AWS::Kinesis::Channel

Kinesis Channel

Resource Type definition for AWS::Kinesis::Channel

Properties

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

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
ChannelName
string
RequiredCreate-only
ServiceExecutionRoleARN
string
RequiredCreate-only
StreamConfigurationList
Array<StreamConfiguration>
RequiredCreate-only
EncryptionConfiguration
EncryptionConfiguration
Create-only
LoggingConfiguration
LoggingConfiguration
S3DestinationConfiguration
S3DestinationConfiguration
S3TablesDestinationConfiguration
S3TablesDestinationConfiguration
Tags
Array<Tag>

Return Values

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

AttributeTypeDescription
ChannelARNstringThe ARN of the channel.
ChannelCreationTimestampstringTimestamp of when the channel was created.
ChannelIdstringThe service-generated unique identifier for the channel.
ChannelStatusstringThe status of the channel.

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::Kinesis::Channel

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::Kinesis::Channel
    Properties:
      ChannelName: "my-channelname"
      ServiceExecutionRoleARN: "arn:aws:service:region:account:resource"
      StreamConfigurationList: []
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

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

read

kinesis:DescribeChannelkinesis:ListTagsForResource

create

kinesis:CreateChannelkinesis:DescribeChannelkinesis:AssociateStreamsWithChannelkinesis:TagResourcekinesis:ListTagsForResourceiam:PassRole

update

kinesis:UpdateChannelkinesis:DescribeChannelkinesis:TagResourcekinesis:UntagResourcekinesis:ListTagsForResource

list

kinesis:ListChannels

delete

kinesis:DeleteChannelkinesis:DescribeChannel

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Quick Facts

ServiceKinesis
Properties12
Required3
TaggingSupported
Primary IDChannelARN

Supported Operations

ReadCreateUpdateListDelete

Immutable After Creation

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

ChannelNameServiceExecutionRoleARNStreamConfigurationListEncryptionConfigurationS3DestinationConfiguration/StorageConfigurationS3DestinationConfiguration/DeadLetterQueueS3ConfigurationS3TablesDestinationConfiguration/S3TablesConfigurationListS3TablesDestinationConfiguration/DeadLetterQueueS3Configuration

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