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# ec2_instance_info – Gather information about ec2 instances in AWS

New in version 2.4.

- Synopsis
- Requirements
- Parameters
- Notes
- Examples
- Return Values
- Status

## Synopsis

- Gather information about ec2 instances in AWS
- This module was called `ec2_instance_facts` before Ansible 2.9. The usage did not change.

Aliases: ec2_instance_facts

## Requirements

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

- boto
- boto3
- botocore
- python >= 2.6

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
aws_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. aliases: ec2_access_key, access_key
aws_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. aliases: ec2_secret_key, secret_key
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean added in 2.8 | Choices: no ← yes | 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.
ec2_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 - | Default: {} | 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.
instance_ids - added in 2.4 |  | If you specify one or more instance IDs, only instances that have the specified IDs are returned.
profile string |  | Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
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 aliases: aws_region, ec2_region
security_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. aliases: access_token
validate_certs boolean | Choices: no yes ← | When set to "no", SSL certificates will not be validated for boto versions >= 2.6.0.

## 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_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`
- 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.

    # Gather information about all instances
    - ec2_instance_info:

    # Gather information about all instances in AZ ap-southeast-2a
    - ec2_instance_info:
        filters:
          availability-zone: ap-southeast-2a

    # Gather information about a particular instance using ID
    - ec2_instance_info:
        instance_ids:
          - i-12345678

    # Gather information about any instance with a tag key Name and value Example
    - ec2_instance_info:
        filters:
          "tag:Name": Example

