ec2_instance_facts - Gather facts about ec2 instances in AWS

New in version 2.4.

Synopsis

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
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
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
ec2_url
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 http://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
(added in 1.6)
Uses a boto profile. Only works with boto >= 2.24.0.
region
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
(added in 1.6)
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
bool

(added in 1.5)
    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 facts about all instances
- ec2_instance_facts:

# Gather facts about all instances in AZ ap-southeast-2a
- ec2_instance_facts:
    filters:
      availability-zone: ap-southeast-2a

# Gather facts about a particular instance using ID
- ec2_instance_facts:
    instance_ids:
      - i-12345678

# Gather facts about any instance with a tag key Name and value Example
- ec2_instance_facts:
    filters:
      "tag:Name": Example

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
  network_interfaces
complex
 always
One or more network interfaces for the instance.
    status
string
 always
The status of the network interface.

Sample:
in-use
    description
string
 always
The description.

Sample:
My interface
    subnet_id
string
 always
The ID of the subnet for the network interface.

Sample:
subnet-0123456
    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
    network_interface_id
string
 always
The ID of the network interface.

Sample:
eni-01234567
    attachment
complex
 always
The network interface attachment.
      status
string
 always
The attachment state.

Sample:
attached
      device_index
int
 always
The index of the device on the instance for the network interface attachment.
      attachment_id
string
 always
The ID of the network interface attachment.

Sample:
eni-attach-3aff3f
      delete_on_termination
bool
 always
Indicates whether the network interface is deleted when the instance is terminated.

Sample:
True
      attach_time
string
 always
The time stamp when the attachment initiated.

Sample:
2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00
    private_ip_addresses
complex
 always
The private IPv4 addresses associated with the network interface.
      private_ip_address
string
 always
The private IPv4 address of the network interface.

Sample:
10.0.0.1
      primary
bool
 always
Indicates whether this IPv4 address is the primary private IP address of the network interface.

Sample:
True
      association
complex
 always
The association information for an Elastic IP address (IPv4) associated with the network interface.
        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
        ip_owner_id
string
 always
The ID of the owner of the Elastic IP address.

Sample:
amazon
    mac_address
string
 always
The MAC address.

Sample:
00:11:22:33:44:55
    private_ip_address
string
 always
The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet.

Sample:
10.0.0.1
    vpc_id
string
 always
The ID of the VPC for the network interface.

Sample:
vpc-0123456
    groups
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
    association
complex
 always
The association information for an Elastic IPv4 associated with the network interface.
      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
      ip_owner_id
string
 always
The ID of the owner of the Elastic IP address.

Sample:
amazon
    source_dest_check
bool
 always
Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled.

Sample:
True
    owner_id
string
 always
The AWS account ID of the owner of the network interface.

Sample:
01234567890
  root_device_type
string
 always
The type of root device used by the AMI.

Sample:
ebs
  private_dns_name
string
 always
The private DNS name.

Sample:
ip-10-0-0-1.ap-southeast-2.compute.internal
  tags
dict
 always
Any tags assigned to the instance.
  key_name
string
 always
The name of the key pair, if this instance was launched with an associated key pair.

Sample:
my-key
  image_id
string
 always
The ID of the AMI used to launch the instance.

Sample:
ami-0011223344
  cpu_options
complex
 always if botocore version >= 1.10.16
The CPU options set for the instance.
    core_count
int
 always
The number of CPU cores for the instance.

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

Sample:
1
  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.
      status
string
 always
The attachment state.

Sample:
attached
      delete_on_termination
bool
 always
Indicates whether the volume is deleted on instance termination.

Sample:
True
      attach_time
string
 always
The time stamp when the attachment initiated.

Sample:
2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00
      volume_id
string
 always
The ID of the EBS volume

Sample:
vol-12345678
  public_dns_name
string
 always
The public DNS name assigned to the instance.
  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
    tenancy
string
 always
The tenancy of the instance (if the instance is running in a VPC).

Sample:
default
    group_name
string
 always
The name of the placement group the instance is in (for cluster compute instances).
  architecture
string
 always
The architecture of the image

Sample:
x86_64
  security_groups
complex
 always
One or more security groups for the instance.
    group_id
string
 always
The ID of the security group.

Sample:
sg-0123456
  public_ip_address
string
 always
The public IPv4 address assigned to the instance

Sample:
52.0.0.1
  product_codes
complex
 always
One or more product codes.
    product_code_type
string
 always
The type of product code.

Sample:
marketplace
    product_code_id
string
 always
The product code.

Sample:
aw0evgkw8ef3n2498gndfgasdfsd5cce
  monitoring
complex
 always
The monitoring for the instance.
    state
string
 always
Indicates whether detailed monitoring is enabled. Otherwise, basic monitoring is enabled.

Sample:
disabled
  ami_launch_index
int
 always
The AMI launch index, which can be used to find this instance in the launch group.
  subnet_id
string
 always
The ID of the subnet in which the instance is running.

Sample:
subnet-00abcdef
  hypervisor
string
 always
The hypervisor type of the instance.

Sample:
xen
  ebs_optimized
bool
 always
Indicates whether the instance is optimized for EBS I/O.
  launch_time
string
 always
The time the instance was launched.

Sample:
2017-03-23T22:51:24+00:00
  iam_instance_profile
complex
 always
The IAM instance profile associated with the instance, if applicable.
    id
string
 always
The ID of the instance profile

Sample:
JFJ397FDG400FG9FD1N
    arn
string
 always
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance profile.

Sample:
arn:aws:iam::000012345678:instance-profile/myprofile
  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
  state
complex
 always
The current state of the instance.
    code
int
 always
The low byte represents the state.

Sample:
16
    name
string
 always
The name of the state.

Sample:
running
  source_dest_check
bool
 always
Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled.

Sample:
True
  state_transition_reason
string
 always
The reason for the most recent state transition.
  private_ip_address
string
 always
The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet.

Sample:
10.0.0.1
  vpc_id
dict
 always
The ID of the VPC the instance is in.

Sample:
vpc-0011223344
  client_token
string
 always
The idempotency token you provided when you launched the instance, if applicable.

Sample:
mytoken
  virtualization_type
string
 always
The type of virtualization of the AMI.

Sample:
hvm
  root_device_name
string
 always
The device name of the root device

Sample:
/dev/sda1


Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

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

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