---
title: "POST /#X-Amz-Target=AWSServerMigrationService_V2016_10_24.GenerateChangeSet"
method: POST
path: "/#X-Amz-Target=AWSServerMigrationService_V2016_10_24.GenerateChangeSet"
---

# POST /#X-Amz-Target=AWSServerMigrationService_V2016_10_24.GenerateChangeSet

`POST /#X-Amz-Target=AWSServerMigrationService_V2016_10_24.GenerateChangeSet`

Generates a target change set for a currently launched stack and writes it to an Amazon S3 object in the customer’s Amazon S3 bucket.

## Headers

- `X-Amz-Target` 'AWSServerMigrationService_V2016_10_24.GenerateChangeSet', required

## Request body

- GenerateChangeSetRequest
  - `appId` string — The ID of the application associated with the change set.
  - `changesetFormat` 'JSON' | 'YAML' — The format for the change set.

## Response `200`

Success

- GenerateChangeSetResponse
  - `s3Location` object — The location of the Amazon S3 object.
    - `bucket` string — The Amazon S3 bucket name.
    - `key` string — The Amazon S3 bucket key.

## Other responses

- `480` — UnauthorizedOperationException
- `481` — InvalidParameterException
- `482` — MissingRequiredParameterException
- `483` — InternalError
- `484` — OperationNotPermittedException

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