amazon.aws.ec2_instance module – Create & manage EC2 instances

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.

New in amazon.aws 1.0.0

Synopsis

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

aap_callback

aliases: tower_callback

dictionary

Preconfigured user-data to enable an instance to perform an Ansible Automation Platform callback (Linux only).

For Windows instances, to enable remote access via Ansible set windows to true, and optionally set an admin password.

If using windows and set_password, callback ton Ansible Automation Platform will not be performed but the instance will be ready to receive winrm connections from Ansible.

Mutually exclusive with user_data.

host_config_key

string

Host configuration secret key generated by the Tower job template.

Required if windows=False.

job_template_id

string

Either the integer ID of the Tower Job Template, or the name. Using a name for the job template is not supported by Ansible Tower prior to version 3.2.

Required if windows=False.

set_password

string

Optional admin password to use if windows=True.

tower_address

string

IP address or DNS name of Tower server. Must be accessible via this address from the VPC that this instance will be launched in.

Required if windows=False.

windows

boolean

Set windows=True to use powershell instead of bash for the callback script.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

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.

availability_zone

string

Specify an availability zone to use the default subnet it. Useful if not specifying the vpc_subnet_id parameter.

If no subnet, ENI, or availability zone is provided, the default subnet in the default VPC will be used in the first AZ (alphabetically sorted).

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.

count

integer

added in amazon.aws 2.2.0

Number of instances to launch.

Setting this value will result in always launching new instances.

Mutually exclusive with exact_count.

cpu_credit_specification

string

For T series instances, choose whether to allow increased charges to buy CPU credits if the default pool is depleted.

Choose unlimited to enable buying additional CPU credits.

Choices:

  • "unlimited"

  • "standard"

cpu_options

dictionary

Reduce the number of vCPU exposed to the instance.

Those parameters can only be set at instance launch. The two suboptions threads_per_core and core_count are mandatory.

See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-optimize-cpu.html for combinations available.

core_count

integer / required

Set the number of core to enable.

threads_per_core

integer / required

Select the number of threads per core to enable. Disable or Enable Intel HT.

Choices:

  • 1

  • 2

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

detailed_monitoring

boolean

Whether to allow detailed CloudWatch metrics to be collected, enabling more detailed alerting.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

ebs_optimized

boolean

Whether instance is should use optimized EBS volumes, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSOptimized.html.

Choices:

  • false

  • 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.

exact_count

integer

added in amazon.aws 2.2.0

An integer value which indicates how many instances that match the filters parameter should be running.

Instances are either created or terminated based on this value.

If termination takes place, least recently created instances will be terminated based on Launch Time.

Mutually exclusive with count, instance_ids.

filters

dictionary

A dict of filters to apply when deciding whether existing instances match and should be altered. 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.

By default, instances are filtered for counting by their “Name” tag, base AMI, state (running, by default), and subnet ID. Any queryable filter can be used. Good candidates are specific tags, SSH keys, or security groups.

hibernation_options

boolean

added in amazon.aws 5.0.0

Indicates whether an instance is enabled for hibernation. Refer https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/hibernating-prerequisites.html for Hibernation prerequisits.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

iam_instance_profile

aliases: instance_role

string

The ARN or name of an EC2-enabled IAM instance profile to be used.

If a name is not provided in ARN format then the ListInstanceProfiles permission must also be granted. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_ListInstanceProfiles.html

If no full ARN is provided, the role with a matching name will be used from the active AWS account.

image

dictionary

An image to use for the instance. The amazon.aws.ec2_ami_info module may be used to retrieve images. One of image or image_id are required when instance is not already present.

id

string

The AMI ID.

kernel

string

a string AKI to override the AMI kernel.

ramdisk

string

Overrides the AMI’s default ramdisk ID.

image_id

string

ami ID to use for the instance. One of image or image_id are required when instance is not already present.

This is an alias for image.id.

instance_ids

list / elements=string

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

Mutually exclusive with exact_count.

Default: []

instance_initiated_shutdown_behavior

string

Whether to stop or terminate an instance upon shutdown.

Choices:

  • "stop"

  • "terminate"

instance_type

string

Instance type to use for the instance, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-types.html.

Only required when instance is not already present.

If not specified, t2.micro will be used.

In a release after 2023-01-01 the default will be removed and either instance_type or launch_template must be specificed when launching an instance.

key_name

string

Name of the SSH access key to assign to the instance - must exist in the region the instance is created.

Use amazon.aws.ec2_key to manage SSH keys.

launch_template

dictionary

The EC2 launch template to base instance configuration on.

id

string

The ID of the launch template (optional if name is specified).

name

string

The pretty name of the launch template (optional if id is specified).

version

string

The specific version of the launch template to use. If unspecified, the template default is chosen.

metadata_options

dictionary

added in amazon.aws 2.0.0

Modify the metadata options for the instance.

