Describes Reserved Instance offerings that are available for purchase. With Reserved Instances, you purchase the right to launch instances for a period of time. During that time period, you do not receive insufficient capacity errors, and you pay a lower usage rate than the rate charged for On-Demand instances for the actual time used.
If you have listed your own Reserved Instances for sale in the Reserved Instance Marketplace, they will be excluded from these results. This is to ensure that you do not purchase your own Reserved Instances.
For more information, see Reserved Instance Marketplace in the Amazon EC2 User Guide .
See also: AWS API Documentation
See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.
describe-reserved-instances-offerings
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: ReservedInstancesOfferings
describe-reserved-instances-offerings
[--availability-zone <value>]
[--filters <value>]
[--include-marketplace | --no-include-marketplace]
[--instance-type <value>]
[--max-duration <value>]
[--max-instance-count <value>]
[--min-duration <value>]
[--offering-class <value>]
[--product-description <value>]
[--reserved-instances-offering-ids <value>]
[--dry-run | --no-dry-run]
[--instance-tenancy <value>]
[--offering-type <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--starting-token <value>]
[--page-size <value>]
[--max-items <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
--availability-zone
(string)
The Availability Zone in which the Reserved Instance can be used.
--filters
(list)
One or more filters.
availability-zone
- The Availability Zone where the Reserved Instance can be used.
duration
- The duration of the Reserved Instance (for example, one year or three years), in seconds (31536000
|94608000
).
fixed-price
- The purchase price of the Reserved Instance (for example, 9800.0).
instance-type
- The instance type that is covered by the reservation.
marketplace
- Set totrue
to show only Reserved Instance Marketplace offerings. When this filter is not used, which is the default behavior, all offerings from both AWS and the Reserved Instance Marketplace are listed.
product-description
- The Reserved Instance product platform description. Instances that include(Amazon VPC)
in the product platform description will only be displayed to EC2-Classic account holders and are for use with Amazon VPC. (Linux/UNIX
|Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)
|SUSE Linux
|SUSE Linux (Amazon VPC)
|Red Hat Enterprise Linux
|Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Amazon VPC)
|Windows
|Windows (Amazon VPC)
|Windows with SQL Server Standard
|Windows with SQL Server Standard (Amazon VPC)
|Windows with SQL Server Web
|Windows with SQL Server Web (Amazon VPC)
|Windows with SQL Server Enterprise
|Windows with SQL Server Enterprise (Amazon VPC)
)
reserved-instances-offering-id
- The Reserved Instances offering ID.
scope
- The scope of the Reserved Instance (Availability Zone
orRegion
).
usage-price
- The usage price of the Reserved Instance, per hour (for example, 0.84).(structure)
A filter name and value pair that is used to return a more specific list of results from a describe operation. Filters can be used to match a set of resources by specific criteria, such as tags, attributes, or IDs. The filters supported by a describe operation are documented with the describe operation. For example:
DescribeAvailabilityZones
DescribeImages
DescribeInstances
DescribeKeyPairs
DescribeSecurityGroups
DescribeSnapshots
DescribeSubnets
DescribeTags
DescribeVolumes
DescribeVpcs
Name -> (string)
The name of the filter. Filter names are case-sensitive.
Values -> (list)
The filter values. Filter values are case-sensitive.
(string)
Shorthand Syntax:
Name=string,Values=string,string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"Name": "string",
"Values": ["string", ...]
}
...
]
--include-marketplace
| --no-include-marketplace
(boolean)
Include Reserved Instance Marketplace offerings in the response.
