Invalid endpoint: https://rds..amazonaws.com when retrieving RDS endpoint in lab

Course Q&A Data Engineering Introduction to Data Engineering
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When running the AWS CLI command provided in the DeepLearning.AI lab to retrieve the RDS endpoint:

aws rds describe-db-instances --db-instance-identifier de-c1w2-rds --output text --query "DBInstances[].Endpoint.Address"

I receive the following error:

Invalid endpoint: https://rds..amazonaws.com

This suggests the AWS CLI is attempting to call the RDS service without a region specified. Adding an explicit region (e.g., --region us-east-1) resolves the endpoint error. I am using the provided lab environment and have not manually configured AWS credentials.

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FYI: There will be some delay before anyone can assist with this issue, since this course has no active mentors, and the DLAI staff is on holiday until Jan 2, 2026.

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I’m getting the same error here. following for a common resolution.

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I am encountering an issue when attempting to add a region flag to my AWS CLI command.

When I run: aws rds describe-db-instances --db-instance-identifier de-c1w4-rds --region us-east-1 --output text --query "DBInstances[].Endpoint.Address"

I receive this error: An error occurred (InvalidClientTokenId) when calling the DescribeDBInstances operation: The security token included in the request is invalid.

If I remove the region parameter, I receive the “invalid endpoint” error instead…

Has anyone successfully resolved this problem?

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Yeah, I got the same issue.

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My reply from yesterday is still valid.

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i have same error

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i have the same problem

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I’m also facing the same problem

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Facing the same problem also. my lab id is vfpblujbhfoi and lab is due tomorrow.

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Facing the same problem as well, My lab id is ogrrstsmxxku

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