Amazon GameLift

2021/03/16 - Amazon GameLift - 5 new 18 updated api methods

Changes  GameLift expands to six new AWS Regions, adds support for multi-location fleets to streamline management of hosting resources, and lets you customize more of the game session placement process.

CreateFleetLocations (new) Link ¶

Adds remote locations to a fleet and begins populating the new locations with EC2 instances. The new instances conform to the fleet's instance type, auto-scaling, and other configuration settings.

Note

This operation cannot be used with fleets that don't support remote locations. Fleets can have multiple locations only if they reside in AWS Regions that support this feature (see CreateFleet for the complete list) and were created after the feature was released in March 2021.

To add fleet locations, specify the fleet to be updated and provide a list of one or more locations.

If successful, this operation returns the list of added locations with their status set to NEW . GameLift initiates the process of starting an instance in each added location. You can track the status of each new location by monitoring location creation events using DescribeFleetEvents. Alternatively, you can poll location status by calling DescribeFleetLocationAttributes. After a location status becomes ACTIVE , you can adjust the location's capacity as needed with UpdateFleetCapacity.

Learn more

Setting up fleets

Multi-location fleets

Related actions

CreateFleetLocations | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | DescribeFleetLocationCapacity | DescribeFleetLocationUtilization | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetCapacity | DescribeFleetUtilization | UpdateFleetCapacity | StopFleetActions | DeleteFleetLocations | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.create_fleet_locations(
    FleetId='string',
    Locations=[
        {
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to add locations to. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type Locations

list

param Locations

[REQUIRED]

A list of locations to deploy additional instances to and manage as part of the fleet. You can add any GameLift-supported AWS Region as a remote location, in the form of an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

  • (dict) --

    A remote location where a multi-location fleet can deploy EC2 instances for game hosting.

    Related actions

    CreateFleet

    • Location (string) --

      An AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetId': 'string',
    'FleetArn': 'string',
    'LocationStates': [
        {
            'Location': 'string',
            'Status': 'NEW'|'DOWNLOADING'|'VALIDATING'|'BUILDING'|'ACTIVATING'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETING'|'ERROR'|'TERMINATED'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetId (string) --

      A unique identifier for the fleet that was updated with new locations.

    • FleetArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

    • LocationStates (list) --

      The remote locations that are being added to the fleet, and the life-cycle status of each location. For new locations, the status is set to NEW . During location creation, GameLift updates each location's status as instances are deployed there and prepared for game hosting. This list does not include the fleet home Region or any remote locations that were already added to the fleet.

      • (dict) --

        A fleet location and its life-cycle state. A location state object might be used to describe a fleet's remote location or home Region. Life-cycle state tracks the progress of launching the first instance in a new location and preparing it for game hosting, and then removing all instances and deleting the location from the fleet.

        Related actions

        CreateFleet | CreateFleetLocations | DeleteFleetLocations

        • Location (string) --

          The fleet location, expressed as an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

        • Status (string) --

          The life-cycle status of a fleet location.

DescribeFleetLocationAttributes (new) Link ¶

Retrieves information on a fleet's remote locations, including life-cycle status and any suspended fleet activity.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To get data for specific locations, provide a fleet identifier and a list of locations. Location data is returned in the order that it is requested.

  • To get data for all locations, provide a fleet identifier only. Location data is returned in no particular order.

When requesting attributes for multiple locations, use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages.

If successful, a LocationAttributes object is returned for each requested location. If the fleet does not have a requested location, no information is returned. This operation does not return the home Region. To get information on a fleet's home Region, call DescribeFleetAttributes .

Learn more

Setting up GameLift fleets

Related actions

CreateFleetLocations | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | DescribeFleetLocationCapacity | DescribeFleetLocationUtilization | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetCapacity | DescribeFleetUtilization | UpdateFleetCapacity | StopFleetActions | DeleteFleetLocations | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_fleet_location_attributes(
    FleetId='string',
    Locations=[
        'string',
    ],
    Limit=123,
    NextToken='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to retrieve remote locations for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type Locations

list

param Locations

A list of fleet locations to retrieve information for. Specify locations in the form of an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

  • (string) --

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with NextToken to get results as a set of sequential pages. This limit is not currently enforced.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetId': 'string',
    'FleetArn': 'string',
    'LocationAttributes': [
        {
            'LocationState': {
                'Location': 'string',
                'Status': 'NEW'|'DOWNLOADING'|'VALIDATING'|'BUILDING'|'ACTIVATING'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETING'|'ERROR'|'TERMINATED'
            },
            'StoppedActions': [
                'AUTO_SCALING',
            ],
            'UpdateStatus': 'PENDING_UPDATE'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetId (string) --

      A unique identifier for the fleet that location attributes were requested for.

    • FleetArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

    • LocationAttributes (list) --

      Location-specific information on the requested fleet's remote locations.

      • (dict) --

        Represents a location in a multi-location fleet.

        Related actions

        DescribeFleetLocationAttributes

        • LocationState (dict) --

          A fleet location and its current life-cycle state.

          • Location (string) --

            The fleet location, expressed as an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

          • Status (string) --

            The life-cycle status of a fleet location.

        • StoppedActions (list) --

          A list of fleet actions that have been suspended in the fleet location.

          • (string) --

        • UpdateStatus (string) --

          The status of fleet activity updates to the location. The status PENDING_UPDATE indicates that StopFleetActions or StartFleetActions has been requested but the update has not yet been completed for the location.

    • NextToken (string) --

      A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.

DescribeFleetLocationUtilization (new) Link ¶

Retrieves current usage data for a fleet location. Utilization data provides a snapshot of current game hosting activity at the requested location. Use this operation to retrieve utilization information for a fleet's remote location or home Region (you can also retrieve home Region utilization by calling DescribeFleetUtilization ).

To retrieve utilization data, identify a fleet and location.

If successful, a FleetUtilization object is returned for the requested fleet location.

Learn more

Setting up GameLift fleets

GameLift metrics for fleets

Related actions

CreateFleetLocations | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | DescribeFleetLocationCapacity | DescribeFleetLocationUtilization | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetCapacity | DescribeFleetUtilization | UpdateFleetCapacity | StopFleetActions | DeleteFleetLocations | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_fleet_location_utilization(
    FleetId='string',
    Location='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to request location utilization for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type Location

string

param Location

[REQUIRED]

The fleet location to retrieve utilization information for. Specify a location in the form of an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetUtilization': {
        'FleetId': 'string',
        'FleetArn': 'string',
        'ActiveServerProcessCount': 123,
        'ActiveGameSessionCount': 123,
        'CurrentPlayerSessionCount': 123,
        'MaximumPlayerSessionCount': 123,
        'Location': 'string'
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetUtilization (dict) --

      Utilization information for the requested fleet location. Utilization objects are returned only for fleets and locations that currently exist.

      • FleetId (string) --

        A unique identifier for the fleet associated with the location.

      • FleetArn (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

      • ActiveServerProcessCount (integer) --

        The number of server processes in ACTIVE status that are currently running across all instances in the fleet location.

      • ActiveGameSessionCount (integer) --

        The number of active game sessions that are currently being hosted across all instances in the fleet location.

      • CurrentPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

        The number of active player sessions that are currently being hosted across all instances in the fleet location.

      • MaximumPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

        The maximum number of players allowed across all game sessions that are currently being hosted across all instances in the fleet location.

      • Location (string) --

        The fleet location for the fleet utilization information, expressed as an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

DeleteFleetLocations (new) Link ¶

Removes locations from a multi-location fleet. When deleting a location, all game server process and all instances that are still active in the location are shut down.

To delete fleet locations, identify the fleet ID and provide a list of the locations to be deleted.

If successful, GameLift sets the location status to DELETING , and begins to shut down existing server processes and terminate instances in each location being deleted. When completed, the location status changes to TERMINATED .

Learn more

Setting up GameLift fleets

Related actions

CreateFleetLocations | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | DescribeFleetLocationCapacity | DescribeFleetLocationUtilization | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetCapacity | DescribeFleetUtilization | UpdateFleetCapacity | StopFleetActions | DeleteFleetLocations | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.delete_fleet_locations(
    FleetId='string',
    Locations=[
        'string',
    ]
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to delete locations for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type Locations

list

param Locations

[REQUIRED]

The list of fleet locations to delete. Specify locations in the form of an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

  • (string) --

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetId': 'string',
    'FleetArn': 'string',
    'LocationStates': [
        {
            'Location': 'string',
            'Status': 'NEW'|'DOWNLOADING'|'VALIDATING'|'BUILDING'|'ACTIVATING'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETING'|'ERROR'|'TERMINATED'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetId (string) --

      A unique identifier for the fleet that location attributes are being deleted for.

    • FleetArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

    • LocationStates (list) --

      The remote locations that are being deleted, with each location status set to DELETING .

      • (dict) --

        A fleet location and its life-cycle state. A location state object might be used to describe a fleet's remote location or home Region. Life-cycle state tracks the progress of launching the first instance in a new location and preparing it for game hosting, and then removing all instances and deleting the location from the fleet.

        Related actions

        CreateFleet | CreateFleetLocations | DeleteFleetLocations

        • Location (string) --

          The fleet location, expressed as an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

        • Status (string) --

          The life-cycle status of a fleet location.

DescribeFleetLocationCapacity (new) Link ¶

Retrieves the resource capacity settings for a fleet location. The data returned includes the current capacity (number of EC2 instances) and some scaling settings for the requested fleet location. Use this operation to retrieve capacity information for a fleet's remote location or home Region (you can also retrieve home Region capacity by calling DescribeFleetCapacity ).

To retrieve capacity data, identify a fleet and location.

If successful, a FleetCapacity object is returned for the requested fleet location.

Learn more

Setting up GameLift fleets

GameLift metrics for fleets

Related actions

CreateFleetLocations | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | DescribeFleetLocationCapacity | DescribeFleetLocationUtilization | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetCapacity | DescribeFleetUtilization | UpdateFleetCapacity | StopFleetActions | DeleteFleetLocations | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_fleet_location_capacity(
    FleetId='string',
    Location='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to request location capacity for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type Location

string

param Location

[REQUIRED]

The fleet location to retrieve capacity information for. Specify a location in the form of an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetCapacity': {
        'FleetId': 'string',
        'FleetArn': 'string',
        'InstanceType': 't2.micro'|'t2.small'|'t2.medium'|'t2.large'|'c3.large'|'c3.xlarge'|'c3.2xlarge'|'c3.4xlarge'|'c3.8xlarge'|'c4.large'|'c4.xlarge'|'c4.2xlarge'|'c4.4xlarge'|'c4.8xlarge'|'c5.large'|'c5.xlarge'|'c5.2xlarge'|'c5.4xlarge'|'c5.9xlarge'|'c5.12xlarge'|'c5.18xlarge'|'c5.24xlarge'|'c5a.large'|'c5a.xlarge'|'c5a.2xlarge'|'c5a.4xlarge'|'c5a.8xlarge'|'c5a.12xlarge'|'c5a.16xlarge'|'c5a.24xlarge'|'r3.large'|'r3.xlarge'|'r3.2xlarge'|'r3.4xlarge'|'r3.8xlarge'|'r4.large'|'r4.xlarge'|'r4.2xlarge'|'r4.4xlarge'|'r4.8xlarge'|'r4.16xlarge'|'r5.large'|'r5.xlarge'|'r5.2xlarge'|'r5.4xlarge'|'r5.8xlarge'|'r5.12xlarge'|'r5.16xlarge'|'r5.24xlarge'|'r5a.large'|'r5a.xlarge'|'r5a.2xlarge'|'r5a.4xlarge'|'r5a.8xlarge'|'r5a.12xlarge'|'r5a.16xlarge'|'r5a.24xlarge'|'m3.medium'|'m3.large'|'m3.xlarge'|'m3.2xlarge'|'m4.large'|'m4.xlarge'|'m4.2xlarge'|'m4.4xlarge'|'m4.10xlarge'|'m5.large'|'m5.xlarge'|'m5.2xlarge'|'m5.4xlarge'|'m5.8xlarge'|'m5.12xlarge'|'m5.16xlarge'|'m5.24xlarge'|'m5a.large'|'m5a.xlarge'|'m5a.2xlarge'|'m5a.4xlarge'|'m5a.8xlarge'|'m5a.12xlarge'|'m5a.16xlarge'|'m5a.24xlarge',
        'InstanceCounts': {
            'DESIRED': 123,
            'MINIMUM': 123,
            'MAXIMUM': 123,
            'PENDING': 123,
            'ACTIVE': 123,
            'IDLE': 123,
            'TERMINATING': 123
        },
        'Location': 'string'
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetCapacity (dict) --

      Resource capacity information for the requested fleet location. Capacity objects are returned only for fleets and locations that currently exist.

      • FleetId (string) --

        A unique identifier for the fleet associated with the location.

      • FleetArn (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

      • InstanceType (string) --

        The EC2 instance type that is used for all instances in a fleet. The instance type determines the computing resources in use, including CPU, memory, storage, and networking capacity. See Amazon EC2 Instance Types for detailed descriptions.

      • InstanceCounts (dict) --

        The current instance count and capacity settings for the fleet location.

        • DESIRED (integer) --

          Ideal number of active instances. GameLift will always try to maintain the desired number of instances. Capacity is scaled up or down by changing the desired instances.

        • MINIMUM (integer) --

          The minimum instance count value allowed.

        • MAXIMUM (integer) --

          The maximum instance count value allowed.

        • PENDING (integer) --

          Number of instances that are starting but not yet active.

        • ACTIVE (integer) --

          Actual number of instances that are ready to host game sessions.

        • IDLE (integer) --

          Number of active instances that are not currently hosting a game session.

        • TERMINATING (integer) --

          Number of instances that are no longer active but haven't yet been terminated.

      • Location (string) --

        The fleet location for the instance count information, expressed as an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

CreateFleet (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Locations': [{'Location': 'string'}]}
Response
{'LocationStates': [{'Location': 'string',
                     'Status': 'NEW | DOWNLOADING | VALIDATING | BUILDING | '
                               'ACTIVATING | ACTIVE | DELETING | ERROR | '
                               'TERMINATED'}]}

Creates a fleet of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances to host your custom game server or Realtime Servers. Use this operation to configure the computing resources for your fleet and provide instructions for running game servers on each instance.

Most GameLift fleets can deploy instances to multiple locations, including the home Region (where the fleet is created) and an optional set of remote locations. Fleets that are created in the following AWS Regions support multiple locations: us-east-1 (N. Virginia), us-west-2 (Oregon), eu-central-1 (Frankfurt), eu-west-1 (Ireland), ap-southeast-2 (Sydney), ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo), and ap-northeast-2 (Seoul). Fleets that created in other GameLift Regions can have instances in the fleet Region only. All instances deployed to fleet locations use the same configuration.

To create a fleet, choose the hardware for your instances, specify a game server build or Realtime script to deploy, and provide a runtime configuration to direct GameLift how to start and run game servers on each instance in the fleet. Set permissions for inbound traffic to your game servers, and enable optional features as needed. When creating a multi-location fleet, provide a list of additional remote locations.

If successful, this operation creates a new Fleet resource and places it in NEW status, which prompts GameLift to initiate the fleet creation workflow. You can track fleet creation by checking fleet status using DescribeFleetAttributes and DescribeFleetLocationAttributes /, or by monitoring fleet creation events using DescribeFleetEvents. As soon as the fleet status changes to ACTIVE , you can enable automatic scaling for the fleet with PutScalingPolicy and set capacity for the home Region with UpdateFleetCapacity. When the status of each remote location reaches ACTIVE , you can set capacity by location using UpdateFleetCapacity.