--instance-type
(string)
The instance type that the reservation will cover (for example,
m1.small
). For more information, see Instance types in the Amazon EC2 User Guide .Possible values:
t1.micro
t2.nano
t2.micro
t2.small
t2.medium
t2.large
t2.xlarge
t2.2xlarge
t3.nano
t3.micro
t3.small
t3.medium
t3.large
t3.xlarge
t3.2xlarge
t3a.nano
t3a.micro
t3a.small
t3a.medium
t3a.large
t3a.xlarge
t3a.2xlarge
t4g.nano
t4g.micro
t4g.small
t4g.medium
t4g.large
t4g.xlarge
t4g.2xlarge
m1.small
m1.medium
m1.large
m1.xlarge
m3.medium
m3.large
m3.xlarge
m3.2xlarge
m4.large
m4.xlarge
m4.2xlarge
m4.4xlarge
m4.10xlarge
m4.16xlarge
m2.xlarge
m2.2xlarge
m2.4xlarge
cr1.8xlarge
r3.large
r3.xlarge
r3.2xlarge
r3.4xlarge
r3.8xlarge
r4.large
r4.xlarge
r4.2xlarge
r4.4xlarge
r4.8xlarge
r4.16xlarge
r5.large
r5.xlarge
r5.2xlarge
r5.4xlarge
r5.8xlarge
r5.12xlarge
r5.16xlarge
r5.24xlarge
r5.metal
r5a.large
r5a.xlarge
r5a.2xlarge
r5a.4xlarge
r5a.8xlarge
r5a.12xlarge
r5a.16xlarge
r5a.24xlarge
r5b.large
r5b.xlarge
r5b.2xlarge
r5b.4xlarge
r5b.8xlarge
r5b.12xlarge
r5b.16xlarge
r5b.24xlarge
r5b.metal
r5d.large
r5d.xlarge
r5d.2xlarge
r5d.4xlarge
r5d.8xlarge
r5d.12xlarge
r5d.16xlarge
r5d.24xlarge
r5d.metal
r5ad.large
r5ad.xlarge
r5ad.2xlarge
r5ad.4xlarge
r5ad.8xlarge
r5ad.12xlarge
r5ad.16xlarge
r5ad.24xlarge
r6g.metal
r6g.medium
r6g.large
r6g.xlarge
r6g.2xlarge
r6g.4xlarge
r6g.8xlarge
r6g.12xlarge
r6g.16xlarge
r6gd.metal
r6gd.medium
r6gd.large
r6gd.xlarge
r6gd.2xlarge
r6gd.4xlarge
r6gd.8xlarge
r6gd.12xlarge
r6gd.16xlarge
x1.16xlarge
x1.32xlarge
x1e.xlarge
x1e.2xlarge
x1e.4xlarge
x1e.8xlarge
x1e.16xlarge
x1e.32xlarge
i2.xlarge
i2.2xlarge
i2.4xlarge
i2.8xlarge
i3.large
i3.xlarge
i3.2xlarge
i3.4xlarge
i3.8xlarge
i3.16xlarge
i3.metal
i3en.large
i3en.xlarge
i3en.2xlarge
i3en.3xlarge
i3en.6xlarge
i3en.12xlarge
i3en.24xlarge
i3en.metal
hi1.4xlarge
hs1.8xlarge
c1.medium
c1.xlarge
c3.large
c3.xlarge
c3.2xlarge
c3.4xlarge
c3.8xlarge
c4.large
c4.xlarge
c4.2xlarge
c4.4xlarge
c4.8xlarge
c5.large
c5.xlarge
c5.2xlarge
c5.4xlarge
c5.9xlarge
c5.12xlarge
c5.18xlarge
c5.24xlarge
c5.metal
c5a.large
c5a.xlarge
c5a.2xlarge
c5a.4xlarge
c5a.8xlarge
c5a.12xlarge
c5a.16xlarge
c5a.24xlarge
c5ad.large
c5ad.xlarge
c5ad.2xlarge
c5ad.4xlarge
c5ad.8xlarge
c5ad.12xlarge
c5ad.16xlarge
c5ad.24xlarge
c5d.large
c5d.xlarge
c5d.2xlarge
c5d.4xlarge
c5d.9xlarge
c5d.12xlarge
c5d.18xlarge
c5d.24xlarge
c5d.metal
c5n.large
c5n.xlarge
c5n.2xlarge
c5n.4xlarge
c5n.9xlarge
c5n.18xlarge
c5n.metal
c6g.metal
c6g.medium
c6g.large
c6g.xlarge
c6g.2xlarge
c6g.4xlarge
c6g.8xlarge
c6g.12xlarge
c6g.16xlarge
c6gd.metal
c6gd.medium
c6gd.large
c6gd.xlarge
c6gd.2xlarge
c6gd.4xlarge
c6gd.8xlarge
c6gd.12xlarge
c6gd.16xlarge
c6gn.medium
c6gn.large
c6gn.xlarge
c6gn.2xlarge
c6gn.4xlarge
c6gn.8xlarge
c6gn.12xlarge
c6gn.16xlarge
cc1.4xlarge
cc2.8xlarge
g2.2xlarge
g2.8xlarge
g3.4xlarge
g3.8xlarge
g3.16xlarge
g3s.xlarge
g4ad.4xlarge
g4ad.8xlarge
g4ad.16xlarge
g4dn.xlarge
g4dn.2xlarge
g4dn.4xlarge
g4dn.8xlarge
g4dn.12xlarge
g4dn.16xlarge
g4dn.metal
cg1.4xlarge
p2.xlarge
p2.8xlarge
p2.16xlarge
p3.2xlarge
p3.8xlarge
p3.16xlarge
p3dn.24xlarge
p4d.24xlarge
d2.xlarge
d2.2xlarge
d2.4xlarge
d2.8xlarge
d3.xlarge
d3.2xlarge
d3.4xlarge
d3.8xlarge
d3en.xlarge
d3en.2xlarge
d3en.4xlarge
d3en.6xlarge
d3en.8xlarge
d3en.12xlarge
f1.2xlarge
f1.4xlarge
f1.16xlarge
m5.large
m5.xlarge
m5.2xlarge
m5.4xlarge