See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html for more information.

The two suboptions http_endpoint and http_tokens are supported.

http_endpoint

string

Enables or disables the HTTP metadata endpoint on instances.

If specified a value of disabled, metadata of the instance will not be accessible.

Choices:

  • "enabled" ← (default)

  • "disabled"

http_protocol_ipv6

string

added in amazon.aws 4.0.0

Wether the instance metadata endpoint is available via IPv6 (enabled) or not (disabled).

Requires botocore >= 1.21.29

Choices:

  • "enabled"

  • "disabled" ← (default)

http_put_response_hop_limit

integer

added in amazon.aws 4.0.0

The desired HTTP PUT response hop limit for instance metadata requests.

The larger the number, the further instance metadata requests can travel.

Default: 1

http_tokens

string

Set the state of token usage for instance metadata requests.

If the state is optional (v1 and v2), instance metadata can be retrieved with or without a signed token header on request.

If the state is required (v2), a signed token header must be sent with any instance metadata retrieval requests.

Choices:

  • "optional" ← (default)

  • "required"

instance_metadata_tags

string

added in amazon.aws 4.0.0

Wether the instance tags are availble (enabled) via metadata endpoint or not (disabled).

Requires botocore >= 1.23.30

Choices:

  • "enabled"

  • "disabled" ← (default)

name

string

The Name tag for the instance.

network

dictionary

Either a dictionary containing the key interfaces corresponding to a list of network interface IDs or containing specifications for a single network interface.

Use the amazon.aws.ec2_eni module to create ENIs with special settings.

assign_public_ip

boolean

When true assigns a public IP address to the interface.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

delete_on_termination

boolean

Delete the interface when the instance it is attached to is terminated.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

description

string

A description for the network interface.

device_index

integer

The index of the interface to modify.

groups

list / elements=string

A list of security group IDs to attach to the interface.

interfaces

list / elements=string

A list of ENI IDs (strings) or a list of objects containing the key id.

ipv6_addresses

list / elements=string

A list of IPv6 addresses to assign to the network interface.

private_ip_address

string

An IPv4 address to assign to the interface.

private_ip_addresses

list / elements=string

A list of IPv4 addresses to assign to the network interface.

source_dest_check

boolean

Controls whether source/destination checking is enabled on the interface.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

subnet_id

string

The subnet to connect the network interface to.

placement_group

string

The placement group that needs to be assigned to the instance.

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.

purge_tags

boolean

If purge_tags=true and tags is set, existing tags will be purged from the resource to match exactly what is defined by tags parameter.

If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified, even if purge_tags=True.

Tag keys beginning with aws: are reserved by Amazon and can not be modified. As such they will be ignored for the purposes of the purge_tags parameter. See the Amazon documentation for more information https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_tagging.html#tag-conventions.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

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.

security_group

string

A security group ID or name.

Mutually exclusive with security_groups.

security_groups

list / elements=string

A list of security group IDs or names (strings).

Mutually exclusive with security_group.

Default: []

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.

state

string

Goal state for the instances.

state=present: ensures instances exist, but does not guarantee any state (e.g. running). Newly-launched instances will be run by EC2.

state=running: state=present + ensures the instances are running

state=started: state=running + waits for EC2 status checks to report OK if wait=true

state=stopped: ensures an existing instance is stopped.

state=rebooted: convenience alias for state=stopped immediately followed by state=running

state=restarted: convenience alias for state=stopped immediately followed by state=started

state=terminated: ensures an existing instance is terminated.

state=absent: alias for state=terminated

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "terminated"

  • "running"

  • "started"

  • "stopped"

  • "restarted"

  • "rebooted"

  • "absent"

tags

aliases: resource_tags

dictionary

A dictionary representing the tags to be applied to the resource.

If the tags parameter is not set then tags will not be modified.

tenancy

string

What type of tenancy to allow an instance to use. Default is shared tenancy. Dedicated tenancy will incur additional charges.

Choices:

  • "dedicated"

  • "default"

termination_protection

boolean

Whether to enable termination protection.

This module will not terminate an instance with termination protection active, it must be turned off first.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

user_data

string

Opaque blob of data which is made available to the EC2 instance.

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)

volumes

list / elements=dictionary

A list of block device mappings, by default this will always use the AMI root device so the volumes option is primarily for adding more storage.

A mapping contains the (optional) keys device_name, virtual_name, ebs.volume_type, ebs.volume_size, ebs.kms_key_id, ebs.snapshot_id, ebs.iops, and ebs.delete_on_termination.

For more information about each parameter, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_BlockDeviceMapping.html.

vpc_subnet_id

aliases: subnet_id

string

The subnet ID in which to launch the instance (VPC).

If none is provided, amazon.aws.ec2_instance will chose the default zone of the default VPC.

wait

boolean

Whether or not to wait for the desired state (use (wait_timeout) to customize this).

