Returns information about an attribute of an AMI. Only one attribute can be specified per call.
ec2-describe-image-attribute
ami_id {-l | -p | -b | --kernel | --ramdisk}
| Name | Description | Required |
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The ID of the AMI for which an attribute will be described. Type: String Default: None Example: ami-4fa54026 |
Yes |
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The description of the AMI that was provided during image creation. Type: String Default: None Constraints: Up to 255 characters Example: Fedora_v11 |
No |
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Describes the launch permissions of the AMI. Type: String Default: None Example: -l |
No |
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Describes the product code associated with the AMI. Type: String Default: None Example: D662E989 |
No |
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Describes the mapping that defines native device names to use when exposing virtual devices. Type: String Default: None Example: -b |
No |
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.
This example lists the launch permissions for the ami-61a54008 AMI
PROMPT>ec2-describe-image-attribute ami-2bb65342 -llaunchPermission ami-2bb65342 group alllaunchPermission ami-2bb65342 userId 495219933132
This example lists the product code for the ami-2bb65342AMI.
PROMPT>ec2-describe-image-attribute ami-2bb65342 -pproductCodes ami-2bb65342 productCode 774F4FF8