GetConsoleOutput

The GetConsoleOutput operation retrieves console output that has been posted for the specified instance.

Instance console output is buffered and posted shortly after instance boot, reboot and once the instance is terminated. Only the most recent 64 KB of posted output is available. Console output is available for at least 1 hour after the most recent post.

Request Parameters

The following table describes the request parameters for GetConsoleOutput. Parameter names are case sensitive.

Element Name	Definition	Required?	Type
An instance ID returned from a previous call to `RunInstances`.	Yes	`xsd:string`

Response Tags

The following table describes the default response tags included in GetConsoleOutput responses.

Element Name	Definition	Type
`instanceId`	The instance ID.	`xsd:string`
`timestamp`	The time the output was last updated.	`xsd:dateTime`
`output`	The console output, Base64 encoded.	`xsd:string`

Sample Request

<GetConsoleOutput xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2007-03-01">
      <instanceId>i-28a64341</instanceId>
</GetConsoleOutput>

Sample Response

<GetConsoleOutputResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2007-03-01">
  <instanceId>i-28a64341</instanceId>
  <timestamp>2007-01-03 15:00:00</timestamp>
  <output>TGludXggdmVyc2lvbiAyLjYuMTYteGVuVSAoYnVpbGRlckBwYXRjaGJhdC5hbWF6b25zYSkgKGdj
YyB2ZXJzaW9uIDQuMC4xIDIwMDUwNzI3IChSZWQgSGF0IDQuMC4xLTUpKSAjMSBTTVAgVGh1IE9j
dCAyNiAwODo0MToyNiBTQVNUIDIwMDYKQklPUy1wcm92aWRlZCBwaHlzaWNhbCBSQU0gbWFwOgpY
ZW46IDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAgLSAwMDAwMDAwMDZhNDAwMDAwICh1c2FibGUpCjk4ME1CIEhJ
R0hNRU0gYXZhaWxhYmxlLgo3MjdNQiBMT1dNRU0gYXZhaWxhYmxlLgpOWCAoRXhlY3V0ZSBEaXNh
YmxlKSBwcm90ZWN0aW9uOiBhY3RpdmUKSVJRIGxvY2t1cCBkZXRlY3Rpb24gZGlzYWJsZWQKQnVp
bHQgMSB6b25lbGlzdHMKS2VybmVsIGNvbW1hbmQgbGluZTogcm9vdD0vZGV2L3NkYTEgcm8gNApF
bmFibGluZyBmYXN0IEZQVSBzYXZlIGFuZCByZXN0b3JlLi4uIGRvbmUuCg==</output>
</GetConsoleOutputResponse>