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 elb describe-tags --load-balancer-name my-load-balancer

Output:

{
  "TagDescriptions": [
      {
          "Tags": [
              {
                  "Value": "lima",
                  "Key": "project"
              },
              {
                  "Value": "digital-media",
                  "Key": "department"
              }
          ],
          "LoadBalancerName": "my-load-balancer"
      }
  ]
}

• 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 load balancers.

Get-ELBResourceTag -LoadBalancerName @("my-load-balancer","my-internal-load-balancer")

Output:

LoadBalancerName             Tags
----------------             ----
my-load-balancer             {project, department}
my-internal-load-balancer    {project, department}

Example 2: This example describes the tags for the specified load balancer.

(Get-ELBResourceTag -LoadBalancerName my-load-balancer).Tags

Output:

Key           Value
---           -----
project       lima
department    digital-media

• 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 load balancers.

Get-ELBResourceTag -LoadBalancerName @("my-load-balancer","my-internal-load-balancer")

Output:

LoadBalancerName             Tags
----------------             ----
my-load-balancer             {project, department}
my-internal-load-balancer    {project, department}

Example 2: This example describes the tags for the specified load balancer.

(Get-ELBResourceTag -LoadBalancerName my-load-balancer).Tags

Output:

Key           Value
---           -----
project       lima
department    digital-media

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