Use GetAttributeValues with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use GetAttributeValues with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use GetAttributeValues.

CLI
AWS CLI

To retrieve a list of attribute values

The following get-attribute-values example retrieves a list of values available for the given attribute.

aws pricing get-attribute-values \
    --service-code AmazonEC2 \
    --attribute-name volumeType \
    --max-items 2

Output:

{
    "NextToken": "eyJOZXh0VG9rZW4iOiBudWxsLCAiYm90b190cnVuY2F0ZV9hbW91bnQiOiAyfQ==",
    "AttributeValues": [
        {
            "Value": "Cold HDD"
        },
        {
            "Value": "General Purpose"
        }
    ]
}
PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: Returns the values for the attribute 'volumeType' for Amazon EC2 in the us-east-1 region.

Get-PLSAttributeValue -ServiceCode AmazonEC2 -AttributeName "volumeType" -region us-east-1

Output:

Value
-----
Cold HDD
General Purpose
Magnetic
Provisioned IOPS
Throughput Optimized HDD

  • For API details, see GetAttributeValues in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4).

Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: Returns the values for the attribute 'volumeType' for Amazon EC2 in the us-east-1 region.

Get-PLSAttributeValue -ServiceCode AmazonEC2 -AttributeName "volumeType" -region us-east-1

Output:

Value
-----
Cold HDD
General Purpose
Magnetic
Provisioned IOPS
Throughput Optimized HDD

  • For API details, see GetAttributeValues in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5).