Boto3: route53.change_resource_record_sets produces InvalidInput error with valid input

[rclod]

I'm trying update/create a number of DNS records. I've limited it to creating one for testing purposes, here is the format of the script I'm using:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import boto3
import botocore

client = boto3.client('route53')
zone_id = '/hostedzone/ZONEID'

try:
    response = client.change_resource_record_sets(
        HostedZoneId=zone_id,
        ChangeBatch={
            'Changes': [
                {
                    'Action': 'UPSERT',
                    'ResourceRecordSet': {
                        'Name': 'www.example.com',
                        'ResourceRecords': [
                            {
                                'Value': '10.0.0.1'
                            }
                        ],
                        'Type': 'A'
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    )
    print(response)
except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
    print(e)

I am certain that I'm using the correct HostedZoneId property (the response is the same whether or not I prefix with /hostedzone or not). I am also certain I am using a fully qualified domain for the Name property of the ResourceRecordSet.

I am using Python 3.5.1 and the latest pip3 install of boto3.

The error produced when running the code above as described is An error occurred (InvalidInput) when calling the ChangeResourceRecordSets operation: Invalid request.

[kyleknap]

It looks like the missing TTL, which is conditionally required based on the docs, is causing the error from Route53's side. I did something like this to get it working:

import boto3

client = boto3.client('route53')
zone_id = '/hostedzone/ZONEID'

boto3.set_stream_logger('botocore')
response = client.change_resource_record_sets(
    HostedZoneId=zone_id,
    ChangeBatch={
        'Changes': [
            {
                'Action': 'UPSERT',
                'ResourceRecordSet': {
                    'Name': 'www.example.com',
                    'ResourceRecords': [
                        {
                            'Value': '10.0.0.1'
                        }
                    ],
                    'Type': 'A',
                    'TTL': 900
                }
            }
        ]
    }
)

I think the error message could be improved here though. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do from the boto3 side because the error is coming from route53. I would recommend pinging the developer forums to see if this can get updated.

[Ralf-Te]

Hi,

Try to add "Region" [Edit] and "TTL" to your ResourceRecordSet.
Having the following worked for me:

         HostedZoneId='Z3*****',
            ChangeBatch={
                'Comment': 'comment',
                'Changes': [
                    {
                        'Action': 'UPSERT',
                        'ResourceRecordSet': {
                            'Name': 'z.y.x.test',
                            'Type': 'A',
                            'SetIdentifier': 'blabla',
                            'TTL': 300,
                            'Region': 'eu-central-1',
                            'ResourceRecords': [
                                {
                                    'Value': '10.0.0.1'
                                },
                                ],
                            }
                    },
                    ]
                }
            )

[kyleknap]

Closing due to inactivity.

[ankitkl]

Still getting the issue.
File "/root/PycharmProjects/untitled/mayur-Route53.py", line 44, in
'EvaluateTargetHealth': False
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/dist-packages/botocore/client.py", line 251, in _api_call
return self._make_api_call(operation_name, kwargs)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.4/dist-packages/botocore/client.py", line 537, in _make_api_call
raise ClientError(parsed_response, operation_name)

[ankitkl]

resolved

[merps]

@ankitkl - how did you resolve this issue?

[ankitkl]

@merps : Here is my code. Hope this will helps you

```#Maintance Page Up script!!
__author__ = 'ankit'
import boto3

import boto3

client = boto3.client('route53')
response = client.get_hosted_zone(
Id='xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
)

print (response['HostedZone']['Name'])

response1 = client.list_resource_record_sets(
HostedZoneId='Z28KV31ZLUWCGH',
StartRecordName=response['HostedZone']['Name'],

StartRecordType='A',
MaxItems='1000'

)

for i in response1['ResourceRecordSets']:

if 'Weight' in i.keys():

print (i)

    #if i['Name'] == 'wikirealty.com.':
        #print (i)

response2 = client.change_resource_record_sets(
HostedZoneId='xxxxxxxxx',
ChangeBatch={
'Comment': 'changetheweight',
'Changes': [
{
'Action': 'UPSERT',
'ResourceRecordSet': {
'Name': 'testing.internal.',
'Type': 'A',
'SetIdentifier': 'Second',
'Weight': 0,
#'TTL': 300,
#'Region': 'us-west-1',
'AliasTarget': {
'HostedZoneId': 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx',
'DNSName': 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.elb.amazonaws.com.',
'EvaluateTargetHealth': False
}
}},]})
response3 = client.change_resource_record_sets(
HostedZoneId='xxxxxxxxxxxx',
ChangeBatch={
'Comment': 'change the Weight of the testing-zxy record',
'Changes': [
{
'Action': 'UPSERT',
'ResourceRecordSet': {
'Name': 'testing.internal.',
'Type': 'A',
'SetIdentifier': 'First',
'Weight': 255,
#'TTL': 300,
#'Region': 'us-west-1',
'AliasTarget': {
'HostedZoneId': 'xxxxxxxxxx',
'DNSName': 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.elb.amazonaws.com.',
'EvaluateTargetHealth': False
}
}},]})
print (response2,response3)```