community.aws.ec2_instance_info – Gather information about ec2 instances in AWS

Note

This plugin is part of the community.aws collection (version 1.5.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.aws.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.aws.ec2_instance_info.

New in version 1.0.0: of community.aws

Synopsis

  • Gather information about ec2 instances in AWS

  • This module was called ec2_instance_facts before Ansible 2.9. The usage did not change.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • boto

  • boto3

  • botocore

  • python >= 2.6

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

aws_access_key

aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key

string

AWS access key. If not set then the value of the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable is used.

If profile is set this parameter is ignored.

Passing the aws_access_key and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.

aws_ca_bundle

path

The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates.

Only used for boto3 based modules.

Note: The CA Bundle is read ‘module’ side and may need to be explicitly copied from the controller if not run locally.

aws_config

dictionary

A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration.

Parameters can be found at https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.

Only the ‘user_agent’ key is used for boto modules. See http://boto.cloudhackers.com/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html#boto for more boto configuration.

aws_secret_key

aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key

string

AWS secret key. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable is used.

If profile is set this parameter is ignored.

Passing the aws_secret_key and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.

debug_botocore_endpoint_logs

boolean

Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) “resource:action” API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used.

Choices:

  • no ← (default)

  • yes

ec2_url

aliases: aws_endpoint_url, endpoint_url

string

Url to use to connect to EC2 or your Eucalyptus cloud (by default the module will use EC2 endpoints). Ignored for modules where region is required. Must be specified for all other modules if region is not used. If not set then the value of the EC2_URL environment variable, if any, is used.

filters

dictionary

A dict of filters to apply. Each dict item consists of a filter key and a filter value. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInstances.html for possible filters. Filter names and values are case sensitive.

Default: {}

instance_ids

list / elements=string

If you specify one or more instance IDs, only instances that have the specified IDs are returned.

minimum_uptime

aliases: uptime

integer

Minimum running uptime in minutes of instances. For example if uptime is 60 return all instances that have run more than 60 minutes.

profile

aliases: aws_profile

string

Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.

Using profile will override aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token and support for passing them at the same time as profile has been deprecated.

aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token will be made mutually exclusive with profile after 2022-06-01.

region

aliases: aws_region, ec2_region

string

The AWS region to use. If not specified then the value of the AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variable, if any, is used. See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region

security_token

aliases: aws_security_token, access_token

string

AWS STS security token. If not set then the value of the AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variable is used.

If profile is set this parameter is ignored.

Passing the security_token and profile options at the same time has been deprecated and the options will be made mutually exclusive after 2022-06-01.

validate_certs

boolean

When set to “no”, SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.

Choices:

  • no

  • yes ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • If parameters are not set within the module, the following environment variables can be used in decreasing order of precedence AWS_URL or EC2_URL, AWS_PROFILE or AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID or AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY or AWS_SECRET_KEY or EC2_SECRET_KEY, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN, AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION, AWS_CA_BUNDLE

  • Ansible uses the boto configuration file (typically ~/.boto) if no credentials are provided. See https://boto.readthedocs.io/en/latest/boto_config_tut.html

  • AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION can be typically be used to specify the AWS region, when required, but this can also be configured in the boto config file

Examples

# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

- name: Gather information about all instances
  community.aws.ec2_instance_info:

- name: Gather information about all instances in AZ ap-southeast-2a
  community.aws.ec2_instance_info:
    filters:
      availability-zone: ap-southeast-2a

- name: Gather information about a particular instance using ID
  community.aws.ec2_instance_info:
    instance_ids:
      - i-12345678

- name: Gather information about any instance with a tag key Name and value Example
  community.aws.ec2_instance_info:
    filters:
      "tag:Name": Example

- name: Gather information about any instance in states "shutting-down", "stopping", "stopped"
  community.aws.ec2_instance_info:
    filters:
      instance-state-name: [ "shutting-down", "stopping", "stopped" ]

- name: Gather information about any instance with Name beginning with RHEL and an uptime of at least 60 minutes
  community.aws.ec2_instance_info:
    region: "{{ ec2_region }}"
    uptime: 60
    filters:
      "tag:Name": "RHEL-*"
      instance-state-name: [ "running"]
  register: ec2_node_info

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

instances

complex

a list of ec2 instances

Returned: always

ami_launch_index

integer

The AMI launch index, which can be used to find this instance in the launch group.

