<p>I believe, alternatively, you could use CloudTrail+CloudWatch rules, but then you will get CREATE_STACK events for <em>all</em> stacks
Here is some information about that:</p>

<p><a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-api-logging-cloudtrail.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-api-logging-cloudtrail.html</a>
<a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/events/EventTypes.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/events/EventTypes.html</a></p>

<p>And, of course, there's the option to put a lambda which listens on the notification topic and filters the needed events before sending the email.</p>

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<p>I am creating a CF stack;</p>

<p>I have been using the <code>--notification-arns</code> flag of <code>aws cloudformaction create-stack</code> to send notifications to an email topic; however this produces a huge amount of spam, given that it records <strong>every</strong> <code>X_IN_PROGRESS</code> <strong>and</strong> <code>X_COMPLETE</code>, where <code>X=CREATE/DELETE</code> for <strong>every</strong> resource on the stack;</p>

<p>I just want to get notifications for the <strong>stack</strong> <code>CREATE/DELETE</code> events.</p>

<p>Is this possible?</p>

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AWS Cloudformation: Callback only for CREATE_COMPLETE or CREATE_FAILED of entire stack
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# AWS Cloudformation: Callback only for CREATE_COMPLETE or CREATE_FAILED of entire stack

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-21)

I am creating a CF stack;

I have been using the `--notification-arns` flag of `aws cloudformaction create-stack` to send notifications to an email topic; however this produces a huge amount of spam, given that it records **every** `X_IN_PROGRESS` **and** `X_COMPLETE`, where `X=CREATE/DELETE` for **every** resource on the stack;

I just want to get notifications for the **stack** `CREATE/DELETE` events.

Is this possible?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-09. Score: 1

I believe, alternatively, you could use CloudTrail+CloudWatch rules, but then you will get CREATE\_STACK events for *all* stacks
Here is some information about that:

<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-api-logging-cloudtrail.html>
<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/events/EventTypes.html>

And, of course, there's the option to put a lambda which listens on the notification topic and filters the needed events before sending the email.


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