AWS CLI Command Reference

[ aws . ssm ]

list-documents

Description

Returns all Systems Manager (SSM) documents in the current AWS account and Region. You can limit the results of this request by using a filter.

See also: AWS API Documentation

See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.

list-documents is a paginated operation. Multiple API calls may be issued in order to retrieve the entire data set of results. You can disable pagination by providing the --no-paginate argument. When using --output text and the --query argument on a paginated response, the --query argument must extract data from the results of the following query expressions: DocumentIdentifiers

Synopsis

  list-documents
[--document-filter-list <value>]
[--filters <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--starting-token <value>]
[--page-size <value>]
[--max-items <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]

Options

--document-filter-list (list)

This data type is deprecated. Instead, use Filters .

(structure)

This data type is deprecated. Instead, use DocumentKeyValuesFilter .

key -> (string)

The name of the filter.

value -> (string)

The value of the filter.

Shorthand Syntax:

key=string,value=string ...

JSON Syntax:

[
  {
    "key": "Name"|"Owner"|"PlatformTypes"|"DocumentType",
    "value": "string"
  }
  ...
]

--filters (list)

One or more DocumentKeyValuesFilter objects. Use a filter to return a more specific list of results. For keys, you can specify one or more key-value pair tags that have been applied to a document. Other valid keys include Owner , Name , PlatformTypes , DocumentType , and TargetType . For example, to return documents you own use Key=Owner,Values=Self . To specify a custom key-value pair, use the format Key=tag:tagName,Values=valueName .

(structure)

One or more filters. Use a filter to return a more specific list of documents.

For keys, you can specify one or more tags that have been applied to a document.

You can also use AWS-provided keys, some of which have specific allowed values. These keys and their associated values are as follows:

DocumentType

  • ApplicationConfiguration

  • ApplicationConfigurationSchema

  • Automation

  • ChangeCalendar

  • Command

  • DeploymentStrategy

  • Package

  • Policy

  • Session

    Owner

Note that only one Owner can be specified in a request. For example: Key=Owner,Values=Self .

  • Amazon

  • Private

  • Public

  • Self

  • ThirdParty

    PlatformTypes

  • Linux

  • Windows

Name is another AWS-provided key. If you use Name as a key, you can use a name prefix to return a list of documents. For example, in the AWS CLI, to return a list of all documents that begin with Te , run the following command:

aws ssm list-documents --filters Key=Name,Values=Te

You can also use the TargetType AWS-provided key. For a list of valid resource type values that can be used with this key, see AWS resource and property types reference in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide .

If you specify more than two keys, only documents that are identified by all the tags are returned in the results. If you specify more than two values for a key, documents that are identified by any of the values are returned in the results.

To specify a custom key and value pair, use the format Key=tag:tagName,Values=valueName .

For example, if you created a key called region and are using the AWS CLI to call the list-documents command:

aws ssm list-documents --filters Key=tag:region,Values=east,west Key=Owner,Values=Self

Key -> (string)

The name of the filter key.

Values -> (list)

The value for the filter key.

(string)

Shorthand Syntax:

Key=string,Values=string,string ...

JSON Syntax:

[
  {
    "Key": "string",
    "Values": ["string", ...]
  }
  ...
]

--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.

--starting-token (string)

A token to specify where to start paginating. This is the NextToken from a previously truncated response.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--page-size (integer)

The size of each page to get in the AWS service call. This does not affect the number of items returned in the command’s output. Setting a smaller page size results in more calls to the AWS service, retrieving fewer items in each call. This can help prevent the AWS service calls from timing out.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--max-items (integer)

The total number of items to return in the command’s output. If the total number of items available is more than the value specified, a NextToken is provided in the command’s output. To resume pagination, provide the NextToken value in the starting-token argument of a subsequent command. Do not use the NextToken response element directly outside of the AWS CLI.

For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.

Examples

To list documents

The following list-documents example lists documents owned by the requesting account tagged with the custom tag.

aws ssm list-documents \
    --filters Key=Owner,Values=Self Key=tag:DocUse,Values=Testing

Output:

{
    "DocumentIdentifiers": [
        {
            "Name": "Example",
            "Owner": "29884EXAMPLE",
            "PlatformTypes": [
                "Windows",
                "Linux"
            ],
            "DocumentVersion": "1",
            "DocumentType": "Automation",
            "SchemaVersion": "0.3",
            "DocumentFormat": "YAML",
            "Tags": [
                {
                    "Key": "DocUse",
                    "Value": "Testing"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see AWS Systems Manager Documents in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Output

DocumentIdentifiers -> (list)

The names of the Systems Manager documents.

(structure)

Describes the name of a Systems Manager document.

Name -> (string)

The name of the Systems Manager document.

Owner -> (string)

The AWS user account that created the document.

VersionName -> (string)

An optional field specifying the version of the artifact associated with the document. For example, “Release 12, Update 6”. This value is unique across all versions of a document, and cannot be changed.

PlatformTypes -> (list)

The operating system platform.

(string)

DocumentVersion -> (string)

The document version.

DocumentType -> (string)

The document type.

SchemaVersion -> (string)

The schema version.

DocumentFormat -> (string)

The document format, either JSON or YAML.

TargetType -> (string)

The target type which defines the kinds of resources the document can run on. For example, /AWS::EC2::Instance. For a list of valid resource types, see AWS resource and property types reference in the AWS CloudFormation User Guide .

Tags -> (list)

The tags, or metadata, that have been applied to the document.

(structure)

Metadata that you assign to your AWS resources. Tags enable you to categorize your resources in different ways, for example, by purpose, owner, or environment. In Systems Manager, you can apply tags to documents, managed instances, maintenance windows, Parameter Store parameters, and patch baselines.

Key -> (string)

The name of the tag.

Value -> (string)

The value of the tag.

Requires -> (list)

A list of SSM documents required by a document. For example, an ApplicationConfiguration document requires an ApplicationConfigurationSchema document.

(structure)

An SSM document required by the current document.

Name -> (string)

The name of the required SSM document. The name can be an Amazon Resource Name (ARN).

Version -> (string)

The document version required by the current document.

ReviewStatus -> (string)

The current status of a document review.

Author -> (string)

The user in your organization who created the document.

NextToken -> (string)

The token to use when requesting the next set of items. If there are no additional items to return, the string is empty.

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