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

## Return Values

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

Key | Returned | Description
--- | --- | ---
instances complex | always | a list of ec2 instances
| ami_launch_index integer | always | The AMI launch index, which can be used to find this instance in the launch group.
| architecture string | always | The architecture of the image Sample: x86_64
| block_device_mappings complex | always | Any block device mapping entries for the instance.
|  | device_name string | always | The device name exposed to the instance (for example, /dev/sdh or xvdh). Sample: /dev/sdh
|  | ebs complex | always | Parameters used to automatically set up EBS volumes when the instance is launched.
|  |  | attach_time string | always | The time stamp when the attachment initiated. Sample: 2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00
|  |  | delete_on_termination boolean | always | Indicates whether the volume is deleted on instance termination. Sample: True
|  |  | status string | always | The attachment state. Sample: attached
|  |  | volume_id string | always | The ID of the EBS volume Sample: vol-12345678
| client_token string | always | The idempotency token you provided when you launched the instance, if applicable. Sample: mytoken
| cpu_options complex | always if botocore version >= 1.10.16 | The CPU options set for the instance.
|  | core_count integer | always | The number of CPU cores for the instance. Sample: 1
|  | threads_per_core integer | always | The number of threads per CPU core. On supported instance, a value of 1 means Intel Hyper-Threading Technology is disabled. Sample: 1
| ebs_optimized boolean | always | Indicates whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O.
| hypervisor string | always | The hypervisor type of the instance. Sample: xen
| iam_instance_profile complex | always | The IAM instance profile associated with the instance, if applicable.
|  | arn string | always | The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile. Sample: arn:aws:iam::000012345678:instance-profile/myprofile
|  | id string | always | The ID of the instance profile Sample: JFJ397FDG400FG9FD1N
| image_id string | always | The ID of the AMI used to launch the instance. Sample: ami-0011223344
| instance_id string | always | The ID of the instance. Sample: i-012345678
| instance_type string | always | The instance type size of the running instance. Sample: t2.micro
| key_name string | always | The name of the key pair, if this instance was launched with an associated key pair. Sample: my-key
| launch_time string | always | The time the instance was launched. Sample: 2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00
| monitoring complex | always | The monitoring for the instance.
|  | state string | always | Indicates whether detailed monitoring is enabled. Otherwise, basic monitoring is enabled. Sample: disabled
| network_interfaces complex | always | One or more network interfaces for the instance.
|  | association complex | always | The association information for an Elastic IPv4 associated with the network interface.
|  |  | ip_owner_id string | always | The ID of the owner of the Elastic IP address. Sample: amazon
|  |  | public_dns_name string | always | The public DNS name.
|  |  | public_ip string | always | The public IP address or Elastic IP address bound to the network interface. Sample: 1.2.3.4
|  | attachment complex | always | The network interface attachment.
|  |  | attach_time string | always | The time stamp when the attachment initiated. Sample: 2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00
|  |  | attachment_id string | always | The ID of the network interface attachment. Sample: eni-attach-3aff3f
|  |  | delete_on_termination boolean | always | Indicates whether the network interface is deleted when the instance is terminated. Sample: True
|  |  | device_index integer | always | The index of the device on the instance for the network interface attachment.
|  |  | status string | always | The attachment state. Sample: attached
|  | description string | always | The description. Sample: My interface
|  | groups list of complex | always | One or more security groups.
|  |  | group_id string | always | The ID of the security group. Sample: sg-abcdef12
|  |  | group_name string | always | The name of the security group. Sample: mygroup
|  | ipv6_addresses complex | always | One or more IPv6 addresses associated with the network interface.
|  |  | ipv6_address string | always | The IPv6 address. Sample: 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334
|  | mac_address string | always | The MAC address. Sample: 00:11:22:33:44:55
|  | network_interface_id string | always | The ID of the network interface. Sample: eni-01234567
|  | owner_id string | always | The AWS account ID of the owner of the network interface. Sample: 01234567890
|  | private_ip_address string | always | The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet. Sample: 10.0.0.1
|  | private_ip_addresses list of complex | always | The private IPv4 addresses associated with the network interface.
|  |  | association complex | always | The association information for an Elastic IP address (IPv4) associated with the network interface.
|  |  |  | ip_owner_id string | always | The ID of the owner of the Elastic IP address. Sample: amazon
|  |  |  | public_dns_name string | always | The public DNS name.
|  |  |  | public_ip string | always | The public IP address or Elastic IP address bound to the network interface. Sample: 1.2.3.4
|  |  | primary boolean | always | Indicates whether this IPv4 address is the primary private IP address of the network interface. Sample: True
|  |  | private_ip_address string | always | The private IPv4 address of the network interface. Sample: 10.0.0.1
|  | source_dest_check boolean | always | Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled. Sample: True
|  | status string | always | The status of the network interface. Sample: in-use
|  | subnet_id string | always | The ID of the subnet for the network interface. Sample: subnet-0123456
|  | vpc_id string | always | The ID of the VPC for the network interface. Sample: vpc-0123456
| placement complex | always | The location where the instance launched, if applicable.
|  | availability_zone string | always | The Availability Zone of the instance. Sample: ap-southeast-2a
|  | group_name string | always | The name of the placement group the instance is in (for cluster compute instances).
|  | tenancy string | always | The tenancy of the instance (if the instance is running in a VPC). Sample: default
| private_dns_name string | always | The private DNS name. Sample: ip-10-0-0-1.ap-southeast-2.compute.internal
| private_ip_address string | always | The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet. Sample: 10.0.0.1
| product_codes list of complex | always | One or more product codes.
|  | product_code_id string | always | The product code. Sample: aw0evgkw8ef3n2498gndfgasdfsd5cce
|  | product_code_type string | always | The type of product code. Sample: marketplace
| public_dns_name string | always | The public DNS name assigned to the instance.
| public_ip_address string | always | The public IPv4 address assigned to the instance Sample: 52.0.0.1
| root_device_name string | always | The device name of the root device Sample: /dev/sda1
| root_device_type string | always | The type of root device used by the AMI. Sample: ebs
| security_groups list of complex | always | One or more security groups for the instance.
|  | group_id string | always | The ID of the security group. Sample: sg-0123456
|  | group_name string | always | The name of the security group. Sample: my-security-group
| source_dest_check boolean | always | Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled. Sample: True
| state complex | always | The current state of the instance.
|  | code integer | always | The low byte represents the state. Sample: 16
|  | name string | always | The name of the state. Sample: running
| state_transition_reason string | always | The reason for the most recent state transition.
| subnet_id string | always | The ID of the subnet in which the instance is running. Sample: subnet-00abcdef
| tags dictionary | always | Any tags assigned to the instance.
| virtualization_type string | always | The type of virtualization of the AMI. Sample: hvm
| vpc_id dictionary | always | The ID of the VPC the instance is in. Sample: vpc-0011223344

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Michael Schuett (@michaeljs1990)
- Rob White (@wimnat)

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