Learn more

Setting up fleets

Debug fleet creation issues

Multi-location fleets

Related actions

CreateFleet | UpdateFleetCapacity | PutScalingPolicy | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | UpdateFleetAttributes | StopFleetActions | DeleteFleet | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.create_fleet(
    Name='string',
    Description='string',
    BuildId='string',
    ScriptId='string',
    ServerLaunchPath='string',
    ServerLaunchParameters='string',
    LogPaths=[
        'string',
    ],
    EC2InstanceType='t2.micro'|'t2.small'|'t2.medium'|'t2.large'|'c3.large'|'c3.xlarge'|'c3.2xlarge'|'c3.4xlarge'|'c3.8xlarge'|'c4.large'|'c4.xlarge'|'c4.2xlarge'|'c4.4xlarge'|'c4.8xlarge'|'c5.large'|'c5.xlarge'|'c5.2xlarge'|'c5.4xlarge'|'c5.9xlarge'|'c5.12xlarge'|'c5.18xlarge'|'c5.24xlarge'|'c5a.large'|'c5a.xlarge'|'c5a.2xlarge'|'c5a.4xlarge'|'c5a.8xlarge'|'c5a.12xlarge'|'c5a.16xlarge'|'c5a.24xlarge'|'r3.large'|'r3.xlarge'|'r3.2xlarge'|'r3.4xlarge'|'r3.8xlarge'|'r4.large'|'r4.xlarge'|'r4.2xlarge'|'r4.4xlarge'|'r4.8xlarge'|'r4.16xlarge'|'r5.large'|'r5.xlarge'|'r5.2xlarge'|'r5.4xlarge'|'r5.8xlarge'|'r5.12xlarge'|'r5.16xlarge'|'r5.24xlarge'|'r5a.large'|'r5a.xlarge'|'r5a.2xlarge'|'r5a.4xlarge'|'r5a.8xlarge'|'r5a.12xlarge'|'r5a.16xlarge'|'r5a.24xlarge'|'m3.medium'|'m3.large'|'m3.xlarge'|'m3.2xlarge'|'m4.large'|'m4.xlarge'|'m4.2xlarge'|'m4.4xlarge'|'m4.10xlarge'|'m5.large'|'m5.xlarge'|'m5.2xlarge'|'m5.4xlarge'|'m5.8xlarge'|'m5.12xlarge'|'m5.16xlarge'|'m5.24xlarge'|'m5a.large'|'m5a.xlarge'|'m5a.2xlarge'|'m5a.4xlarge'|'m5a.8xlarge'|'m5a.12xlarge'|'m5a.16xlarge'|'m5a.24xlarge',
    EC2InboundPermissions=[
        {
            'FromPort': 123,
            'ToPort': 123,
            'IpRange': 'string',
            'Protocol': 'TCP'|'UDP'
        },
    ],
    NewGameSessionProtectionPolicy='NoProtection'|'FullProtection',
    RuntimeConfiguration={
        'ServerProcesses': [
            {
                'LaunchPath': 'string',
                'Parameters': 'string',
                'ConcurrentExecutions': 123
            },
        ],
        'MaxConcurrentGameSessionActivations': 123,
        'GameSessionActivationTimeoutSeconds': 123
    },
    ResourceCreationLimitPolicy={
        'NewGameSessionsPerCreator': 123,
        'PolicyPeriodInMinutes': 123
    },
    MetricGroups=[
        'string',
    ],
    PeerVpcAwsAccountId='string',
    PeerVpcId='string',
    FleetType='ON_DEMAND'|'SPOT',
    InstanceRoleArn='string',
    CertificateConfiguration={
        'CertificateType': 'DISABLED'|'GENERATED'
    },
    Locations=[
        {
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ],
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
type Name

string

param Name

[REQUIRED]

A descriptive label that is associated with a fleet. Fleet names do not need to be unique.

type Description

string

param Description

A human-readable description of the fleet.

type BuildId

string

param BuildId

The unique identifier for a custom game server build to be deployed on fleet instances. You can use either the build ID or ARN. The build must be uploaded to GameLift and in READY status. This fleet property cannot be changed later.

type ScriptId

string

param ScriptId

The unique identifier for a Realtime configuration script to be deployed on fleet instances. You can use either the script ID or ARN. Scripts must be uploaded to GameLift prior to creating the fleet. This fleet property cannot be changed later.

type ServerLaunchPath

string

param ServerLaunchPath

This parameter is no longer used. Specify a server launch path using the RuntimeConfiguration parameter. Requests that use this parameter instead continue to be valid.

type ServerLaunchParameters

string

param ServerLaunchParameters

This parameter is no longer used. Specify server launch parameters using the RuntimeConfiguration parameter. Requests that use this parameter instead continue to be valid.

type LogPaths

list

param LogPaths

This parameter is no longer used. To specify where GameLift should store log files once a server process shuts down, use the GameLift server API ProcessReady() and specify one or more directory paths in logParameters . See more information in the Server API Reference.

  • (string) --

type EC2InstanceType

string

param EC2InstanceType

[REQUIRED]

The GameLift-supported EC2 instance type to use for all fleet instances. Instance type determines the computing resources that will be used to host your game servers, including CPU, memory, storage, and networking capacity. See Amazon EC2 Instance Types for detailed descriptions of EC2 instance types.

type EC2InboundPermissions

list

param EC2InboundPermissions

The allowed IP address ranges and port settings that allow inbound traffic to access game sessions on this fleet. If the fleet is hosting a custom game build, this property must be set before players can connect to game sessions. For Realtime Servers fleets, GameLift automatically sets TCP and UDP ranges.

  • (dict) --

    A range of IP addresses and port settings that allow inbound traffic to connect to server processes on an instance in a fleet. New game sessions are assigned an IP address/port number combination, which must fall into the fleet's allowed ranges. Fleets with custom game builds must have permissions explicitly set. For Realtime Servers fleets, GameLift automatically opens two port ranges, one for TCP messaging and one for UDP.

    Related actions

    DescribeFleetPortSettings

    • FromPort (integer) -- [REQUIRED]

      A starting value for a range of allowed port numbers.

    • ToPort (integer) -- [REQUIRED]

      An ending value for a range of allowed port numbers. Port numbers are end-inclusive. This value must be higher than FromPort .

    • IpRange (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      A range of allowed IP addresses. This value must be expressed in CIDR notation. Example: " 000.000.000.000/[subnet mask] " or optionally the shortened version " 0.0.0.0/[subnet mask] ".

    • Protocol (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The network communication protocol used by the fleet.

type NewGameSessionProtectionPolicy

string

param NewGameSessionProtectionPolicy

The status of termination protection for active game sessions on the fleet. By default, this property is set to NoProtection . You can also set game session protection for an individual game session by calling UpdateGameSession.

  • NoProtection - Game sessions can be terminated during active gameplay as a result of a scale-down event.

  • FullProtection - Game sessions in ACTIVE status cannot be terminated during a scale-down event.

type RuntimeConfiguration

dict

param RuntimeConfiguration

Instructions for how to launch and maintain server processes on instances in the fleet. The runtime configuration defines one or more server process configurations, each identifying a build executable or Realtime script file and the number of processes of that type to run concurrently.

Note

The RuntimeConfiguration parameter is required unless the fleet is being configured using the older parameters ServerLaunchPath and ServerLaunchParameters , which are still supported for backward compatibility.

  • ServerProcesses (list) --

    A collection of server process configurations that identify what server processes to run on each instance in a fleet.

    • (dict) --

      A set of instructions for launching server processes on each instance in a fleet. Server processes run either an executable in a custom game build or a Realtime Servers script. Server process configurations are part of a fleet's RuntimeConfiguration.

      • LaunchPath (string) -- [REQUIRED]

        The location of a game build executable or the Realtime script file that contains the Init() function. Game builds and Realtime scripts are installed on instances at the root:

        • Windows (custom game builds only): C:\game . Example: " C:\game\MyGame\server.exe "

        • Linux: /local/game . Examples: " /local/game/MyGame/server.exe " or " /local/game/MyRealtimeScript.js "

      • Parameters (string) --

        An optional list of parameters to pass to the server executable or Realtime script on launch.

      • ConcurrentExecutions (integer) -- [REQUIRED]

        The number of server processes using this configuration that run concurrently on each instance.

  • MaxConcurrentGameSessionActivations (integer) --

    The number of game sessions in status ACTIVATING to allow on an instance. This setting limits the instance resources that can be used for new game activations at any one time.

  • GameSessionActivationTimeoutSeconds (integer) --

    The maximum amount of time (in seconds) allowed to launch a new game session and have it report ready to host players. During this time, the game session is in status ACTIVATING . If the game session does not become active before the timeout, it is ended and the game session status is changed to TERMINATED .

type ResourceCreationLimitPolicy

dict

param ResourceCreationLimitPolicy

A policy that limits the number of game sessions that an individual player can create on instances in this fleet within a specified span of time.

  • NewGameSessionsPerCreator (integer) --

    The maximum number of game sessions that an individual can create during the policy period.

  • PolicyPeriodInMinutes (integer) --

    The time span used in evaluating the resource creation limit policy.

type MetricGroups

list

param MetricGroups

The name of an AWS CloudWatch metric group to add this fleet to. A metric group is used to aggregate the metrics for multiple fleets. You can specify an existing metric group name or set a new name to create a new metric group. A fleet can be included in only one metric group at a time.

  • (string) --

type PeerVpcAwsAccountId

string

param PeerVpcAwsAccountId

Used when peering your GameLift fleet with a VPC, the unique identifier for the AWS account that owns the VPC. You can find your account ID in the AWS Management Console under account settings.

type PeerVpcId

string

param PeerVpcId

A unique identifier for a VPC with resources to be accessed by your GameLift fleet. The VPC must be in the same Region as your fleet. To look up a VPC ID, use the VPC Dashboard in the AWS Management Console. Learn more about VPC peering in VPC Peering with GameLift Fleets.

type FleetType

string

param FleetType

Indicates whether to use On-Demand or Spot instances for this fleet. By default, this property is set to ON_DEMAND . Learn more about when to use On-Demand versus Spot Instances. This property cannot be changed after the fleet is created.

type InstanceRoleArn

string

param InstanceRoleArn

A unique identifier for an AWS IAM role that manages access to your AWS services. With an instance role ARN set, any application that runs on an instance in this fleet can assume the role, including install scripts, server processes, and daemons (background processes). Create a role or look up a role's ARN by using the IAM dashboard in the AWS Management Console. Learn more about using on-box credentials for your game servers at Access external resources from a game server. This property cannot be changed after the fleet is created.

type CertificateConfiguration

dict

param CertificateConfiguration

Prompts GameLift to generate a TLS/SSL certificate for the fleet. TLS certificates are used for encrypting traffic between game clients and the game servers that are running on GameLift. By default, the CertificateConfiguration is set to DISABLED . Learn more at Securing Client/Server Communication. This property cannot be changed after the fleet is created.

Note: This feature requires the AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) service, which is not available in all AWS regions. When working in a region that does not support this feature, a fleet creation request with certificate generation fails with a 4xx error.

  • CertificateType (string) -- [REQUIRED]

    Indicates whether a TLS/SSL certificate is generated for a fleet.

    Valid values include:

    • GENERATED - Generate a TLS/SSL certificate for this fleet.

    • DISABLED - (default) Do not generate a TLS/SSL certificate for this fleet.

type Locations

list

param Locations

A set of remote locations to deploy additional instances to and manage as part of the fleet. This parameter can only be used when creating fleets in AWS Regions that support multiple locations. You can add any GameLift-supported AWS Region as a remote location, in the form of an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 . To create a fleet with instances in the home Region only, omit this parameter.

  • (dict) --

    A remote location where a multi-location fleet can deploy EC2 instances for game hosting.

    Related actions

    CreateFleet

    • Location (string) --

      An AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

type Tags

list

param Tags

A list of labels to assign to the new fleet resource. Tags are developer-defined key-value pairs. Tagging AWS resources are useful for resource management, access management and cost allocation. For more information, see Tagging AWS Resources in the AWS General Reference . Once the fleet is created, you can use TagResource, UntagResource, and ListTagsForResource to add, remove, and view tags. The maximum tag limit may be lower than stated. See the AWS General Reference for actual tagging limits.

  • (dict) --

    A label that can be assigned to a GameLift resource.

    Learn more

    Tagging AWS Resources in the AWS General Reference

    AWS Tagging Strategies

    Related actions

    TagResource | UntagResource | ListTagsForResource | All APIs by task

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The key for a developer-defined key:value pair for tagging an AWS resource.

    • Value (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The value for a developer-defined key:value pair for tagging an AWS resource.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetAttributes': {
        'FleetId': 'string',
        'FleetArn': 'string',
        'FleetType': 'ON_DEMAND'|'SPOT',
        'InstanceType': 't2.micro'|'t2.small'|'t2.medium'|'t2.large'|'c3.large'|'c3.xlarge'|'c3.2xlarge'|'c3.4xlarge'|'c3.8xlarge'|'c4.large'|'c4.xlarge'|'c4.2xlarge'|'c4.4xlarge'|'c4.8xlarge'|'c5.large'|'c5.xlarge'|'c5.2xlarge'|'c5.4xlarge'|'c5.9xlarge'|'c5.12xlarge'|'c5.18xlarge'|'c5.24xlarge'|'c5a.large'|'c5a.xlarge'|'c5a.2xlarge'|'c5a.4xlarge'|'c5a.8xlarge'|'c5a.12xlarge'|'c5a.16xlarge'|'c5a.24xlarge'|'r3.large'|'r3.xlarge'|'r3.2xlarge'|'r3.4xlarge'|'r3.8xlarge'|'r4.large'|'r4.xlarge'|'r4.2xlarge'|'r4.4xlarge'|'r4.8xlarge'|'r4.16xlarge'|'r5.large'|'r5.xlarge'|'r5.2xlarge'|'r5.4xlarge'|'r5.8xlarge'|'r5.12xlarge'|'r5.16xlarge'|'r5.24xlarge'|'r5a.large'|'r5a.xlarge'|'r5a.2xlarge'|'r5a.4xlarge'|'r5a.8xlarge'|'r5a.12xlarge'|'r5a.16xlarge'|'r5a.24xlarge'|'m3.medium'|'m3.large'|'m3.xlarge'|'m3.2xlarge'|'m4.large'|'m4.xlarge'|'m4.2xlarge'|'m4.4xlarge'|'m4.10xlarge'|'m5.large'|'m5.xlarge'|'m5.2xlarge'|'m5.4xlarge'|'m5.8xlarge'|'m5.12xlarge'|'m5.16xlarge'|'m5.24xlarge'|'m5a.large'|'m5a.xlarge'|'m5a.2xlarge'|'m5a.4xlarge'|'m5a.8xlarge'|'m5a.12xlarge'|'m5a.16xlarge'|'m5a.24xlarge',
        'Description': 'string',
        'Name': 'string',
        'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'TerminationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'Status': 'NEW'|'DOWNLOADING'|'VALIDATING'|'BUILDING'|'ACTIVATING'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETING'|'ERROR'|'TERMINATED',
        'BuildId': 'string',
        'BuildArn': 'string',
        'ScriptId': 'string',
        'ScriptArn': 'string',
        'ServerLaunchPath': 'string',
        'ServerLaunchParameters': 'string',
        'LogPaths': [
            'string',
        ],
        'NewGameSessionProtectionPolicy': 'NoProtection'|'FullProtection',
        'OperatingSystem': 'WINDOWS_2012'|'AMAZON_LINUX'|'AMAZON_LINUX_2',
        'ResourceCreationLimitPolicy': {
            'NewGameSessionsPerCreator': 123,
            'PolicyPeriodInMinutes': 123
        },
        'MetricGroups': [
            'string',
        ],
        'StoppedActions': [
            'AUTO_SCALING',
        ],
        'InstanceRoleArn': 'string',
        'CertificateConfiguration': {
            'CertificateType': 'DISABLED'|'GENERATED'
        }
    },
    'LocationStates': [
        {
            'Location': 'string',
            'Status': 'NEW'|'DOWNLOADING'|'VALIDATING'|'BUILDING'|'ACTIVATING'|'ACTIVE'|'DELETING'|'ERROR'|'TERMINATED'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetAttributes (dict) --

      The properties for the new fleet, including the current status. All fleets are placed in NEW status on creation.

      • FleetId (string) --

        A unique identifier for the fleet.

      • FleetArn (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 . In a GameLift fleet ARN, the resource ID matches the FleetId value.

      • FleetType (string) --

        The kind of instances, On-Demand or Spot, that this fleet uses.

      • InstanceType (string) --

        The EC2 instance type that determines the computing resources of each instance in the fleet. Instance type defines the CPU, memory, storage, and networking capacity. See Amazon EC2 Instance Types for detailed descriptions.

      • Description (string) --

        A human-readable description of the fleet.

      • Name (string) --

        A descriptive label that is associated with a fleet. Fleet names do not need to be unique.

      • CreationTime (datetime) --

        A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

      • TerminationTime (datetime) --

        A time stamp indicating when this data object was terminated. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

      • Status (string) --

        Current status of the fleet. Possible fleet statuses include the following:

        • NEW -- A new fleet has been defined and desired instances is set to 1.

        • DOWNLOADING/VALIDATING/BUILDING/ACTIVATING -- GameLift is setting up the new fleet, creating new instances with the game build or Realtime script and starting server processes.

        • ACTIVE -- Hosts can now accept game sessions.

        • ERROR -- An error occurred when downloading, validating, building, or activating the fleet.

        • DELETING -- Hosts are responding to a delete fleet request.

        • TERMINATED -- The fleet no longer exists.

      • BuildId (string) --

        A unique identifier for the build resource that is deployed on instances in this fleet.

      • BuildArn (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) associated with the GameLift build resource that is deployed on instances in this fleet. In a GameLift build ARN, the resource ID matches the BuildId value.

      • ScriptId (string) --

        A unique identifier for the Realtime script resource that is deployed on instances in this fleet.

      • ScriptArn (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) associated with the GameLift script resource that is deployed on instances in this fleet. In a GameLift script ARN, the resource ID matches the ScriptId value.

      • ServerLaunchPath (string) --

        This parameter is no longer used. Server launch paths are now defined using the fleet's RuntimeConfiguration parameter. Requests that use this parameter instead continue to be valid.

