CkPython

EC2 Start Instances

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Demonstrates how to send a request to start Amazon EC2 instances. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

# Connect to the Amazon AWS server.
# such as https://ec2.amazonaws.com/
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
authAws = chilkat.CkAuthAws()
authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY")
authAws.put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY")
# the region should match the region part of the domain passed to the REST connect method (above).
authAws.put_Region("us-west-2")
authAws.put_ServiceName("ec2")

rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

rest.AddQueryParam("Action","StartInstances")
rest.AddQueryParam("Version","2016-11-15")
# If DryRun is true then checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, 
# without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, 
# the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
# Omit the DryRun query parameter to actually start the instance.  (Or set DryRun equal to "false")
rest.AddQueryParam("DryRun","true")
rest.AddQueryParam("InstanceId.1","i-999719995399c9999")

responseXml = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/")
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200):
    print("response status code = " + str(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()))
    print("response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText())
    print("response header: " + rest.responseHeader())
    print("response body: " + responseXml)
    sys.exit()

# Examine the successful XML response.
xml = chilkat.CkXml()
xml.LoadXml(responseXml)
print(xml.getXml())