m5.8xlarge
m5.12xlarge
m5.16xlarge
m5.24xlarge
m5.metal
m5a.large
m5a.xlarge
m5a.2xlarge
m5a.4xlarge
m5a.8xlarge
m5a.12xlarge
m5a.16xlarge
m5a.24xlarge
m5d.large
m5d.xlarge
m5d.2xlarge
m5d.4xlarge
m5d.8xlarge
m5d.12xlarge
m5d.16xlarge
m5d.24xlarge
m5d.metal
m5ad.large
m5ad.xlarge
m5ad.2xlarge
m5ad.4xlarge
m5ad.8xlarge
m5ad.12xlarge
m5ad.16xlarge
m5ad.24xlarge
m5zn.large
m5zn.xlarge
m5zn.2xlarge
m5zn.3xlarge
m5zn.6xlarge
m5zn.12xlarge
m5zn.metal
h1.2xlarge
h1.4xlarge
h1.8xlarge
h1.16xlarge
z1d.large
z1d.xlarge
z1d.2xlarge
z1d.3xlarge
z1d.6xlarge
z1d.12xlarge
z1d.metal
u-6tb1.metal
u-9tb1.metal
u-12tb1.metal
u-18tb1.metal
u-24tb1.metal
a1.medium
a1.large
a1.xlarge
a1.2xlarge
a1.4xlarge
a1.metal
m5dn.large
m5dn.xlarge
m5dn.2xlarge
m5dn.4xlarge
m5dn.8xlarge
m5dn.12xlarge
m5dn.16xlarge
m5dn.24xlarge
m5n.large
m5n.xlarge
m5n.2xlarge
m5n.4xlarge
m5n.8xlarge
m5n.12xlarge
m5n.16xlarge
m5n.24xlarge
r5dn.large
r5dn.xlarge
r5dn.2xlarge
r5dn.4xlarge
r5dn.8xlarge
r5dn.12xlarge
r5dn.16xlarge
r5dn.24xlarge
r5n.large
r5n.xlarge
r5n.2xlarge
r5n.4xlarge
r5n.8xlarge
r5n.12xlarge
r5n.16xlarge
r5n.24xlarge
inf1.xlarge
inf1.2xlarge
inf1.6xlarge
inf1.24xlarge
m6g.metal
m6g.medium
m6g.large
m6g.xlarge
m6g.2xlarge
m6g.4xlarge
m6g.8xlarge
m6g.12xlarge
m6g.16xlarge
m6gd.metal
m6gd.medium
m6gd.large
m6gd.xlarge
m6gd.2xlarge
m6gd.4xlarge
m6gd.8xlarge
m6gd.12xlarge
m6gd.16xlarge
mac1.metal
--max-duration
(long)
The maximum duration (in seconds) to filter when searching for offerings.
Default: 94608000 (3 years)
--max-instance-count
(integer)
The maximum number of instances to filter when searching for offerings.
Default: 20
--min-duration
(long)
The minimum duration (in seconds) to filter when searching for offerings.
Default: 2592000 (1 month)
--offering-class
(string)
The offering class of the Reserved Instance. Can be
standard
orconvertible
.Possible values:
standard
convertible
--product-description
(string)
The Reserved Instance product platform description. Instances that include
(Amazon VPC)
in the description are for use with Amazon VPC.Possible values:
Linux/UNIX
Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)
Windows
Windows (Amazon VPC)
--reserved-instances-offering-ids
(list)
One or more Reserved Instances offering IDs.
(string)
Syntax:
"string" "string" ...
--dry-run
| --no-dry-run
(boolean)
Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is
DryRunOperation
. Otherwise, it isUnauthorizedOperation
.
--instance-tenancy
(string)
The tenancy of the instances covered by the reservation. A Reserved Instance with a tenancy of
dedicated
is applied to instances that run in a VPC on single-tenant hardware (i.e., Dedicated Instances).Important: The
host
value cannot be used with this parameter. Use thedefault
ordedicated
values only.Default:
default
Possible values:
default
dedicated
host
--offering-type
(string)
The Reserved Instance offering type. If you are using tools that predate the 2011-11-01 API version, you only have access to the
Medium Utilization
Reserved Instance offering type.Possible values:
Heavy Utilization
Medium Utilization
Light Utilization
No Upfront
Partial Upfront
All Upfront
--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.
To describe Reserved Instances offerings
This example command describes all Reserved Instances available for purchase in the region.
