Calling AMI public parameters in Parameter Store - AWS Systems Manager
Calling AMI public parameters for Amazon Linux 1, Amazon Linux 2, and Amazon Linux 2023Calling AMI public parameters for macOSCalling AMI public parameters for Windows Server

Calling AMI public parameters in Parameter Store

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Amazon Machine Image (AMI) public parameters are available for Amazon Linux 1, Amazon Linux 2, Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023), macOS, and Windows Server from the following paths:

  • Amazon Linux 1, Amazon Linux 2, and Amazon Linux 2023: /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest

  • macOS: /aws/service/ec2-macos

  • Windows Server: /aws/service/ami-windows-latest

Calling AMI public parameters for Amazon Linux 1, Amazon Linux 2, and Amazon Linux 2023

You can view a list of all Amazon Linux 1, Amazon Linux 2, and Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) AMIs in the current AWS Region by using the following command in the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).

Linux & macOS
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path \
    --path /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest \
    --query 'Parameters[].Name'
Windows
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path ^
    --path /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest ^
    --query Parameters[].Name

The command returns information like the following.

[
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-arm64",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-x86_64",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-minimal-kernel-6.1-arm64",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-minimal-kernel-6.1-x86_64",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-minimal-kernel-default-arm64",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn-ami-hvm-x86_64-s3",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-x86_64-ebs",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-x86_64-ebs",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-default-arm64",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-default-x86_64",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-minimal-kernel-default-x86_64",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn-ami-hvm-x86_64-ebs",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn-ami-minimal-hvm-x86_64-ebs",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn-ami-minimal-hvm-x86_64-s3",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-arm64-gp2",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-arm64-gp2",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-x86_64-gp2",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-minimal-hvm-arm64-ebs",
    "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-minimal-hvm-x86_64-ebs"
]

You can view details about these AMIs, including the AMI IDs and Amazon Resource Names (ARNs), by using the following command.

Linux & macOS
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path \
    --path "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest" \
    --region region
Windows
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path ^
    --path "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest" ^
    --region region

region represents the identifier for an AWS Region supported by AWS Systems Manager, such as us-east-2 for the US East (Ohio) Region. For a list of supported region values, see the Region column in Systems Manager service endpoints in the Amazon Web Services General Reference.

The command returns information like the following. This example output has been truncated for space.

{
    "Parameters": [
         {
            "Name": "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-arm64",
            "Type": "String",
            "Value": "ami-0b1b8b24a6c8e5d8b",
            "Version": 69,
            "LastModifiedDate": "2024-03-13T14:05:09.583000-04:00",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2::parameter/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-arm64",
            "DataType": "text"
        },
        {
            "Name": "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-x86_64",
            "Type": "String",
            "Value": "ami-0e0bf53f6def86294",
            "Version": 69,
            "LastModifiedDate": "2024-03-13T14:05:09.890000-04:00",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2::parameter/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-x86_64",
            "DataType": "text"
        },
        {
            "Name": "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-minimal-kernel-6.1-arm64",
            "Type": "String",
            "Value": "ami-09951bb66f9e5b5a5",
            "Version": 69,
            "LastModifiedDate": "2024-03-13T14:05:10.197000-04:00",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2::parameter/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-minimal-kernel-6.1-arm64",
            "DataType": "text"
        }
    ]
}

You can view details of a specific AMI by using the GetParameters API operation with the full AMI name, including the path. Here is an example command.

Linux & macOS
aws ssm get-parameters \
    --names /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-arm64 \
    --region us-east-2
Windows
aws ssm get-parameters ^
    --names /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-arm64 ^
    --region us-east-2

The command returns the following information.

{
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "Name": "/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-arm64",
            "Type": "String",
            "Value": "ami-0b1b8b24a6c8e5d8b",
            "Version": 69,
            "LastModifiedDate": "2024-03-13T14:05:09.583000-04:00",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2::parameter/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-arm64",
            "DataType": "text"
        }
    ],
    "InvalidParameters": []
}

Calling AMI public parameters for macOS

You can view a list of all macOS AMIs in the current AWS Region by using the following command in the AWS CLI.

Linux & macOS
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path \
    --path /aws/service/ec2-macos\
    --query 'Parameters[].Name'
Windows
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path ^
    --path /aws/service/ec2-macos ^
    --query Parameters[].Name

The command returns information like the following. 

[
    "/aws/service/ec2-macos/sonoma/x86_64_mac/latest/image_id",
    "/aws/service/ec2-macos/ventura/x86_64_mac/latest/image_id",
    "/aws/service/ec2-macos/monterey/x86_64_mac/latest/image_id",
    "/aws/service/ec2-macos/sonoma/arm64_mac/latest/image_id",
    "/aws/service/ec2-macos/ventura/arm64_mac/latest/image_id",
    "/aws/service/ec2-macos/monterey/arm64_mac/latest/image_id"
]

You can view details about these AMIs, including the AMI IDs and Amazon Resource Names (ARNs), by using the following command.

