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[ aws . ssm ]

get-parameter¶

Description¶

Get information about a single parameter by specifying the parameter name.

Note

To get information about more than one parameter at a time, use the GetParameters operation.

Synopsis¶

  get-parameter
--name <value>
[--with-decryption | --no-with-decryption]
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]

Options¶

--name (string)

The name of the parameter you want to query.

To query by parameter label, use "Name": "name:label" . To query by parameter version, use "Name": "name:version" .

--with-decryption | --no-with-decryption (boolean)

Return decrypted values for secure string parameters. This flag is ignored for String and StringList parameter types.

--cli-input-json (string) Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI 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.

--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. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

Global Options¶

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command's default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

json
text
table

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

on
off
auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

Examples¶

Note

To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.

Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal's quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .

Example 1: To display the value of a parameter

The following get-parameter example lists the value for the specified single parameter.

aws ssm get-parameter \
    --name "MyStringParameter"

Output:

{
    "Parameter": {
        "Name": "MyStringParameter",
        "Type": "String",
        "Value": "Veni",
        "Version": 1,
        "LastModifiedDate": 1530018761.888,
        "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2:111222333444:parameter/MyStringParameter"
        "DataType": "text"
    }
}

For more information, see Working with Parameter Store in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Example 2: To decrypt the value of a SecureString parameter

The following get-parameter example decrypts the value of the specified SecureString parameter.

aws ssm get-parameter \
    --name "MySecureStringParameter" \
    --with-decryption

Output:

{
    "Parameter": {
        "Name": "MySecureStringParameter",
        "Type": "SecureString",
        "Value": "16679b88-310b-4895-a943-e0764EXAMPLE",
        "Version": 2,
        "LastModifiedDate": 1582155479.205,
        "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-east-2:111222333444:parameter/MySecureStringParameter"
        "DataType": "text"
    }
}

For more information, see Working with Parameter Store in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Example 3: To display the value of a parameter using labels

The following get-parameter example lists the value for the specified single parameter with a specified label.

aws ssm get-parameter \
    --name "MyParameter:label"

Output:

{
    "Parameter": {
        "Name": "MyParameter",
        "Type": "String",
        "Value": "parameter version 2",
        "Version": 2,
        "Selector": ":label",
        "LastModifiedDate": "2021-07-12T09:49:15.865000-07:00",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-west-2:786973925828:parameter/MyParameter",
        "DataType": "text"
    }
}

For more information, see Working with parameter labels in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Example 4: To display the value of a parameter using versions

The following get-parameter example lists the value for the specified single parameter version.

aws ssm get-parameter \
    --name "MyParameter:2"

Output:

{
    "Parameter": {
        "Name": "MyParameter",
        "Type": "String",
        "Value": "parameter version 2",
        "Version": 2,
        "Selector": ":2",
        "LastModifiedDate": "2021-07-12T09:49:15.865000-07:00",
        "ARN": "arn:aws:ssm:us-west-2:786973925828:parameter/MyParameter",
        "DataType": "text"
    }
}

For more information, see Working with parameter labels in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Output¶

Parameter -> (structure)

Information about a parameter.

Name -> (string)

The name of the parameter.

Type -> (string)

The type of parameter. Valid values include the following: String , StringList , and SecureString .

Note

If type is StringList , the system returns a comma-separated string with no spaces between commas in the Value field.

Value -> (string)

The parameter value.

Note

If type is StringList , the system returns a comma-separated string with no spaces between commas in the Value field.

Version -> (long)

The parameter version.

Selector -> (string)

Either the version number or the label used to retrieve the parameter value. Specify selectors by using one of the following formats:

parameter_name:version

parameter_name:label

SourceResult -> (string)

Applies to parameters that reference information in other Amazon Web Services services. SourceResult is the raw result or response from the source.

LastModifiedDate -> (timestamp)

Date the parameter was last changed or updated and the parameter version was created.

ARN -> (string)

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the parameter.

DataType -> (string)

The data type of the parameter, such as text or aws:ec2:image . The default is text .

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get-parameter¶

Description¶

Synopsis¶

Options¶

Global Options¶

Examples¶

Output¶