Lists categories for all event source types, or, if specified, for a specified source type. You can see a list of the event categories and source types in Working with Events and Notifications in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.
See also: AWS API Documentation
See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.
  describe-event-categories
[--source-type <value>]
[--filters <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--cli-auto-prompt <value>]
--source-type (string)
The type of AWS DMS resource that generates events.
Valid values: replication-instance | replication-task
--filters (list)
Filters applied to the action.
(structure)
Identifies the name and value of a source filter object used to limit the number and type of records transferred from your source to your target.
Name -> (string)
The name of the filter.
Values -> (list)
The filter value.
(string)
Shorthand Syntax:
Name=string,Values=string,string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
  {
    "Name": "string",
    "Values": ["string", ...]
  }
  ...
]
--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string)
Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.
--generate-cli-skeleton (string)
Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.
--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.
To describe event categories
The following describe-event-categories example lists the available event categories.
aws dms describe-event-categories
Output:
{
    "EventCategoryGroupList": [
        {
            "SourceType": "replication-instance",
            "EventCategories": [
                "low storage",
                "configuration change",
                "maintenance",
                "deletion",
                "creation",
                "failover",
                "failure"
            ]
        },
        {
            "SourceType": "replication-task",
            "EventCategories": [
                "configuration change",
                "state change",
                "deletion",
                "creation",
                "failure"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
For more information, see Working with Events and Notifications in the AWS Database Migration Service User Guide.
EventCategoryGroupList -> (list)
A list of event categories.
(structure)
Lists categories of events subscribed to, and generated by, the applicable AWS DMS resource type.
SourceType -> (string)
The type of AWS DMS resource that generates events.
Valid values: replication-instance | replication-server | security-group | replication-task
EventCategories -> (list)
A list of event categories from a source type that you’ve chosen.
(string)