      • ServerLaunchParameters (string) --

        This parameter is no longer used. Server launch parameters are now defined using the fleet's RuntimeConfiguration parameter. Requests that use this parameter instead continue to be valid.

      • LogPaths (list) --

        This parameter is no longer used. Game session log paths are now defined using the GameLift server API ProcessReady() logParameters . See more information in the Server API Reference.

        • (string) --

      • NewGameSessionProtectionPolicy (string) --

        The type of game session protection to set on all new instances that are started in the fleet.

        • NoProtection -- The game session can be terminated during a scale-down event.

        • FullProtection -- If the game session is in an ACTIVE status, it cannot be terminated during a scale-down event.

      • OperatingSystem (string) --

        The operating system of the fleet's computing resources. A fleet's operating system is determined by the OS of the build or script that is deployed on this fleet.

      • ResourceCreationLimitPolicy (dict) --

        The fleet policy that limits the number of game sessions an individual player can create over a span of time.

        • NewGameSessionsPerCreator (integer) --

          The maximum number of game sessions that an individual can create during the policy period.

        • PolicyPeriodInMinutes (integer) --

          The time span used in evaluating the resource creation limit policy.

      • MetricGroups (list) --

        Name of a metric group that metrics for this fleet are added to. In Amazon CloudWatch, you can view aggregated metrics for fleets that are in a metric group. A fleet can be included in only one metric group at a time.

        • (string) --

      • StoppedActions (list) --

        A list of fleet activity that has been suspended using StopFleetActions. This includes fleet auto-scaling.

        • (string) --

      • InstanceRoleArn (string) --

        A unique identifier for an AWS IAM role that manages access to your AWS services. With an instance role ARN set, any application that runs on an instance in this fleet can assume the role, including install scripts, server processes, and daemons (background processes). Create a role or look up a role's ARN by using the IAM dashboard in the AWS Management Console. Learn more about using on-box credentials for your game servers at Access external resources from a game server.

      • CertificateConfiguration (dict) --

        Indicates whether a TLS/SSL certificate was generated for the fleet.

        • CertificateType (string) --

          Indicates whether a TLS/SSL certificate is generated for a fleet.

          Valid values include:

          • GENERATED - Generate a TLS/SSL certificate for this fleet.

          • DISABLED - (default) Do not generate a TLS/SSL certificate for this fleet.

    • LocationStates (list) --

      The fleet's locations and life-cycle status of each location. For new fleets, the status of all locations is set to NEW . During fleet creation, GameLift updates each location status as instances are deployed there and prepared for game hosting. This list includes an entry for the fleet's home Region. For fleets with no remote locations, only one entry, representing the home Region, is returned.

      • (dict) --

        A fleet location and its life-cycle state. A location state object might be used to describe a fleet's remote location or home Region. Life-cycle state tracks the progress of launching the first instance in a new location and preparing it for game hosting, and then removing all instances and deleting the location from the fleet.

        Related actions

        CreateFleet | CreateFleetLocations | DeleteFleetLocations

        • Location (string) --

          The fleet location, expressed as an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

        • Status (string) --

          The life-cycle status of a fleet location.

CreateGameSession (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'GameSession': {'Location': 'string'}}

Creates a multiplayer game session for players in a specific fleet location. This operation prompts an available server process to start a game session and retrieves connection information for the new game session. As an alternative, consider using the GameLift game session placement feature with

with StartGameSessionPlacement, which uses FleetIQ algorithms and queues to optimize the placement process.

When creating a game session, you specify exactly where you want to place it and provide a set of game session configuration settings. The fleet must be in ACTIVE status before a game session can be created in it.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To create a game session on an instance in a fleet's home Region, provide a fleet or alias ID along with your game session configuration.

  • To create a game session on an instance in a fleet's remote location, provide a fleet or alias ID and a location name, along with your game session configuration.

If successful, a workflow is initiated to start a new game session. A GameSession object is returned containing the game session configuration and status. When the status is ACTIVE , game session connection information is provided and player sessions can be created for the game session. By default, newly created game sessions are open to new players. You can restrict new player access by using UpdateGameSession to change the game session's player session creation policy.

Game session logs are retained for all active game sessions for 14 days. To access the logs, call GetGameSessionLogUrl to download the log files.

Available in GameLift Local.

Learn more

Start a game session

Related actions

CreateGameSession | DescribeGameSessions | DescribeGameSessionDetails | SearchGameSessions | UpdateGameSession | GetGameSessionLogUrl | StartGameSessionPlacement | DescribeGameSessionPlacement | StopGameSessionPlacement | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.create_game_session(
    FleetId='string',
    AliasId='string',
    MaximumPlayerSessionCount=123,
    Name='string',
    GameProperties=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ],
    CreatorId='string',
    GameSessionId='string',
    IdempotencyToken='string',
    GameSessionData='string',
    Location='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

A unique identifier for the fleet to create a game session in. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value. Each request must reference either a fleet ID or alias ID, but not both.

type AliasId

string

param AliasId

A unique identifier for the alias associated with the fleet to create a game session in. You can use either the alias ID or ARN value. Each request must reference either a fleet ID or alias ID, but not both.

type MaximumPlayerSessionCount

integer

param MaximumPlayerSessionCount

[REQUIRED]

The maximum number of players that can be connected simultaneously to the game session.

type Name

string

param Name

A descriptive label that is associated with a game session. Session names do not need to be unique.

type GameProperties

list

param GameProperties

A set of custom properties for a game session, formatted as key:value pairs. These properties are passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session.

  • (dict) --

    Set of key-value pairs that contain information about a game session. When included in a game session request, these properties communicate details to be used when setting up the new game session. For example, a game property might specify a game mode, level, or map. Game properties are passed to the game server process when initiating a new game session. For more information, see the GameLift Developer Guide.

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The game property identifier.

    • Value (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The game property value.

type CreatorId

string

param CreatorId

A unique identifier for a player or entity creating the game session. This parameter is required when requesting a new game session on a fleet with a resource creation limit policy. This type of policy limits the number of concurrent active game sessions that one player can create within a certain time span. GameLift uses the CreatorId to evaluate the new request against the policy.

type GameSessionId

string

param GameSessionId

This parameter is no longer preferred. Please use IdempotencyToken instead.Custom string that uniquely identifies a request for a new game session. Maximum token length is 48 characters. If provided, this string is included in the new game session's ID.

type IdempotencyToken

string

param IdempotencyToken

Custom string that uniquely identifies the new game session request. This is useful for ensuring that game session requests with the same idempotency token are processed only once. Subsequent requests with the same string return the original GameSession object, with an updated status. Maximum token length is 48 characters. If provided, this string is included in the new game session's ID. A game session ARN has the following format: arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesession/<fleet ID>/<custom ID string or idempotency token> . Idempotency tokens remain in use for 30 days after a game session has ended; game session objects are retained for this time period and then deleted.

type GameSessionData

string

param GameSessionData

A set of custom game session properties, formatted as a single string value. This data is passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session.

type Location

string

param Location

A fleet's remote location to place the new game session in. If this parameter is not set, the new game session is placed in the fleet's home Region. Specify a remote location with an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GameSession': {
        'GameSessionId': 'string',
        'Name': 'string',
        'FleetId': 'string',
        'FleetArn': 'string',
        'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'TerminationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'CurrentPlayerSessionCount': 123,
        'MaximumPlayerSessionCount': 123,
        'Status': 'ACTIVE'|'ACTIVATING'|'TERMINATED'|'TERMINATING'|'ERROR',
        'StatusReason': 'INTERRUPTED',
        'GameProperties': [
            {
                'Key': 'string',
                'Value': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'IpAddress': 'string',
        'DnsName': 'string',
        'Port': 123,
        'PlayerSessionCreationPolicy': 'ACCEPT_ALL'|'DENY_ALL',
        'CreatorId': 'string',
        'GameSessionData': 'string',
        'MatchmakerData': 'string',
        'Location': 'string'
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • GameSession (dict) --

      Object that describes the newly created game session record.

      • GameSessionId (string) --

        A unique identifier for the game session. A game session ARN has the following format: arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesession/<fleet ID>/<custom ID string or idempotency token> .

      • Name (string) --

        A descriptive label that is associated with a game session. Session names do not need to be unique.

      • FleetId (string) --

        A unique identifier for the fleet that the game session is running on.

      • FleetArn (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) associated with the GameLift fleet that this game session is running on.

      • CreationTime (datetime) --

        A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

      • TerminationTime (datetime) --

        A time stamp indicating when this data object was terminated. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

      • CurrentPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

        Number of players currently in the game session.

      • MaximumPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

        The maximum number of players that can be connected simultaneously to the game session.

      • Status (string) --

        Current status of the game session. A game session must have an ACTIVE status to have player sessions.

      • StatusReason (string) --

        Provides additional information about game session status. INTERRUPTED indicates that the game session was hosted on a spot instance that was reclaimed, causing the active game session to be terminated.

      • GameProperties (list) --

        A set of custom properties for a game session, formatted as key:value pairs. These properties are passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session. You can search for active game sessions based on this custom data with SearchGameSessions.

        • (dict) --

          Set of key-value pairs that contain information about a game session. When included in a game session request, these properties communicate details to be used when setting up the new game session. For example, a game property might specify a game mode, level, or map. Game properties are passed to the game server process when initiating a new game session. For more information, see the GameLift Developer Guide.

          • Key (string) --

            The game property identifier.

          • Value (string) --

            The game property value.

      • IpAddress (string) --

        The IP address of the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

      • DnsName (string) --

        The DNS identifier assigned to the instance that is running the game session. Values have the following format:

        • TLS-enabled fleets: <unique identifier>.<region identifier>.amazongamelift.com .

        • Non-TLS-enabled fleets: ec2-<unique identifier>.compute.amazonaws.com . (See Amazon EC2 Instance IP Addressing.)

        When connecting to a game session that is running on a TLS-enabled fleet, you must use the DNS name, not the IP address.

      • Port (integer) --

        The port number for the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

      • PlayerSessionCreationPolicy (string) --

        Indicates whether or not the game session is accepting new players.

      • CreatorId (string) --

        A unique identifier for a player. This ID is used to enforce a resource protection policy (if one exists), that limits the number of game sessions a player can create.

      • GameSessionData (string) --

        A set of custom game session properties, formatted as a single string value. This data is passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session.

      • MatchmakerData (string) --

        Information about the matchmaking process that was used to create the game session. It is in JSON syntax, formatted as a string. In addition the matchmaking configuration used, it contains data on all players assigned to the match, including player attributes and team assignments. For more details on matchmaker data, see Match Data. Matchmaker data is useful when requesting match backfills, and is updated whenever new players are added during a successful backfill (see StartMatchBackfill ).

      • Location (string) --

        The fleet location where the game session is running. This value might specify the fleet's home Region or a remote location. Location is expressed as an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

CreateGameSessionQueue (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'FilterConfiguration': {'AllowedLocations': ['string']},
 'PriorityConfiguration': {'LocationOrder': ['string'],
                           'PriorityOrder': ['LATENCY | COST | DESTINATION | '
                                             'LOCATION']}}
Response
{'GameSessionQueue': {'FilterConfiguration': {'AllowedLocations': ['string']},
                      'PriorityConfiguration': {'LocationOrder': ['string'],
                                                'PriorityOrder': ['LATENCY | '
                                                                  'COST | '
                                                                  'DESTINATION '
                                                                  '| '
                                                                  'LOCATION']}}}

Creates a placement queue that processes requests for new game sessions. A queue uses FleetIQ algorithms to determine the best placement locations and find an available game server there, then prompts the game server process to start a new game session.

A game session queue is configured with a set of destinations (GameLift fleets or aliases), which determine the locations where the queue can place new game sessions. These destinations can span multiple fleet types (Spot and On-Demand), instance types, and AWS Regions. If the queue includes multi-location fleets, the queue is able to place game sessions in all of a fleet's remote locations. You can opt to filter out individual locations if needed.

The queue configuration also determines how FleetIQ selects the best available placement for a new game session. Before searching for an available game server, FleetIQ first prioritizes the queue's destinations and locations, with the best placement locations on top. You can set up the queue to use the FleetIQ default prioritization or provide an alternate set of priorities.

To create a new queue, provide a name, timeout value, and a list of destinations. Optionally, specify a sort configuration and/or a filter, and define a set of latency cap policies.

If successful, a new GameSessionQueue object is returned with an assigned queue ARN. New game session requests, which are submitted to queue with StartGameSessionPlacement or StartMatchmaking, reference a queue's name or ARN.

Learn more

Design a game session queue

Create a game session queue

Related actions

CreateGameSessionQueue | DescribeGameSessionQueues | UpdateGameSessionQueue | DeleteGameSessionQueue | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.create_game_session_queue(
    Name='string',
    TimeoutInSeconds=123,
    PlayerLatencyPolicies=[
        {
            'MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds': 123,
            'PolicyDurationSeconds': 123
        },
    ],
    Destinations=[
        {
            'DestinationArn': 'string'
        },
    ],
    FilterConfiguration={
        'AllowedLocations': [
            'string',
        ]
    },
    PriorityConfiguration={
        'PriorityOrder': [
            'LATENCY'|'COST'|'DESTINATION'|'LOCATION',
        ],
        'LocationOrder': [
            'string',
        ]
    },
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
type Name

string

param Name

[REQUIRED]

A descriptive label that is associated with game session queue. Queue names must be unique within each Region.

type TimeoutInSeconds

integer

param TimeoutInSeconds

The maximum time, in seconds, that a new game session placement request remains in the queue. When a request exceeds this time, the game session placement changes to a TIMED_OUT status.

type PlayerLatencyPolicies

list

param PlayerLatencyPolicies

A set of policies that act as a sliding cap on player latency. FleetIQ works to deliver low latency for most players in a game session. These policies ensure that no individual player can be placed into a game with unreasonably high latency. Use multiple policies to gradually relax latency requirements a step at a time. Multiple policies are applied based on their maximum allowed latency, starting with the lowest value.

  • (dict) --

    Sets a latency cap for individual players when placing a game session. With a latency policy in force, a game session cannot be placed in a fleet location where a player reports latency higher than the cap. Latency policies are used only with placement request that provide player latency information. Player latency policies can be stacked to gradually relax latency requirements over time.

    Latency policies are part of a GameSessionQueue.

    • MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds (integer) --

      The maximum latency value that is allowed for any player, in milliseconds. All policies must have a value set for this property.

    • PolicyDurationSeconds (integer) --

      The length of time, in seconds, that the policy is enforced while placing a new game session. A null value for this property means that the policy is enforced until the queue times out.

type Destinations

list

param Destinations

A list of fleets and/or fleet aliases that can be used to fulfill game session placement requests in the queue. Destinations are identified by either a fleet ARN or a fleet alias ARN, and are listed in order of placement preference.

  • (dict) --

    A fleet or alias designated in a game session queue. Queues fulfill requests for new game sessions by placing a new game session on any of the queue's destinations.

    Destinations are part of a GameSessionQueue.

    • DestinationArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that is assigned to fleet or fleet alias. ARNs, which include a fleet ID or alias ID and a Region name, provide a unique identifier across all Regions.

type FilterConfiguration

dict

param FilterConfiguration

A list of locations where a queue is allowed to place new game sessions. Locations are specified in the form of AWS Region codes, such as us-west-2 . If this parameter is not set, game sessions can be placed in any queue location.

  • AllowedLocations (list) --

    A list of locations to allow game session placement in, in the form of AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 .

    • (string) --

type PriorityConfiguration

dict

param PriorityConfiguration

Custom settings to use when prioritizing destinations and locations for game session placements. This configuration replaces the FleetIQ default prioritization process. Priority types that are not explicitly named will be automatically applied at the end of the prioritization process.

  • PriorityOrder (list) --

    The recommended sequence to use when prioritizing where to place new game sessions. Each type can only be listed once.

    • LATENCY -- FleetIQ prioritizes locations where the average player latency (provided in each game session request) is lowest.

    • COST -- FleetIQ prioritizes destinations with the lowest current hosting costs. Cost is evaluated based on the location, instance type, and fleet type (Spot or On-Demand) for each destination in the queue.

    • DESTINATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the order that destinations are listed in the queue configuration.

    • LOCATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the provided order of locations, as defined in LocationOrder .

    • (string) --

  • LocationOrder (list) --

    The prioritization order to use for fleet locations, when the PriorityOrder property includes LOCATION . Locations are identified by AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 . Each location can only be listed once.

    • (string) --

type Tags

list

param Tags

A list of labels to assign to the new game session queue resource. Tags are developer-defined key-value pairs. Tagging AWS resources are useful for resource management, access management and cost allocation. For more information, see Tagging AWS Resources in the AWS General Reference . Once the resource is created, you can use TagResource, UntagResource, and ListTagsForResource to add, remove, and view tags. The maximum tag limit may be lower than stated. See the AWS General Reference for actual tagging limits.

  • (dict) --

    A label that can be assigned to a GameLift resource.

