CreateJob Method

Creates a new job.

Syntax

amazonglacier.createJob(vaultName, jobType, archiveId, SNSTopic, [callback])

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for this method is defined as:

function(err, data){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'data' is the value returned by the method.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This method creates a new job. There are two types of jobs, archive retrieval and inventory retrieval. After the job is created this method will return the JobId. Amazon will then execute the job (which may take hours) and then notify you when it is complete.

VaultName specifies the name of the vault.

JobType specifies the operation. Possible values are:

ArchiveId specifies the archive to retrieve when JobType is set to 0 (archive retrieval).

SNSTopic specifies the SNS topic to which the notification will be posted when the operation is complete.

The GetJobInfo method may be called with the returned JobId to check the status of the job. Once the job is completed use the GetJobOutput method to retrieve the data.

Note: JobDescription may optionally be set. JobRetrievalByteRange may be set when JobType is 0 (archive retrieval). JobInventoryFormat may be set when JobType is set to 1 (inventory retrieval).