AWS CloudFormation

2025/10/02 - 1 updated api methods

Changes   Add new warning type 'EXCLUDED_RESOURCES'

2025/09/04 - 2 updated api methods

Changes   ListHookResults API now supports retrieving invocation results for all CloudFormation Hooks (previously limited to create change set and Cloud Control operations) with new optional parameters for filtering by Hook status and ARN.

2025/06/30 - 6 updated api methods

Changes   Added support for UNKNOWN drift status.

2025/06/05 - 1 updated api methods

Changes   Add new warning type 'EXCLUDED_PROPERTIES'

2025/03/27 - 3 updated api methods

Changes   Adding support for the new parameter "ScanFilters" in the CloudFormation StartResourceScan API. When this parameter is included, the StartResourceScan API will initiate a scan limited to the resource types specified by the parameter.

2025/02/06 - 5 new 4 updated api methods

Changes   We added 5 new stack refactoring APIs: CreateStackRefactor, ExecuteStackRefactor, ListStackRefactors, DescribeStackRefactor, ListStackRefactorActions.

2024/11/18 - 1 new api methods

Changes   This release adds a new API, ListHookResults, that allows retrieving CloudFormation Hooks invocation results for hooks invoked during a create change set operation or Cloud Control API operation

2024/05/22 - 2 updated api methods

Changes   Added DeletionMode FORCE_DELETE_STACK for deleting a stack that is stuck in DELETE_FAILED state due to resource deletion failure.

2024/04/12 - 1 updated api methods

Changes   Adding support for the new parameter "IncludePropertyValues" in the CloudFormation DescribeChangeSet API. When this parameter is included, the DescribeChangeSet response will include more detailed information such as before and after values for the resource properties that will change.

2024/04/03 - 1 updated api methods

Changes   This release would return a new field - PolicyAction in cloudformation's existed DescribeChangeSetResponse, showing actions we are going to apply on the physical resource (e.g., Delete, Retain) according to the user's template

2024/03/18 - 1 new api methods

Changes   This release supports for a new API ListStackSetAutoDeploymentTargets, which provider auto-deployment configuration as a describable resource. Customers can now view the specific combinations of regions and OUs that are being auto-deployed.

2024/03/04 - 4 updated api methods

Changes   Add DetailedStatus field to DescribeStackEvents and DescribeStacks APIs

2024/01/31 - 11 new api methods

Changes   CloudFormation IaC generator allows you to scan existing resources in your account and select resources to generate a template for a new or existing CloudFormation stack.

2023/11/17 - 3 updated api methods

Changes   This release adds a new flag ImportExistingResources to CreateChangeSet. Specify this parameter on a CREATE- or UPDATE-type change set to import existing resources with custom names instead of recreating them.

2023/11/09 - 8 updated api methods

Changes   Added new ConcurrencyMode feature for AWS CloudFormation StackSets for faster deployments to target accounts.

2023/10/16 - 1 updated api methods

Changes   SDK and documentation updates for UpdateReplacePolicy