Use DescribeVpnConnections
with a CLI
The following code examples show how to use DescribeVpnConnections
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- CLI
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- AWS CLI
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Example 1: To describe your VPN connections
The following
describe-vpn-connections
example describes all of your Site-to-Site VPN connections.aws ec2 describe-vpn-connections
Output:
{ "VpnConnections": [ { "CustomerGatewayConfiguration": "...configuration information...", "CustomerGatewayId": "cgw-01234567abcde1234", "Category": "VPN", "State": "available", "Type": "ipsec.1", "VpnConnectionId": "vpn-1122334455aabbccd", "TransitGatewayId": "tgw-00112233445566aab", "Options": { "EnableAcceleration": false, "StaticRoutesOnly": true, "LocalIpv4NetworkCidr": "0.0.0.0/0", "RemoteIpv4NetworkCidr": "0.0.0.0/0", "TunnelInsideIpVersion": "ipv4" }, "Routes": [], "Tags": [ { "Key": "Name", "Value": "CanadaVPN" } ], "VgwTelemetry": [ { "AcceptedRouteCount": 0, "LastStatusChange": "2020-07-29T10:35:11.000Z", "OutsideIpAddress": "203.0.113.3", "Status": "DOWN", "StatusMessage": "" }, { "AcceptedRouteCount": 0, "LastStatusChange": "2020-09-02T09:09:33.000Z", "OutsideIpAddress": "203.0.113.5", "Status": "UP", "StatusMessage": "" } ] } ] }
For more information, see How AWS Site-to-Site VPN works in the AWS Site-to-Site VPN User Guide.
Example 2: To describe your available VPN connections
The following
describe-vpn-connections
example describes your Site-to-Site VPN connections with a state ofavailable
.aws ec2 describe-vpn-connections \ --filters
"Name=state,Values=available"
For more information, see How AWS Site-to-Site VPN works in the AWS Site-to-Site VPN User Guide.
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For API details, see DescribeVpnConnections
in AWS CLI Command Reference.
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- PowerShell
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- Tools for PowerShell
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Example 1: This example describes the specified VPN connection.
Get-EC2VpnConnection -VpnConnectionId vpn-12345678
Output:
CustomerGatewayConfiguration : [XML document] CustomerGatewayId : cgw-1a2b3c4d Options : Amazon.EC2.Model.VpnConnectionOptions Routes : {Amazon.EC2.Model.VpnStaticRoute} State : available Tags : {} Type : ipsec.1 VgwTelemetry : {Amazon.EC2.Model.VgwTelemetry, Amazon.EC2.Model.VgwTelemetry} VpnConnectionId : vpn-12345678 VpnGatewayId : vgw-1a2b3c4d
Example 2: This example describes any VPN connection whose state is either pending or available.
$filter = New-Object Amazon.EC2.Model.Filter $filter.Name = "state" $filter.Values = @( "pending", "available" ) Get-EC2VpnConnection -Filter $filter
Example 3: This example describes all your VPN connections.
Get-EC2VpnConnection
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For API details, see DescribeVpnConnections in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.
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For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Create Amazon EC2 resources using an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.