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Amazon Import/Export Snowball

amazonaws · Cloud

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The Amazon Web Services Snow Family provides a petabyte-scale data transport solution that uses secure devices to transfer large amounts of data between your on-premises data centers and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). The Snow Family commands described here provide access to the same functionality that is available in the Amazon Web Services Snow Family Management Console, which enables you to create and manage jobs for a Snow Family device. To transfer data locally with a Snow Famil

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST DescribeAddresses

Returns a specified number of ADDRESS objects. Calling this API in one of the US regions will return addresses from the list of all addresses associated with this account in all US regions.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses"
import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

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

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

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses")

	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/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

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

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

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.DescribeAddresses"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST ListClusterJobs

Returns an array of JobListEntry objects of the specified length. Each JobListEntry object is for a job in the specified cluster and contains a job's state, a job's ID, and other information.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs"
import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

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

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

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs")

	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/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

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

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

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusterJobs"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST ListClusters

Returns an array of ClusterListEntry objects of the specified length. Each ClusterListEntry object contains a cluster's state, a cluster's ID, and other important status information.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters"
import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

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

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

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters")

	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/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

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

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

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/snowball/2016-06-30/#X-Amz-Target=AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AWSIESnowballJobManagementService.ListClusters"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Amazon Import/Export Snowball?

Amazon Import/Export Snowball 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 Import/Export Snowball is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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