GameSession

A time stamp indicating when this data object was created. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057").

A unique identifier for a player. This ID is used to enforce a resource protection policy (if one exists), that limits the number of game sessions a player can create.

Number of players currently in the game session.

The DNS identifier assigned to the instance that is running the game session. Values have the following format:

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) associated with the GameLift fleet that this game session is running on.

A unique identifier for the fleet that the game session is running on.

A set of key-value pairs that can store custom data in a game session. For example: {"Key": "difficulty", "Value": "novice"}.

A set of custom game session properties, formatted as a single string value. This data is passed to a game server process with a request to start a new game session (see Start a Game Session).

A unique identifier for the game session. A game session ARN has the following format: arn:aws:gamelift:<region>::gamesession/<fleet ID>/<custom ID string or idempotency token>.

The IP address of the game session. To connect to a Amazon GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

The fleet location where the game session is running. This value might specify the fleet's home Region or a remote location. Location is expressed as an Amazon Web Services Region code such as us-west-2.

Information about the matchmaking process that resulted in the game session, if matchmaking was used. Data is in JSON syntax, formatted as a string. Information includes the matchmaker ID as well as player attributes and team assignments. For more details on matchmaker data, see Match Data. Matchmaker data is updated whenever new players are added during a successful backfill (see StartMatchBackfill).

The maximum number of players that can be connected simultaneously to the game session.

A descriptive label that is associated with a game session. Session names do not need to be unique.

Indicates whether or not the game session is accepting new players.

The port number for the game session. To connect to a Amazon GameLift game server, an app needs both the IP address and port number.

Current status of the game session. A game session must have an ACTIVE status to have player sessions.

Provides additional information about game session status. INTERRUPTED indicates that the game session was hosted on a spot instance that was reclaimed, causing the active game session to be terminated.

A time stamp indicating when this data object was terminated. Format is a number expressed in Unix time as milliseconds (for example "1469498468.057").