
- inopinatus 10y ago
  I think the OP wants the mapping of "us-east-1": "US East (N. Virginia)" &c.
toomuchtodo 10y ago
I'd be happy to serve this as a read only endpoint if you'd like.
- bowmessage 10y ago
  can i have write access too?

by hoodoof 10y ago

inopinatus 10y ago

It's in the SDKs. e.g. https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-ruby/blob/master/aws-sdk-core/endpoints.json https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-ruby/blob/master/aws-sdk-core... Icky and totally unsupported alternative: scrape the console. Look for meta name="awsc-mezz-data" in the response.

hoodoof 10y ago
Maybe in the Ruby SDK, not in the JavaScript SDK. http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/latest/AWS/EC2.html#describeRegions-property http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/latest/AWS/EC2.h... And anyway, this is not something that should be in the SDK, it's a core part of the AWS system and thus the data should come from a core API not an SDK which requires updating.

QUFB 10y ago

Seems to be one: $ aws ec2 describe-regions REGIONS ec2.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com ap-south-1 REGIONS ec2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com eu-west-1 REGIONS ec2.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com ap-northeast-2 REGIONS ec2.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com ap-northeast-1 REGIONS ec2.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com sa-east-1 REGIONS ec2.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com ap-southeast-1 REGIONS ec2.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com ap-southeast-2 REGIONS ec2.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com eu-central-1 REGIONS ec2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com us-east-1 REGIONS ec2.us-east-2.amazonaws.com us-east-2 REGIONS ec2.us-west-1.amazonaws.com us-west-1 REGIONS ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com us-west-2

inopinatus 10y ago
I think the OP wants the mapping of "us-east-1": "US East (N. Virginia)" &c.

toomuchtodo 10y ago

I'd be happy to serve this as a read only endpoint if you'd like.

bowmessage 10y ago
can i have write access too?