create-experiment-template
Description
Creates an experiment template.
An experiment template includes the following components:
- Targets : A target can be a specific resource in your Amazon Web Services environment, or one or more resources that match criteria that you specify, for example, resources that have specific tags.
- Actions : The actions to carry out on the target. You can specify multiple actions, the duration of each action, and when to start each action during an experiment.
- Stop conditions : If a stop condition is triggered while an experiment is running, the experiment is automatically stopped. You can define a stop condition as a CloudWatch alarm.
For more information, see experiment templates in the Fault Injection Service User Guide .
See also: AWS API Documentation
Synopsis
create-experiment-template
[--client-token <value>]
--description <value>
--stop-conditions <value>
[--targets <value>]
--actions <value>
--role-arn <value>
[--tags <value>]
[--log-configuration <value>]
[--experiment-options <value>]
[--experiment-report-configuration <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--cli-binary-format <value>]
[--no-cli-pager]
[--cli-auto-prompt]
[--no-cli-auto-prompt]
Options
--client-token (string)
--description (string)
--stop-conditions (list)
The stop conditions.
(structure)
Specifies a stop condition for an experiment template.
source -> (string)
aws:cloudwatch:alarm if the stop condition is defined by a CloudWatch alarm. Specify none if there is no stop condition.value -> (string)
Shorthand Syntax:
source=string,value=string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"source": "string",
"value": "string"
}
...
]
--targets (map)
The targets for the experiment.
key -> (string)
value -> (structure)
Specifies a target for an experiment. You must specify at least one Amazon Resource Name (ARN) or at least one resource tag. You cannot specify both ARNs and tags.
For more information, see Targets in the Fault Injection Service User Guide .
resourceType -> (string)
resourceArns -> (list)
The Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the resources.
(string)
resourceTags -> (map)
The tags for the target resources.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
filters -> (list)
The filters to apply to identify target resources using specific attributes.
(structure)
Specifies a filter used for the target resource input in an experiment template.
For more information, see Resource filters in the Fault Injection Service User Guide .
path -> (string)
values -> (list)
The attribute values for the filter.
(string)
selectionMode -> (string)
Scopes the identified resources to a specific count of the resources at random, or a percentage of the resources. All identified resources are included in the target.
- ALL - Run the action on all identified targets. This is the default.
- COUNT(n) - Run the action on the specified number of targets, chosen from the identified targets at random. For example, COUNT(1) selects one of the targets.
- PERCENT(n) - Run the action on the specified percentage of targets, chosen from the identified targets at random. For example, PERCENT(25) selects 25% of the targets.
parameters -> (map)
The resource type parameters.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
JSON Syntax:
{"string": {
"resourceType": "string",
"resourceArns": ["string", ...],
"resourceTags": {"string": "string"
...},
"filters": [
{
"path": "string",
"values": ["string", ...]
}
...
],
"selectionMode": "string",
"parameters": {"string": "string"
...}
}
...}
--actions (map)
The actions for the experiment.
key -> (string)
value -> (structure)
Specifies an action for an experiment template.
For more information, see Actions in the Fault Injection Service User Guide .
actionId -> (string)
description -> (string)
parameters -> (map)
The parameters for the action, if applicable.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
targets -> (map)
The targets for the action.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
startAfter -> (list)
The name of the action that must be completed before the current action starts. Omit this parameter to run the action at the start of the experiment.
(string)
Shorthand Syntax:
KeyName1=actionId=string,description=string,parameters={KeyName1=string,KeyName2=string},targets={KeyName1=string,KeyName2=string},startAfter=string,string,KeyName2=actionId=string,description=string,parameters={KeyName1=string,KeyName2=string},targets={KeyName1=string,KeyName2=string},startAfter=string,string
JSON Syntax:
{"string": {
"actionId": "string",
"description": "string",
"parameters": {"string": "string"
...},
"targets": {"string": "string"
...},
"startAfter": ["string", ...]