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

wait_timeout

integer

How long to wait (in seconds) for the instance to finish booting/terminating.

Default: 600

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: Terminate every running instance in a region. Use with EXTREME caution.
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    state: absent
    filters:
      instance-state-name: running

- name: restart a particular instance by its ID
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    state: restarted
    instance_ids:
      - i-12345678

- name: start an instance with a public IP address
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    name: "public-compute-instance"
    key_name: "prod-ssh-key"
    vpc_subnet_id: subnet-5ca1ab1e
    instance_type: c5.large
    security_group: default
    network:
      assign_public_ip: true
    image_id: ami-123456
    tags:
      Environment: Testing

- name: start an instance and Add EBS
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    name: "public-withebs-instance"
    vpc_subnet_id: subnet-5ca1ab1e
    instance_type: t2.micro
    key_name: "prod-ssh-key"
    security_group: default
    volumes:
      - device_name: /dev/sda1
        ebs:
          volume_size: 16
          delete_on_termination: true

- name: start an instance and Add EBS volume from a snapshot
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    name: "public-withebs-instance"
    instance_type: t2.micro
    image_id: ami-1234567890
    vpc_subnet_id: subnet-5ca1ab1e
    volumes:
      - device_name: /dev/sda2
        ebs:
          snapshot_id: snap-1234567890

- name: start an instance with a cpu_options
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    name: "public-cpuoption-instance"
    vpc_subnet_id: subnet-5ca1ab1e
    tags:
      Environment: Testing
    instance_type: c4.large
    volumes:
    - device_name: /dev/sda1
      ebs:
        delete_on_termination: true
    cpu_options:
        core_count: 1
        threads_per_core: 1

- name: start an instance and have it begin a Tower callback on boot
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    name: "tower-callback-test"
    key_name: "prod-ssh-key"
    vpc_subnet_id: subnet-5ca1ab1e
    security_group: default
    tower_callback:
      # IP or hostname of tower server
      tower_address: 1.2.3.4
      job_template_id: 876
      host_config_key: '[secret config key goes here]'
    network:
      assign_public_ip: true
    image_id: ami-123456
    cpu_credit_specification: unlimited
    tags:
      SomeThing: "A value"

- name: start an instance with ENI (An existing ENI ID is required)
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    name: "public-eni-instance"
    key_name: "prod-ssh-key"
    vpc_subnet_id: subnet-5ca1ab1e
    network:
      interfaces:
        - id: "eni-12345"
    tags:
      Env: "eni_on"
    volumes:
    - device_name: /dev/sda1
      ebs:
        delete_on_termination: true
    instance_type: t2.micro
    image_id: ami-123456

- name: add second ENI interface
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    name: "public-eni-instance"
    network:
      interfaces:
        - id: "eni-12345"
        - id: "eni-67890"
    image_id: ami-123456
    tags:
      Env: "eni_on"
    instance_type: t2.micro

- name: start an instance with metadata options
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    name: "public-metadataoptions-instance"
    vpc_subnet_id: subnet-5calable
    instance_type: t3.small
    image_id: ami-123456
    tags:
      Environment: Testing
    metadata_options:
      http_endpoint: enabled
      http_tokens: optional

# ensure number of instances running with a tag matches exact_count
- name: start multiple instances
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    instance_type: t3.small
    image_id: ami-123456
    exact_count: 5
    region: us-east-2
    vpc_subnet_id: subnet-0123456
    network:
      assign_public_ip: true
      security_group: default
    tags:
      foo: bar

# launches multiple instances - specific number of instances
- name: start specific number of multiple instances
  amazon.aws.ec2_instance:
    instance_type: t3.small
    image_id: ami-123456
    count: 3
    region: us-east-2
    network:
      assign_public_ip: true
      security_group: default
      vpc_subnet_id: subnet-0123456
    state: present
    tags:
      foo: bar

Return Values

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

Key

Description

changed_ids

list / elements=string

added in amazon.aws 5.3.0

a list of the set of ec2 instance IDs changed by the module action

Returned: when instances that must be present are launched

Sample: ["i-0123456789abcdef0"]

instance_ids

list / elements=string

added in amazon.aws 5.3.0

a list of ec2 instance IDs matching the provided specification and filters

Returned: always

Sample: ["i-0123456789abcdef0", "i-0123456789abcdef1"]

instances

complex

a list of ec2 instances

Returned: when wait == true or when matching instances already exist

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"

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.source_dest_check

boolean

Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled.

Returned: always

Sample: true

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"

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"

terminated_ids

list / elements=string

added in amazon.aws 5.3.0

a list of the set of ec2 instance IDs terminated by the module action

Returned: when instances that must be absent are terminated

Sample: ["i-0123456789abcdef1"]

Authors

  • Ryan Scott Brown (@ryansb)