Using AWS CLI command to list AWS CloudFront distributions and invalidating CloudFront cache.
CLI Command1 to list CloudFront2 distributions
aws cloudfront list-distributions \
--query 'DistributionList.Items[*].{Id: Id, Name: DomainName, Aliases: Aliases}' \
--output yaml
Sample: CloudFront distributions list output
- Aliases:
Items:
- www.example.com
Quantity: 1
Id: A0MA0XA12AB8AB
Name: a0abcdefg0abcd.cloudfront.net
Invalidating CloudFront cache
aws cloudfront create-invalidation \
--distribution-id A0MA0XA12AB8AB \
--paths "/"
Sample: Invalidation output
{
"Location": "https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com/2020-05-31/distribution/A0MA0XA12AB8AB/invalidation/I1OLTGXS6RIYZ7",
"Invalidation": {
"Id": "I1OLTGXS6RIYZ7",
"Status": "InProgress",
"CreateTime": "2023-01-27T00:45:55.580000+00:00",
"InvalidationBatch": {
"Paths": {
"Quantity": 1,
"Items": [
"/"
]
},
"CallerReference": "cli-1674780355-566141"
}
}
}
Get invalidation status
aws cloudfront get-invalidation \
--distribution-id A0MA0XA12AB8AB \
--id I1OLTGXS6RIYZ7
Sample: Invalidation status output
{
"Invalidation": {
"Id": "I1OLTGXS6RIYZ7",
"Status": "Completed",
"CreateTime": "2023-01-27T00:45:55.580000+00:00",
"InvalidationBatch": {
"Paths": {
"Quantity": 1,
"Items": [
"/"
]
},
"CallerReference": "cli-1674780355-566141"
}
}
}