}
...}
--role-arn (string)
--tags (map)
The tags to apply to the experiment template.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
Shorthand Syntax:
KeyName1=string,KeyName2=string
JSON Syntax:
{"string": "string"
...}
--log-configuration (structure)
The configuration for experiment logging.
cloudWatchLogsConfiguration -> (structure)
The configuration for experiment logging to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
logGroupArn -> (string)
s3Configuration -> (structure)
The configuration for experiment logging to Amazon S3.
bucketName -> (string)
prefix -> (string)
logSchemaVersion -> (integer)
Shorthand Syntax:
cloudWatchLogsConfiguration={logGroupArn=string},s3Configuration={bucketName=string,prefix=string},logSchemaVersion=integer
JSON Syntax:
{
"cloudWatchLogsConfiguration": {
"logGroupArn": "string"
},
"s3Configuration": {
"bucketName": "string",
"prefix": "string"
},
"logSchemaVersion": integer
}
--experiment-options (structure)
The experiment options for the experiment template.
accountTargeting -> (string)
emptyTargetResolutionMode -> (string)
Shorthand Syntax:
accountTargeting=string,emptyTargetResolutionMode=string
JSON Syntax:
{
"accountTargeting": "single-account"|"multi-account",
"emptyTargetResolutionMode": "fail"|"skip"
}
--experiment-report-configuration (structure)
The experiment report configuration for the experiment template.
outputs -> (structure)
The output destinations of the experiment report.
s3Configuration -> (structure)
The S3 destination for the experiment report.
bucketName -> (string)
prefix -> (string)
dataSources -> (structure)
The data sources for the experiment report.
cloudWatchDashboards -> (list)
The CloudWatch dashboards to include as data sources in the experiment report.
(structure)
Specifies the CloudWatch dashboard for the experiment report.
dashboardIdentifier -> (string)
preExperimentDuration -> (string)
postExperimentDuration -> (string)
JSON Syntax:
{
"outputs": {
"s3Configuration": {
"bucketName": "string",
"prefix": "string"
}
},
"dataSources": {
"cloudWatchDashboards": [
{
"dashboardIdentifier": "string"
}
...
]
},
"preExperimentDuration": "string",
"postExperimentDuration": "string"
}
--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.
--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command. The generated JSON skeleton is not stable between versions of the AWS CLI and there are no backwards compatibility guarantees in the JSON skeleton generated.
Global Options
--debug (boolean)
Turn on debug logging.
--endpoint-url (string)
Override command’s default URL with the given URL.
--no-verify-ssl (boolean)
By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.
--no-paginate (boolean)
Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.
--output (string)
The formatting style for command output.
- json
- text
- table
- yaml
- yaml-stream
--query (string)
A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.
--profile (string)
Use a specific profile from your credential file.
--region (string)
The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.
--version (string)
Display the version of this tool.
--color (string)
Turn on/off color output.
- on
- off
- auto
--no-sign-request (boolean)
Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.
--ca-bundle (string)
The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.
--cli-read-timeout (int)
The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-connect-timeout (int)
The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-binary-format (string)
The formatting style to be used for binary blobs. The default format is base64. The base64 format expects binary blobs to be provided as a base64 encoded string. The raw-in-base64-out format preserves compatibility with AWS CLI V1 behavior and binary values must be passed literally. When providing contents from a file that map to a binary blob fileb:// will always be treated as binary and use the file contents directly regardless of the cli-binary-format setting. When using file:// the file contents will need to properly formatted for the configured cli-binary-format.
- base64
- raw-in-base64-out
--no-cli-pager (boolean)
Disable cli pager for output.
--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
--no-cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Disable automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
Examples
Note
To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.
Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .
