DescribeInstanceAttribute#

Description#

Describes the specified attribute of a given VPC. If you specify multiple parameter names separated by commas, you can get their values in one request. In the AWS EC2 API, you can only retrieve the values of one instance parameter per request.

Request Parameters#

  • instanceId — The ID of the instance.

    • Type: String

    • Required: Yes

  • Attribute — The instance attribute.

    • Type: String

    • Required: Yes

    • Valid values: blockDeviceMapping | disableApiTermination | groupSet | instanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior | instanceType | rootDeviceName | sourceDestCheck | userData

Response Elements#

  • attribute — The instance attribute.

    • Type: String

  • instanceId — The ID of the instance.

    • Type: String

  • requestId — The request ID.

    • Type: String

Examples#

c2-ec2 DescribeInstanceAttribute InstanceId i-01234567 Attribute instanceType