# DescribeServices


Returns the current list of AWS services and a list of service categories for each service. You then use service names and categories in your [CreateCase](API_CreateCase.md) requests. Each AWS service has its own set of categories.

The service codes and category codes correspond to the values that appear in the **Service** and **Category** lists on the Support Center [Create Case](https://console.aws.amazon.com/support/home#/case/create) page. The values in those fields don't necessarily match the service codes and categories returned by the `DescribeServices` operation. Always use the service codes and categories that the `DescribeServices` operation returns, so that you have the most recent set of service and category codes.

**Note**  
You must have a Business, Enterprise On-Ramp, or Enterprise Support plan to use the AWS Support API. 
If you call the AWS 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 [AWS Support](http://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/).

## Request Syntax


```
{
   "language": "string",
   "serviceCodeList": [ "string" ]
}
```

## Request Parameters


For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [language](#API_DescribeServices_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AWSSupport-DescribeServices-request-language"></a>
The language in which AWS Support handles the case. AWS Support currently supports Chinese (“zh”), English ("en"), Japanese ("ja") , Chinese ("zh"), Spanish ("es"), Portuguese ("pt"), French ("fr"), Korean (“ko”), and Turkish ("tr"). You must specify the ISO 639-1 code for the `language` parameter if you want support in that language.  
Type: String

 ** [serviceCodeList](#API_DescribeServices_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="AWSSupport-DescribeServices-request-serviceCodeList"></a>
A JSON-formatted list of service codes available for AWS services.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 100 items.

## Response Syntax


```
{
   "services": [ 
      { 
         "categories": [ 
            { 
               "code": "string",
               "name": "string"
            }
         ],
         "code": "string",
         "name": "string"
      }
   ]
}
```

## Response Elements


If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [services](#API_DescribeServices_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="AWSSupport-DescribeServices-response-services"></a>
A JSON-formatted list of AWS services.  
Type: Array of [Service](API_Service.md) objects

## Errors


For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InternalServerError **   
An internal server error occurred.    
 ** message **   
An internal server error occurred.
HTTP Status Code: 500

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/support-2013-04-15/DescribeServices)