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# Use `SearchResources` with a CLI
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The following code examples show how to use `SearchResources`.

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#### [ CLI ]

**AWS CLI**  
**To find resources that match a query**  
The following `search-resources` example retrieves a list of all AWS resources that match the specified query.  

```
aws resource-groups search-resources \
    --resource-query file://query.json
```
Contents of `query.json`:  

```
{
    "Type": "TAG_FILTERS_1_0",
    "Query": "{\"ResourceTypeFilters\":[\"AWS::EC2::Instance\"],\"TagFilters\":[{\"Key\":\"Patch Group\", \"Values\":[\"Dev\"]}]}"
}
```
Output:  

```
{
    "ResourceIdentifiers": [
        {
            "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ec2:us-west-2:123456789012:instance/i-01a23bc45d67890ef",
            "ResourceType": "AWS::EC2::Instance"
        }
    ]
}
```
+  For API details, see [SearchResources](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/resource-groups/search-resources.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. 

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**Tools for PowerShell V4**  
**Example 1: This example creates a ResourceQuery for Instance resource types with tag filters and finds resources. **  

```
$query = [Amazon.ResourceGroups.Model.ResourceQuery]::new()
$query.Type = [Amazon.ResourceGroups.QueryType]::TAG_FILTERS_1_0
$query.Query = ConvertTo-Json -Compress -Depth 4 -InputObject @{
  ResourceTypeFilters = @('AWS::EC2::Instance')
  TagFilters = @(@{
    Key = 'auto'
    Values = @('no')
  })
 }

Find-RGResource -ResourceQuery $query | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ResourceIdentifiers
```
**Output:**  

```
ResourceArn                                                     ResourceType
-----------                                                     ------------
arn:aws:ec2:eu-west-1:123456789012:instance/i-0123445b6cb7bd67b AWS::EC2::Instance
```
+  For API details, see [SearchResources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*. 

**Tools for PowerShell V5**  
**Example 1: This example creates a ResourceQuery for Instance resource types with tag filters and finds resources. **  

```
$query = [Amazon.ResourceGroups.Model.ResourceQuery]::new()
$query.Type = [Amazon.ResourceGroups.QueryType]::TAG_FILTERS_1_0
$query.Query = ConvertTo-Json -Compress -Depth 4 -InputObject @{
  ResourceTypeFilters = @('AWS::EC2::Instance')
  TagFilters = @(@{
    Key = 'auto'
    Values = @('no')
  })
 }

Find-RGResource -ResourceQuery $query | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ResourceIdentifiers
```
**Output:**  

```
ResourceArn                                                     ResourceType
-----------                                                     ------------
arn:aws:ec2:eu-west-1:123456789012:instance/i-0123445b6cb7bd67b AWS::EC2::Instance
```
+  For API details, see [SearchResources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*. 

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