Use GetInventorySchema with a CLI - AWS Systems Manager

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Use GetInventorySchema with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use GetInventorySchema.

CLI
AWS CLI

To view your inventory schema

This example returns a list of inventory type names for the account.

Command:

aws ssm get-inventory-schema

Output:

{
  "Schemas": [
      {
          "TypeName": "AWS:AWSComponent",
          "Version": "1.0",
          "Attributes": [
              {
                  "Name": "Name",
                  "DataType": "STRING"
              },
              {
                  "Name": "ApplicationType",
                  "DataType": "STRING"
              },
              {
                  "Name": "Publisher",
                  "DataType": "STRING"
              },
              {
                  "Name": "Version",
                  "DataType": "STRING"
              },
              {
                  "Name": "InstalledTime",
                  "DataType": "STRING"
              },
              {
                  "Name": "Architecture",
                  "DataType": "STRING"
              },
              {
                  "Name": "URL",
                  "DataType": "STRING"
              }
          ]
      },
      ...
  ],
  "NextToken": "--token string truncated--"
}

To view the inventory schema for a specific inventory type

This example return the inventory schema for a the AWS:AWSComponent inventory type.

Command:

aws ssm get-inventory-schema --type-name "AWS:AWSComponent"
PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example returns a list of inventory type names for the account.

Get-SSMInventorySchema

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

Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example returns a list of inventory type names for the account.

Get-SSMInventorySchema

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

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