EC2 Describe Instance Attribute

Describes the specified attribute of the specified instance. You can specify only one attribute at a time. Valid attribute values are: instanceType | kernel | ramdisk | userData | disableApiTermination | instanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior | rootDeviceName | blockDeviceMapping | productCodes | sourceDestCheck | groupSet | ebsOptimized | sriovNetSupport.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the AWS documentation.

Basic Parameters

Parameter	Description
AWS Region(s)	Enter the desired AWS Region(s). To execute the action in multiple regions, provide a comma-separated list. For example: us-east-1,eu-west-2. If you wish to run the action in all available regions, use the asterisk symbol (*) instead.
Attribute	The instance attribute. Note: The enaSupport attribute is not supported at this time.
Instance ID	The ID of the instance.

Advanced Parameters

Parameter	Description
Disable XML To JSON Auto Convert	When checked, XML responses are not automatically converted into JSON format.
Dry Run	Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

Example Output

{
    "BlockDeviceMappings": [
        {
            "DeviceName": "/dev/sda1",
            "Ebs": {
                "AttachTime": "2013-05-17T22:42:34.000Z",
                "DeleteOnTermination": true,
                "Status": "attached",
                "VolumeId": "vol-049df61146c4d7901"
            }
        },
        {
            "DeviceName": "/dev/sdf",
            "Ebs": {
                "AttachTime": "2013-09-10T23:07:00.000Z",
                "DeleteOnTermination": false,
                "Status": "attached",
                "VolumeId": "vol-049df61146c4d7901"
            }
        }
    ],
    "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0"
}

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