Retrieving Amazon EKS optimized Windows AMI IDs - Amazon EKS
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Retrieving Amazon EKS optimized Windows AMI IDs

You can programmatically retrieve the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) ID for Amazon EKS optimized AMIs by querying the Amazon Systems Manager Parameter Store API. This parameter eliminates the need for you to manually look up Amazon EKS optimized AMI IDs. For more information about the Systems Manager Parameter Store API, see GetParameter. The IAM principal that you use must have the ssm:GetParameter IAM permission to retrieve the Amazon EKS optimized AMI metadata.

You can retrieve the AMI ID with the Amazon CLI or the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

Amazon CLI

You can retrieve the image ID of the latest recommended Amazon EKS optimized Windows AMI with the following command by using the sub-parameter image_id. You can replace 1.28 with any supported Amazon EKS version and can replace region-code with an Amazon EKS supported Region for which you want the AMI ID. Replace Core with Full to see the Windows Server full AMI ID. For Kubernetes version 1.23 or later, you can replace 2019 with 2022 to see the Windows Server 2022 AMI ID.

aws ssm get-parameter --name /aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-English-Core-EKS_Optimized-1.28/image_id --region region-code --query "Parameter.Value" --output text

An example output is as follows.

ami-1234567890abcdef0
Amazon Web Services Management Console

You can query for the recommended Amazon EKS optimized AMI ID using a URL. The URL opens the Amazon EC2 Systems Manager console with the value of the ID for the parameter. In the following URL, you can replace 1.27 with any supported Amazon EKS version and can replace region-code with an Amazon EKS supported Region for which you want the AMI ID. Replace Core with Full to see the Windows Server full AMI ID. For Kubernetes version 1.23 or later, you can replace 2019 with 2022 to see the Windows Server 2022 AMI ID.

https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/parameters/aws/service/ami-windows-latest/Windows_Server-2019-English-Core-EKS_Optimized-1.28/image_id/description?region=region-code

The following tables have links to the latest IDs of the Amazon EKS optimized Windows AMIs.

Both Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 are Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) releases, whereas Versions 20H2 is a Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) release. We no longer support SAC releases. For more information about these release types, see Windows Server release information in the Microsoft documentation. For more information about Windows OS version support, see Intro to Windows support in Kubernetes.

1.28
Kubernetes version 1.28
Amazon Web Services Region Windows Server 2022 Core Windows Server 2022 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2019 Full
US East (Ohio) (us-east-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (N. California) (us-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Africa (Cape Town) (af-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (ap-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Seoul) (ap-northeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Osaka) (ap-northeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Singapore) (ap-southeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Sydney) (ap-southeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) (ap-southeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) (ap-southeast-4) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Canada (Central) (ca-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Beijing) (cn-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Ningxia) (cn-northwest-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Frankfurt) (eu-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Zurich) (eu-central-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Ireland) (eu-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (London) (eu-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Milan) (eu-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Spain) (eu-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Paris) (eu-west-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Stockholm) (eu-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Israel (Tel Aviv) (il-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (Bahrain) (me-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (UAE) (me-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
South America (São Paulo) (sa-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-East) (us-gov-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
1.27
Kubernetes version 1.27
Amazon Web Services Region Windows Server 2022 Core Windows Server 2022 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2019 Full
US East (Ohio) (us-east-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (N. California) (us-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Africa (Cape Town) (af-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (ap-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Seoul) (ap-northeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Osaka) (ap-northeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Singapore) (ap-southeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Sydney) (ap-southeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) (ap-southeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) (ap-southeast-4) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Canada (Central) (ca-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Beijing) (cn-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Ningxia) (cn-northwest-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Frankfurt) (eu-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Zurich) (eu-central-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Ireland) (eu-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (London) (eu-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Milan) (eu-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Spain) (eu-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Paris) (eu-west-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Stockholm) (eu-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Israel (Tel Aviv) (il-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (Bahrain) (me-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (UAE) (me-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
South America (São Paulo) (sa-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-East) (us-gov-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
1.26
Kubernetes version 1.26
Amazon Web Services Region Windows Server 2022 Core Windows Server 2022 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2019 Full
US East (Ohio) (us-east-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (N. California) (us-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Africa (Cape Town) (af-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (ap-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Seoul) (ap-northeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Osaka) (ap-northeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Singapore) (ap-southeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Sydney) (ap-southeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) (ap-southeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) (ap-southeast-4) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Canada (Central) (ca-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Beijing) (cn-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Ningxia) (cn-northwest-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Frankfurt) (eu-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Zurich) (eu-central-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Ireland) (eu-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (London) (eu-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Milan) (eu-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Spain) (eu-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Paris) (eu-west-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Stockholm) (eu-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Israel (Tel Aviv) (il-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (Bahrain) (me-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (UAE) (me-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
South America (São Paulo) (sa-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-East) (us-gov-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
1.25
Kubernetes version 1.25
Amazon Web Services Region Windows Server 2022 Core Windows Server 2022 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2019 Full
US East (Ohio) (us-east-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (N. California) (us-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Africa (Cape Town) (af-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (ap-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Seoul) (ap-northeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Osaka) (ap-northeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Singapore) (ap-southeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Sydney) (ap-southeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) (ap-southeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) (ap-southeast-4) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Canada (Central) (ca-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Beijing) (cn-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Ningxia) (cn-northwest-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Frankfurt) (eu-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Zurich) (eu-central-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Ireland) (eu-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (London) (eu-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Milan) (eu-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Spain) (eu-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Paris) (eu-west-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Stockholm) (eu-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Israel (Tel Aviv) (il-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (Bahrain) (me-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (UAE) (me-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
South America (São Paulo) (sa-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-East) (us-gov-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
1.24
Kubernetes version 1.24
Amazon Web Services Region Windows Server 2022 Core Windows Server 2022 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2019 Full
US East (Ohio) (us-east-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (N. California) (us-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Africa (Cape Town) (af-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (ap-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Seoul) (ap-northeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Osaka) (ap-northeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Singapore) (ap-southeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Sydney) (ap-southeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) (ap-southeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) (ap-southeast-4) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Canada (Central) (ca-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Beijing) (cn-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Ningxia) (cn-northwest-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Frankfurt) (eu-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Zurich) (eu-central-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Ireland) (eu-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (London) (eu-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Milan) (eu-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Spain) (eu-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Paris) (eu-west-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Stockholm) (eu-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Israel (Tel Aviv) (il-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (Bahrain) (me-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (UAE) (me-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
South America (São Paulo) (sa-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-East) (us-gov-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
1.23
Kubernetes version 1.23
Amazon Web Services Region Windows Server 2022 Core Windows Server 2022 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2019 Full
US East (Ohio) (us-east-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
US West (N. California) (us-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Africa (Cape Town) (af-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (ap-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Seoul) (ap-northeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Osaka) (ap-northeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Singapore) (ap-southeast-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Sydney) (ap-southeast-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Jakarta) (ap-southeast-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Asia Pacific (Melbourne) (ap-southeast-4) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Canada (Central) (ca-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Beijing) (cn-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
China (Ningxia) (cn-northwest-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Frankfurt) (eu-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Zurich) (eu-central-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Ireland) (eu-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (London) (eu-west-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Milan) (eu-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Spain) (eu-south-2) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Paris) (eu-west-3) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Europe (Stockholm) (eu-north-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Israel (Tel Aviv) (il-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (Bahrain) (me-south-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Middle East (UAE) (me-central-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
South America (São Paulo) (sa-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-East) (us-gov-east-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1) View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID