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amazon.aws.ec2_instance_info module – Gather information about ec2 instances in AWS

Note

This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 5.5.1).

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 amazon.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

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

New in amazon.aws 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Gather information about ec2 instances in AWS

Requirements

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

• python >= 3.6

• boto3 >= 1.18.0

• botocore >= 1.21.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access_key aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key, ec2_access_key string	AWS access key ID. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. Prior to release 6.0.0 these environment variables will be ignored if the profile parameter is passed. After release 6.0.0 access_key will always fall back to the environment variables if set. The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
aws_ca_bundle path	The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. The AWS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable may also be used.
aws_config dictionary	A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration. Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.
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: false ← (default) true
endpoint_url aliases: ec2_url, aws_endpoint_url, s3_url string	URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS. The AWS_URL or EC2_URL environment variables may also be used, in decreasing order of preference. The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_URL environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
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. Default: []
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	A named AWS profile to use for authentication. See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html. The AWS_PROFILE environment variable may also be used. Prior to release 6.0.0 the AWS_PROFILE environment variable will be ignored if any of access_key, secret_key, or session_token are passed. After release 6.0.0 profile will always fall back to the AWS_PROFILE environment variable if set. The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options.
region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region string	The AWS region to use. For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored. The AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variables may also be used. See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region. The ec2_region alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01 Support for the EC2_REGION environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
secret_key aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, ec2_secret_key string	AWS secret access key. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. Prior to release 6.0.0 these environment variables will be ignored if the profile parameter is passed. After release 6.0.0 secret_key will always fall back to the environment variables if set. The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
session_token aliases: aws_session_token, security_token, aws_security_token, access_token string	AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. Prior to release 6.0.0 these environment variables will be ignored if the profile parameter is passed. After release 6.0.0 session_token will always fall back to the environment variables if set. The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive. Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0. The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY and AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
validate_certs boolean	When set to false, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs. Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead. Choices: false true ← (default)

Notes

Note

• Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.

• The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

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

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

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

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

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

- name: Gather information about any instance in states "shutting-down", "stopping", "stopped"
  amazon.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
  amazon.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
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::123456789012: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)

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