amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance_info module – Gather information about ec2 spot instance requests

Note

This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 9.0.0).

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 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_spot_instance_info.

New in amazon.aws 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • Describes the specified Spot Instance requests.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.6

  • boto3 >= 1.28.0

  • botocore >= 1.31.0

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.

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.

Filter names and values are case sensitive.

See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeSpotInstanceRequests.html for possible filters.

Default: {}

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.

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.

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.

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.

spot_instance_request_ids

list / elements=string

One or more Spot Instance request IDs.

Default: []

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: describe the Spot Instance requests based on request IDs
  amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance_info:
    spot_instance_request_ids:
      - sir-12345678

- name: describe the Spot Instance requests and filter results based on instance type
  amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance_info:
    spot_instance_request_ids:
      - sir-12345678
      - sir-13579246
      - sir-87654321
    filters:
      launch.instance-type: t3.medium

- name: describe the Spot requests filtered using multiple filters
  amazon.aws.ec2_spot_instance_info:
    filters:
      state: active
      launch.block-device-mapping.device-name: /dev/sdb

Return Values

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

Key

Description

spot_request

list / elements=dictionary

The gathered information about specified spot instance requests.

Returned: when success

Sample: {"create_time": "2021-09-01T21:05:57+00:00", "instance_id": "i-08877936b801ac475", "instance_interruption_behavior": "terminate", "launch_specification": {"ebs_optimized": false, "image_id": "ami-0443305dabd4be2bc", "instance_type": "t2.medium", "key_name": "zuul", "monitoring": {"enabled": false}, "placement": {"availability_zone": "us-east-2b"}, "security_groups": [{"group_id": "sg-01f9833207d53b937", "group_name": "default"}], "subnet_id": "subnet-07d906b8358869bda"}, "launched_availability_zone": "us-east-2b", "product_description": "Linux/UNIX", "spot_instance_request_id": "sir-c3cp9jsk", "spot_price": "0.046400", "state": "active", "status": {"code": "fulfilled", "message": "Your spot request is fulfilled.", "update_time": "2021-09-01T21:05:59+00:00"}, "tags": {}, "type": "one-time", "valid_until": "2021-09-08T21:05:57+00:00"}

create_time

string

The date and time when the Spot Instance request was created.

Returned: always

instance_id

string

The instance ID, if an instance has been launched to fulfill the Spot Instance request.

Returned: when instance exists

instance_interruption_behavior

string

The behavior when a Spot Instance is interruped.

Returned: always

launch_specification

dictionary

Additional information for launching instances.

Returned: always

ebs_optimized

boolean

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

Returned: always

image_id

string

The ID of the AMI.

Returned: always

instance_type

string

The instance type.

Returned: always

key_name

string

The name of the key pair.

Returned: always

monitoring

dictionary

Described the monitoring of an instance.

Returned: always

enabled

boolean

Indicated whether detailed monitoring is enabled.

Returned: always

placement

dictionary

The placement information for the instance.

Returned: always

availability_zone

string

The name of the availability zone.

Returned: always

security_groups

list / elements=dictionary

List of security groups.

Returned: always

group_id

string

The ID of the security group.

Returned: always

group_name

string

The name of the security group.

Returned: always

subnet_id

string

The ID of the subnet.

Returned: when creating a network interface when launching an instance

launched_availability_zone

string

The availability zone in which the request is launched.

Returned: always

product_description

string

The product description associated with the Spot Instance.

Returned: always

spot_instance_request_id

string

The ID of the Spot Instance request.

Returned: always

spot_price

string

The maximum price per hour that you are willing to pay for a Spot Instance.

Returned: always

state

string

The state of the Spot Instance request.

Returned: always

status

dictionary

Extra information about the status of the Spot Instance request.

Returned: always

code

string

The status code.

See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/spot-request-status.html#spot-instance-request-status-understand for codes.

Returned: always

message

string

The description of the status code.

Returned: always

update_time

string

The date and time of the most recent status update in UTC format.

Returned: always

tags

list / elements=dictionary

List of tags associated with the resource.

Returned: always

key

string

The key of the tag.

Returned: always

value

string

The value of the tag.

Returned: always

type

string

The Spot Instance request type.

Returned: always

valid_until

string

The end date of the request in UTC format.

Returned: always

Authors

  • Mandar Vijay Kulkarni (@mandar242)