http://rds.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=DescribeEvents<p>Returns events related to DB instances, DB clusters, DB parameter groups, DB security groups, DB snapshots, DB cluster snapshots, and RDS Proxies for the past 14 days. Events specific to a particular DB instance, DB cluster, DB parameter group, DB security group, DB snapshot, DB cluster snapshot group, or RDS Proxy can be obtained by providing the name as a parameter.</p> <p>For more information on working with events, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/working-with-events.html">Monitoring Amazon RDS events</a> in the <i>Amazon RDS User Guide</i> and <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/working-with-events.html">Monitoring Amazon Aurora events</a> in the <i>Amazon Aurora User Guide</i>.</p> <note> <p>By default, RDS returns events that were generated in the past hour.</p> </note>
<p>The identifier of the event source for which events are returned. If not specified, then all sources are included in the response.</p> <p>Constraints:</p> <ul> <li> <p>If <code>SourceIdentifier</code> is supplied, <code>SourceType</code> must also be provided.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB instance, a <code>DBInstanceIdentifier</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB cluster, a <code>DBClusterIdentifier</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB parameter group, a <code>DBParameterGroupName</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB security group, a <code>DBSecurityGroupName</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB snapshot, a <code>DBSnapshotIdentifier</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB cluster snapshot, a <code>DBClusterSnapshotIdentifier</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is an RDS Proxy, a <code>DBProxyName</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>Can't end with a hyphen or contain two consecutive hyphens.</p> </li> </ul>
The event source to retrieve events for. If no value is specified, all events are returned.
<p>The beginning of the time interval to retrieve events for, specified in ISO 8601 format. For more information about ISO 8601, go to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO8601 Wikipedia page.</a> </p> <p>Example: 2009-07-08T18:00Z</p>
<p>The end of the time interval for which to retrieve events, specified in ISO 8601 format. For more information about ISO 8601, go to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO8601 Wikipedia page.</a> </p> <p>Example: 2009-07-08T18:00Z</p>
<p>The number of minutes to retrieve events for.</p> <p>Default: 60</p>
A list of event categories that trigger notifications for a event notification subscription.
This parameter isn't currently supported.
<p>The maximum number of records to include in the response. If more records exist than the specified <code>MaxRecords</code> value, a pagination token called a marker is included in the response so that you can retrieve the remaining results.</p> <p>Default: 100</p> <p>Constraints: Minimum 20, maximum 100.</p>
An optional pagination token provided by a previous DescribeEvents request. If this parameter is specified, the response includes only records beyond the marker, up to the value specified by <code>MaxRecords</code>.
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": "abc123",
"created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Invalid request parameters"
}
}1curl --request GET \2 --url 'http://rds.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=DescribeEvents' \3 --header 'accept: application/json' \4 --header 'content-type: application/json'1{2 "success": true,3 "data": {4 "id": "abc123",5 "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"6 }7}http://rds.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=DescribeEvents<p>Returns events related to DB instances, DB clusters, DB parameter groups, DB security groups, DB snapshots, DB cluster snapshots, and RDS Proxies for the past 14 days. Events specific to a particular DB instance, DB cluster, DB parameter group, DB security group, DB snapshot, DB cluster snapshot group, or RDS Proxy can be obtained by providing the name as a parameter.</p> <p>For more information on working with events, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/working-with-events.html">Monitoring Amazon RDS events</a> in the <i>Amazon RDS User Guide</i> and <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/working-with-events.html">Monitoring Amazon Aurora events</a> in the <i>Amazon Aurora User Guide</i>.</p> <note> <p>By default, RDS returns events that were generated in the past hour.</p> </note>
<p>The identifier of the event source for which events are returned. If not specified, then all sources are included in the response.</p> <p>Constraints:</p> <ul> <li> <p>If <code>SourceIdentifier</code> is supplied, <code>SourceType</code> must also be provided.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB instance, a <code>DBInstanceIdentifier</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB cluster, a <code>DBClusterIdentifier</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB parameter group, a <code>DBParameterGroupName</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB security group, a <code>DBSecurityGroupName</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB snapshot, a <code>DBSnapshotIdentifier</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is a DB cluster snapshot, a <code>DBClusterSnapshotIdentifier</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>If the source type is an RDS Proxy, a <code>DBProxyName</code> value must be supplied.</p> </li> <li> <p>Can't end with a hyphen or contain two consecutive hyphens.</p> </li> </ul>
The event source to retrieve events for. If no value is specified, all events are returned.
<p>The beginning of the time interval to retrieve events for, specified in ISO 8601 format. For more information about ISO 8601, go to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO8601 Wikipedia page.</a> </p> <p>Example: 2009-07-08T18:00Z</p>
<p>The end of the time interval for which to retrieve events, specified in ISO 8601 format. For more information about ISO 8601, go to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO8601 Wikipedia page.</a> </p> <p>Example: 2009-07-08T18:00Z</p>
<p>The number of minutes to retrieve events for.</p> <p>Default: 60</p>
A list of event categories that trigger notifications for a event notification subscription.
This parameter isn't currently supported.
<p>The maximum number of records to include in the response. If more records exist than the specified <code>MaxRecords</code> value, a pagination token called a marker is included in the response so that you can retrieve the remaining results.</p> <p>Default: 100</p> <p>Constraints: Minimum 20, maximum 100.</p>
An optional pagination token provided by a previous DescribeEvents request. If this parameter is specified, the response includes only records beyond the marker, up to the value specified by <code>MaxRecords</code>.
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": "abc123",
"created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
"message": "Invalid request parameters"
}
}1curl --request GET \2 --url 'http://rds.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=DescribeEvents' \3 --header 'accept: application/json' \4 --header 'content-type: application/json'1{2 "success": true,3 "data": {4 "id": "abc123",5 "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"6 }7}