    Learn more

    Tagging AWS Resources in the AWS General Reference

    AWS Tagging Strategies

    Related actions

    TagResource | UntagResource | ListTagsForResource | All APIs by task

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The key for a developer-defined key:value pair for tagging an AWS resource.

    • Value (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The value for a developer-defined key:value pair for tagging an AWS resource.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GameSessionQueue': {
        'Name': 'string',
        'GameSessionQueueArn': 'string',
        'TimeoutInSeconds': 123,
        'PlayerLatencyPolicies': [
            {
                'MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds': 123,
                'PolicyDurationSeconds': 123
            },
        ],
        'Destinations': [
            {
                'DestinationArn': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'FilterConfiguration': {
            'AllowedLocations': [
                'string',
            ]
        },
        'PriorityConfiguration': {
            'PriorityOrder': [
                'LATENCY'|'COST'|'DESTINATION'|'LOCATION',
            ],
            'LocationOrder': [
                'string',
            ]
        }
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • GameSessionQueue (dict) --

      An object that describes the newly created game session queue.

      • Name (string) --

        A descriptive label that is associated with game session queue. Queue names must be unique within each Region.

      • GameSessionQueueArn (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift game session queue resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesessionqueue/<queue name> . In a GameLift game session queue ARN, the resource ID matches the Name value.

      • TimeoutInSeconds (integer) --

        The maximum time, in seconds, that a new game session placement request remains in the queue. When a request exceeds this time, the game session placement changes to a TIMED_OUT status.

      • PlayerLatencyPolicies (list) --

        A set of policies that act as a sliding cap on player latency. FleetIQ works to deliver low latency for most players in a game session. These policies ensure that no individual player can be placed into a game with unreasonably high latency. Use multiple policies to gradually relax latency requirements a step at a time. Multiple policies are applied based on their maximum allowed latency, starting with the lowest value.

        • (dict) --

          Sets a latency cap for individual players when placing a game session. With a latency policy in force, a game session cannot be placed in a fleet location where a player reports latency higher than the cap. Latency policies are used only with placement request that provide player latency information. Player latency policies can be stacked to gradually relax latency requirements over time.

          Latency policies are part of a GameSessionQueue.

          • MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds (integer) --

            The maximum latency value that is allowed for any player, in milliseconds. All policies must have a value set for this property.

          • PolicyDurationSeconds (integer) --

            The length of time, in seconds, that the policy is enforced while placing a new game session. A null value for this property means that the policy is enforced until the queue times out.

      • Destinations (list) --

        A list of fleets and/or fleet aliases that can be used to fulfill game session placement requests in the queue. Destinations are identified by either a fleet ARN or a fleet alias ARN, and are listed in order of placement preference.

        • (dict) --

          A fleet or alias designated in a game session queue. Queues fulfill requests for new game sessions by placing a new game session on any of the queue's destinations.

          Destinations are part of a GameSessionQueue.

          • DestinationArn (string) --

            The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that is assigned to fleet or fleet alias. ARNs, which include a fleet ID or alias ID and a Region name, provide a unique identifier across all Regions.

      • FilterConfiguration (dict) --

        A list of locations where a queue is allowed to place new game sessions. Locations are specified in the form of AWS Region codes, such as us-west-2 . If this parameter is not set, game sessions can be placed in any queue location.

        • AllowedLocations (list) --

          A list of locations to allow game session placement in, in the form of AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 .

          • (string) --

      • PriorityConfiguration (dict) --

        Custom settings to use when prioritizing destinations and locations for game session placements. This configuration replaces the FleetIQ default prioritization process. Priority types that are not explicitly named will be automatically applied at the end of the prioritization process.

        • PriorityOrder (list) --

          The recommended sequence to use when prioritizing where to place new game sessions. Each type can only be listed once.

          • LATENCY -- FleetIQ prioritizes locations where the average player latency (provided in each game session request) is lowest.

          • COST -- FleetIQ prioritizes destinations with the lowest current hosting costs. Cost is evaluated based on the location, instance type, and fleet type (Spot or On-Demand) for each destination in the queue.

          • DESTINATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the order that destinations are listed in the queue configuration.

          • LOCATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the provided order of locations, as defined in LocationOrder .

          • (string) --

        • LocationOrder (list) --

          The prioritization order to use for fleet locations, when the PriorityOrder property includes LOCATION . Locations are identified by AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 . Each location can only be listed once.

          • (string) --

DescribeEC2InstanceLimits (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'EC2InstanceLimits': {'Location': 'string'}}

The GameLift service limits and current utilization for an AWS Region or location. Instance limits control the number of instances, per instance type, per location, that your AWS account can use. Learn more at Amazon EC2 Instance Types. The information returned includes the maximum number of instances allowed and your account's current usage across all fleets. This information can affect your ability to scale your GameLift fleets. You can request a limit increase for your account by using the Service limits page in the GameLift console.

Instance limits differ based on whether the instances are deployed in a fleet's home Region or in a remote location. For remote locations, limits also differ based on the combination of home Region and remote location. All requests must specify an AWS Region (either explicitly or as your default settings). To get the limit for a remote location, you must also specify the location. For example, the following requests all return different results:

  • Request specifies the Region ap-northeast-1 with no location. The result is limits and usage data on all instance types that are deployed in us-east-2 , by all of the fleets that reside in ap-northeast-1 .

  • Request specifies the Region us-east-1 with location ca-central-1 . The result is limits and usage data on all instance types that are deployed in ca-central-1 , by all of the fleets that reside in us-east-2 . These limits do not affect fleets in any other Regions that deploy instances to ca-central-1 .

  • Request specifies the Region eu-west-1 with location ca-central-1 . The result is limits and usage data on all instance types that are deployed in ca-central-1 , by all of the fleets that reside in eu-west-1 .

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To get limit and usage data for all instance types that are deployed in an AWS Region by fleets that reside in the same Region: Specify the Region only. Optionally, specify a single instance type to retrieve information for.

  • To get limit and usage data for all instance types that are deployed to a remote location by fleets that reside in different AWS Region: Provide both the AWS Region and the remote location. Optionally, specify a single instance type to retrieve information for.

If successful, an EC2InstanceLimits object is returned with limits and usage data for each requested instance type.

Learn more

Setting up GameLift fleets

Related actions

CreateFleet | UpdateFleetCapacity | PutScalingPolicy | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | UpdateFleetAttributes | StopFleetActions | DeleteFleet | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_ec2_instance_limits(
    EC2InstanceType='t2.micro'|'t2.small'|'t2.medium'|'t2.large'|'c3.large'|'c3.xlarge'|'c3.2xlarge'|'c3.4xlarge'|'c3.8xlarge'|'c4.large'|'c4.xlarge'|'c4.2xlarge'|'c4.4xlarge'|'c4.8xlarge'|'c5.large'|'c5.xlarge'|'c5.2xlarge'|'c5.4xlarge'|'c5.9xlarge'|'c5.12xlarge'|'c5.18xlarge'|'c5.24xlarge'|'c5a.large'|'c5a.xlarge'|'c5a.2xlarge'|'c5a.4xlarge'|'c5a.8xlarge'|'c5a.12xlarge'|'c5a.16xlarge'|'c5a.24xlarge'|'r3.large'|'r3.xlarge'|'r3.2xlarge'|'r3.4xlarge'|'r3.8xlarge'|'r4.large'|'r4.xlarge'|'r4.2xlarge'|'r4.4xlarge'|'r4.8xlarge'|'r4.16xlarge'|'r5.large'|'r5.xlarge'|'r5.2xlarge'|'r5.4xlarge'|'r5.8xlarge'|'r5.12xlarge'|'r5.16xlarge'|'r5.24xlarge'|'r5a.large'|'r5a.xlarge'|'r5a.2xlarge'|'r5a.4xlarge'|'r5a.8xlarge'|'r5a.12xlarge'|'r5a.16xlarge'|'r5a.24xlarge'|'m3.medium'|'m3.large'|'m3.xlarge'|'m3.2xlarge'|'m4.large'|'m4.xlarge'|'m4.2xlarge'|'m4.4xlarge'|'m4.10xlarge'|'m5.large'|'m5.xlarge'|'m5.2xlarge'|'m5.4xlarge'|'m5.8xlarge'|'m5.12xlarge'|'m5.16xlarge'|'m5.24xlarge'|'m5a.large'|'m5a.xlarge'|'m5a.2xlarge'|'m5a.4xlarge'|'m5a.8xlarge'|'m5a.12xlarge'|'m5a.16xlarge'|'m5a.24xlarge',
    Location='string'
)
type EC2InstanceType

string

param EC2InstanceType

Name of an EC2 instance type that is supported in GameLift. A fleet instance type determines the computing resources of each instance in the fleet, including CPU, memory, storage, and networking capacity. Do not specify a value for this parameter to retrieve limits for all instance types.

type Location

string

param Location

The name of a remote location to request instance limits for, in the form of an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'EC2InstanceLimits': [
        {
            'EC2InstanceType': 't2.micro'|'t2.small'|'t2.medium'|'t2.large'|'c3.large'|'c3.xlarge'|'c3.2xlarge'|'c3.4xlarge'|'c3.8xlarge'|'c4.large'|'c4.xlarge'|'c4.2xlarge'|'c4.4xlarge'|'c4.8xlarge'|'c5.large'|'c5.xlarge'|'c5.2xlarge'|'c5.4xlarge'|'c5.9xlarge'|'c5.12xlarge'|'c5.18xlarge'|'c5.24xlarge'|'c5a.large'|'c5a.xlarge'|'c5a.2xlarge'|'c5a.4xlarge'|'c5a.8xlarge'|'c5a.12xlarge'|'c5a.16xlarge'|'c5a.24xlarge'|'r3.large'|'r3.xlarge'|'r3.2xlarge'|'r3.4xlarge'|'r3.8xlarge'|'r4.large'|'r4.xlarge'|'r4.2xlarge'|'r4.4xlarge'|'r4.8xlarge'|'r4.16xlarge'|'r5.large'|'r5.xlarge'|'r5.2xlarge'|'r5.4xlarge'|'r5.8xlarge'|'r5.12xlarge'|'r5.16xlarge'|'r5.24xlarge'|'r5a.large'|'r5a.xlarge'|'r5a.2xlarge'|'r5a.4xlarge'|'r5a.8xlarge'|'r5a.12xlarge'|'r5a.16xlarge'|'r5a.24xlarge'|'m3.medium'|'m3.large'|'m3.xlarge'|'m3.2xlarge'|'m4.large'|'m4.xlarge'|'m4.2xlarge'|'m4.4xlarge'|'m4.10xlarge'|'m5.large'|'m5.xlarge'|'m5.2xlarge'|'m5.4xlarge'|'m5.8xlarge'|'m5.12xlarge'|'m5.16xlarge'|'m5.24xlarge'|'m5a.large'|'m5a.xlarge'|'m5a.2xlarge'|'m5a.4xlarge'|'m5a.8xlarge'|'m5a.12xlarge'|'m5a.16xlarge'|'m5a.24xlarge',
            'CurrentInstances': 123,
            'InstanceLimit': 123,
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • EC2InstanceLimits (list) --

      The maximum number of instances for the specified instance type.

      • (dict) --

        The GameLift service limits for an EC2 instance type and current utilization. GameLift allows AWS accounts a maximum number of instances, per instance type, per AWS Region or location, for use with GameLift. You can request an limit increase for your account by using the Service limits page in the GameLift console.

        Related actions

        DescribeEC2InstanceLimits

        • EC2InstanceType (string) --

          The name of an EC2 instance type. See Amazon EC2 Instance Types for detailed descriptions.

        • CurrentInstances (integer) --

          The number of instances for the specified type and location that are currently being used by the AWS account.

        • InstanceLimit (integer) --

          The number of instances that is allowed for the specified instance type and location.

        • Location (string) --

          An AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

DescribeFleetCapacity (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response)
{'FleetCapacity': {'FleetArn': 'string', 'Location': 'string'}}

Retrieves the resource capacity settings for one or more fleets. The data returned includes the current fleet capacity (number of EC2 instances), and settings that can control how capacity scaling. For fleets with remote locations, this operation retrieves data for the fleet's home Region only. See DescribeFleetLocationCapacity to get capacity settings for a fleet's remote locations.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To get capacity data for one or more specific fleets, provide a list of fleet IDs or fleet ARNs.

  • To get capacity data for all fleets, do not provide a fleet identifier.

When requesting multiple fleets, use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages.

If successful, a FleetCapacity object is returned for each requested fleet ID. Each FleetCapacity object includes a Location property, which is set to the fleet's home Region. When a list of fleet IDs is provided, attribute objects are returned only for fleets that currently exist.

Note

Some API operations may limit the number of fleet IDs that are allowed in one request. If a request exceeds this limit, the request fails and the error message includes the maximum allowed.

Learn more

Setting up GameLift fleets

GameLift metrics for fleets

Related actions

ListFleets | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetCapacity | DescribeFleetEvents | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | DescribeFleetPortSettings | DescribeFleetUtilization | DescribeRuntimeConfiguration | DescribeScalingPolicies | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_fleet_capacity(
    FleetIds=[
        'string',
    ],
    Limit=123,
    NextToken='string'
)
type FleetIds

list

param FleetIds

A unique identifier for the fleet(s) to retrieve capacity information for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value. Leave this parameter empty to retrieve capacity information for all fleets.

  • (string) --

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with NextToken to get results as a set of sequential pages. This parameter is ignored when the request specifies one or a list of fleet IDs.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value. This parameter is ignored when the request specifies one or a list of fleet IDs.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetCapacity': [
        {
            'FleetId': 'string',
            'FleetArn': 'string',
            'InstanceType': 't2.micro'|'t2.small'|'t2.medium'|'t2.large'|'c3.large'|'c3.xlarge'|'c3.2xlarge'|'c3.4xlarge'|'c3.8xlarge'|'c4.large'|'c4.xlarge'|'c4.2xlarge'|'c4.4xlarge'|'c4.8xlarge'|'c5.large'|'c5.xlarge'|'c5.2xlarge'|'c5.4xlarge'|'c5.9xlarge'|'c5.12xlarge'|'c5.18xlarge'|'c5.24xlarge'|'c5a.large'|'c5a.xlarge'|'c5a.2xlarge'|'c5a.4xlarge'|'c5a.8xlarge'|'c5a.12xlarge'|'c5a.16xlarge'|'c5a.24xlarge'|'r3.large'|'r3.xlarge'|'r3.2xlarge'|'r3.4xlarge'|'r3.8xlarge'|'r4.large'|'r4.xlarge'|'r4.2xlarge'|'r4.4xlarge'|'r4.8xlarge'|'r4.16xlarge'|'r5.large'|'r5.xlarge'|'r5.2xlarge'|'r5.4xlarge'|'r5.8xlarge'|'r5.12xlarge'|'r5.16xlarge'|'r5.24xlarge'|'r5a.large'|'r5a.xlarge'|'r5a.2xlarge'|'r5a.4xlarge'|'r5a.8xlarge'|'r5a.12xlarge'|'r5a.16xlarge'|'r5a.24xlarge'|'m3.medium'|'m3.large'|'m3.xlarge'|'m3.2xlarge'|'m4.large'|'m4.xlarge'|'m4.2xlarge'|'m4.4xlarge'|'m4.10xlarge'|'m5.large'|'m5.xlarge'|'m5.2xlarge'|'m5.4xlarge'|'m5.8xlarge'|'m5.12xlarge'|'m5.16xlarge'|'m5.24xlarge'|'m5a.large'|'m5a.xlarge'|'m5a.2xlarge'|'m5a.4xlarge'|'m5a.8xlarge'|'m5a.12xlarge'|'m5a.16xlarge'|'m5a.24xlarge',
            'InstanceCounts': {
                'DESIRED': 123,
                'MINIMUM': 123,
                'MAXIMUM': 123,
                'PENDING': 123,
                'ACTIVE': 123,
                'IDLE': 123,
                'TERMINATING': 123
            },
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetCapacity (list) --

      A collection of objects that contains capacity information for each requested fleet ID. Capacity objects are returned only for fleets that currently exist.

      • (dict) --

        Current resource capacity settings in a specified fleet or location. The location value might refer to a fleet's remote location or its home Region.

        Related actions

        DescribeFleetCapacity | DescribeFleetLocationCapacity | UpdateFleetCapacity

        • FleetId (string) --

          A unique identifier for the fleet associated with the location.

        • FleetArn (string) --

          The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

        • InstanceType (string) --

          The EC2 instance type that is used for all instances in a fleet. The instance type determines the computing resources in use, including CPU, memory, storage, and networking capacity. See Amazon EC2 Instance Types for detailed descriptions.

        • InstanceCounts (dict) --

          The current instance count and capacity settings for the fleet location.

          • DESIRED (integer) --

            Ideal number of active instances. GameLift will always try to maintain the desired number of instances. Capacity is scaled up or down by changing the desired instances.

          • MINIMUM (integer) --

            The minimum instance count value allowed.

          • MAXIMUM (integer) --

            The maximum instance count value allowed.