Linux & macOS
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path \
    --path "/aws/service/ec2-macos" \
    --region region
Windows
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path ^
    --path "/aws/service/ec2-macos" ^
    --region region

region represents the identifier for an AWS Region supported by AWS Systems Manager, such as us-east-2 for the US East (Ohio) Region. For a list of supported region values, see the Region column in Systems Manager service endpoints in the Amazon Web Services General Reference.

The command returns information like the following. This example output has been truncated for space.

{
    "Parameters": [
        ...sample results pending...
    ]
}

You can view details of a specific AMI by using the GetParameters API operation with the full AMI name, including the path. Here is an example command.

Linux & macOS
aws ssm get-parameters \
    --names /aws/service/ec2-macos/...pending... \
    --region us-east-2
Windows
aws ssm get-parameters ^
     --names /aws/service/ec2-macos/...pending... ^
    --region us-east-2

The command returns the following information.

{
    "Parameters": [
         ...sample results pending...
    ],
    "InvalidParameters": []
}

Calling AMI public parameters for Windows Server

You can view a list of all Windows Server AMIs in the current AWS Region by using the following command in the AWS CLI.

Linux & macOS
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path \
    --path /aws/service/ami-windows-latest \
    --query 'Parameters[].Name'
Windows
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path ^
    --path /aws/service/ami-windows-latest ^
    --query Parameters[].Name

The command returns information like the following. This example output has been truncated for space.

[
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/EC2LaunchV2-Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2014_SP3_Enterprise",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-German-Full-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-Japanese-Full-SQL_2016_SP3_Standard",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-Japanese-Full-SQL_2017_Web",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-English-Core-EKS_Optimized-1.25",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-Italian-Full-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2022-Japanese-Full-SQL_2019_Enterprise",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2022-Portuguese_Brazil-Full-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-2.0.20191217.0-x86_64-gp2-mono",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-English-Deep-Learning",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-Japanese-Full-SQL_2016_SP3_Web",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-Korean-Full-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-English-STIG-Core",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-French-Full-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-Japanese-Full-SQL_2017_Enterprise",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-Korean-Full-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2022-English-Full-SQL_2022_Web",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2022-Italian-Full-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/amzn2-x86_64-SQL_2019_Express",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/EC2LaunchV2-Windows_Server-2016-English-Core-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Enterprise",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Standard",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-Portuguese_Portugal-Full-Base",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-English-Core-EKS_Optimized-1.24",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-English-Deep-Learning",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-English-Full-SQL_2017_Web",
    "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-Hungarian-Full-Base
]

You can view details about these AMIs, including the AMI IDs and Amazon Resource Names (ARNs), by using the following command.

Linux & macOS
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path \
    --path "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest" \
    --region region
Windows
aws ssm get-parameters-by-path ^
    --path "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest" ^
    --region region

region represents the identifier for an AWS Region supported by AWS Systems Manager, such as us-east-2 for the US East (Ohio) Region. For a list of supported region values, see the Region column in Systems Manager service endpoints in the Amazon Web Services General Reference.

The command returns information like the following. This example output has been truncated for space.

{
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "Name": "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/EC2LaunchV2-Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-Base",
            "Type": "String",
            "Value": "ami-0a30b2e65863e2d16",
            "Version": 36,
            "LastModifiedDate": "2024-03-15T15:58:37.976000-04:00",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2::parameter/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/EC2LaunchV2-Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-Base",
            "DataType": "text"
        },
        {
            "Name": "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2014_SP3_Enterprise",
            "Type": "String",
            "Value": "ami-001f20c053dd120ce",
            "Version": 69,
            "LastModifiedDate": "2024-03-15T15:53:58.905000-04:00",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2::parameter/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2014_SP3_Enterprise",
            "DataType": "text"
        },
        {
            "Name": "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-German-Full-Base",
            "Type": "String",
            "Value": "ami-063be4935453e94e9",
            "Version": 102,
            "LastModifiedDate": "2024-03-15T15:51:12.003000-04:00",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2::parameter/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2016-German-Full-Base",
            "DataType": "text"
        }
    ]
}

You can view details of a specific AMI by using the GetParameters API operation with the full AMI name, including the path. Here is an example command.

Linux & macOS
aws ssm get-parameters \
    --names /aws/service/ami-windows-latest/EC2LaunchV2-Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-Base \
    --region us-east-2
Windows
aws ssm get-parameters ^
    --names /aws/service/ami-windows-latest/EC2LaunchV2-Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-Base ^
    --region us-east-2

The command returns the following information.

{
    "Parameters": [
        {
            "Name": "/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/EC2LaunchV2-Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-Base",
            "Type": "String",
            "Value": "ami-0a30b2e65863e2d16",
            "Version": 36,
            "LastModifiedDate": "2024-03-15T15:58:37.976000-04:00",
            "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2::parameter/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/EC2LaunchV2-Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-Base",
            "DataType": "text"
        }
    ],
    "InvalidParameters": []
}