Command:
aws ec2 describe-reserved-instances-offerings
Output:
{
"ReservedInstancesOfferings": [
{
"OfferingType": "Partial Upfront",
"AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1b",
"InstanceTenancy": "default",
"PricingDetails": [],
"ProductDescription": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux",
"UsagePrice": 0.0,
"RecurringCharges": [
{
"Amount": 0.088,
"Frequency": "Hourly"
}
],
"Marketplace": false,
"CurrencyCode": "USD",
"FixedPrice": 631.0,
"Duration": 94608000,
"ReservedInstancesOfferingId": "9a06095a-bdc6-47fe-a94a-2a382f016040",
"InstanceType": "c1.medium"
},
{
"OfferingType": "PartialUpfront",
"AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1b",
"InstanceTenancy": "default",
"PricingDetails": [],
"ProductDescription": "Linux/UNIX",
"UsagePrice": 0.0,
"RecurringCharges": [
{
"Amount": 0.028,
"Frequency": "Hourly"
}
],
"Marketplace": false,
"CurrencyCode": "USD",
"FixedPrice": 631.0,
"Duration": 94608000,
"ReservedInstancesOfferingId": "bfbefc6c-0d10-418d-b144-7258578d329d",
"InstanceType": "c1.medium"
},
...
}
To describe your Reserved Instances offerings using options
This example lists Reserved Instances offered by AWS with the following specifications: t1.micro instance types, Windows (Amazon VPC) product, and Heavy Utilization offerings.
Command:
aws ec2 describe-reserved-instances-offerings --no-include-marketplace --instance-type "t1.micro" --product-description "Windows (Amazon VPC)" --offering-type "no upfront"
Output:
{
"ReservedInstancesOfferings": [
{
"OfferingType": "No Upfront",
"AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1b",
"InstanceTenancy": "default",
"PricingDetails": [],
"ProductDescription": "Windows",
"UsagePrice": 0.0,
"RecurringCharges": [
{
"Amount": 0.015,
"Frequency": "Hourly"
}
],
"Marketplace": false,
"CurrencyCode": "USD",
"FixedPrice": 0.0,
"Duration": 31536000,
"ReservedInstancesOfferingId": "c48ab04c-fe69-4f94-8e39-a23842292823",
"InstanceType": "t1.micro"
},
...
{
"OfferingType": "No Upfront",
"AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1d",
"InstanceTenancy": "default",
"PricingDetails": [],
"ProductDescription": "Windows (Amazon VPC)",
"UsagePrice": 0.0,
"RecurringCharges": [
{
"Amount": 0.015,
"Frequency": "Hourly"
}
],
"Marketplace": false,
"CurrencyCode": "USD",
"FixedPrice": 0.0,
"Duration": 31536000,
"ReservedInstancesOfferingId": "3a98bf7d-2123-42d4-b4f5-8dbec4b06dc6",
"InstanceType": "t1.micro"
}
]
}
ReservedInstancesOfferings -> (list)
A list of Reserved Instances offerings.
(structure)
Describes a Reserved Instance offering.
AvailabilityZone -> (string)
The Availability Zone in which the Reserved Instance can be used.
Duration -> (long)
The duration of the Reserved Instance, in seconds.
FixedPrice -> (float)
The purchase price of the Reserved Instance.
InstanceType -> (string)
The instance type on which the Reserved Instance can be used.
ProductDescription -> (string)
The Reserved Instance product platform description.
ReservedInstancesOfferingId -> (string)
The ID of the Reserved Instance offering. This is the offering ID used in GetReservedInstancesExchangeQuote to confirm that an exchange can be made.
UsagePrice -> (float)
The usage price of the Reserved Instance, per hour.
CurrencyCode -> (string)
The currency of the Reserved Instance offering you are purchasing. It’s specified using ISO 4217 standard currency codes. At this time, the only supported currency is
USD
.InstanceTenancy -> (string)
The tenancy of the instance.
Marketplace -> (boolean)
Indicates whether the offering is available through the Reserved Instance Marketplace (resale) or AWS. If it’s a Reserved Instance Marketplace offering, this is
true
.OfferingClass -> (string)
If
convertible
it can be exchanged for Reserved Instances of the same or higher monetary value, with different configurations. Ifstandard
, it is not possible to perform an exchange.OfferingType -> (string)
The Reserved Instance offering type.
PricingDetails -> (list)
The pricing details of the Reserved Instance offering.
(structure)
Describes a Reserved Instance offering.
Count -> (integer)
The number of reservations available for the price.
Price -> (double)
The price per instance.
RecurringCharges -> (list)
The recurring charge tag assigned to the resource.
(structure)
Describes a recurring charge.
Amount -> (double)
The amount of the recurring charge.
Frequency -> (string)
The frequency of the recurring charge.
Scope -> (string)
Whether the Reserved Instance is applied to instances in a Region or an Availability Zone.
NextToken -> (string)
The token to use to retrieve the next page of results. This value is
null
when there are no more results to return.