          • PENDING (integer) --

            Number of instances that are starting but not yet active.

          • ACTIVE (integer) --

            Actual number of instances that are ready to host game sessions.

          • IDLE (integer) --

            Number of active instances that are not currently hosting a game session.

          • TERMINATING (integer) --

            Number of instances that are no longer active but haven't yet been terminated.

        • Location (string) --

          The fleet location for the instance count information, expressed as an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

    • NextToken (string) --

      A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.

DescribeFleetPortSettings (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'FleetArn': 'string',
 'FleetId': 'string',
 'Location': 'string',
 'UpdateStatus': 'PENDING_UPDATE'}

Retrieves a fleet's inbound connection permissions. Connection permissions specify the range of IP addresses and port settings that incoming traffic can use to access server processes in the fleet. Game sessions that are running on instances in the fleet must use connections that fall in this range.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To retrieve the inbound connection permissions for a fleet, identify the fleet's unique identifier.

  • To check the status of recent updates to a fleet remote location, specify the fleet ID and a location. Port setting updates can take time to propagate across all locations.

If successful, a set of IpPermission objects is returned for the requested fleet ID. When a location is specified, a pending status is included. If the requested fleet has been deleted, the result set is empty.

Learn more

Setting up GameLift fleets

Related actions

ListFleets | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetCapacity | DescribeFleetEvents | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | DescribeFleetPortSettings | DescribeFleetUtilization | DescribeRuntimeConfiguration | DescribeScalingPolicies | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_fleet_port_settings(
    FleetId='string',
    Location='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to retrieve port settings for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type Location

string

param Location

A remote location to check for status of port setting updates. Use the AWS Region code format, such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetId': 'string',
    'FleetArn': 'string',
    'InboundPermissions': [
        {
            'FromPort': 123,
            'ToPort': 123,
            'IpRange': 'string',
            'Protocol': 'TCP'|'UDP'
        },
    ],
    'UpdateStatus': 'PENDING_UPDATE',
    'Location': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetId (string) --

      A unique identifier for the fleet that was requested.

    • FleetArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

    • InboundPermissions (list) --

      The port settings for the requested fleet ID.

      • (dict) --

        A range of IP addresses and port settings that allow inbound traffic to connect to server processes on an instance in a fleet. New game sessions are assigned an IP address/port number combination, which must fall into the fleet's allowed ranges. Fleets with custom game builds must have permissions explicitly set. For Realtime Servers fleets, GameLift automatically opens two port ranges, one for TCP messaging and one for UDP.

        Related actions

        DescribeFleetPortSettings

        • FromPort (integer) --

          A starting value for a range of allowed port numbers.

        • ToPort (integer) --

          An ending value for a range of allowed port numbers. Port numbers are end-inclusive. This value must be higher than FromPort .

        • IpRange (string) --

          A range of allowed IP addresses. This value must be expressed in CIDR notation. Example: " 000.000.000.000/[subnet mask] " or optionally the shortened version " 0.0.0.0/[subnet mask] ".

        • Protocol (string) --

          The network communication protocol used by the fleet.

    • UpdateStatus (string) --

      The current status of updates to the fleet's port settings in the requested fleet location. A status of PENDING_UPDATE indicates that an update was requested for the fleet but has not yet been completed for the location.

    • Location (string) --

      The requested fleet location, expressed as an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

DescribeFleetUtilization (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response)
{'FleetUtilization': {'FleetArn': 'string', 'Location': 'string'}}

Retrieves utilization statistics for one or more fleets. Utilization data provides a snapshot of how the fleet's hosting resources are currently being used. For fleets with remote locations, this operation retrieves data for the fleet's home Region only. See DescribeFleetLocationUtilization to get utilization statistics for a fleet's remote locations.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To get utilization data for one or more specific fleets, provide a list of fleet IDs or fleet ARNs.

  • To get utilization data for all fleets, do not provide a fleet identifier.

When requesting multiple fleets, use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages.

If successful, a FleetUtilization object is returned for each requested fleet ID, unless the fleet identifier is not found. Each fleet utilization object includes a Location property, which is set to the fleet's home Region.

Note

Some API operations may limit the number of fleet IDs allowed in one request. If a request exceeds this limit, the request fails and the error message includes the maximum allowed.

Learn more

Setting up GameLift Fleets

GameLift Metrics for Fleets

Related actions

ListFleets | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetCapacity | DescribeFleetEvents | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | DescribeFleetPortSettings | DescribeFleetUtilization | DescribeRuntimeConfiguration | DescribeScalingPolicies | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_fleet_utilization(
    FleetIds=[
        'string',
    ],
    Limit=123,
    NextToken='string'
)
type FleetIds

list

param FleetIds

A unique identifier for the fleet(s) to retrieve utilization data for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value. To retrieve attributes for all current fleets, do not include this parameter.

  • (string) --

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with NextToken to get results as a set of sequential pages. This parameter is ignored when the request specifies one or a list of fleet IDs.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value. This parameter is ignored when the request specifies one or a list of fleet IDs.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetUtilization': [
        {
            'FleetId': 'string',
            'FleetArn': 'string',
            'ActiveServerProcessCount': 123,
            'ActiveGameSessionCount': 123,
            'CurrentPlayerSessionCount': 123,
            'MaximumPlayerSessionCount': 123,
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetUtilization (list) --

      A collection of objects containing utilization information for each requested fleet ID. Utilization objects are returned only for fleets that currently exist.

      • (dict) --

        Current resource utilization statistics in a specified fleet or location. The location value might refer to a fleet's remote location or its home Region.

        Related actions

        DescribeFleetUtilization | DescribeFleetLocationUtilization

        • FleetId (string) --

          A unique identifier for the fleet associated with the location.

        • FleetArn (string) --

          The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

        • ActiveServerProcessCount (integer) --

          The number of server processes in ACTIVE status that are currently running across all instances in the fleet location.

        • ActiveGameSessionCount (integer) --

          The number of active game sessions that are currently being hosted across all instances in the fleet location.

        • CurrentPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

          The number of active player sessions that are currently being hosted across all instances in the fleet location.

        • MaximumPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

          The maximum number of players allowed across all game sessions that are currently being hosted across all instances in the fleet location.

        • Location (string) --

          The fleet location for the fleet utilization information, expressed as an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

    • NextToken (string) --

      A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.

DescribeGameSessionDetails (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'GameSessionDetails': {'GameSession': {'Location': 'string'}}}

Retrieves additional game session properties, including the game session protection policy in force, a set of one or more game sessions in a specific fleet location. You can optionally filter the results by current game session status. Alternatively, use SearchGameSessions to request a set of active game sessions that are filtered by certain criteria. To retrieve all game session properties, use DescribeGameSessions.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To retrieve details for all game sessions that are currently running on all locations in a fleet, provide a fleet or alias ID, with an optional status filter. This approach returns details from the fleet's home Region and all remote locations.

  • To retrieve details for all game sessions that are currently running on a specific fleet location, provide a fleet or alias ID and a location name, with optional status filter. The location can be the fleet's home Region or any remote location.

  • To retrieve details for a specific game session, provide the game session ID. This approach looks for the game session ID in all fleets that reside in the AWS Region defined in the request.

Use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages.

If successful, a GameSessionDetail object is returned for each game session that matches the request.

Learn more

Find a game session

Related actions

CreateGameSession | DescribeGameSessions | DescribeGameSessionDetails | SearchGameSessions | UpdateGameSession | GetGameSessionLogUrl | StartGameSessionPlacement | DescribeGameSessionPlacement | StopGameSessionPlacement | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_game_session_details(
    FleetId='string',
    GameSessionId='string',
    AliasId='string',
    Location='string',
    StatusFilter='string',
    Limit=123,
    NextToken='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

A unique identifier for the fleet to retrieve all game sessions active on the fleet. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type GameSessionId

string

param GameSessionId

A unique identifier for the game session to retrieve.

type AliasId

string

param AliasId

A unique identifier for the alias associated with the fleet to retrieve all game sessions for. You can use either the alias ID or ARN value.

type Location

string

param Location

A fleet location to get game sessions for. You can specify a fleet's home Region or a remote location. Use the AWS Region code format, such as us-west-2 .

type StatusFilter

string

param StatusFilter

Game session status to filter results on. Possible game session statuses include ACTIVE , TERMINATED , ACTIVATING and TERMINATING (the last two are transitory).

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with NextToken to get results as a set of sequential pages.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GameSessionDetails': [
        {
            'GameSession': {
                'GameSessionId': 'string',
                'Name': 'string',
                'FleetId': 'string',
                'FleetArn': 'string',
                'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
                'TerminationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
                'CurrentPlayerSessionCount': 123,
                'MaximumPlayerSessionCount': 123,
                'Status': 'ACTIVE'|'ACTIVATING'|'TERMINATED'|'TERMINATING'|'ERROR',
                'StatusReason': 'INTERRUPTED',
                'GameProperties': [
                    {
                        'Key': 'string',
                        'Value': 'string'
                    },
                ],
                'IpAddress': 'string',
                'DnsName': 'string',
                'Port': 123,
                'PlayerSessionCreationPolicy': 'ACCEPT_ALL'|'DENY_ALL',
                'CreatorId': 'string',
                'GameSessionData': 'string',
                'MatchmakerData': 'string',
                'Location': 'string'
            },
            'ProtectionPolicy': 'NoProtection'|'FullProtection'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • GameSessionDetails (list) --

      A collection of properties for each game session that matches the request.

      • (dict) --

        A game session's properties plus the protection policy currently in force.

        • GameSession (dict) --

          Object that describes a game session.

          • GameSessionId (string) --

            A unique identifier for the game session. A game session ARN has the following format: arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesession/<fleet ID>/<custom ID string or idempotency token> .

          • Name (string) --

            A descriptive label that is associated with a game session. Session names do not need to be unique.

          • FleetId (string) --

            A unique identifier for the fleet that the game session is running on.

          • FleetArn (string) --

            The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) associated with the GameLift fleet that this game session is running on.

          • CreationTime (datetime) --

            A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

          • TerminationTime (datetime) --

            A time stamp indicating when this data object was terminated. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

          • CurrentPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

            Number of players currently in the game session.

          • MaximumPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

            The maximum number of players that can be connected simultaneously to the game session.

          • Status (string) --

            Current status of the game session. A game session must have an ACTIVE status to have player sessions.

          • StatusReason (string) --

            Provides additional information about game session status. INTERRUPTED indicates that the game session was hosted on a spot instance that was reclaimed, causing the active game session to be terminated.

          • GameProperties (list) --

            A set of custom properties for a game session, formatted as key:value pairs. These properties are passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session. You can search for active game sessions based on this custom data with SearchGameSessions.

            • (dict) --

              Set of key-value pairs that contain information about a game session. When included in a game session request, these properties communicate details to be used when setting up the new game session. For example, a game property might specify a game mode, level, or map. Game properties are passed to the game server process when initiating a new game session. For more information, see the GameLift Developer Guide.

              • Key (string) --

                The game property identifier.

              • Value (string) --

                The game property value.

          • IpAddress (string) --

            The IP address of the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

          • DnsName (string) --

            The DNS identifier assigned to the instance that is running the game session. Values have the following format:

            • TLS-enabled fleets: <unique identifier>.<region identifier>.amazongamelift.com .

            • Non-TLS-enabled fleets: ec2-<unique identifier>.compute.amazonaws.com . (See Amazon EC2 Instance IP Addressing.)

            When connecting to a game session that is running on a TLS-enabled fleet, you must use the DNS name, not the IP address.

          • Port (integer) --

            The port number for the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

          • PlayerSessionCreationPolicy (string) --

            Indicates whether or not the game session is accepting new players.

          • CreatorId (string) --

            A unique identifier for a player. This ID is used to enforce a resource protection policy (if one exists), that limits the number of game sessions a player can create.

          • GameSessionData (string) --

            A set of custom game session properties, formatted as a single string value. This data is passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session.

          • MatchmakerData (string) --

            Information about the matchmaking process that was used to create the game session. It is in JSON syntax, formatted as a string. In addition the matchmaking configuration used, it contains data on all players assigned to the match, including player attributes and team assignments. For more details on matchmaker data, see Match Data. Matchmaker data is useful when requesting match backfills, and is updated whenever new players are added during a successful backfill (see StartMatchBackfill ).

          • Location (string) --

            The fleet location where the game session is running. This value might specify the fleet's home Region or a remote location. Location is expressed as an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

        • ProtectionPolicy (string) --

          Current status of protection for the game session.

          • NoProtection -- The game session can be terminated during a scale-down event.

          • FullProtection -- If the game session is in an ACTIVE status, it cannot be terminated during a scale-down event.

    • NextToken (string) --

      A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.

DescribeGameSessionQueues (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response)
{'GameSessionQueues': {'FilterConfiguration': {'AllowedLocations': ['string']},
                       'PriorityConfiguration': {'LocationOrder': ['string'],
                                                 'PriorityOrder': ['LATENCY | '
                                                                   'COST | '
                                                                   'DESTINATION '
                                                                   '| '
                                                                   'LOCATION']}}}

Retrieves the properties for one or more game session queues. When requesting multiple queues, use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages. If successful, a GameSessionQueue object is returned for each requested queue. When specifying a list of queues, objects are returned only for queues that currently exist in the Region.

Learn more

View Your Queues

Related actions

CreateGameSessionQueue | DescribeGameSessionQueues | UpdateGameSessionQueue | DeleteGameSessionQueue | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_game_session_queues(
    Names=[
        'string',
    ],
    Limit=123,
    NextToken='string'
)
type Names

list

param Names

A list of queue names to retrieve information for. You can use either the queue ID or ARN value. To request settings for all queues, leave this parameter empty.

  • (string) --

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with NextToken to get results as a set of sequential pages. You can request up to 50 results.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GameSessionQueues': [
        {
            'Name': 'string',
            'GameSessionQueueArn': 'string',
            'TimeoutInSeconds': 123,
            'PlayerLatencyPolicies': [
                {
                    'MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds': 123,
                    'PolicyDurationSeconds': 123
                },
            ],
            'Destinations': [
                {
                    'DestinationArn': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'FilterConfiguration': {
                'AllowedLocations': [
                    'string',
                ]
            },
            'PriorityConfiguration': {
                'PriorityOrder': [
                    'LATENCY'|'COST'|'DESTINATION'|'LOCATION',
                ],
                'LocationOrder': [
                    'string',
                ]
            }
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • GameSessionQueues (list) --

      A collection of objects that describe the requested game session queues.

      • (dict) --

        Configuration for a game session placement mechanism that processes requests for new game sessions. A queue can be used on its own or as part of a matchmaking solution.

        Related actions

        CreateGameSessionQueue | DescribeGameSessionQueues | UpdateGameSessionQueue

        • Name (string) --

          A descriptive label that is associated with game session queue. Queue names must be unique within each Region.

        • GameSessionQueueArn (string) --

          The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift game session queue resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesessionqueue/<queue name> . In a GameLift game session queue ARN, the resource ID matches the Name value.

        • TimeoutInSeconds (integer) --

          The maximum time, in seconds, that a new game session placement request remains in the queue. When a request exceeds this time, the game session placement changes to a TIMED_OUT status.

        • PlayerLatencyPolicies (list) --

          A set of policies that act as a sliding cap on player latency. FleetIQ works to deliver low latency for most players in a game session. These policies ensure that no individual player can be placed into a game with unreasonably high latency. Use multiple policies to gradually relax latency requirements a step at a time. Multiple policies are applied based on their maximum allowed latency, starting with the lowest value.

          • (dict) --

            Sets a latency cap for individual players when placing a game session. With a latency policy in force, a game session cannot be placed in a fleet location where a player reports latency higher than the cap. Latency policies are used only with placement request that provide player latency information. Player latency policies can be stacked to gradually relax latency requirements over time.

            Latency policies are part of a GameSessionQueue.

            • MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds (integer) --

              The maximum latency value that is allowed for any player, in milliseconds. All policies must have a value set for this property.

            • PolicyDurationSeconds (integer) --

              The length of time, in seconds, that the policy is enforced while placing a new game session. A null value for this property means that the policy is enforced until the queue times out.

        • Destinations (list) --

          A list of fleets and/or fleet aliases that can be used to fulfill game session placement requests in the queue. Destinations are identified by either a fleet ARN or a fleet alias ARN, and are listed in order of placement preference.

          • (dict) --

            A fleet or alias designated in a game session queue. Queues fulfill requests for new game sessions by placing a new game session on any of the queue's destinations.

            Destinations are part of a GameSessionQueue.

            • DestinationArn (string) --

              The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that is assigned to fleet or fleet alias. ARNs, which include a fleet ID or alias ID and a Region name, provide a unique identifier across all Regions.

        • FilterConfiguration (dict) --

          A list of locations where a queue is allowed to place new game sessions. Locations are specified in the form of AWS Region codes, such as us-west-2 . If this parameter is not set, game sessions can be placed in any queue location.

