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[ aws . ec2 ]

describe-instance-image-metadata

Description

Describes the AMI that was used to launch an instance, even if the AMI is deprecated, deregistered, made private (no longer public or shared with your account), or not allowed.

If you specify instance IDs, the output includes information for only the specified instances. If you specify filters, the output includes information for only those instances that meet the filter criteria. If you do not specify instance IDs or filters, the output includes information for all instances, which can affect performance.

If you specify an instance ID that is not valid, an instance that doesn't exist, or an instance that you do not own, an error (InvalidInstanceID.NotFound ) is returned.

Recently terminated instances might appear in the returned results. This interval is usually less than one hour.

In the rare case where an Availability Zone is experiencing a service disruption and you specify instance IDs that are in the affected Availability Zone, or do not specify any instance IDs at all, the call fails. If you specify only instance IDs that are in an unaffected Availability Zone, the call works normally.

Note

The order of the elements in the response, including those within nested structures, might vary. Applications should not assume the elements appear in a particular order.

See also: AWS API Documentation

describe-instance-image-metadata is a paginated operation. Multiple API calls may be issued in order to retrieve the entire data set of results. You can disable pagination by providing the --no-paginate argument. When using --output text and the --query argument on a paginated response, the --query argument must extract data from the results of the following query expressions: InstanceImageMetadata

Synopsis

  describe-instance-image-metadata
[--filters <value>]
[--instance-ids <value>]
[--dry-run | --no-dry-run]
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--starting-token <value>]
[--page-size <value>]
[--max-items <value>]
[--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>]

Options

--filters (list)

The filters.

  • availability-zone - The name of the Availability Zone (for example, us-west-2a ) or Local Zone (for example, us-west-2-lax-1b ) of the instance.
  • instance-id - The ID of the instance.
  • image-allowed - A Boolean that indicates whether the image meets the criteria specified for Allowed AMIs.
  • instance-state-name - The state of the instance (pending | running | shutting-down | terminated | stopping | stopped ).
  • instance-type - The type of instance (for example, t3.micro ).
  • launch-time - The time when the instance was launched, in the ISO 8601 format in the UTC time zone (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ), for example, 2023-09-29T11:04:43.305Z . You can use a wildcard (* ), for example, 2023-09-29T* , which matches an entire day.
  • owner-alias - The owner alias (amazon | aws-marketplace | aws-backup-vault ). The valid aliases are defined in an Amazon-maintained list. This is not the Amazon Web Services account alias that can be set using the IAM console. We recommend that you use the Owner request parameter instead of this filter.
  • owner-id - The Amazon Web Services account ID of the owner. We recommend that you use the Owner request parameter instead of this filter.
  • tag:<key> - The key/value combination of a tag assigned to the resource. Use the tag key in the filter name and the tag value as the filter value. For example, to find all resources that have a tag with the key Owner and the value TeamA , specify tag:Owner for the filter name and TeamA for the filter value.
  • tag-key - The key of a tag assigned to the resource. Use this filter to find all resources assigned a tag with a specific key, regardless of the tag value.
  • zone-id - The ID of the Availability Zone (for example, usw2-az2 ) or Local Zone (for example, usw2-lax1-az1 ) of the instance.

(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", ...]
  }
  ...
]

--instance-ids (list)

The instance IDs.

If you don't specify an instance ID or filters, the output includes information for all instances.

(string)

Syntax:

"string" "string" ...

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

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, 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 (string) Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI 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.

--starting-token (string)

A token to specify where to start paginating. This is the NextToken from a previously truncated response.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--page-size (integer)

The size of each page to get in the AWS service call. This does not affect the number of items returned in the command's output. Setting a smaller page size results in more calls to the AWS service, retrieving fewer items in each call. This can help prevent the AWS service calls from timing out.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--max-items (integer)

The total number of items to return in the command's output. If the total number of items available is more than the value specified, a NextToken is provided in the command's output. To resume pagination, provide the NextToken value in the starting-token argument of a subsequent command. Do not use the NextToken response element directly outside of the AWS CLI.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--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. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

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

--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.

Output

InstanceImageMetadata -> (list)

Information about the instance and the AMI used to launch the instance.

(structure)

Information about the instance and the AMI used to launch the instance.

InstanceId -> (string)

The ID of the instance.

InstanceType -> (string)

The instance type.

LaunchTime -> (timestamp)

The time the instance was launched.

AvailabilityZone -> (string)

The Availability Zone or Local Zone of the instance.

ZoneId -> (string)

The ID of the Availability Zone or Local Zone of the instance.

State -> (structure)

The current state of the instance.

Code -> (integer)

The state of the instance as a 16-bit unsigned integer.

The high byte is all of the bits between 2^8 and (2^16)-1, which equals decimal values between 256 and 65,535. These numerical values are used for internal purposes and should be ignored.

The low byte is all of the bits between 2^0 and (2^8)-1, which equals decimal values between 0 and 255.

The valid values for instance-state-code will all be in the range of the low byte and they are:

  • 0 : pending
  • 16 : running
  • 32 : shutting-down
  • 48 : terminated
  • 64 : stopping
  • 80 : stopped

You can ignore the high byte value by zeroing out all of the bits above 2^8 or 256 in decimal.

Name -> (string)

The current state of the instance.

OwnerId -> (string)

The ID of the Amazon Web Services account that owns the instance.

Tags -> (list)

Any 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.

ImageMetadata -> (structure)

Information about the AMI used to launch the instance.

ImageId -> (string)

The ID of the AMI.

Name -> (string)

The name of the AMI.

OwnerId -> (string)

The ID of the Amazon Web Services account that owns the AMI.

State -> (string)

The current state of the AMI. If the state is available , the AMI is successfully registered and can be used to launch an instance.

ImageOwnerAlias -> (string)

The alias of the AMI owner.

Valid values: amazon | aws-backup-vault | aws-marketplace

CreationDate -> (string)

The date and time the AMI was created.

DeprecationTime -> (string)

The deprecation date and time of the AMI, in UTC, in the following format: YYYY -MM -DD T*HH* :MM :SS Z.

ImageAllowed -> (boolean)

If true , the AMI satisfies the criteria for Allowed AMIs and can be discovered and used in the account. If false , the AMI can't be discovered or used in the account.

For more information, see Control the discovery and use of AMIs in Amazon EC2 with Allowed AMIs in Amazon EC2 User Guide .

IsPublic -> (boolean)

Indicates whether the AMI has public launch permissions. A value of true means this AMI has public launch permissions, while false means it has only implicit (AMI owner) or explicit (shared with your account) launch permissions.

Operator -> (structure)

The entity that manages the instance.

Managed -> (boolean)

If true , the resource is managed by an service provider.

Principal -> (string)

If managed is true , then the principal is returned. The principal is the service provider that manages the resource.

NextToken -> (string)

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