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Returns all stack related events for a specified stack in reverse chronological order. For more information about a stack's event history, go to Stacks in the CloudFormation User Guide.

You can list events for stacks that have failed to create or have been deleted by specifying the unique stack identifier (stack ID).

get/#Action=DescribeStackEvents

Query parameters

StackNamestring
<p>The name or the unique stack ID that's associated with the stack, which aren't always interchangeable:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Running stacks: You can specify either the stack's name or its unique stack ID.</p> </li> <li> <p>Deleted stacks: You must specify the unique stack ID.</p> </li> </ul> <p>Default: There is no default value.</p>
NextTokenstring

A string that identifies the next page of events that you want to retrieve.

Action'DescribeStackEvents' required
Version'2010-05-15' required

Response

Success