          • AllowedLocations (list) --

            A list of locations to allow game session placement in, in the form of AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 .

            • (string) --

        • PriorityConfiguration (dict) --

          Custom settings to use when prioritizing destinations and locations for game session placements. This configuration replaces the FleetIQ default prioritization process. Priority types that are not explicitly named will be automatically applied at the end of the prioritization process.

          • PriorityOrder (list) --

            The recommended sequence to use when prioritizing where to place new game sessions. Each type can only be listed once.

            • LATENCY -- FleetIQ prioritizes locations where the average player latency (provided in each game session request) is lowest.

            • COST -- FleetIQ prioritizes destinations with the lowest current hosting costs. Cost is evaluated based on the location, instance type, and fleet type (Spot or On-Demand) for each destination in the queue.

            • DESTINATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the order that destinations are listed in the queue configuration.

            • LOCATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the provided order of locations, as defined in LocationOrder .

            • (string) --

          • LocationOrder (list) --

            The prioritization order to use for fleet locations, when the PriorityOrder property includes LOCATION . Locations are identified by AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 . Each location can only be listed once.

            • (string) --

    • NextToken (string) --

      A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.

DescribeGameSessions (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'GameSessions': {'Location': 'string'}}

Retrieves a set of one or more game sessions in a specific fleet location. You can optionally filter the results by current game session status. Alternatively, use SearchGameSessions to request a set of active game sessions that are filtered by certain criteria. To retrieve the protection policy for game sessions, use DescribeGameSessionDetails.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To retrieve all game sessions that are currently running on all locations in a fleet, provide a fleet or alias ID, with an optional status filter. This approach returns all game sessions in the fleet's home Region and all remote locations.

  • To retrieve all game sessions that are currently running on a specific fleet location, provide a fleet or alias ID and a location name, with optional status filter. The location can be the fleet's home Region or any remote location.

  • To retrieve a specific game session, provide the game session ID. This approach looks for the game session ID in all fleets that reside in the AWS Region defined in the request.

Use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages.

If successful, a GameSession object is returned for each game session that matches the request.

Available in GameLift Local.

Learn more

Find a game session

Related actions

CreateGameSession | DescribeGameSessions | DescribeGameSessionDetails | SearchGameSessions | UpdateGameSession | GetGameSessionLogUrl | StartGameSessionPlacement | DescribeGameSessionPlacement | StopGameSessionPlacement | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_game_sessions(
    FleetId='string',
    GameSessionId='string',
    AliasId='string',
    Location='string',
    StatusFilter='string',
    Limit=123,
    NextToken='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

A unique identifier for the fleet to retrieve game sessions for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type GameSessionId

string

param GameSessionId

A unique identifier for the game session to retrieve.

type AliasId

string

param AliasId

A unique identifier for the alias associated with the fleet to retrieve game sessions for. You can use either the alias ID or ARN value.

type Location

string

param Location

A fleet location to get game session details for. You can specify a fleet's home Region or a remote location. Use the AWS Region code format, such as us-west-2 .

type StatusFilter

string

param StatusFilter

Game session status to filter results on. You can filter on the following states: ACTIVE , TERMINATED , ACTIVATING , and TERMINATING . The last two are transitory and used for only very brief periods of time.

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with NextToken to get results as a set of sequential pages.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GameSessions': [
        {
            'GameSessionId': 'string',
            'Name': 'string',
            'FleetId': 'string',
            'FleetArn': 'string',
            'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'TerminationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'CurrentPlayerSessionCount': 123,
            'MaximumPlayerSessionCount': 123,
            'Status': 'ACTIVE'|'ACTIVATING'|'TERMINATED'|'TERMINATING'|'ERROR',
            'StatusReason': 'INTERRUPTED',
            'GameProperties': [
                {
                    'Key': 'string',
                    'Value': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'IpAddress': 'string',
            'DnsName': 'string',
            'Port': 123,
            'PlayerSessionCreationPolicy': 'ACCEPT_ALL'|'DENY_ALL',
            'CreatorId': 'string',
            'GameSessionData': 'string',
            'MatchmakerData': 'string',
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • GameSessions (list) --

      A collection of properties for each game session that matches the request.

      • (dict) --

        Properties describing a game session.

        A game session in ACTIVE status can host players. When a game session ends, its status is set to TERMINATED .

        Once the session ends, the game session object is retained for 30 days. This means you can reuse idempotency token values after this time. Game session logs are retained for 14 days.

        Related actions

        CreateGameSession | DescribeGameSessions | DescribeGameSessionDetails | SearchGameSessions | UpdateGameSession | GetGameSessionLogUrl | StartGameSessionPlacement | DescribeGameSessionPlacement | StopGameSessionPlacement | All APIs by task

        • GameSessionId (string) --

          A unique identifier for the game session. A game session ARN has the following format: arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesession/<fleet ID>/<custom ID string or idempotency token> .

        • Name (string) --

          A descriptive label that is associated with a game session. Session names do not need to be unique.

        • FleetId (string) --

          A unique identifier for the fleet that the game session is running on.

        • FleetArn (string) --

          The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) associated with the GameLift fleet that this game session is running on.

        • CreationTime (datetime) --

          A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

        • TerminationTime (datetime) --

          A time stamp indicating when this data object was terminated. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

        • CurrentPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

          Number of players currently in the game session.

        • MaximumPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

          The maximum number of players that can be connected simultaneously to the game session.

        • Status (string) --

          Current status of the game session. A game session must have an ACTIVE status to have player sessions.

        • StatusReason (string) --

          Provides additional information about game session status. INTERRUPTED indicates that the game session was hosted on a spot instance that was reclaimed, causing the active game session to be terminated.

        • GameProperties (list) --

          A set of custom properties for a game session, formatted as key:value pairs. These properties are passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session. You can search for active game sessions based on this custom data with SearchGameSessions.

          • (dict) --

            Set of key-value pairs that contain information about a game session. When included in a game session request, these properties communicate details to be used when setting up the new game session. For example, a game property might specify a game mode, level, or map. Game properties are passed to the game server process when initiating a new game session. For more information, see the GameLift Developer Guide.

            • Key (string) --

              The game property identifier.

            • Value (string) --

              The game property value.

        • IpAddress (string) --

          The IP address of the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

        • DnsName (string) --

          The DNS identifier assigned to the instance that is running the game session. Values have the following format:

          • TLS-enabled fleets: <unique identifier>.<region identifier>.amazongamelift.com .

          • Non-TLS-enabled fleets: ec2-<unique identifier>.compute.amazonaws.com . (See Amazon EC2 Instance IP Addressing.)

          When connecting to a game session that is running on a TLS-enabled fleet, you must use the DNS name, not the IP address.

        • Port (integer) --

          The port number for the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

        • PlayerSessionCreationPolicy (string) --

          Indicates whether or not the game session is accepting new players.

        • CreatorId (string) --

          A unique identifier for a player. This ID is used to enforce a resource protection policy (if one exists), that limits the number of game sessions a player can create.

        • GameSessionData (string) --

          A set of custom game session properties, formatted as a single string value. This data is passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session.

        • MatchmakerData (string) --

          Information about the matchmaking process that was used to create the game session. It is in JSON syntax, formatted as a string. In addition the matchmaking configuration used, it contains data on all players assigned to the match, including player attributes and team assignments. For more details on matchmaker data, see Match Data. Matchmaker data is useful when requesting match backfills, and is updated whenever new players are added during a successful backfill (see StartMatchBackfill ).

        • Location (string) --

          The fleet location where the game session is running. This value might specify the fleet's home Region or a remote location. Location is expressed as an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

    • NextToken (string) --

      A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.

DescribeInstances (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'Instances': {'FleetArn': 'string', 'Location': 'string'}}

Retrieves information about a fleet's instances, including instance IDs, connection data, and status.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To get information on all instances that are deployed to a fleet's home Region, provide the fleet ID.

  • To get information on all instances that are deployed to a fleet's remote location, provide the fleet ID and location name.

  • To get information on a specific instance in a fleet, provide the fleet ID and instance ID.

Use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages.

If successful, an Instance object is returned for each requested instance. Instances are not returned in any particular order.

Learn more

Remotely Access Fleet Instances

Debug Fleet Issues

Related actions

DescribeInstances | GetInstanceAccess | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_instances(
    FleetId='string',
    InstanceId='string',
    Limit=123,
    NextToken='string',
    Location='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to retrieve instance information for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type InstanceId

string

param InstanceId

A unique identifier for an instance to retrieve. Specify an instance ID or leave blank to retrieve all instances in the fleet.

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with NextToken to get results as a set of sequential pages.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value.

type Location

string

param Location

The name of a location to retrieve instance information for, in the form of an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Instances': [
        {
            'FleetId': 'string',
            'FleetArn': 'string',
            'InstanceId': 'string',
            'IpAddress': 'string',
            'DnsName': 'string',
            'OperatingSystem': 'WINDOWS_2012'|'AMAZON_LINUX'|'AMAZON_LINUX_2',
            'Type': 't2.micro'|'t2.small'|'t2.medium'|'t2.large'|'c3.large'|'c3.xlarge'|'c3.2xlarge'|'c3.4xlarge'|'c3.8xlarge'|'c4.large'|'c4.xlarge'|'c4.2xlarge'|'c4.4xlarge'|'c4.8xlarge'|'c5.large'|'c5.xlarge'|'c5.2xlarge'|'c5.4xlarge'|'c5.9xlarge'|'c5.12xlarge'|'c5.18xlarge'|'c5.24xlarge'|'c5a.large'|'c5a.xlarge'|'c5a.2xlarge'|'c5a.4xlarge'|'c5a.8xlarge'|'c5a.12xlarge'|'c5a.16xlarge'|'c5a.24xlarge'|'r3.large'|'r3.xlarge'|'r3.2xlarge'|'r3.4xlarge'|'r3.8xlarge'|'r4.large'|'r4.xlarge'|'r4.2xlarge'|'r4.4xlarge'|'r4.8xlarge'|'r4.16xlarge'|'r5.large'|'r5.xlarge'|'r5.2xlarge'|'r5.4xlarge'|'r5.8xlarge'|'r5.12xlarge'|'r5.16xlarge'|'r5.24xlarge'|'r5a.large'|'r5a.xlarge'|'r5a.2xlarge'|'r5a.4xlarge'|'r5a.8xlarge'|'r5a.12xlarge'|'r5a.16xlarge'|'r5a.24xlarge'|'m3.medium'|'m3.large'|'m3.xlarge'|'m3.2xlarge'|'m4.large'|'m4.xlarge'|'m4.2xlarge'|'m4.4xlarge'|'m4.10xlarge'|'m5.large'|'m5.xlarge'|'m5.2xlarge'|'m5.4xlarge'|'m5.8xlarge'|'m5.12xlarge'|'m5.16xlarge'|'m5.24xlarge'|'m5a.large'|'m5a.xlarge'|'m5a.2xlarge'|'m5a.4xlarge'|'m5a.8xlarge'|'m5a.12xlarge'|'m5a.16xlarge'|'m5a.24xlarge',
            'Status': 'PENDING'|'ACTIVE'|'TERMINATING',
            'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • Instances (list) --

      A collection of objects containing properties for each instance returned.

      • (dict) --

        Represents an EC2 instance of virtual computing resources that hosts one or more game servers. In GameLift, a fleet can contain zero or more instances.

        Related actions

        DescribeInstances

        • FleetId (string) --

          A unique identifier for the fleet that the instance is in.

        • FleetArn (string) --

          The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

        • InstanceId (string) --

          A unique identifier for the instance.

        • IpAddress (string) --

          IP address that is assigned to the instance.

        • DnsName (string) --

          The DNS identifier assigned to the instance that is running the game session. Values have the following format:

          • TLS-enabled fleets: <unique identifier>.<region identifier>.amazongamelift.com .

          • Non-TLS-enabled fleets: ec2-<unique identifier>.compute.amazonaws.com . (See Amazon EC2 Instance IP Addressing.)

          When connecting to a game session that is running on a TLS-enabled fleet, you must use the DNS name, not the IP address.

        • OperatingSystem (string) --

          Operating system that is running on this instance.

        • Type (string) --

          EC2 instance type that defines the computing resources of this instance.

        • Status (string) --

          Current status of the instance. Possible statuses include the following:

          • PENDING -- The instance is in the process of being created and launching server processes as defined in the fleet's run-time configuration.

          • ACTIVE -- The instance has been successfully created and at least one server process has successfully launched and reported back to GameLift that it is ready to host a game session. The instance is now considered ready to host game sessions.

          • TERMINATING -- The instance is in the process of shutting down. This may happen to reduce capacity during a scaling down event or to recycle resources in the event of a problem.

        • CreationTime (datetime) --

          A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

        • Location (string) --

          The fleet location of the instance, expressed as an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

    • NextToken (string) --

      A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.

DescribeScalingPolicies (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'ScalingPolicies': {'FleetArn': 'string',
                     'Location': 'string',
                     'UpdateStatus': 'PENDING_UPDATE'}}

Retrieves all scaling policies applied to a fleet.

To get a fleet's scaling policies, specify the fleet ID. You can filter this request by policy status, such as to retrieve only active scaling policies. Use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages. If successful, set of ScalingPolicy objects is returned for the fleet.

A fleet may have all of its scaling policies suspended ( StopFleetActions ). This operation does not affect the status of the scaling policies, which remains ACTIVE. To see whether a fleet's scaling policies are in force or suspended, call DescribeFleetAttributes and check the stopped actions.

Related actions

DescribeFleetCapacity | UpdateFleetCapacity | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | PutScalingPolicy | DescribeScalingPolicies | DeleteScalingPolicy | StopFleetActions | StartFleetActions | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.describe_scaling_policies(
    FleetId='string',
    StatusFilter='ACTIVE'|'UPDATE_REQUESTED'|'UPDATING'|'DELETE_REQUESTED'|'DELETING'|'DELETED'|'ERROR',
    Limit=123,
    NextToken='string',
    Location='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to retrieve scaling policies for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type StatusFilter

string

param StatusFilter

Scaling policy status to filter results on. A scaling policy is only in force when in an ACTIVE status.

  • ACTIVE -- The scaling policy is currently in force.

  • UPDATEREQUESTED -- A request to update the scaling policy has been received.

  • UPDATING -- A change is being made to the scaling policy.

  • DELETEREQUESTED -- A request to delete the scaling policy has been received.

  • DELETING -- The scaling policy is being deleted.

  • DELETED -- The scaling policy has been deleted.

  • ERROR -- An error occurred in creating the policy. It should be removed and recreated.

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with NextToken to get results as a set of sequential pages.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value.

type Location

string

param Location

CONTENT TODO

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'ScalingPolicies': [
        {
            'FleetId': 'string',
            'FleetArn': 'string',
            'Name': 'string',
            'Status': 'ACTIVE'|'UPDATE_REQUESTED'|'UPDATING'|'DELETE_REQUESTED'|'DELETING'|'DELETED'|'ERROR',
            'ScalingAdjustment': 123,
            'ScalingAdjustmentType': 'ChangeInCapacity'|'ExactCapacity'|'PercentChangeInCapacity',
            'ComparisonOperator': 'GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold'|'GreaterThanThreshold'|'LessThanThreshold'|'LessThanOrEqualToThreshold',
            'Threshold': 123.0,
            'EvaluationPeriods': 123,
            'MetricName': 'ActivatingGameSessions'|'ActiveGameSessions'|'ActiveInstances'|'AvailableGameSessions'|'AvailablePlayerSessions'|'CurrentPlayerSessions'|'IdleInstances'|'PercentAvailableGameSessions'|'PercentIdleInstances'|'QueueDepth'|'WaitTime',
            'PolicyType': 'RuleBased'|'TargetBased',
            'TargetConfiguration': {
                'TargetValue': 123.0
            },
            'UpdateStatus': 'PENDING_UPDATE',
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • ScalingPolicies (list) --

      A collection of objects containing the scaling policies matching the request.

      • (dict) --

        Rule that controls how a fleet is scaled. Scaling policies are uniquely identified by the combination of name and fleet ID.

        Related actions

        DescribeFleetCapacity | UpdateFleetCapacity | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | PutScalingPolicy | DescribeScalingPolicies | DeleteScalingPolicy | StopFleetActions | StartFleetActions | All APIs by task

        • FleetId (string) --

          A unique identifier for the fleet that is associated with this scaling policy.

        • FleetArn (string) --

          The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

        • Name (string) --

          A descriptive label that is associated with a fleet's scaling policy. Policy names do not need to be unique.

        • Status (string) --

          Current status of the scaling policy. The scaling policy can be in force only when in an ACTIVE status. Scaling policies can be suspended for individual fleets (see StopFleetActions; if suspended for a fleet, the policy status does not change. View a fleet's stopped actions by calling DescribeFleetCapacity.

          • ACTIVE -- The scaling policy can be used for auto-scaling a fleet.

          • UPDATE_REQUESTED -- A request to update the scaling policy has been received.

          • UPDATING -- A change is being made to the scaling policy.