Returned: always

Sample: 0

architecture

string

The architecture of the image

Returned: always

Sample: “x86_64”

block_device_mappings

complex

Any block device mapping entries for the instance.

Returned: always

device_name

string

The device name exposed to the instance (for example, /dev/sdh or xvdh).

Returned: always

Sample: “/dev/sdh”

ebs

complex

Parameters used to automatically set up EBS volumes when the instance is launched.

Returned: always

attach_time

string

The time stamp when the attachment initiated.

Returned: always

Sample: “2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00”

delete_on_termination

boolean

Indicates whether the volume is deleted on instance termination.

Returned: always

Sample: true

status

string

The attachment state.

Returned: always

Sample: “attached”

volume_id

string

The ID of the EBS volume

Returned: always

Sample: “vol-12345678”

client_token

string

The idempotency token you provided when you launched the instance, if applicable.

Returned: always

Sample: “mytoken”

cpu_options

complex

The CPU options set for the instance.

Returned: always if botocore version >= 1.10.16

core_count

integer

The number of CPU cores for the instance.

Returned: always

Sample: 1

threads_per_core

integer

The number of threads per CPU core. On supported instance, a value of 1 means Intel Hyper-Threading Technology is disabled.

Returned: always

Sample: 1

ebs_optimized

boolean

Indicates whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O.

Returned: always

Sample: false

hypervisor

string

The hypervisor type of the instance.

Returned: always

Sample: “xen”

iam_instance_profile

complex

The IAM instance profile associated with the instance, if applicable.

Returned: always

arn

string

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile.

Returned: always

Sample: “arn:aws:iam::000012345678:instance-profile/myprofile”

id

string

The ID of the instance profile

Returned: always

Sample: “JFJ397FDG400FG9FD1N”

image_id

string

The ID of the AMI used to launch the instance.

Returned: always

Sample: “ami-0011223344”

instance_id

string

The ID of the instance.

Returned: always

Sample: “i-012345678”

instance_type

string

The instance type size of the running instance.

Returned: always

Sample: “t2.micro”

key_name

string

The name of the key pair, if this instance was launched with an associated key pair.

Returned: always

Sample: “my-key”

launch_time

string

The time the instance was launched.

Returned: always

Sample: “2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00”

monitoring

complex

The monitoring for the instance.

Returned: always

state

string

Indicates whether detailed monitoring is enabled. Otherwise, basic monitoring is enabled.

Returned: always

Sample: “disabled”

network_interfaces

complex

One or more network interfaces for the instance.

Returned: always

association

complex

The association information for an Elastic IPv4 associated with the network interface.

Returned: always

ip_owner_id

string

The ID of the owner of the Elastic IP address.

Returned: always

Sample: “amazon”

public_dns_name

string

The public DNS name.

Returned: always

Sample: “”

public_ip

string

The public IP address or Elastic IP address bound to the network interface.

Returned: always

Sample: “1.2.3.4”

attachment

complex

The network interface attachment.

Returned: always

attach_time

string

The time stamp when the attachment initiated.

Returned: always

Sample: “2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00”

attachment_id

string

The ID of the network interface attachment.

Returned: always

Sample: “eni-attach-3aff3f”

delete_on_termination

boolean

Indicates whether the network interface is deleted when the instance is terminated.

Returned: always

Sample: true

device_index

integer

The index of the device on the instance for the network interface attachment.

Returned: always

Sample: 0

status

string

The attachment state.

Returned: always

Sample: “attached”

description

string

The description.

Returned: always

Sample: “My interface”

groups

list / elements=dictionary

One or more security groups.

Returned: always

group_id

string

The ID of the security group.

Returned: always

Sample: “sg-abcdef12”

group_name

string

The name of the security group.

