Use DescribeTags with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use DescribeTags.

CLI

AWS CLI

To describe the tags assigned to a load balancer

This example describes the tags assigned to the specified load balancer.

Command:

aws elbv2 describe-tags --resource-arns arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-west-2:123456789012:loadbalancer/app/my-load-balancer/50dc6c495c0c9188

Output:

{
  "TagDescriptions": [
      {
          "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-west-2:123456789012:loadbalancer/app/my-load-balancer/50dc6c495c0c9188",
          "Tags": [
              {
                  "Value": "lima",
                  "Key": "project"
              },
              {
                  "Value": "digital-media",
                  "Key": "department"
              }
          ]
      }
  ]
}

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

PowerShell

Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example lists the Tags for the specified resource.

Get-ELB2Tag -ResourceArn 'arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-east-1:123456789012:loadbalancer/app/test-alb/3651b4394dd9a24f'

Output:

ResourceArn                                                                                    Tags
-----------                                                                                    ----
arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-east-1:123456789012:loadbalancer/app/test-alb/3651b4394dd9a24f {stage, internalName, version}

• For API details, see DescribeTags in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4).

Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example lists the Tags for the specified resource.

Get-ELB2Tag -ResourceArn 'arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-east-1:123456789012:loadbalancer/app/test-alb/3651b4394dd9a24f'

Output:

ResourceArn                                                                                    Tags
-----------                                                                                    ----
arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-east-1:123456789012:loadbalancer/app/test-alb/3651b4394dd9a24f {stage, internalName, version}

• For API details, see DescribeTags in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5).