AWS SDK Version 2 for .NET
API Reference

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.NET Framework 4.5
 
Describes one or more of your instances.

If you specify one or more instance IDs, Amazon EC2 returns information for those instances. If you do not specify instance IDs, Amazon EC2 returns information for all relevant instances. If you specify an instance ID that is not valid, an error is returned. If you specify an instance that you do not own, it is not included in the returned results.

Recently terminated instances might appear in the returned results. This interval is usually less than one hour.

Namespace: Amazon.EC2
Assembly: AWSSDK.dll
Version: (assembly version)

Syntax

C#
public virtual DescribeInstancesResponse DescribeInstances(
         DescribeInstancesRequest request
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.EC2.Model.DescribeInstancesRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the DescribeInstances service method.

Return Value
Type: Amazon.EC2.Model.DescribeInstancesResponse
The response from the DescribeInstances service method, as returned by EC2.

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5