There are more AWS SDK examples available in the [AWS Doc SDK Examples](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples) GitHub repo. # Use `DescribePrefixLists` with a CLI The following code examples show how to use `DescribePrefixLists`. Action examples are code excerpts from larger programs and must be run in context. You can see this action in context in the following code example: + [VPC with private servers](ec2_example_vpc_GettingStartedPrivate_section.md) ------ #### [ CLI ] **AWS CLI** **To describe prefix lists** This example lists all available prefix lists for the region. Command: ``` aws ec2 describe-prefix-lists ``` Output: ``` { "PrefixLists": [ { "PrefixListName": "com.amazonaws.us-east-1.s3", "Cidrs": [ "54.231.0.0/17" ], "PrefixListId": "pl-63a5400a" } ] } ``` + For API details, see [DescribePrefixLists](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/describe-prefix-lists.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. ------ #### [ PowerShell ] **Tools for PowerShell V4** **Example 1: This example fetches the available AWS services in a prefix list format for the region** ``` Get-EC2PrefixList ``` **Output:** ``` Cidrs PrefixListId PrefixListName ----- ------------ -------------- {52.94.5.0/24, 52.119.240.0/21, 52.94.24.0/23} pl-6fa54006 com.amazonaws.eu-west-1.dynamodb {52.218.0.0/17, 54.231.128.0/19} pl-6da54004 com.amazonaws.eu-west-1.s3 ``` + For API details, see [DescribePrefixLists](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*. **Tools for PowerShell V5** **Example 1: This example fetches the available AWS services in a prefix list format for the region** ``` Get-EC2PrefixList ``` **Output:** ``` Cidrs PrefixListId PrefixListName ----- ------------ -------------- {52.94.5.0/24, 52.119.240.0/21, 52.94.24.0/23} pl-6fa54006 com.amazonaws.eu-west-1.dynamodb {52.218.0.0/17, 54.231.128.0/19} pl-6da54004 com.amazonaws.eu-west-1.s3 ``` + For API details, see [DescribePrefixLists](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*. ------