          • DELETE_REQUESTED -- A request to delete the scaling policy has been received.

          • DELETING -- The scaling policy is being deleted.

          • DELETED -- The scaling policy has been deleted.

          • ERROR -- An error occurred in creating the policy. It should be removed and recreated.

        • ScalingAdjustment (integer) --

          Amount of adjustment to make, based on the scaling adjustment type.

        • ScalingAdjustmentType (string) --

          The type of adjustment to make to a fleet's instance count (see FleetCapacity ):

          • ChangeInCapacity -- add (or subtract) the scaling adjustment value from the current instance count. Positive values scale up while negative values scale down.

          • ExactCapacity -- set the instance count to the scaling adjustment value.

          • PercentChangeInCapacity -- increase or reduce the current instance count by the scaling adjustment, read as a percentage. Positive values scale up while negative values scale down.

        • ComparisonOperator (string) --

          Comparison operator to use when measuring a metric against the threshold value.

        • Threshold (float) --

          Metric value used to trigger a scaling event.

        • EvaluationPeriods (integer) --

          Length of time (in minutes) the metric must be at or beyond the threshold before a scaling event is triggered.

        • MetricName (string) --

          Name of the Amazon GameLift-defined metric that is used to trigger a scaling adjustment. For detailed descriptions of fleet metrics, see Monitor Amazon GameLift with Amazon CloudWatch.

          • ActivatingGameSessions -- Game sessions in the process of being created.

          • ActiveGameSessions -- Game sessions that are currently running.

          • ActiveInstances -- Fleet instances that are currently running at least one game session.

          • AvailableGameSessions -- Additional game sessions that fleet could host simultaneously, given current capacity.

          • AvailablePlayerSessions -- Empty player slots in currently active game sessions. This includes game sessions that are not currently accepting players. Reserved player slots are not included.

          • CurrentPlayerSessions -- Player slots in active game sessions that are being used by a player or are reserved for a player.

          • IdleInstances -- Active instances that are currently hosting zero game sessions.

          • PercentAvailableGameSessions -- Unused percentage of the total number of game sessions that a fleet could host simultaneously, given current capacity. Use this metric for a target-based scaling policy.

          • PercentIdleInstances -- Percentage of the total number of active instances that are hosting zero game sessions.

          • QueueDepth -- Pending game session placement requests, in any queue, where the current fleet is the top-priority destination.

          • WaitTime -- Current wait time for pending game session placement requests, in any queue, where the current fleet is the top-priority destination.

        • PolicyType (string) --

          The type of scaling policy to create. For a target-based policy, set the parameter MetricName to 'PercentAvailableGameSessions' and specify a TargetConfiguration . For a rule-based policy set the following parameters: MetricName , ComparisonOperator , Threshold , EvaluationPeriods , ScalingAdjustmentType , and ScalingAdjustment .

        • TargetConfiguration (dict) --

          An object that contains settings for a target-based scaling policy.

          • TargetValue (float) --

            Desired value to use with a target-based scaling policy. The value must be relevant for whatever metric the scaling policy is using. For example, in a policy using the metric PercentAvailableGameSessions, the target value should be the preferred size of the fleet's buffer (the percent of capacity that should be idle and ready for new game sessions).

        • UpdateStatus (string) --

          The current status of the fleet's scaling policies in a requested fleet location. The status PENDING_UPDATE indicates that an update was requested for the fleet but has not yet been completed for the location.

        • Location (string) --

    • NextToken (string) --

      A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.

SearchGameSessions (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'GameSessions': {'Location': 'string'}}

Retrieves all active game sessions that match a set of search criteria and sorts them into a specified order.

When searching for game sessions, you specify exactly where you want to search and provide a search filter expression, a sort expression, or both. A search request can search only one fleet, but it can search all of a fleet's locations.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To search all game sessions that are currently running on all locations in a fleet, provide a fleet or alias ID. This approach returns game sessions in the fleet's home Region and all remote locations that fit the search criteria.

  • To search all game sessions that are currently running on a specific fleet location, provide a fleet or alias ID and a location name. For location, you can specify a fleet's home Region or any remote location.

Use the pagination parameters to retrieve results as a set of sequential pages.

If successful, a GameSession object is returned for each game session that matches the request. Search finds game sessions that are in ACTIVE status only. To retrieve information on game sessions in other statuses, use DescribeGameSessions.

You can search or sort by the following game session attributes:

  • gameSessionId -- A unique identifier for the game session. You can use either a GameSessionId or GameSessionArn value.

  • gameSessionName -- Name assigned to a game session. This value is set when requesting a new game session with CreateGameSession or updating with UpdateGameSession. Game session names do not need to be unique to a game session.

  • gameSessionProperties -- Custom data defined in a game session's GameProperty parameter. GameProperty values are stored as key:value pairs; the filter expression must indicate the key and a string to search the data values for. For example, to search for game sessions with custom data containing the key:value pair "gameMode:brawl", specify the following: gameSessionProperties.gameMode = "brawl" . All custom data values are searched as strings.

  • maximumSessions -- Maximum number of player sessions allowed for a game session. This value is set when requesting a new game session with CreateGameSession or updating with UpdateGameSession.

  • creationTimeMillis -- Value indicating when a game session was created. It is expressed in Unix time as milliseconds.

  • playerSessionCount -- Number of players currently connected to a game session. This value changes rapidly as players join the session or drop out.

  • hasAvailablePlayerSessions -- Boolean value indicating whether a game session has reached its maximum number of players. It is highly recommended that all search requests include this filter attribute to optimize search performance and return only sessions that players can join.

Note

Returned values for playerSessionCount and hasAvailablePlayerSessions change quickly as players join sessions and others drop out. Results should be considered a snapshot in time. Be sure to refresh search results often, and handle sessions that fill up before a player can join.

Related actions

CreateGameSession | DescribeGameSessions | DescribeGameSessionDetails | SearchGameSessions | UpdateGameSession | GetGameSessionLogUrl | StartGameSessionPlacement | DescribeGameSessionPlacement | StopGameSessionPlacement | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.search_game_sessions(
    FleetId='string',
    AliasId='string',
    Location='string',
    FilterExpression='string',
    SortExpression='string',
    Limit=123,
    NextToken='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

A unique identifier for the fleet to search for active game sessions. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value. Each request must reference either a fleet ID or alias ID, but not both.

type AliasId

string

param AliasId

A unique identifier for the alias associated with the fleet to search for active game sessions. You can use either the alias ID or ARN value. Each request must reference either a fleet ID or alias ID, but not both.

type Location

string

param Location

A fleet location to search for game sessions. You can specify a fleet's home Region or a remote location. Use the AWS Region code format, such as us-west-2 .

type FilterExpression

string

param FilterExpression

String containing the search criteria for the session search. If no filter expression is included, the request returns results for all game sessions in the fleet that are in ACTIVE status.

A filter expression can contain one or multiple conditions. Each condition consists of the following:

  • Operand -- Name of a game session attribute. Valid values are gameSessionName , gameSessionId , gameSessionProperties , maximumSessions , creationTimeMillis , playerSessionCount , hasAvailablePlayerSessions .

  • Comparator -- Valid comparators are: = , <> , < , > , <= , >= .

  • Value -- Value to be searched for. Values may be numbers, boolean values (true/false) or strings depending on the operand. String values are case sensitive and must be enclosed in single quotes. Special characters must be escaped. Boolean and string values can only be used with the comparators = and <> . For example, the following filter expression searches on gameSessionName : " FilterExpression": "gameSessionName = 'Matt\\'s Awesome Game 1'" .

To chain multiple conditions in a single expression, use the logical keywords AND , OR , and NOT and parentheses as needed. For example: x AND y AND NOT z , NOT (x OR y) .

Session search evaluates conditions from left to right using the following precedence rules:

  • = , <> , < , > , <= , >=

  • Parentheses

  • NOT

  • AND

  • OR

For example, this filter expression retrieves game sessions hosting at least ten players that have an open player slot: "maximumSessions>=10 AND hasAvailablePlayerSessions=true" .

type SortExpression

string

param SortExpression

Instructions on how to sort the search results. If no sort expression is included, the request returns results in random order. A sort expression consists of the following elements:

  • Operand -- Name of a game session attribute. Valid values are gameSessionName , gameSessionId , gameSessionProperties , maximumSessions , creationTimeMillis , playerSessionCount , hasAvailablePlayerSessions .

  • Order -- Valid sort orders are ASC (ascending) and DESC (descending).

For example, this sort expression returns the oldest active sessions first: "SortExpression": "creationTimeMillis ASC" . Results with a null value for the sort operand are returned at the end of the list.

type Limit

integer

param Limit

The maximum number of results to return. Use this parameter with NextToken to get results as a set of sequential pages. The maximum number of results returned is 20, even if this value is not set or is set higher than 20.

type NextToken

string

param NextToken

A token that indicates the start of the next sequential page of results. Use the token that is returned with a previous call to this operation. To start at the beginning of the result set, do not specify a value.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GameSessions': [
        {
            'GameSessionId': 'string',
            'Name': 'string',
            'FleetId': 'string',
            'FleetArn': 'string',
            'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'TerminationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'CurrentPlayerSessionCount': 123,
            'MaximumPlayerSessionCount': 123,
            'Status': 'ACTIVE'|'ACTIVATING'|'TERMINATED'|'TERMINATING'|'ERROR',
            'StatusReason': 'INTERRUPTED',
            'GameProperties': [
                {
                    'Key': 'string',
                    'Value': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'IpAddress': 'string',
            'DnsName': 'string',
            'Port': 123,
            'PlayerSessionCreationPolicy': 'ACCEPT_ALL'|'DENY_ALL',
            'CreatorId': 'string',
            'GameSessionData': 'string',
            'MatchmakerData': 'string',
            'Location': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • GameSessions (list) --

      A collection of objects containing game session properties for each session that matches the request.

      • (dict) --

        Properties describing a game session.

        A game session in ACTIVE status can host players. When a game session ends, its status is set to TERMINATED .

        Once the session ends, the game session object is retained for 30 days. This means you can reuse idempotency token values after this time. Game session logs are retained for 14 days.

        Related actions

        CreateGameSession | DescribeGameSessions | DescribeGameSessionDetails | SearchGameSessions | UpdateGameSession | GetGameSessionLogUrl | StartGameSessionPlacement | DescribeGameSessionPlacement | StopGameSessionPlacement | All APIs by task

        • GameSessionId (string) --

          A unique identifier for the game session. A game session ARN has the following format: arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesession/<fleet ID>/<custom ID string or idempotency token> .

        • Name (string) --

          A descriptive label that is associated with a game session. Session names do not need to be unique.

        • FleetId (string) --

          A unique identifier for the fleet that the game session is running on.

        • FleetArn (string) --

          The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) associated with the GameLift fleet that this game session is running on.

        • CreationTime (datetime) --

          A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

        • TerminationTime (datetime) --

          A time stamp indicating when this data object was terminated. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

        • CurrentPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

          Number of players currently in the game session.

        • MaximumPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

          The maximum number of players that can be connected simultaneously to the game session.

        • Status (string) --

          Current status of the game session. A game session must have an ACTIVE status to have player sessions.

        • StatusReason (string) --

          Provides additional information about game session status. INTERRUPTED indicates that the game session was hosted on a spot instance that was reclaimed, causing the active game session to be terminated.

        • GameProperties (list) --

          A set of custom properties for a game session, formatted as key:value pairs. These properties are passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session. You can search for active game sessions based on this custom data with SearchGameSessions.

          • (dict) --

            Set of key-value pairs that contain information about a game session. When included in a game session request, these properties communicate details to be used when setting up the new game session. For example, a game property might specify a game mode, level, or map. Game properties are passed to the game server process when initiating a new game session. For more information, see the GameLift Developer Guide.

            • Key (string) --

              The game property identifier.

            • Value (string) --

              The game property value.

        • IpAddress (string) --

          The IP address of the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

        • DnsName (string) --

          The DNS identifier assigned to the instance that is running the game session. Values have the following format:

          • TLS-enabled fleets: <unique identifier>.<region identifier>.amazongamelift.com .

          • Non-TLS-enabled fleets: ec2-<unique identifier>.compute.amazonaws.com . (See Amazon EC2 Instance IP Addressing.)

          When connecting to a game session that is running on a TLS-enabled fleet, you must use the DNS name, not the IP address.

        • Port (integer) --

          The port number for the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

        • PlayerSessionCreationPolicy (string) --

          Indicates whether or not the game session is accepting new players.

        • CreatorId (string) --

          A unique identifier for a player. This ID is used to enforce a resource protection policy (if one exists), that limits the number of game sessions a player can create.

        • GameSessionData (string) --

          A set of custom game session properties, formatted as a single string value. This data is passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session.

        • MatchmakerData (string) --

          Information about the matchmaking process that was used to create the game session. It is in JSON syntax, formatted as a string. In addition the matchmaking configuration used, it contains data on all players assigned to the match, including player attributes and team assignments. For more details on matchmaker data, see Match Data. Matchmaker data is useful when requesting match backfills, and is updated whenever new players are added during a successful backfill (see StartMatchBackfill ).

        • Location (string) --

          The fleet location where the game session is running. This value might specify the fleet's home Region or a remote location. Location is expressed as an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

    • NextToken (string) --

      A token that indicates where to resume retrieving results on the next call to this operation. If no token is returned, these results represent the end of the list.

StartFleetActions (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'FleetArn': 'string', 'FleetId': 'string'}

Resumes certain types of activity on fleet instances that were suspended with StopFleetActions. For multi-location fleets, fleet actions are managed separately for each location. Currently, this operation is used to restart a fleet's auto-scaling activity.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To restart actions on instances in the fleet's home Region, provide a fleet ID and the type of actions to resume.

  • To restart actions on instances in one of the fleet's remote locations, provide a fleet ID, a location name, and the type of actions to resume.

If successful, GameLift once again initiates scaling events as triggered by the fleet's scaling policies. If actions on the fleet location were never stopped, this operation will have no effect. You can view a fleet's stopped actions using DescribeFleetAttributes or DescribeFleetLocationAttributes.

Learn more

Setting up GameLift fleets

Related actions

CreateFleet | UpdateFleetCapacity | PutScalingPolicy | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | UpdateFleetAttributes | StopFleetActions | DeleteFleet | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.start_fleet_actions(
    FleetId='string',
    Actions=[
        'AUTO_SCALING',
    ],
    Location='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to restart actions on. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type Actions

list

param Actions

[REQUIRED]

List of actions to restart on the fleet.

  • (string) --

type Location

string

param Location

The fleet location to restart fleet actions for. Specify a location in the form of an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetId': 'string',
    'FleetArn': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetId (string) --

      A unique identifier for the fleet to restart actions on.

    • FleetArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

StopFleetActions (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'FleetArn': 'string', 'FleetId': 'string'}

Suspends certain types of activity in a fleet location. Currently, this operation is used to stop auto-scaling activity. For multi-location fleets, fleet actions are managed separately for each location.

Stopping fleet actions has several potential purposes. It allows you to temporarily stop auto-scaling activity but retain your scaling policies for use in the future. For multi-location fleets, you can set up fleet-wide auto-scaling, and then opt out of it for certain locations.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To stop actions on instances in the fleet's home Region, provide a fleet ID and the type of actions to suspend.

  • To stop actions on instances in one of the fleet's remote locations, provide a fleet ID, a location name, and the type of actions to suspend.

If successful, GameLift no longer initiates scaling events except in response to manual changes using UpdateFleetCapacity. You can view a fleet's stopped actions using DescribeFleetAttributes or DescribeFleetLocationAttributes. Suspended activity can be restarted using StartFleetActions.

Learn more

Setting up GameLift Fleets

Related actions

CreateFleet | UpdateFleetCapacity | PutScalingPolicy | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | DescribeFleetAttributes | DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | UpdateFleetAttributes | StopFleetActions | DeleteFleet | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.stop_fleet_actions(
    FleetId='string',
    Actions=[
        'AUTO_SCALING',
    ],
    Location='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to stop actions on. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type Actions

list

param Actions

[REQUIRED]

List of actions to suspend on the fleet.

  • (string) --

type Location

string

param Location

The fleet location to stop fleet actions for. Specify a location in the form of an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetId': 'string',
    'FleetArn': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the input for a request operation.

    • FleetId (string) --

      A unique identifier for the fleet to stop actions on.

    • FleetArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

UpdateFleetCapacity (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'Location': 'string'}
Response
{'FleetArn': 'string', 'Location': 'string'}

Updates capacity settings for a fleet. For fleets with multiple locations, use this operation to manage capacity settings in each location individually. Fleet capacity determines the number of game sessions and players that can be hosted based on the fleet configuration. Use this operation to set the following fleet capacity properties:

  • Minimum/maximum size: Set hard limits on fleet capacity. GameLift cannot set the fleet's capacity to a value outside of this range, whether the capacity is changed manually or through automatic scaling.

  • Desired capacity: Manually set the number of EC2 instances to be maintained in a fleet location. Before changing a fleet's desired capacity, you may want to call DescribeEC2InstanceLimits to get the maximum capacity of the fleet's EC2 instance type. Alternatively, consider using automatic scaling to adjust capacity based on player demand.

This operation can be used in the following ways:

  • To update capacity for a fleet's home Region, or if the fleet has no remote locations, omit the Location parameter. The fleet must be in ACTIVE status.

  • To update capacity for a fleet's remote location, include the Location parameter set to the location to be updated. The location must be in ACTIVE status.

If successful, capacity settings are updated immediately. In response a change in desired capacity, GameLift initiates steps to start new instances or terminate existing instances in the requested fleet location. This continues until the location's active instance count matches the new desired instance count. You can track a fleet's current capacity by calling DescribeFleetCapacity or DescribeFleetLocationCapacity. If the requested desired instance count is higher than the instance type's limit, the LimitExceeded exception occurs.

Learn more

Scaling fleet capacity

Related actions

CreateFleetLocations | UpdateFleetAttributes | UpdateFleetCapacity | UpdateFleetPortSettings | UpdateRuntimeConfiguration | StopFleetActions | StartFleetActions | PutScalingPolicy | DeleteFleet | DeleteFleetLocations | DeleteScalingPolicy | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.update_fleet_capacity(
    FleetId='string',
    DesiredInstances=123,
    MinSize=123,
    MaxSize=123,
    Location='string'
)
type FleetId

string

param FleetId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the fleet to update capacity settings for. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value.

type DesiredInstances

integer

param DesiredInstances

The number of EC2 instances you want to maintain in the specified fleet location. This value must fall between the minimum and maximum size limits.

type MinSize

integer

param MinSize

The minimum number of instances that are allowed in the specified fleet location. If this parameter is not set, the default is 0.

type MaxSize

integer

param MaxSize

The maximum number of instances that are allowed in the specified fleet location. If this parameter is not set, the default is 1.

type Location

string

param Location

The name of a remote location to update fleet capacity settings for, in the form of an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'FleetId': 'string',
    'FleetArn': 'string',
    'Location': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • FleetId (string) --

      A unique identifier for the fleet that was updated.

    • FleetArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift fleet resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::fleet/fleet-a1234567-b8c9-0d1e-2fa3-b45c6d7e8912 .

    • Location (string) --

      The remote location being updated, expressed as an AWS Region code, such as us-west-2 .

UpdateGameSession (updated) Link ¶
Changes (response)
{'GameSession': {'Location': 'string'}}

Updates the mutable properties of a game session.

To update a game session, specify the game session ID and the values you want to change.

If successful, the updated GameSession object is returned.

Related actions

CreateGameSession | DescribeGameSessions | DescribeGameSessionDetails | SearchGameSessions | UpdateGameSession | GetGameSessionLogUrl | StartGameSessionPlacement | DescribeGameSessionPlacement | StopGameSessionPlacement | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.update_game_session(
    GameSessionId='string',
    MaximumPlayerSessionCount=123,
    Name='string',
    PlayerSessionCreationPolicy='ACCEPT_ALL'|'DENY_ALL',
    ProtectionPolicy='NoProtection'|'FullProtection'
)
type GameSessionId

string

param GameSessionId

[REQUIRED]

A unique identifier for the game session to update.

type MaximumPlayerSessionCount

integer

param MaximumPlayerSessionCount

The maximum number of players that can be connected simultaneously to the game session.

type Name

string

param Name

A descriptive label that is associated with a game session. Session names do not need to be unique.

type PlayerSessionCreationPolicy

string

param PlayerSessionCreationPolicy

A policy that determines whether the game session is accepting new players.

type ProtectionPolicy

string

param ProtectionPolicy

Game session protection policy to apply to this game session only.

  • NoProtection -- The game session can be terminated during a scale-down event.

  • FullProtection -- If the game session is in an ACTIVE status, it cannot be terminated during a scale-down event.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GameSession': {
        'GameSessionId': 'string',
        'Name': 'string',
        'FleetId': 'string',
        'FleetArn': 'string',
        'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'TerminationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'CurrentPlayerSessionCount': 123,
        'MaximumPlayerSessionCount': 123,
        'Status': 'ACTIVE'|'ACTIVATING'|'TERMINATED'|'TERMINATING'|'ERROR',
        'StatusReason': 'INTERRUPTED',
        'GameProperties': [
            {
                'Key': 'string',
                'Value': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'IpAddress': 'string',
        'DnsName': 'string',
        'Port': 123,
        'PlayerSessionCreationPolicy': 'ACCEPT_ALL'|'DENY_ALL',
        'CreatorId': 'string',
        'GameSessionData': 'string',
        'MatchmakerData': 'string',
        'Location': 'string'
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • GameSession (dict) --

      The updated game session properties.

      • GameSessionId (string) --

        A unique identifier for the game session. A game session ARN has the following format: arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesession/<fleet ID>/<custom ID string or idempotency token> .

      • Name (string) --

        A descriptive label that is associated with a game session. Session names do not need to be unique.

      • FleetId (string) --

        A unique identifier for the fleet that the game session is running on.

      • FleetArn (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) associated with the GameLift fleet that this game session is running on.

      • CreationTime (datetime) --

        A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

      • TerminationTime (datetime) --

        A time stamp indicating when this data object was terminated. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057" ).

      • CurrentPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

        Number of players currently in the game session.

      • MaximumPlayerSessionCount (integer) --

        The maximum number of players that can be connected simultaneously to the game session.

      • Status (string) --

        Current status of the game session. A game session must have an ACTIVE status to have player sessions.

      • StatusReason (string) --

        Provides additional information about game session status. INTERRUPTED indicates that the game session was hosted on a spot instance that was reclaimed, causing the active game session to be terminated.

      • GameProperties (list) --

        A set of custom properties for a game session, formatted as key:value pairs. These properties are passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session. You can search for active game sessions based on this custom data with SearchGameSessions.

        • (dict) --

          Set of key-value pairs that contain information about a game session. When included in a game session request, these properties communicate details to be used when setting up the new game session. For example, a game property might specify a game mode, level, or map. Game properties are passed to the game server process when initiating a new game session. For more information, see the GameLift Developer Guide.

          • Key (string) --

            The game property identifier.

          • Value (string) --

            The game property value.

      • IpAddress (string) --

        The IP address of the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

      • DnsName (string) --

        The DNS identifier assigned to the instance that is running the game session. Values have the following format:

        • TLS-enabled fleets: <unique identifier>.<region identifier>.amazongamelift.com .

        • Non-TLS-enabled fleets: ec2-<unique identifier>.compute.amazonaws.com . (See Amazon EC2 Instance IP Addressing.)

        When connecting to a game session that is running on a TLS-enabled fleet, you must use the DNS name, not the IP address.

      • Port (integer) --

        The port number for the game session. To connect to a GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

      • PlayerSessionCreationPolicy (string) --

        Indicates whether or not the game session is accepting new players.

      • CreatorId (string) --

        A unique identifier for a player. This ID is used to enforce a resource protection policy (if one exists), that limits the number of game sessions a player can create.

      • GameSessionData (string) --

        A set of custom game session properties, formatted as a single string value. This data is passed to a game server process in the GameSession object with a request to start a new game session.

      • MatchmakerData (string) --

        Information about the matchmaking process that was used to create the game session. It is in JSON syntax, formatted as a string. In addition the matchmaking configuration used, it contains data on all players assigned to the match, including player attributes and team assignments. For more details on matchmaker data, see Match Data. Matchmaker data is useful when requesting match backfills, and is updated whenever new players are added during a successful backfill (see StartMatchBackfill ).

      • Location (string) --

        The fleet location where the game session is running. This value might specify the fleet's home Region or a remote location. Location is expressed as an AWS Region code such as us-west-2 .

UpdateGameSessionQueue (updated) Link ¶
Changes (request, response)
Request
{'FilterConfiguration': {'AllowedLocations': ['string']},
 'PriorityConfiguration': {'LocationOrder': ['string'],
                           'PriorityOrder': ['LATENCY | COST | DESTINATION | '
                                             'LOCATION']}}
Response
{'GameSessionQueue': {'FilterConfiguration': {'AllowedLocations': ['string']},
                      'PriorityConfiguration': {'LocationOrder': ['string'],
                                                'PriorityOrder': ['LATENCY | '
                                                                  'COST | '
                                                                  'DESTINATION '
                                                                  '| '
                                                                  'LOCATION']}}}

Updates the configuration of a game session queue, which determines how the queue processes new game session requests. To update settings, specify the queue name to be updated and provide the new settings. When updating destinations, provide a complete list of destinations.

Learn more

Using Multi-Region Queues

Related actions

CreateGameSessionQueue | DescribeGameSessionQueues | UpdateGameSessionQueue | DeleteGameSessionQueue | All APIs by task

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.update_game_session_queue(
    Name='string',
    TimeoutInSeconds=123,
    PlayerLatencyPolicies=[
        {
            'MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds': 123,
            'PolicyDurationSeconds': 123
        },
    ],
    Destinations=[
        {
            'DestinationArn': 'string'
        },
    ],
    FilterConfiguration={
        'AllowedLocations': [
            'string',
        ]
    },
    PriorityConfiguration={
        'PriorityOrder': [
            'LATENCY'|'COST'|'DESTINATION'|'LOCATION',
        ],
        'LocationOrder': [
            'string',
        ]
    }
)
type Name

string

param Name

[REQUIRED]

A descriptive label that is associated with game session queue. Queue names must be unique within each Region. You can use either the queue ID or ARN value.

type TimeoutInSeconds

integer

param TimeoutInSeconds

The maximum time, in seconds, that a new game session placement request remains in the queue. When a request exceeds this time, the game session placement changes to a TIMED_OUT status.

type PlayerLatencyPolicies

list

param PlayerLatencyPolicies

A set of policies that act as a sliding cap on player latency. FleetIQ works to deliver low latency for most players in a game session. These policies ensure that no individual player can be placed into a game with unreasonably high latency. Use multiple policies to gradually relax latency requirements a step at a time. Multiple policies are applied based on their maximum allowed latency, starting with the lowest value. When updating policies, provide a complete collection of policies.

  • (dict) --

    Sets a latency cap for individual players when placing a game session. With a latency policy in force, a game session cannot be placed in a fleet location where a player reports latency higher than the cap. Latency policies are used only with placement request that provide player latency information. Player latency policies can be stacked to gradually relax latency requirements over time.

    Latency policies are part of a GameSessionQueue.

    • MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds (integer) --

      The maximum latency value that is allowed for any player, in milliseconds. All policies must have a value set for this property.

    • PolicyDurationSeconds (integer) --

      The length of time, in seconds, that the policy is enforced while placing a new game session. A null value for this property means that the policy is enforced until the queue times out.

type Destinations

list

param Destinations

A list of fleets and/or fleet aliases that can be used to fulfill game session placement requests in the queue. Destinations are identified by either a fleet ARN or a fleet alias ARN, and are listed in order of placement preference. When updating this list, provide a complete list of destinations.

  • (dict) --

    A fleet or alias designated in a game session queue. Queues fulfill requests for new game sessions by placing a new game session on any of the queue's destinations.

    Destinations are part of a GameSessionQueue.

    • DestinationArn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that is assigned to fleet or fleet alias. ARNs, which include a fleet ID or alias ID and a Region name, provide a unique identifier across all Regions.

type FilterConfiguration

dict

param FilterConfiguration

A list of locations where a queue is allowed to place new game sessions. Locations are specified in the form of AWS Region codes, such as us-west-2 . If this parameter is not set, game sessions can be placed in any queue location. To remove an existing filter configuration, pass in an empty set.

  • AllowedLocations (list) --

    A list of locations to allow game session placement in, in the form of AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 .

    • (string) --

type PriorityConfiguration

dict

param PriorityConfiguration

Custom settings to use when prioritizing destinations and locations for game session placements. This configuration replaces the FleetIQ default prioritization process. Priority types that are not explicitly named will be automatically applied at the end of the prioritization process. To remove an existing priority configuration, pass in an empty set.

  • PriorityOrder (list) --

    The recommended sequence to use when prioritizing where to place new game sessions. Each type can only be listed once.

    • LATENCY -- FleetIQ prioritizes locations where the average player latency (provided in each game session request) is lowest.

    • COST -- FleetIQ prioritizes destinations with the lowest current hosting costs. Cost is evaluated based on the location, instance type, and fleet type (Spot or On-Demand) for each destination in the queue.

    • DESTINATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the order that destinations are listed in the queue configuration.

    • LOCATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the provided order of locations, as defined in LocationOrder .

    • (string) --

  • LocationOrder (list) --

    The prioritization order to use for fleet locations, when the PriorityOrder property includes LOCATION . Locations are identified by AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 . Each location can only be listed once.

    • (string) --

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'GameSessionQueue': {
        'Name': 'string',
        'GameSessionQueueArn': 'string',
        'TimeoutInSeconds': 123,
        'PlayerLatencyPolicies': [
            {
                'MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds': 123,
                'PolicyDurationSeconds': 123
            },
        ],
        'Destinations': [
            {
                'DestinationArn': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'FilterConfiguration': {
            'AllowedLocations': [
                'string',
            ]
        },
        'PriorityConfiguration': {
            'PriorityOrder': [
                'LATENCY'|'COST'|'DESTINATION'|'LOCATION',
            ],
            'LocationOrder': [
                'string',
            ]
        }
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    Represents the returned data in response to a request operation.

    • GameSessionQueue (dict) --

      An object that describes the newly updated game session queue.

      • Name (string) --

        A descriptive label that is associated with game session queue. Queue names must be unique within each Region.

      • GameSessionQueueArn (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name ( ARN ) that is assigned to a GameLift game session queue resource and uniquely identifies it. ARNs are unique across all Regions. Format is arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesessionqueue/<queue name> . In a GameLift game session queue ARN, the resource ID matches the Name value.

      • TimeoutInSeconds (integer) --

        The maximum time, in seconds, that a new game session placement request remains in the queue. When a request exceeds this time, the game session placement changes to a TIMED_OUT status.

      • PlayerLatencyPolicies (list) --

        A set of policies that act as a sliding cap on player latency. FleetIQ works to deliver low latency for most players in a game session. These policies ensure that no individual player can be placed into a game with unreasonably high latency. Use multiple policies to gradually relax latency requirements a step at a time. Multiple policies are applied based on their maximum allowed latency, starting with the lowest value.

        • (dict) --

          Sets a latency cap for individual players when placing a game session. With a latency policy in force, a game session cannot be placed in a fleet location where a player reports latency higher than the cap. Latency policies are used only with placement request that provide player latency information. Player latency policies can be stacked to gradually relax latency requirements over time.

          Latency policies are part of a GameSessionQueue.

          • MaximumIndividualPlayerLatencyMilliseconds (integer) --

            The maximum latency value that is allowed for any player, in milliseconds. All policies must have a value set for this property.

          • PolicyDurationSeconds (integer) --

            The length of time, in seconds, that the policy is enforced while placing a new game session. A null value for this property means that the policy is enforced until the queue times out.

      • Destinations (list) --

        A list of fleets and/or fleet aliases that can be used to fulfill game session placement requests in the queue. Destinations are identified by either a fleet ARN or a fleet alias ARN, and are listed in order of placement preference.

        • (dict) --

          A fleet or alias designated in a game session queue. Queues fulfill requests for new game sessions by placing a new game session on any of the queue's destinations.

          Destinations are part of a GameSessionQueue.

          • DestinationArn (string) --

            The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that is assigned to fleet or fleet alias. ARNs, which include a fleet ID or alias ID and a Region name, provide a unique identifier across all Regions.

      • FilterConfiguration (dict) --

        A list of locations where a queue is allowed to place new game sessions. Locations are specified in the form of AWS Region codes, such as us-west-2 . If this parameter is not set, game sessions can be placed in any queue location.

        • AllowedLocations (list) --

          A list of locations to allow game session placement in, in the form of AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 .

          • (string) --

      • PriorityConfiguration (dict) --

        Custom settings to use when prioritizing destinations and locations for game session placements. This configuration replaces the FleetIQ default prioritization process. Priority types that are not explicitly named will be automatically applied at the end of the prioritization process.

        • PriorityOrder (list) --

          The recommended sequence to use when prioritizing where to place new game sessions. Each type can only be listed once.

          • LATENCY -- FleetIQ prioritizes locations where the average player latency (provided in each game session request) is lowest.

          • COST -- FleetIQ prioritizes destinations with the lowest current hosting costs. Cost is evaluated based on the location, instance type, and fleet type (Spot or On-Demand) for each destination in the queue.

          • DESTINATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the order that destinations are listed in the queue configuration.

          • LOCATION -- FleetIQ prioritizes based on the provided order of locations, as defined in LocationOrder .

          • (string) --

        • LocationOrder (list) --

          The prioritization order to use for fleet locations, when the PriorityOrder property includes LOCATION . Locations are identified by AWS Region codes such as us-west-2 . Each location can only be listed once.

          • (string) --