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An error occurred (ParameterNotFound) when calling the GetParameter operation

ID: aws/parameter-store-not-found

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95%Fix Rate
96%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
any active — — —

Root Cause

SSM Parameter Store key does not exist or the name is wrong.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 95% success Verify the parameter name and path: aws ssm get-parameter --name '/myapp/config' 
    Parameter names are case-sensitive and path-based

    Sources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/systems-manager-parameter-store.html

  2. 90% success Check the region — Parameter Store is regional; the parameter may exist in a different region 
    Use --region flag or AWS_DEFAULT_REGION env var to specify

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Creating the parameter with an empty value 60% fail

    Empty values cause application errors downstream

  2. Hardcoding the value instead of using Parameter Store 70% fail

    Loses the benefits of centralized config management

Error Chain

Frequently confused with: