There are more AWS SDK examples available in the [AWS Doc SDK Examples](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples) GitHub repo. # Use `DescribeInstanceInformation` with a CLI The following code examples show how to use `DescribeInstanceInformation`. ------ #### [ CLI ] **AWS CLI** **Example 1: To describe managed instance information** The following `describe-instance-information` example retrieves details of each of your managed instances. ``` aws ssm describe-instance-information ``` **Example 2: To describe information about a specific managed instance** The following `describe-instance-information` example shows details of the managed instance `i-028ea792daEXAMPLE`. ``` aws ssm describe-instance-information \ --filters "Key=InstanceIds,Values=i-028ea792daEXAMPLE" ``` **Example 3: To describe information about managed instances with a specific tag key** The following `describe-instance-information` example shows details for managed instances that have the tag key `DEV`. ``` aws ssm describe-instance-information \ --filters "Key=tag-key,Values=DEV" ``` Output: ``` { "InstanceInformationList": [ { "InstanceId": "i-028ea792daEXAMPLE", "PingStatus": "Online", "LastPingDateTime": 1582221233.421, "AgentVersion": "2.3.842.0", "IsLatestVersion": true, "PlatformType": "Linux", "PlatformName": "SLES", "PlatformVersion": "15.1", "ResourceType": "EC2Instance", "IPAddress": "192.0.2.0", "ComputerName": "ip-198.51.100.0.us-east-2.compute.internal", "AssociationStatus": "Success", "LastAssociationExecutionDate": 1582220806.0, "LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate": 1582220806.0, "AssociationOverview": { "DetailedStatus": "Success", "InstanceAssociationStatusAggregatedCount": { "Success": 2 } } } ] } ``` For more information, see [Managed Instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/managed_instances.html) in the *AWS Systems Manager User Guide*. + For API details, see [DescribeInstanceInformation](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ssm/describe-instance-information.html) in *AWS CLI Command Reference*. ------ #### [ PowerShell ] **Tools for PowerShell V4** **Example 1: This example shows details of each of your instances.** ``` Get-SSMInstanceInformation ``` **Output:** ``` ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.0.672.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : ip-172-31-44-222.us-west-2.compute.internal IamRole : InstanceId : i-0cb2b964d3e14fd9f IPAddress : 172.31.44.222 IsLatestVersion : True LastAssociationExecutionDate : 2/24/2017 3:18:09 AM LastPingDateTime : 2/24/2017 3:35:03 AM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 2/24/2017 3:18:09 AM Name : PingStatus : ConnectionLost PlatformName : Amazon Linux AMI PlatformType : Linux PlatformVersion : 2016.09 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ``` **Example 2: This example shows how to use the -Filter parameter to filter results to only those AWS Systems Manager instances in region `us-east-1` with an `AgentVersion` of `2.2.800.0`. You can find a list of valid -Filter key values in the InstanceInformation API reference topic (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/APIReference/API\$1InstanceInformation.html\$1systemsmanager-Type-InstanceInformation-ActivationId).** ``` $Filters = @{ Key="AgentVersion" Values="2.2.800.0" } Get-SSMInstanceInformation -Region us-east-1 -Filter $Filters ``` **Output:** ``` ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.2.800.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : EXAMPLE-EXAMPLE.WORKGROUP IamRole : InstanceId : i-EXAMPLEb0792d98ce IPAddress : 10.0.0.01 IsLatestVersion : False LastAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:02:50 AM LastPingDateTime : 8/16/2018 7:40:27 PM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:02:50 AM Name : PingStatus : Online PlatformName : Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter PlatformType : Windows PlatformVersion : 10.0.14393 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.2.800.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : EXAMPLE-EXAMPLE.WORKGROUP IamRole : InstanceId : i-EXAMPLEac7501d023 IPAddress : 10.0.0.02 IsLatestVersion : False LastAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:00:20 AM LastPingDateTime : 8/16/2018 7:40:35 PM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:00:20 AM Name : PingStatus : Online PlatformName : Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter PlatformType : Windows PlatformVersion : 10.0.14393 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ``` **Example 3: This example shows how to use the -InstanceInformationFilterList parameter to filter results to only those AWS Systems Manager instances in region `us-east-1` with `PlatformTypes` of `Windows` or `Linux`. You can find a list of valid -InstanceInformationFilterList key values in the InstanceInformationFilter API reference topic (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/APIReference/API\$1InstanceInformationFilter.html).** ``` $Filters = @{ Key="PlatformTypes" ValueSet=("Windows","Linux") } Get-SSMInstanceInformation -Region us-east-1 -InstanceInformationFilterList $Filters ``` **Output:** ``` ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.2.800.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : EXAMPLE-EXAMPLE.WORKGROUP IamRole : InstanceId : i-EXAMPLEb0792d98ce IPAddress : 10.0.0.27 IsLatestVersion : False LastAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:02:50 AM LastPingDateTime : 8/16/2018 7:40:27 PM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:02:50 AM Name : PingStatus : Online PlatformName : Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS PlatformType : Linux PlatformVersion : 18.04 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.2.800.