GET

/#Action=DescribeEventCategories

http://rds.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=DescribeEventCategories

Displays a list of categories for all event source types, or, if specified, for a specified source type. You can also see this list in the "Amazon RDS event categories and event messages" section of the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_Events.Messages.html"> Amazon RDS User Guide </a> or the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/USER_Events.Messages.html"> Amazon Aurora User Guide </a>.

Access Token Required: API Key

Query Params

SourceTypestring

The type of source that is generating the events. For RDS Proxy events, specify <code>db-proxy</code>. Valid values: <code>db-instance</code> | <code>db-cluster</code> | <code>db-parameter-group</code> | <code>db-security-group</code> | <code>db-snapshot</code> | <code>db-cluster-snapshot</code> | <code>db-proxy</code>

Filtersarray

This parameter isn't currently supported.

Actionstringrequired

Allowed:

Versionstringrequired

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

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CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

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cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://rds.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=DescribeEventCategories' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}