AWS::DirectConnect::DirectConnectGateway

DirectConnect DirectConnectGateway

Resource Type definition for AWS::DirectConnect::DirectConnectGateway

Properties

3 configurable properties. 1 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`DirectConnectGatewayName`	`string`	Required
`AmazonSideAsn`	`string`	Create-only
`Tags`	`Array<Tag>`

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

Attribute	Type	Description
`DirectConnectGatewayArn`	`string`	The ARN of the Direct Connect gateway.
`DirectConnectGatewayId`	`string`	The ID of the Direct Connect gateway.

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::DirectConnect::DirectConnectGateway

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::DirectConnect::DirectConnectGateway
    Properties:
      DirectConnectGatewayName: "my-directconnectgatewayname"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGatewaysdirectconnect:CreateDirectConnectGatewaydirectconnect:TagResource

read

directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGateways

update

directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGatewaysdirectconnect:UpdateDirectConnectGatewaydirectconnect:TagResourcedirectconnect:UntagResource

delete

directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGatewaysdirectconnect:DeleteDirectConnectGateway

list

directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGateways

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Quick Facts

ServiceDirectConnect

Properties5

Required1

TaggingSupported

Primary IDDirectConnectGatewayArn

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

AmazonSideAsn

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation