Get information about a parameter.
Request results are returned on a best-effort basis. If you specify MaxResults
in the request, the response includes information up to the limit specified. The number of items returned, however, can be between zero and the value of MaxResults
. If the service reaches an internal limit while processing the results, it stops the operation and returns the matching values up to that point and a NextToken
. You can specify the NextToken
in a subsequent call to get the next set of results.
Warning
If you change the KMS key alias for the KMS key used to encrypt a parameter, then you must also update the key alias the parameter uses to reference KMS. Otherwise, DescribeParameters
retrieves whatever the original key alias was referencing.
See also: AWS API Documentation
See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.
describe-parameters
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: Parameters
describe-parameters
[--filters <value>]
[--parameter-filters <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--starting-token <value>]
[--page-size <value>]
[--max-items <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
--filters
(list)
This data type is deprecated. Instead, use
ParameterFilters
.(structure)
This data type is deprecated. Instead, use ParameterStringFilter .
Key -> (string)
The name of the filter.
Values -> (list)
The filter values.
(string)
Shorthand Syntax:
Key=string,Values=string,string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"Key": "Name"|"Type"|"KeyId",
"Values": ["string", ...]
}
...
]
--parameter-filters
(list)
Filters to limit the request results.
(structure)
One or more filters. Use a filter to return a more specific list of results.
Key -> (string)
The name of the filter.
The
ParameterStringFilter
object is used by the DescribeParameters and GetParametersByPath API operations. However, not all of the pattern values listed forKey
can be used with both operations.For
DescribeActions
, all of the listed patterns are valid exceptLabel
.For
GetParametersByPath
, the following patterns listed forKey
aren’t valid:tag
,DataType
,Name
,Path
, andTier
.For examples of Amazon Web Services CLI commands demonstrating valid parameter filter constructions, see Searching for Systems Manager parameters in the Amazon Web Services Systems Manager User Guide .
Option -> (string)
For all filters used with DescribeParameters , valid options include
Equals
andBeginsWith
. TheName
filter additionally supports theContains
option. (Exception: For filters using the keyPath
, valid options includeRecursive
andOneLevel
.)For filters used with GetParametersByPath , valid options include
Equals
andBeginsWith
. (Exception: For filters usingLabel
as the Key name, the only valid option isEquals
.)Values -> (list)
The value you want to search for.
(string)
Shorthand Syntax:
Key=string,Option=string,Values=string,string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"Key": "string",
"Option": "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 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.
Example 1: To list all parameters
The following describe-parameters
example lists all parameters in the current AWS account and Region.
aws ssm describe-parameters
Output:
{
"Parameters": [
{
"Name": "MySecureStringParameter",
"Type": "SecureString",
"KeyId": "alias/aws/ssm",
"LastModifiedDate": 1582155479.205,
"LastModifiedUser": "arn:aws:sts::111222333444:assumed-role/Admin/Richard-Roe-Managed",
"Description": "This is a SecureString parameter",
"Version": 2,
"Tier": "Advanced",
"Policies": [
{
"PolicyText": "{\"Type\":\"Expiration\",\"Version\":\"1.0\",\"Attributes\":{\"Timestamp\":\"2020-07-07T22:30:00Z\"}}",
"PolicyType": "Expiration",
"PolicyStatus": "Pending"
},
{
"PolicyText": "{\"Type\":\"ExpirationNotification\",\"Version\":\"1.0\",\"Attributes\":{\"Before\":\"12\",\"Unit\":\"Hours\"}}",
"PolicyType": "ExpirationNotification",
"PolicyStatus": "Pending"
}
]
},
{
"Name": "MyStringListParameter",
"Type": "StringList",
"LastModifiedDate": 1582154764.222,
"LastModifiedUser": "arn:aws:iam::111222333444:user/Mary-Major",
"Description": "This is a StringList parameter",
"Version": 1,
"Tier": "Standard",
"Policies": []
},
{
"Name": "MyStringParameter",
"Type": "String",
"LastModifiedDate": 1582154711.976,
"LastModifiedUser": "arn:aws:iam::111222333444:user/Alejandro-Rosalez",
"Description": "This is a String parameter",
"Version": 1,
"Tier": "Standard",
"Policies": []
},
{
"Name": "latestAmi",
"Type": "String",
"LastModifiedDate": 1580862415.521,
"LastModifiedUser": "arn:aws:sts::111222333444:assumed-role/lambda-ssm-role/Automation-UpdateSSM-Param",
"Version": 3,
"Tier": "Standard",
"Policies": []
}
]
}
Example 2: To list all parameters matching specific metadata
This describe-parameters
example lists all parameters matching a filter.
- aws ssm describe-parameters
–filters “Key=Type,Values=StringList”
Output:
{
"Parameters": [
{
"Name": "MyStringListParameter",
"Type": "StringList",
"LastModifiedDate": 1582154764.222,
"LastModifiedUser": "arn:aws:iam::111222333444:user/Mary-Major",
"Description": "This is a StringList parameter",
"Version": 1,
"Tier": "Standard",
"Policies": []
}
]
}
For more information, see Searching for Systems Manager Parameters in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.
Parameters -> (list)
Parameters returned by the request.
(structure)
Metadata includes information like the ARN of the last user and the date/time the parameter was last used.
Name -> (string)
The parameter name.
Type -> (string)
The type of parameter. Valid parameter types include the following:
String
,StringList
, andSecureString
.KeyId -> (string)
The ID of the query key used for this parameter.
LastModifiedDate -> (timestamp)
Date the parameter was last changed or updated.
LastModifiedUser -> (string)
Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Amazon Web Services user who last changed the parameter.
Description -> (string)
Description of the parameter actions.
AllowedPattern -> (string)
A parameter name can include only the following letters and symbols.
Version -> (long)
The parameter version.
Tier -> (string)
The parameter tier.
Policies -> (list)
A list of policies associated with a parameter.
(structure)
One or more policies assigned to a parameter.
PolicyText -> (string)
The JSON text of the policy.
PolicyType -> (string)
The type of policy. Parameter Store, a capablility of Amazon Web Services Systems Manager, supports the following policy types: Expiration, ExpirationNotification, and NoChangeNotification.
PolicyStatus -> (string)
The status of the policy. Policies report the following statuses: Pending (the policy hasn’t been enforced or applied yet), Finished (the policy was applied), Failed (the policy wasn’t applied), or InProgress (the policy is being applied now).
DataType -> (string)
The data type of the parameter, such as
text
oraws:ec2:image
. The default istext
.
NextToken -> (string)
The token to use when requesting the next set of items.