Use DescribeNetworkInterfaceAttribute with a CLI

Example 1: To describe the attachment attribute of a network interface

The following describe-network-interface-attribute example describes the attachment attribute of the specified network interface.

aws ec2 describe-network-interface-attribute \
    --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 \
    --attribute attachment

Output:

{
    "NetworkInterfaceId": "eni-686ea200",
    "Attachment": {
        "Status": "attached",
        "DeviceIndex": 0,
        "AttachTime": "2015-05-21T20:02:20.000Z",
        "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0",
        "DeleteOnTermination": true,
        "AttachmentId": "eni-attach-43348162",
        "InstanceOwnerId": "123456789012"
    }
}

For more information, see Modify network interface attributes in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Example 2: To describe the description attribute of a network interface

The following describe-network-interface-attribute example describes the description attribute of the specified network interface.

aws ec2 describe-network-interface-attribute \
    --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 \
    --attribute description

Output:

{
    "NetworkInterfaceId": "eni-686ea200",
    "Description": {
        "Value": "My description"
    }
}

For more information, see Modify network interface attributes in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Example 3: To describe the groupSet attribute of a network interface

The following describe-network-interface-attribute example describes the groupSet attribute of the specified network interface.

aws ec2 describe-network-interface-attribute \
    --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 \
    --attribute groupSet

Output:

{
    "NetworkInterfaceId": "eni-686ea200",
    "Groups": [
        {
            "GroupName": "my-security-group",
            "GroupId": "sg-903004f8"
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Modify network interface attributes in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Example 4: To describe the sourceDestCheck attribute of a network interface

The following describe-network-interface-attribute example describes the sourceDestCheck attribute of the specified network interface.

aws ec2 describe-network-interface-attribute \
    --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 \
    --attribute sourceDestCheck

Output:

{
    "NetworkInterfaceId": "eni-686ea200",
    "SourceDestCheck": {
        "Value": true
    }
}

For more information, see Modify network interface attributes in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Example 1: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute Attachment

Output:

Attachment         : Amazon.EC2.Model.NetworkInterfaceAttachment

Example 2: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute Description

Output:

Description        : My description

Example 3: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute GroupSet

Output:

Groups             : {my-security-group}

Example 4: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute SourceDestCheck

Output:

SourceDestCheck    : True

Example 1: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute Attachment

Output:

Attachment         : Amazon.EC2.Model.NetworkInterfaceAttachment

Example 2: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute Description

Output:

Description        : My description

Example 3: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute GroupSet

Output:

Groups             : {my-security-group}

Example 4: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute SourceDestCheck

Output:

SourceDestCheck    : True