Request Parameters Response Elements Errors See Also

DescribeInstanceTypes

Describes the specified instance types. By default, all instance types for the current Region are described. Alternatively, you can filter the results.

Request Parameters

The following parameters are for this specific action. For more information about required and optional parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Query Parameters.

DryRun

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

Filter.N

One or more filters. Filter names and values are case-sensitive.

auto-recovery-supported - Indicates whether Amazon CloudWatch action based recovery is supported (true | false).
bare-metal - Indicates whether it is a bare metal instance type (true | false).
burstable-performance-supported - Indicates whether the instance type is a burstable performance T instance type (true | false).
current-generation - Indicates whether this instance type is the latest generation instance type of an instance family (true | false).
ebs-info.ebs-optimized-info.baseline-bandwidth-in-mbps - The baseline bandwidth performance for an EBS-optimized instance type, in Mbps.
ebs-info.ebs-optimized-info.baseline-iops - The baseline input/output storage operations per second for an EBS-optimized instance type.
ebs-info.ebs-optimized-info.baseline-throughput-in-mbps - The baseline throughput performance for an EBS-optimized instance type, in MB/s.
ebs-info.ebs-optimized-info.maximum-bandwidth-in-mbps - The maximum bandwidth performance for an EBS-optimized instance type, in Mbps.
ebs-info.ebs-optimized-info.maximum-iops - The maximum input/output storage operations per second for an EBS-optimized instance type.
ebs-info.ebs-optimized-info.maximum-throughput-in-mbps - The maximum throughput performance for an EBS-optimized instance type, in MB/s.
ebs-info.ebs-optimized-support - Indicates whether the instance type is EBS-optimized (supported | unsupported | default).
ebs-info.encryption-support - Indicates whether EBS encryption is supported (supported | unsupported).
ebs-info.nvme-support - Indicates whether non-volatile memory express (NVMe) is supported for EBS volumes (required | supported | unsupported).
free-tier-eligible - Indicates whether the instance type is eligible to use in the free tier (true | false).
hibernation-supported - Indicates whether On-Demand hibernation is supported (true | false).
hypervisor - The hypervisor (nitro | xen).
instance-storage-info.disk.count - The number of local disks.
instance-storage-info.disk.size-in-gb - The storage size of each instance storage disk, in GB.
instance-storage-info.disk.type - The storage technology for the local instance storage disks (hdd | ssd).
instance-storage-info.encryption-support - Indicates whether data is encrypted at rest (required | supported | unsupported).
instance-storage-info.nvme-support - Indicates whether non-volatile memory express (NVMe) is supported for instance store (required | supported | unsupported).
instance-storage-info.total-size-in-gb - The total amount of storage available from all local instance storage, in GB.
instance-storage-supported - Indicates whether the instance type has local instance storage (true | false).
instance-type - The instance type (for example c5.2xlarge or c5*).
memory-info.size-in-mib - The memory size.
network-info.efa-info.maximum-efa-interfaces - The maximum number of Elastic Fabric Adapters (EFAs) per instance.
network-info.efa-supported - Indicates whether the instance type supports Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) (true | false).
network-info.ena-support - Indicates whether Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) is supported or required (required | supported | unsupported).
network-info.encryption-in-transit-supported - Indicates whether the instance type automatically encrypts in-transit traffic between instances (true | false).
network-info.ipv4-addresses-per-interface - The maximum number of private IPv4 addresses per network interface.
network-info.ipv6-addresses-per-interface - The maximum number of private IPv6 addresses per network interface.
network-info.ipv6-supported - Indicates whether the instance type supports IPv6 (true | false).
network-info.maximum-network-cards - The maximum number of network cards per instance.
network-info.maximum-network-interfaces - The maximum number of network interfaces per instance.
network-info.network-performance - The network performance (for example, "25 Gigabit").
nitro-enclaves-support - Indicates whether Nitro Enclaves is supported (supported | unsupported).
nitro-tpm-support - Indicates whether NitroTPM is supported (supported | unsupported).
nitro-tpm-info.supported-versions - The supported NitroTPM version (2.0).
processor-info.supported-architecture - The CPU architecture (arm64 | i386 | x86_64).
processor-info.sustained-clock-speed-in-ghz - The CPU clock speed, in GHz.
processor-info.supported-features - The supported CPU features (amd-sev-snp).
supported-boot-mode - The boot mode (legacy-bios | uefi).
supported-root-device-type - The root device type (ebs | instance-store).
supported-usage-class - The usage class (on-demand | spot).
supported-virtualization-type - The virtualization type (hvm | paravirtual).
vcpu-info.default-cores - The default number of cores for the instance type.
vcpu-info.default-threads-per-core - The default number of threads per core for the instance type.
vcpu-info.default-vcpus - The default number of vCPUs for the instance type.
vcpu-info.valid-cores - The number of cores that can be configured for the instance type.
vcpu-info.valid-threads-per-core - The number of threads per core that can be configured for the instance type. For example, "1" or "1,2".

Type: Array of Filter objects

Required: No

InstanceType.N

The instance types.

Type: Array of strings

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 100 items.

Required: No

MaxResults

The maximum number of items to return for this request. To get the next page of items, make another request with the token returned in the output. For more information, see Pagination.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 5. Maximum value of 100.

Required: No

NextToken

The token returned from a previous paginated request. Pagination continues from the end of the items returned by the previous request.

Type: String

Required: No

Response Elements

The following elements are returned by the service.

instanceTypeSet

The instance type.

Type: Array of InstanceTypeInfo objects

nextToken

The token to include in another request to get the next page of items. This value is null when there are no more items to return.

Type: String

requestId

The ID of the request.

Type: String

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common client error codes.