cdk import accepts --notification-arns
Introduced 2026-08-19 · score 0.98
HOW TO USE IT
When importing resources into a stack that needs event notifications, run `cdk import` with `--notification-arns <ARN...>` to add SNS topic ARNs to those in the stack's `notificationArns` property.
cdk import --notification-arns <SNS_TOPIC_ARN> [<SNS_TOPIC_ARN> ...]WHY THIS HELPS
When importing resources into a stack that needs event notifications, specify the SNS topic ARNs for the import change set.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
- Version: 2.1138.0
- --notification-arns <ARRAY>: SNS topic ARNs CloudFormation will notify about stack-related events during import; added to ARNs specified by the stack's `notificationArns` property.
- CDK stack ID: Construct ID of the stack to import resources into; may be supplied multiple times.
- Prerequisite: Use a CDK import setup: run `cdk diff` to check for pending changes and add constructs for the resources to import, modeling their current state.
- Prerequisite: Import uses deploy role credentials and requires bootstrap template version 12.
- CloudFormation notifies the specified SNS topics about stack-related events during the import.
FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE
- https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk-cli/releases/tag/aws-cdk%40v2.1138.0
- https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk-cli/pull/1740
- https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk-cli/blob/aws-cdk%40v2.1138.0/packages/aws-cdk/README.md
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/v2/guide/ref-cli-cmd-import.html
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