Returned: always

Sample: “mygroup”

ipv6_addresses

list / elements=dictionary

One or more IPv6 addresses associated with the network interface.

Returned: always

ipv6_address

string

The IPv6 address.

Returned: always

Sample: “2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334”

mac_address

string

The MAC address.

Returned: always

Sample: “00:11:22:33:44:55”

network_interface_id

string

The ID of the network interface.

Returned: always

Sample: “eni-01234567”

owner_id

string

The AWS account ID of the owner of the network interface.

Returned: always

Sample: “01234567890”

private_ip_address

string

The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet.

Returned: always

Sample: “10.0.0.1”

private_ip_addresses

list / elements=dictionary

The private IPv4 addresses associated with the network interface.

Returned: always

association

complex

The association information for an Elastic IP address (IPv4) associated with the network interface.

Returned: always

ip_owner_id

string

The ID of the owner of the Elastic IP address.

Returned: always

Sample: “amazon”

public_dns_name

string

The public DNS name.

Returned: always

Sample: “”

public_ip

string

The public IP address or Elastic IP address bound to the network interface.

Returned: always

Sample: “1.2.3.4”

primary

boolean

Indicates whether this IPv4 address is the primary private IP address of the network interface.

Returned: always

Sample: true

private_ip_address

string

The private IPv4 address of the network interface.

Returned: always

Sample: “10.0.0.1”

source_dest_check

boolean

Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled.

Returned: always

Sample: true

status

string

The status of the network interface.

Returned: always

Sample: “in-use”

subnet_id

string

The ID of the subnet for the network interface.

Returned: always

Sample: “subnet-0123456”

vpc_id

string

The ID of the VPC for the network interface.

Returned: always

Sample: “vpc-0123456”

placement

complex

The location where the instance launched, if applicable.

Returned: always

availability_zone

string

The Availability Zone of the instance.

Returned: always

Sample: “ap-southeast-2a”

group_name

string

The name of the placement group the instance is in (for cluster compute instances).

Returned: always

Sample: “”

tenancy

string

The tenancy of the instance (if the instance is running in a VPC).

Returned: always

Sample: “default”

private_dns_name

string

The private DNS name.

Returned: always

Sample: “ip-10-0-0-1.ap-southeast-2.compute.internal”

private_ip_address

string

The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet.

Returned: always

Sample: “10.0.0.1”

product_codes

list / elements=dictionary

One or more product codes.

Returned: always

product_code_id

string

The product code.

Returned: always

Sample: “aw0evgkw8ef3n2498gndfgasdfsd5cce”

product_code_type

string

The type of product code.

Returned: always

Sample: “marketplace”

public_dns_name

string

The public DNS name assigned to the instance.

Returned: always

public_ip_address

string

The public IPv4 address assigned to the instance

Returned: always

Sample: “52.0.0.1”

root_device_name

string

The device name of the root device

Returned: always

Sample: “/dev/sda1”

root_device_type

string

The type of root device used by the AMI.

Returned: always

Sample: “ebs”

security_groups

list / elements=dictionary

One or more security groups for the instance.

Returned: always

group_id

string

The ID of the security group.

Returned: always

Sample: “sg-0123456”

group_name

string

The name of the security group.

Returned: always

Sample: “my-security-group”

source_dest_check

boolean

Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled.

Returned: always

Sample: true

state

complex

The current state of the instance.

Returned: always

code

integer

The low byte represents the state.

Returned: always

Sample: 16

name

string

The name of the state.

Returned: always

Sample: “running”

state_transition_reason

string

The reason for the most recent state transition.

Returned: always

subnet_id

string

The ID of the subnet in which the instance is running.

Returned: always

Sample: “subnet-00abcdef”

tags

dictionary

Any tags assigned to the instance.

Returned: always

virtualization_type

string

The type of virtualization of the AMI.

Returned: always

Sample: “hvm”

vpc_id

dictionary

The ID of the VPC the instance is in.

Returned: always

Sample: “vpc-0011223344”

Authors

  • Michael Schuett (@michaeljs1990)

  • Rob White (@wimnat)