# CreateConnector
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Create Connector.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /CreateConnector HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "name": "string",
   "ssmCommandConfig": { 
      "cloudWatchLogGroupName": "string",
      "cloudWatchOutputEnabled": boolean,
      "outputS3BucketName": "string",
      "s3OutputEnabled": boolean
   },
   "ssmInstanceID": "string",
   "tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [name](#API_CreateConnector_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-request-name"></a>
Create Connector request name.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[A-Za-z0-9_-]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** [ssmCommandConfig](#API_CreateConnector_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-request-ssmCommandConfig"></a>
Create Connector request SSM command config.  
Type: [ConnectorSsmCommandConfig](API_ConnectorSsmCommandConfig.md) object  
Required: No

 ** [ssmInstanceID](#API_CreateConnector_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-request-ssmInstanceID"></a>
Create Connector request SSM instance ID.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 19. Maximum length of 20.  
Pattern: `.*(^i-[0-9a-zA-Z]{17}$)|(^mi-[0-9a-zA-Z]{17}$).*`   
Required: Yes

 ** [tags](#API_CreateConnector_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-request-tags"></a>
Create Connector request tags.  
Type: String to string map  
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 201
Content-type: application/json

{
   "arn": "string",
   "connectorID": "string",
   "name": "string",
   "ssmCommandConfig": { 
      "cloudWatchLogGroupName": "string",
      "cloudWatchOutputEnabled": boolean,
      "outputS3BucketName": "string",
      "s3OutputEnabled": boolean
   },
   "ssmInstanceID": "string",
   "tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 201 response.

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

 ** [arn](#API_CreateConnector_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-response-arn"></a>
Connector arn.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 20. Maximum length of 2048.

 ** [connectorID](#API_CreateConnector_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-response-connectorID"></a>
Connector ID.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Fixed length of 27.  
Pattern: `connector-[0-9a-zA-Z]{17}` 

 ** [name](#API_CreateConnector_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-response-name"></a>
Connector name.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[A-Za-z0-9_-]+` 

 ** [ssmCommandConfig](#API_CreateConnector_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-response-ssmCommandConfig"></a>
Connector SSM command config.  
Type: [ConnectorSsmCommandConfig](API_ConnectorSsmCommandConfig.md) object

 ** [ssmInstanceID](#API_CreateConnector_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-response-ssmInstanceID"></a>
Connector SSM instance ID.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 19. Maximum length of 20.  
Pattern: `.*(^i-[0-9a-zA-Z]{17}$)|(^mi-[0-9a-zA-Z]{17}$).*` 

 ** [tags](#API_CreateConnector_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="mgn-CreateConnector-response-tags"></a>
Connector tags.  
Type: String to string map  
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.

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

 ** UninitializedAccountException **   
Uninitialized account exception.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ValidationException **   
Validate exception.    
 ** fieldList **   
Validate exception field list.  
 ** reason **   
Validate exception reason.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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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/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/mgn-2020-02-26/CreateConnector)