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : EXAMPLE-EXAMPLE.WORKGROUP IamRole : InstanceId : i-EXAMPLEac7501d023 IPAddress : 10.0.0.100 IsLatestVersion : False LastAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:00:20 AM LastPingDateTime : 8/16/2018 7:40:35 PM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:00:20 AM Name : PingStatus : Online PlatformName : Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter PlatformType : Windows PlatformVersion : 10.0.14393 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ``` **Example 4: This example lists ssm managed instances and exports InstanceId, PingStatus, LastPingDateTime and PlatformName to a csv file.** ``` Get-SSMInstanceInformation | Select-Object InstanceId, PingStatus, LastPingDateTime, PlatformName | Export-Csv Instance-details.csv -NoTypeInformation ``` + For API details, see [DescribeInstanceInformation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v4/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4)*. **Tools for PowerShell V5** **Example 1: This example shows details of each of your instances.** ``` Get-SSMInstanceInformation ``` **Output:** ``` ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.0.672.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : ip-172-31-44-222.us-west-2.compute.internal IamRole : InstanceId : i-0cb2b964d3e14fd9f IPAddress : 172.31.44.222 IsLatestVersion : True LastAssociationExecutionDate : 2/24/2017 3:18:09 AM LastPingDateTime : 2/24/2017 3:35:03 AM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 2/24/2017 3:18:09 AM Name : PingStatus : ConnectionLost PlatformName : Amazon Linux AMI PlatformType : Linux PlatformVersion : 2016.09 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ``` **Example 2: This example shows how to use the -Filter parameter to filter results to only those AWS Systems Manager instances in region `us-east-1` with an `AgentVersion` of `2.2.800.0`. You can find a list of valid -Filter key values in the InstanceInformation API reference topic (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/APIReference/API\$1InstanceInformation.html\$1systemsmanager-Type-InstanceInformation-ActivationId).** ``` $Filters = @{ Key="AgentVersion" Values="2.2.800.0" } Get-SSMInstanceInformation -Region us-east-1 -Filter $Filters ``` **Output:** ``` ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.2.800.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : EXAMPLE-EXAMPLE.WORKGROUP IamRole : InstanceId : i-EXAMPLEb0792d98ce IPAddress : 10.0.0.01 IsLatestVersion : False LastAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:02:50 AM LastPingDateTime : 8/16/2018 7:40:27 PM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:02:50 AM Name : PingStatus : Online PlatformName : Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter PlatformType : Windows PlatformVersion : 10.0.14393 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.2.800.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : EXAMPLE-EXAMPLE.WORKGROUP IamRole : InstanceId : i-EXAMPLEac7501d023 IPAddress : 10.0.0.02 IsLatestVersion : False LastAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:00:20 AM LastPingDateTime : 8/16/2018 7:40:35 PM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:00:20 AM Name : PingStatus : Online PlatformName : Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter PlatformType : Windows PlatformVersion : 10.0.14393 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ``` **Example 3: This example shows how to use the -InstanceInformationFilterList parameter to filter results to only those AWS Systems Manager instances in region `us-east-1` with `PlatformTypes` of `Windows` or `Linux`. You can find a list of valid -InstanceInformationFilterList key values in the InstanceInformationFilter API reference topic (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/APIReference/API\$1InstanceInformationFilter.html).** ``` $Filters = @{ Key="PlatformTypes" ValueSet=("Windows","Linux") } Get-SSMInstanceInformation -Region us-east-1 -InstanceInformationFilterList $Filters ``` **Output:** ``` ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.2.800.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : EXAMPLE-EXAMPLE.WORKGROUP IamRole : InstanceId : i-EXAMPLEb0792d98ce IPAddress : 10.0.0.27 IsLatestVersion : False LastAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:02:50 AM LastPingDateTime : 8/16/2018 7:40:27 PM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:02:50 AM Name : PingStatus : Online PlatformName : Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS PlatformType : Linux PlatformVersion : 18.04 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ActivationId : AgentVersion : 2.2.800.0 AssociationOverview : Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.InstanceAggregatedAssociationOverview AssociationStatus : Success ComputerName : EXAMPLE-EXAMPLE.WORKGROUP IamRole : InstanceId : i-EXAMPLEac7501d023 IPAddress : 10.0.0.100 IsLatestVersion : False LastAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:00:20 AM LastPingDateTime : 8/16/2018 7:40:35 PM LastSuccessfulAssociationExecutionDate : 8/16/2018 12:00:20 AM Name : PingStatus : Online PlatformName : Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter PlatformType : Windows PlatformVersion : 10.0.14393 RegistrationDate : 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM ResourceType : EC2Instance ``` **Example 4: This example lists ssm managed instances and exports InstanceId, PingStatus, LastPingDateTime and PlatformName to a csv file.** ``` Get-SSMInstanceInformation | Select-Object InstanceId, PingStatus, LastPingDateTime, PlatformName | Export-Csv Instance-details.csv -NoTypeInformation ``` + For API details, see [DescribeInstanceInformation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in *AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)*. ------