Use DescribeNetworkInterfaceAttribute with an Amazon SDK or CLI

To describe the attachment attribute of a network interface

This example command describes the attachment attribute of the specified network interface.

Command:

aws ec2 describe-network-interface-attribute --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 --attribute attachment

Output:

{
  "NetworkInterfaceId": "eni-686ea200",
  "Attachment": {
      "Status": "attached",
      "DeviceIndex": 0,
      "AttachTime": "2015-05-21T20:02:20.000Z",
      "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0",
      "DeleteOnTermination": true,
      "AttachmentId": "eni-attach-43348162",
      "InstanceOwnerId": "123456789012"
  }
}

To describe the description attribute of a network interface

This example command describes the description attribute of the specified network interface.

Command:

aws ec2 describe-network-interface-attribute --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 --attribute description

Output:

{
  "NetworkInterfaceId": "eni-686ea200",
  "Description": {
      "Value": "My description"
  }
}

To describe the groupSet attribute of a network interface

This example command describes the groupSet attribute of the specified network interface.

Command:

aws ec2 describe-network-interface-attribute --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 --attribute groupSet

Output:

{
  "NetworkInterfaceId": "eni-686ea200",
  "Groups": [
      {
          "GroupName": "my-security-group",
          "GroupId": "sg-903004f8"
      }
  ]
}

To describe the sourceDestCheck attribute of a network interface

This example command describes the sourceDestCheck attribute of the specified network interface.

Command:

aws ec2 describe-network-interface-attribute --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 --attribute sourceDestCheck

Output:

{
  "NetworkInterfaceId": "eni-686ea200",
  "SourceDestCheck": {
      "Value": true
  }
}

Example 1: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute Attachment

Output:

Attachment         : Amazon.EC2.Model.NetworkInterfaceAttachment

Example 2: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute Description

Output:

Description        : My description

Example 3: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute GroupSet

Output:

Groups             : {my-security-group}

Example 4: This example describes the specified network interface.

Get-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-12345678 -Attribute SourceDestCheck

Output:

SourceDestCheck    : True