To create an experiment template
The following create-experiment-template example creates an experiment template in your AWS FIS account.
aws fis create-experiment-template \
--cli-input-json file://myfile.json
Contents of myfile.json:
{
"description": "experimentTemplate",
"stopConditions": [
{
"source": "aws:cloudwatch:alarm",
"value": "arn:aws:cloudwatch:us-west-2:123456789012:alarm:alarmName"
}
],
"targets": {
"Instances-Target-1": {
"resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
"resourceArns": [
"arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
],
"selectionMode": "ALL"
}
},
"actions": {
"reboot": {
"actionId": "aws:ec2:reboot-instances",
"description": "reboot",
"parameters": {},
"targets": {
"Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
}
}
},
"roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/myRole"
}
Output:
{
"experimentTemplate": {
"id": "ABCDE1fgHIJkLmNop",
"description": "experimentTemplate",
"targets": {
"Instances-Target-1": {
"resourceType": "aws:ec2:instance",
"resourceArns": [
"arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-12a3b4c56d78e9012"
],
"selectionMode": "ALL"
}
},
"actions": {
"reboot": {
"actionId": "aws:ec2:reboot-instances",
"description": "reboot",
"parameters": {},
"targets": {
"Instances": "Instances-Target-1"
}
}
},
"stopConditions": [
{
"source": "aws:cloudwatch:alarm",
"value": "arn:aws:cloudwatch:us-west-2:123456789012:alarm:alarmName"
}
],
"creationTime": 1616434850.659,
"lastUpdateTime": 1616434850.659,
"roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/myRole",
"tags": {}
}
}
For more information, see Create an experiment template in the AWS Fault Injection Simulator User Guide.
Output
experimentTemplate -> (structure)
Information about the experiment template.
id -> (string)
arn -> (string)
description -> (string)
targets -> (map)
The targets for the experiment.
key -> (string)
value -> (structure)
Describes a target for an experiment template.
resourceType -> (string)
resourceArns -> (list)
The Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the targets.
(string)
resourceTags -> (map)
The tags for the target resources.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
filters -> (list)
The filters to apply to identify target resources using specific attributes.
(structure)
Describes a filter used for the target resources in an experiment template.
path -> (string)
values -> (list)
The attribute values for the filter.
(string)
selectionMode -> (string)
parameters -> (map)
The resource type parameters.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
actions -> (map)
The actions for the experiment.
key -> (string)
value -> (structure)
Describes an action for an experiment template.
actionId -> (string)
description -> (string)
parameters -> (map)
The parameters for the action.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
targets -> (map)
The targets for the action.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
startAfter -> (list)
The name of the action that must be completed before the current action starts.
(string)
stopConditions -> (list)
The stop conditions for the experiment.
(structure)
Describes a stop condition for an experiment template.
source -> (string)
value -> (string)
creationTime -> (timestamp)
lastUpdateTime -> (timestamp)
roleArn -> (string)
tags -> (map)
The tags for the experiment template.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
logConfiguration -> (structure)
The configuration for experiment logging.
cloudWatchLogsConfiguration -> (structure)
The configuration for experiment logging to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
logGroupArn -> (string)
s3Configuration -> (structure)
The configuration for experiment logging to Amazon S3.
bucketName -> (string)
prefix -> (string)
logSchemaVersion -> (integer)
experimentOptions -> (structure)
The experiment options for an experiment template.
accountTargeting -> (string)
emptyTargetResolutionMode -> (string)
targetAccountConfigurationsCount -> (long)
experimentReportConfiguration -> (structure)
Describes the report configuration for the experiment template.
outputs -> (structure)
Describes the output destinations of the experiment report.
s3Configuration -> (structure)
The S3 destination for the experiment report.
bucketName -> (string)
prefix -> (string)
dataSources -> (structure)
The data sources for the experiment report.
cloudWatchDashboards -> (list)
The CloudWatch dashboards to include as data sources in the experiment report.
(structure)
The CloudWatch dashboards to include as data sources in the experiment report.
dashboardIdentifier -> (string)
preExperimentDuration -> (string)
postExperimentDuration -> (string)
© Copyright 2025, Amazon Web Services. Created using Sphinx.