RunningInstancesItemType

Amazon EC2: API Version 2007-01-03

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RunningInstancesItemType

The RunningInstancesItemType data type.

Relevant Operations

Operations that use this data type include:

Contents

The following table describes and shows the elements contained in RunningInstancesItemType.

Element Name Description Type
instanceId Unique ID of the instance launched. xsd:string
imageId Image ID of the AMI used to launch the instance. xsd:string
instanceState The current state of the instance.

  • pending: the instance is in the process of being launched

  • running: the instance has been launched (although it may not yet have completed the boot process)

  • shutting-down: the instance has begun the shutdown process

  • terminated: the instance has been terminated

 ec2:InstanceStateType
privateDnsName The private DNS name assigned to the instance. This DNS name is only contactable from inside the Amazon EC2 network. This element remains empty until the instance enters a running state. See Chapter 4, Using and Securing the Network for more info. xsd:string
dnsName The public DNS name assigned to the instance. This DNS name is contactable from outside the Amazon EC2 network. This element remains empty until the instance enters a running state. See Chapter 4, Using and Securing the Network for more info. xsd:string
reason An optional reason for the most recent state transition. This may be an empty string. xsd:string
keyName An optional key name. If this instance was launched with an associated key pair, this is the name of that key pair. xsd:string
amiLaunchIndex An optional AMI launch index which can be used to determine which instance this is in the launch group. See using instance data for more info. xsd:string
productCodes Product codes attached to this instance. ec2:ProductCodeItemType[]
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