Use DescribeAccountAttributes with an AWS SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use DescribeAccountAttributes.

CLI

AWS CLI

To describe all the attributes for your AWS account

This example describes the attributes for your AWS account.

Command:

aws ec2 describe-account-attributes

Output:

{
    "AccountAttributes": [
        {
            "AttributeName": "vpc-max-security-groups-per-interface",
            "AttributeValues": [
                {
                    "AttributeValue": "5"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "AttributeName": "max-instances",
            "AttributeValues": [
                {
                    "AttributeValue": "20"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "AttributeName": "supported-platforms",
            "AttributeValues": [
                {
                    "AttributeValue": "EC2"
                },
                {
                    "AttributeValue": "VPC"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "AttributeName": "default-vpc",
            "AttributeValues": [
                {
                    "AttributeValue": "none"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "AttributeName": "max-elastic-ips",
            "AttributeValues": [
                {
                    "AttributeValue": "5"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "AttributeName": "vpc-max-elastic-ips",
            "AttributeValues": [
                {
                    "AttributeValue": "5"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

To describe a single attribute for your AWS account

This example describes the supported-platforms attribute for your AWS account.

Command:

aws ec2 describe-account-attributes --attribute-names supported-platforms

Output:

{
    "AccountAttributes": [
        {
            "AttributeName": "supported-platforms",
            "AttributeValues": [
                {
                    "AttributeValue": "EC2"
                },
                {
                    "AttributeValue": "VPC"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

• For API details, see DescribeAccountAttributes in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell

Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example describes whether you can launch instances into EC2-Classic and EC2-VPC in the region, or only into EC2-VPC.

(Get-EC2AccountAttribute -AttributeName supported-platforms).AttributeValues

Output:

AttributeValue
--------------
EC2
VPC

Example 2: This example describes your default VPC, or is 'none' if you do not have a default VPC in the region.

(Get-EC2AccountAttribute -AttributeName default-vpc).AttributeValues

Output:

AttributeValue
--------------
vpc-12345678

Example 3: This example describes the maximum number of On-Demand instances that you can run.

(Get-EC2AccountAttribute -AttributeName max-instances).AttributeValues

Output:

AttributeValue
--------------
20

• For API details, see DescribeAccountAttributes in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.