Get Distribution
cloudfront.get_distribution
ActionAmazon Web Servicesconnection required
Calls the AWS cloudfront API (SigV4).
Read one distribution's status and domain.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Amazon CloudFront
- Secret shape
- {"access_key_id", "secret_access_key"}
- Config it needs
- region
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
2 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
region AWS region (overrides the connection). | string | No | — | — | — |
distribution_id Id of the distribution to act on, from cloudfront.list_distributions — not its name. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
distribution_id | string | — |
arn Full ARN — CloudFront's tagging API takes this, not the id. | string | — |
status | string | — |
domain_name | string | — |
enabled | boolean | — |
{
"arn": "",
"distribution_id": "",
"domain_name": "",
"enabled": false,
"status": ""
}Related Amazon CloudFront nodes
See Get Distribution run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Amazon CloudFront connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.