Request Parameters Response Elements Errors Examples See Also

ModifyNetworkInterfaceAttribute

Modifies the specified network interface attribute. You can specify only one attribute at a time. You can use this action to attach and detach security groups from an existing EC2 instance.

Request Parameters

The following parameters are for this specific action. For more information about required and optional parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Query Parameters.

Attachment

Information about the interface attachment. If modifying the delete on termination attribute, you must specify the ID of the interface attachment.

Type: NetworkInterfaceAttachmentChanges object

Required: No

Description

A description for the network interface.

Type: AttributeValue object

Required: No

DryRun

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

EnaSrdSpecification

Updates the ENA Express configuration for the network interface that’s attached to the instance.

Type: EnaSrdSpecification object

Required: No

NetworkInterfaceId

The ID of the network interface.

Type: String

Required: Yes

SecurityGroupId.N

Changes the security groups for the network interface. The new set of groups you specify replaces the current set. You must specify at least one group, even if it's just the default security group in the VPC. You must specify the ID of the security group, not the name.

Type: Array of strings

Required: No

SourceDestCheck

Enable or disable source/destination checks, which ensure that the instance is either the source or the destination of any traffic that it receives. If the value is true, source/destination checks are enabled; otherwise, they are disabled. The default value is true. You must disable source/destination checks if the instance runs services such as network address translation, routing, or firewalls.

Type: AttributeBooleanValue object

Required: No

Response Elements

The following elements are returned by the service.

requestId

The ID of the request.

Type: String

return

Is true if the request succeeds, and an error otherwise.

Type: Boolean

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common client error codes.

Examples

Example

This example sets source/destination checking to false for the specified network interface.

Sample Request


https://ec2.amazonaws.com/?Action=ModifyNetworkInterfaceAttribute
&NetworkInterfaceId=eni-ffda3197
&SourceDestCheck.Value=false
&AUTHPARAMS

Sample Response


<ModifyNetworkInterfaceAttributeResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2016-11-15/">
    <requestId>657a4623-5620-4232-b03b-427e852d71cf</requestId>
    <return>true</return>
</ModifyNetworkInterfaceAttributeResponse>