Retrieves a list that describes one or more specified images, if the image names or image ARNs are provided. Otherwise, all images in the account are described.
See also: AWS API Documentation
See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.
describe-images
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: Images
describe-images
[--names <value>]
[--arns <value>]
[--type <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--starting-token <value>]
[--page-size <value>]
[--max-items <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
--names
(list)
The names of the public or private images to describe.
(string)
Syntax:
"string" "string" ...
--arns
(list)
The ARNs of the public, private, and shared images to describe.
(string)
Syntax:
"string" "string" ...
--type
(string)
The type of image (public, private, or shared) to describe.
Possible values:
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
SHARED
--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 theNextToken
value in thestarting-token
argument of a subsequent command. Do not use theNextToken
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.
Images -> (list)
Information about the images.
(structure)
Describes an image.
Name -> (string)
The name of the image.
Arn -> (string)
The ARN of the image.
BaseImageArn -> (string)
The ARN of the image from which this image was created.
DisplayName -> (string)
The image name to display.
State -> (string)
The image starts in the
PENDING
state. If image creation succeeds, the state isAVAILABLE
. If image creation fails, the state isFAILED
.Visibility -> (string)
Indicates whether the image is public or private.
ImageBuilderSupported -> (boolean)
Indicates whether an image builder can be launched from this image.
ImageBuilderName -> (string)
The name of the image builder that was used to create the private image. If the image is shared, this value is null.
Platform -> (string)
The operating system platform of the image.
Description -> (string)
The description to display.
StateChangeReason -> (structure)
The reason why the last state change occurred.
Code -> (string)
The state change reason code.
Message -> (string)
The state change reason message.
Applications -> (list)
The applications associated with the image.
(structure)
Describes an application in the application catalog.
Name -> (string)
The name of the application.
DisplayName -> (string)
The application name to display.
IconURL -> (string)
The URL for the application icon. This URL might be time-limited.
LaunchPath -> (string)
The path to the application executable in the instance.
LaunchParameters -> (string)
The arguments that are passed to the application at launch.
Enabled -> (boolean)
If there is a problem, the application can be disabled after image creation.
Metadata -> (map)
Additional attributes that describe the application.
key -> (string)
value -> (string)
CreatedTime -> (timestamp)
The time the image was created.
PublicBaseImageReleasedDate -> (timestamp)
The release date of the public base image. For private images, this date is the release date of the base image from which the image was created.
AppstreamAgentVersion -> (string)
The version of the AppStream 2.0 agent to use for instances that are launched from this image.
ImagePermissions -> (structure)
The permissions to provide to the destination AWS account for the specified image.
allowFleet -> (boolean)
Indicates whether the image can be used for a fleet.
allowImageBuilder -> (boolean)
Indicates whether the image can be used for an image builder.
NextToken -> (string)
The pagination token to use to retrieve the next page of results for this operation. If there are no more pages, this value is null.