InstanceMetadataDefaultsResponse - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
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InstanceMetadataDefaultsResponse

The default instance metadata service (IMDS) settings that were set at the account level in the specified Amazon
 Region.

Contents

httpEndpoint

Indicates whether the IMDS endpoint for an instance is enabled or disabled. When disabled, the instance metadata can't be accessed.

Type: String

Valid Values: disabled | enabled

Required: No

httpPutResponseHopLimit

The maximum number of hops that the metadata token can travel.

Type: Integer

Required: No

httpTokens

Indicates whether IMDSv2 is required.

  • optional – IMDSv2 is optional, which means that you can use either IMDSv2 or IMDSv1.

  • required – IMDSv2 is required, which means that IMDSv1 is disabled, and you must use IMDSv2.

Type: String

Valid Values: optional | required

Required: No

instanceMetadataTags

Indicates whether access to instance tags from the instance metadata is enabled or disabled. For more information, see Work with instance tags using the instance metadata in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Type: String

Valid Values: disabled | enabled

Required: No

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: