Use DescribeImageAttribute with an Amazon SDK or CLI

To describe the launch permissions for an AMI

This example describes the launch permissions for the specified AMI.

Command:

aws ec2 describe-image-attribute --image-id ami-5731123e --attribute launchPermission

Output:

{
    "LaunchPermissions": [
        {
            "UserId": "123456789012"
        }
    ],
    "ImageId": "ami-5731123e",
}

To describe the product codes for an AMI

This example describes the product codes for the specified AMI. Note that this AMI has no product codes.

Command:

aws ec2 describe-image-attribute --image-id ami-5731123e --attribute productCodes

Output:

{
    "ProductCodes": [],
    "ImageId": "ami-5731123e",
}

Example 1: This example gets the description for the specified AMI.

Get-EC2ImageAttribute -ImageId ami-12345678 -Attribute description

Output:

BlockDeviceMappings : {}
Description         : My image description
ImageId             : ami-12345678
KernelId            :
LaunchPermissions   : {}
ProductCodes        : {}
RamdiskId           :
SriovNetSupport     :

Example 2: This example gets the launch permissions for the specified AMI.

Get-EC2ImageAttribute -ImageId ami-12345678 -Attribute launchPermission

Output:

BlockDeviceMappings : {}
Description         :
ImageId             : ami-12345678
KernelId            :
LaunchPermissions   : {all}
ProductCodes        : {}
RamdiskId           :
SriovNetSupport     :

Example 3: This example test whether enhanced networking is enabled.

Get-EC2ImageAttribute -ImageId ami-12345678 -Attribute sriovNetSupport

Output:

BlockDeviceMappings : {}
Description         :
ImageId             : ami-12345678
KernelId            :
LaunchPermissions   : {}
ProductCodes        : {}
RamdiskId           :
SriovNetSupport     : simple