Use DescribeInternetGateways with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use DescribeInternetGateways.

CLI

AWS CLI

To describe an internet gateway

The following describe-internet-gateways example describes the specified internet gateway.

aws ec2 describe-internet-gateways \
    --internet-gateway-ids igw-0d0fb496b3EXAMPLE

Output:

{
    "InternetGateways": [
        {
            "Attachments": [
                {
                    "State": "available",
                    "VpcId": "vpc-0a60eb65b4EXAMPLE"
                }
            ],
            "InternetGatewayId": "igw-0d0fb496b3EXAMPLE",
            "OwnerId": "123456789012",
            "Tags": [
                {
                    "Key": "Name",
                    "Value": "my-igw"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Internet gateways in the Amazon VPC User Guide.

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

PowerShell

Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example describes the specified Internet gateway.

Get-EC2InternetGateway -InternetGatewayId igw-1a2b3c4d

Output:

Attachments       InternetGatewayId     Tags
-----------       -----------------     ----
{vpc-1a2b3c4d}    igw-1a2b3c4d          {}

Example 2: This example describes all your Internet gateways.

Get-EC2InternetGateway

Output:

Attachments       InternetGatewayId     Tags
-----------       -----------------     ----
{vpc-1a2b3c4d}    igw-1a2b3c4d          {}
{}                igw-2a3b4c5d          {}

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

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Create Amazon EC2 resources using an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.