aws events put-targets add a Json Input

[nouhab]

hello ,

How can i add a json input to aws events bridge rule using aws cli.
I try this command, it work for me
aws events put-targets --rule myrule --targets 'Id=1,Arn=arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:1222222222:function:dev-web:5_55'

But when i try this command to add json input
aws events put-targets --rule myrule --targets 'Id=1,Arn=arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:1222222222:function:dev-web:5_55,Input={"token":"health"}'

I get this error

Error parsing parameter '--targets': Expected: '=', received: '"' for input:
Id=1,Arn=arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:1222222222:function:dev-web:5_55,Input={"token":"health"}

Any suggestion to resole this problem please ?

[aBurmeseDev]

Hi @nouhab - thanks for reaching out.

I think the issue here is that --targets value is not formatted correctly. There are a few examples in the docs for your reference: https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/2.1.29/reference/events/put-targets.html

This should work for you:

% aws events put-targets --rule myrule --targets "Id"="1","Arn"="arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:1222222222:function:dev-web:5_55","Input"="token":"health"

Please let me know if that helps!

Best,
John

[nouhab]

hello @aBurmeseDev aBurmeseDev
Thanks for you response. unfortunately, i still get a json error:

aws events put-targets --rule myrule --targets "Id"="1","Arn"="arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:1222222222:function:dev-web:5_55","Input"="token":"health"

An error occurred (ValidationException) when calling the PutTargets operation: JSON syntax error in input for target 1: [Source: (String)"token:health"; line: 1, column: 6]

Another suggestion please ?

[aBurmeseDev]

I tried running the same command again and couldn't get the error described.
Could you please do the following for me:

• check your CLI version by running aws --version in your terminal?
• retrieve your debug logs by running the following command and share it here (any sensitive information redacted)?

% aws events put-targets --rule myrule --targets "Id"="1","Arn"="arn:aws:lambda:eu-central-1:1222222222:function:dev-web:5_55","Input"="token":"health" --debug

Best,
John

[nouhab]

aws --version
aws-cli/2.2.46 Python/3.8.8 Windows/10 exe/AMD64 prompt/off

THE error message:
2022-10-17 19:12:48,107 - MainThread - botocore.parsers - DEBUG - Response body:
b'{"__type":"ValidationException","message":"JSON syntax error in input for target 1: [Source: (String)\"token:health\"; line: 1, column: 6]"}'
2022-10-17 19:12:48,107 - MainThread - botocore.hooks - DEBUG - Event needs-retry.eventbridge.PutTargets: calling handler <bound method RetryHandler.needs_retry of <botocore.retries.standard.RetryHandler object at 0x000002750F7B1E80>>
2022-10-17 19:12:48,107 - MainThread - botocore.retries.standard - DEBUG - Not retrying request.
2022-10-17 19:12:48,107 - MainThread - botocore.hooks - DEBUG - Event after-call.eventbridge.PutTargets: calling handler <bound method RetryQuotaChecker.release_retry_quota of <botocore.retries.standard.RetryQuotaChecker object at 0x000002750F7B1A00>>
2022-10-17 19:12:48,107 - MainThread - awscli.clidriver - DEBUG - Exception caught in main()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 459, in main
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 594, in call
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 770, in call
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 901, in invoke
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 913, in _make_client_call
File "botocore\client.py", line 278, in _api_call
File "botocore\client.py", line 597, in _make_api_call
botocore.exceptions.ClientError: An error occurred (ValidationException) when calling the PutTargets operation: JSON syntax error in input for target 1: [Source: (String)"token:health"; line: 1, column: 6]

An error occurred (ValidationException) when calling the PutTargets operation: JSON syntax error in input for target 1: [Source: (String)"token:health"; line: 1, column: 6]

[aBurmeseDev]

Thanks for this. It looks like you're using older version of CLI, current version is 2.8.3. I would recommend updating to the recent version. Here's docs guide on how to update for your reference: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html

Please let me know if you need assistance updating CLI.

[nouhab]

I change the aws cli version to the last one
aws --versionaws-cli/2.8.3 Python/3.9.11 Windows/10 exe/AMD64 prompt/off

and I re-run the commande, but i still get the error

2022-10-17 19:40:43,088 - MainThread - urllib3.connectionpool - DEBUG - Starting new HTTPS connection (1): events.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com:443
2022-10-17 19:40:43,241 - MainThread - urllib3.connectionpool - DEBUG - https://events.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com:443 "POST / HTTP/1.1" 400 140
2022-10-17 19:40:43,241 - MainThread - botocore.parsers - DEBUG - Response headers: {'x-amzn-RequestId': 'a10e5fff-920f-40cd-a59f-d21d6ce30cf5', 'Content-Type': 'application/x-amz-json-1.1', 'Content-Length': '140', 'Date': 'Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:40:43 GMT', 'Connection': 'close'}
2022-10-17 19:40:43,242 - MainThread - botocore.parsers - DEBUG - Response body:
b'{"__type":"ValidationException","message":"JSON syntax error in input for target 1: [Source: (String)\"token:health\"; line: 1, column: 6]"}'
2022-10-17 19:40:43,242 - MainThread - botocore.hooks - DEBUG - Event needs-retry.eventbridge.PutTargets: calling handler <bound method RetryHandler.needs_retry of <botocore.retries.standard.RetryHandler object at 0x000001CA544DDAF0>>
2022-10-17 19:40:43,242 - MainThread - botocore.retries.standard - DEBUG - Not retrying request.
2022-10-17 19:40:43,242 - MainThread - botocore.hooks - DEBUG - Event after-call.eventbridge.PutTargets: calling handler <bound method RetryQuotaChecker.release_retry_quota of <botocore.retries.standard.RetryQuotaChecker object at 0x000001CA544DD520>>
2022-10-17 19:40:43,243 - MainThread - awscli.clidriver - DEBUG - Exception caught in main()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 458, in main
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 593, in call
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 769, in call
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 900, in invoke
File "awscli\clidriver.py", line 912, in _make_client_call
File "awscli\botocore\client.py", line 309, in _api_call
File "awscli\botocore\client.py", line 639, in _make_api_call
botocore.exceptions.ClientError: An error occurred (ValidationException) when calling the PutTargets operation: JSON syntax error in input for target 1: [Source: (String)"token:health"; line: 1, column: 6]

An error occurred (ValidationException) when calling the PutTargets operation: JSON syntax error in input for target 1: [Source: (String)"token:health"; line: 1, column: 6]

[nouhab]

hello i resolve the problem by folowwing this example
aws events put-targets
--rule stop-ec2-instance
--targets "[{
"Arn": "arn:aws:automation:ap-northeast-1:012345678901:action/EC2StopInstance/EC2StopInstance_stop-ec2-instance",
"Id": "EC2StopInstance_stop-ec2-instance",
"Input": "\"arn:aws:ec2:ap-northeast-1:012345678901:instance/i-01234567\""
}]

[aBurmeseDev]

I'm very glad you figured it out and thank you for sharing it with us! I will make this as answered now.