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Amazon Outposts examples using Amazon CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the Amazon Command Line Interface with Amazon Outposts.

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The following code example shows how to use get-outpost-instance-types.

Amazon CLI

To get the instance types on your Outpost

The following get-outpost-instance-types example gets the instance types for the specified Outpost.

aws outposts get-outpost-instance-types \
    --outpost-id op-0ab23c4567EXAMPLE

Output:

{
    "InstanceTypes": [
        {
            "InstanceType": "c5d.large"
        },
        {
            "InstanceType": "i3en.24xlarge"
        },
        {
            "InstanceType": "m5d.large"
        },
        {
            "InstanceType": "r5d.large"
        }
    ],
    "OutpostId": "op-0ab23c4567EXAMPLE",
    "OutpostArn": "arn:aws:outposts:us-west-2:123456789012:outpost/op-0ab23c4567EXAMPLE"
}

For more information, see Launch an instance on your Outpost in the Amazon Outposts User Guide.

The following code example shows how to use get-outpost.

Amazon CLI

To get Outpost details

The following get-outpost example displays the details for the specified Outpost.

aws outposts get-outpost \
    --outpost-id op-0ab23c4567EXAMPLE

Output:

{
    "Outpost": {
        "OutpostId": "op-0ab23c4567EXAMPLE",
        "OwnerId": "123456789012",
        "OutpostArn": "arn:aws:outposts:us-west-2:123456789012:outpost/op-0ab23c4567EXAMPLE",
        "SiteId": "os-0ab12c3456EXAMPLE",
        "Name": "EXAMPLE",
        "LifeCycleStatus": "ACTIVE",
        "AvailabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
        "AvailabilityZoneId": "usw2-az1",
        "Tags": {}
    }
}

For more information, see Working with Outposts in the Amazon Outposts User Guide.

  • For API details, see GetOutpost in Amazon CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-outposts.

Amazon CLI

To list Outposts

The following list-outposts example lists the Outposts in your Amazon account.

aws outposts list-outposts

Output:

{
    "Outposts": [
        {
            "OutpostId": "op-0ab23c4567EXAMPLE",
            "OwnerId": "123456789012",
            "OutpostArn": "arn:aws:outposts:us-west-2:123456789012:outpost/op-0ab23c4567EXAMPLE",
            "SiteId": "os-0ab12c3456EXAMPLE",
            "Name": "EXAMPLE",
            "Description": "example",
            "LifeCycleStatus": "ACTIVE",
            "AvailabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
            "AvailabilityZoneId": "usw2-az1",
            "Tags": {
                "Name": "EXAMPLE"
            }
        },
        {
            "OutpostId": "op-4fe3dc21baEXAMPLE",
            "OwnerId": "123456789012",
            "OutpostArn": "arn:aws:outposts:us-west-2:123456789012:outpost/op-4fe3dc21baEXAMPLE",
            "SiteId": "os-0ab12c3456EXAMPLE",
            "Name": "EXAMPLE2",
            "LifeCycleStatus": "ACTIVE",
            "AvailabilityZone": "us-west-2a",
            "AvailabilityZoneId": "usw2-az1",
            "Tags": {}
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Working with Outposts in the Amazon Outposts User Guide.

  • For API details, see ListOutposts in Amazon CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use list-sites.

Amazon CLI

To list sites

The following list-sites example lists the available Outpost sites in your Amazon account.

aws outposts list-sites

Output:

{
    "Sites": [
        {
            "SiteId": "os-0ab12c3456EXAMPLE",
            "AccountId": "123456789012",
            "Name": "EXAMPLE",
            "Description": "example",
            "Tags": {}
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Working with Outposts in the Amazon Outposts User Guide.

  • For API details, see ListSites in Amazon CLI Command Reference.