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aws.support.describe_severity_levels

Example SQL Queries

SELECT * FROM
aws.support.describe_severity_levels;

Description

Returns the list of severity levels that you can assign to a support case. The severity level for a case is also a field in the CaseDetails data type that you include for a CreateCase request.

  • You must have a Business, Enterprise On-Ramp, or Enterprise Support plan to use the Amazon Web Services Support API.

  • If you call the Amazon Web Services Support API from an account that doesn't have a Business, Enterprise On-Ramp, or Enterprise Support plan, the SubscriptionRequiredException error message appears. For information about changing your support plan, see Amazon Web Services Support.

Table Definition

Column NameColumn Data Type
language Input Column

The language in which Amazon Web Services Support handles the case. Amazon Web Services Support currently supports Chinese (“zh”), English ("en"), Japanese ("ja") and Korean (“ko”). You must specify the ISO 639-1 code for the language parameter if you want support in that language.

VARCHAR
_aws_profile Input Column

The AWS profile defines the AWS identity used. It can be defined via credentials or by assuming a IAM role.

STRUCT(
"type" VARCHAR,
"name" VARCHAR,
"account_id" VARCHAR,
"via_profile_name" VARCHAR,
"assumed_role_arn" VARCHAR,
"organization" STRUCT(
"account_name" VARCHAR,
"id" VARCHAR,
"tags" STRUCT(
"key" VARCHAR,
"value" VARCHAR
)[],
"master_account" STRUCT(
"id" VARCHAR,
"email" VARCHAR
),
"parents" STRUCT(
"type" VARCHAR,
"id" VARCHAR,
"name" VARCHAR,
"tags" STRUCT(
"key" VARCHAR,
"value" VARCHAR
)[]
)[]
)
)
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_aws_profile.account_id

The AWS account id

_aws_profile.assumed_role_arn

The ARN of the assumed role

_aws_profile.name

The unique name of the profile.

_aws_profile.organization

Information about this profile's membership in the AWS organization.

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_aws_profile.organization.account_name

The name of account speciifed by the organization

_aws_profile.organization.id

The organization id

_aws_profile.organization.master_account
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_aws_profile.organization.master_account.email

The organization master account email address

_aws_profile.organization.master_account.id

The organization master account id

_aws_profile.organization.parents[]
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_aws_profile.organization.parents[].id

The id of the parent

_aws_profile.organization.parents[].name

The name of the parent

_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[]
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_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[].key
_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[].value
_aws_profile.organization.parents[].type

The type of parent can be an organization unit or a root

_aws_profile.organization.tags[]
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_aws_profile.organization.tags[].key
_aws_profile.organization.tags[].value
_aws_profile.type

The type of profile, either 'credentials' or 'assumed_role'

_aws_profile.via_profile_name

This IAM role for this profile is assumed by first utilizing another profile with this name to obtain credentials.

severity_levels

The available severity levels for the support case. Available severity levels are defined by your service level agreement with Amazon Web Services.

STRUCT(
"code" VARCHAR,
"name" VARCHAR
)[]
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severity_levels[]
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severity_levels[].code

The code for case severity level.

Valid values: low | normal | high | urgent | critical

severity_levels[].name

The name of the severity level that corresponds to the severity level code.

The values returned by the API are different from the values that appear in the Amazon Web Services Support Center. For example, the API uses the code low, but the name appears as General guidance in Support Center.

The following are the API code names and how they appear in the console:

  • low - General guidance

  • normal - System impaired

  • high - Production system impaired

  • urgent - Production system down

  • critical - Business-critical system down

For more information, see Choosing a severity in the Amazon Web Services Support User Guide.