AWS CLI Command Reference

[ aws . ec2 ]

describe-application-status

Description

Describes the application status for the specified instances. Returns the aggregated application health status for each instance. The following rules apply:

  • The instance-level status is derived from all application status checks with the aggregation setting set to included .
  • Use DescribeApplicationStatusChecks to view the configuration of individual checks.
  • Use EnableApplicationStatusCheckSuppression to temporarily suppress health check results from affecting the instance-level status.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Synopsis

  describe-application-status
[--instance-ids <value>]
[--filters <value>]
[--max-results <value>]
[--next-token <value>]
[--dry-run | --no-dry-run]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--cli-binary-format <value>]
[--no-cli-pager]
[--cli-auto-prompt]
[--no-cli-auto-prompt]
[--cli-error-format <value>]

Options

--instance-ids (list)

The IDs of the instances for which to describe application status.

(string)

Syntax:

"string" "string" ...

--filters (list)

The filters.

  • availability-zone-id – The ID of the Availability Zone.
  • status – The instance-level application status. For valid values and their meanings, see ApplicationStatus .

(structure)

A filter name and value pair that is used to return a more specific list of results from a describe operation. Filters can be used to match a set of resources by specific criteria, such as tags, attributes, or IDs.

If you specify multiple filters, the filters are joined with an AND , and the request returns only results that match all of the specified filters.

For more information, see List and filter using the CLI and API in the Amazon EC2 User Guide .

Name -> (string)

The name of the filter. Filter names are case-sensitive.

Values -> (list)

The filter values. Filter values are case-sensitive. If you specify multiple values for a filter, the values are joined with an OR , and the request returns all results that match any of the specified values.

(string)

Shorthand Syntax:

Name=string,Values=string,string ...

JSON Syntax:

[
  {
    "Name": "string",
    "Values": ["string", ...]
  }
  ...
]

--max-results (integer)

The maximum number of items to return for this request. To get the next page of items, make another request with the token returned in the output. For more information, see Pagination .

Constraints:

  • min: 1
  • max: 100

--next-token (string)

The token returned from a previous paginated request. Pagination continues from the end of the items returned by the previous request.

--dry-run | --no-dry-run (boolean)

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the operation, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation . Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation .

--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command. The generated JSON skeleton is not stable between versions of the AWS CLI and there are no backwards compatibility guarantees in the JSON skeleton generated.

Global Options

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command’s default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

  • json
  • text
  • table
  • yaml
  • yaml-stream
  • off

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

  • on
  • off
  • auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-binary-format (string)

The formatting style to be used for binary blobs. The default format is base64. The base64 format expects binary blobs to be provided as a base64 encoded string. The raw-in-base64-out format preserves compatibility with AWS CLI V1 behavior and binary values must be passed literally. When providing contents from a file that map to a binary blob fileb:// will always be treated as binary and use the file contents directly regardless of the cli-binary-format setting. When using file:// the file contents will need to properly formatted for the configured cli-binary-format.

  • base64
  • raw-in-base64-out

--no-cli-pager (boolean)

Disable cli pager for output.

--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)

Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.

--no-cli-auto-prompt (boolean)

Disable automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.

--cli-error-format (string)

The formatting style for error output. By default, errors are displayed in enhanced format.

  • legacy
  • json
  • yaml
  • text
  • table
  • enhanced

Output

ApplicationStatuses -> (structure)

The application statuses for the specified instances.

Instances -> (list)

The application status information for the instances.

(structure)

Describes the application status for an instance.

InstanceId -> (string)

The ID of the instance.

AvailabilityZone -> (string)

The Availability Zone of the instance.

AvailabilityZoneId -> (string)

The ID of the Availability Zone of the instance.

ApplicationStatus -> (structure)

The application status for the instance.

Status -> (string)

The current instance-level application status. This status is derived from application status checks with Aggregation set to included . Possible values:

  • ok – All included checks passed.
  • impaired – At least one included check failed.
  • initializing – At least one included check is initializing, and no included check is impaired.
  • insufficient-data – At least one included check has insufficient data, and no included check is impaired or initializing.
  • not-applicable – No checks with Aggregation set to included apply to the instance.
  • suppressed – Application status reporting is suppressed for the instance.

Checks with Aggregation set to excluded do not affect this value.

Possible values:

  • ok
  • impaired
  • initializing
  • insufficient-data
  • not-applicable
  • suppressed

StatusTimeStamp -> (timestamp)

The date and time of the last status update.

StatusSince -> (timestamp)

The date and time when the current status started.

ResumeAt -> (timestamp)

The date and time when application status reporting resumes after suppression.

Details -> (list)

Details about the application status checks for the instance.

(structure)

Describes the details of an application status check for an instance.

ApplicationStatusCheckId -> (string)

The ID of the application status check.

CheckUpdateTime -> (timestamp)

The date and time when the check was last updated.

Aggregation -> (string)

The aggregation setting for the application status check. When set to included , the result of this check contributes to the instance-level application status. When set to excluded , the check runs independently and does not affect the instance-level status.

Possible values:

  • included
  • excluded

Status -> (string)

The status of the individual application status check. Possible values:

  • passed – The check reached its success threshold.
  • failed – The check reached its failure threshold.
  • initializing – The check is initializing or has not reached a success or failure threshold.
  • insufficient-data – The check does not have enough data to determine a result.
  • not-applicable – The check does not apply to the instance.

This value reflects the check result and is not affected by aggregation or suppression.

Possible values:

  • passed
  • failed
  • initializing
  • insufficient-data
  • not-applicable

StatusTimeStamp -> (timestamp)

The date and time of the last status update for this check.

StatusSince -> (timestamp)

The date and time when the current status started for this check.

Reason -> (structure)

The reason for the current status.

Code -> (string)

The reason code for the application status check result. Possible values:

  • ResponseCodeMatched – The HTTP status code returned by the health check matched the configured StatusCodeMatcher .
  • ResponseCodeMismatch – The HTTP status code returned by the health check did not match the configured StatusCodeMatcher .
  • ConnectionTimeout – The connection to the target timed out.
  • ResponseTimeout – The health check timed out while waiting for a response from the target.
  • ConnectionRefused – The target refused the health check connection.
  • ConnectionReset – The target reset the health check connection before returning a response.

Current health check results use the values in the preceding list. Legacy results that do not contain structured reason metadata can instead contain a producer error type, such as Http Status Code or HttpConnectTimeoutException .

For ResponseCodeMatched and ResponseCodeMismatch , the statusCode field contains the returned HTTP status code. The protocol field contains the protocol used for the health check.

StatusCode -> (integer)

The HTTP status code returned by the health check.

Protocol -> (string)

The protocol used for the health check. Possible values: HTTP and HTTPS .

Tags -> (list)

The tags assigned to the instance.

(structure)

Describes a tag.

Key -> (string)

The key of the tag.

Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws: .

Value -> (string)

The value of the tag.

Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.

NextToken -> (string)

The token to include in another request to get the next page of items. This value is <code>null</code> when there are no more items to return.
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