ec2-describe-image-attribute

Description

Returns information about an attribute of an AMI. Only one attribute can be specified per call.

Syntax

ec2-describe-image-attribute ami_id {-l | -p | -b | --kernel | --ramdisk}

Options

NameDescriptionRequired

ami_id

The ID of the AMI for which an attribute will be described.

Type: String

Default: None

Example: ami-4fa54026

Yes

--description description

The description of the AMI that was provided during image creation.

Type: String

Default: None

Constraints: Up to 255 characters

Example: Fedora_v11

No

-l, --launch-permission

Describes the launch permissions of the AMI.

Type: String

Default: None

Example: -l

No

-p, --product-code

Describes the product code associated with the AMI.

Type: String

Default: None

Example: D662E989

No

-b, --block-device-mapping

Describes the mapping that defines native device names to use when exposing virtual devices.

Type: String

Default: None

Example: -b

No

Output

The command returns a table that contains the following information:

  • Attribute type identifier

  • ID of the AMI

  • Attribute value type or attribute list item value type

  • Attribute or attribute list item value

Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.

Examples

Example Request

This example lists the launch permissions for the ami-61a54008 AMI

PROMPT> ec2-describe-image-attribute ami-2bb65342 -l
launchPermission ami-2bb65342 group all
launchPermission ami-2bb65342 userId 495219933132

Example Request

This example lists the product code for the ami-2bb65342AMI.

PROMPT> ec2-describe-image-attribute ami-2bb65342 -p
productCodes ami-2bb65342 productCode
							774F4FF8