aws cloudfront create-connection-group

Creates a connection group. AWS CLI reference

1 example 5 options Its page in the AWS CLI reference

Examples

from aws-cli, each command read by CmdID

To create a connection group in CloudFront

The following create-connection-group example creates an enabled connection group, specifies an Anycast static IP list, and disables IPv6.

aws cloudfront create-connection-group --name cg-with-anycast-ip-list --no-ipv6-enabled --enabled --anycast-ip-list-id aip_CCkW6gKrDiBD4n78123ABC --tags "Items=[{Key=abc,Value=123}]"

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--nameThe name of the connection group.

--no-ipv6-enabledEnable IPv6 for the connection group.

--enabledEnable the connection group.

--anycast-ip-list-idThe ID of the Anycast static IP list.

--tagsA complex type that contains zero or more Tag elements.

Its output

{
    "ETag": "E23ZP02F085ABC",
    "ConnectionGroup": {
        "Id": "cg_2yb6uj74B4PCbfhT31WFdiSABC",
        "Name": "cg-with-anycast-ip-list",
        "Arn": "arn:aws:cloudfront::123456789012:connection-group/cg_2yb6uj74B4PCbfhT31WFdiSABC",
        "CreatedTime": "2025-06-16T16:25:50.061000+00:00",
        "LastModifiedTime": "2025-06-16T16:25:50.061000+00:00",
        "Tags": {
            "Items": [
                {
                    "Key": "abc",
                    "Value": "123"
                }
            ]
        },
        "Ipv6Enabled": false,
        "RoutingEndpoint": "dj6xusxq65abc.cloudfront.net",
        "AnycastIpListId": "aip_CCkW6gKrDiBD4n78123ABC",
        "Status": "InProgress",
        "Enabled": true,
        "IsDefault": false
    }
}

For more information, see Create custom connection group (optional) in the Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide.

Options

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--anycast-ip-list-idThe ID of the Anycast static IP list.

--enabledEnable the connection group.

--ipv6-enabledEnable IPv6 for the connection group.

--nameThe name of the connection group.

--tagsA complex type that contains zero or more Tag elements.