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Amazon Lightsail

amazonaws · Cloud

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Amazon Lightsail is the easiest way to get started with Amazon Web Services (Amazon Web Services) for developers who need to build websites or web applications. It includes everything you need to launch your project quickly - instances (virtual private servers), container services, storage buckets, managed databases, SSD-based block storage, static IP addresses, load balancers, content delivery network (CDN) distributions, DNS management of registered domains, and resource snapshots (backups)

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST AllocateStaticIp

Allocates a static IP address.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp"
import requests
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: Lightsail_20161128.AllocateStaticIp"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST AttachCertificateToDistribution

Attaches an SSL/TLS certificate to your Amazon Lightsail content delivery network (CDN) distribution. After the certificate is attached, your distribution accepts HTTPS traffic for all of the domains that are associated with the certificate. Use the CreateCertificate ac

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution"
import requests
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: Lightsail_20161128.AttachCertificateToDistribution"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST AttachDisk

Attaches a block storage disk to a running or stopped Lightsail instance and exposes it to the instance with the specified disk name. The attach disk operation supports tag-based access control via resource tags applied to the resource identified by disk name . For

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk"
import requests
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk",
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lightsail/2016-11-28/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: Lightsail_20161128.AttachDisk"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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  1. See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with Amazon Lightsail?

Amazon Lightsail is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

  • provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
  • automating deployments and container orchestration
  • monitoring uptime and performance metrics
  • managing storage buckets and databases
  • setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Amazon Lightsail is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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