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aws.ec2.get_instance_metadata_defaults

Example SQL Queries

SELECT * FROM
aws.ec2.get_instance_metadata_defaults;

Description

Gets the default instance metadata service (IMDS) settings that are set at the account level in the specified Amazon Web Services
 Region.

For more information, see Order of precedence for instance metadata options in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Table Definition

Column NameColumn Data Type
dry_run Input Column

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.

BOOLEAN
_aws_profile Input Column

The AWS profile defines the AWS identity used. It can be defined via credentials or by assuming a IAM role.

STRUCT(
    "type" VARCHAR,
    "name" VARCHAR,
    "account_id" VARCHAR,
    "via_profile_name" VARCHAR,
    "assumed_role_arn" VARCHAR,
    "organization" STRUCT(
        "account_name" VARCHAR,
        "id" VARCHAR,
        "tags" STRUCT(
            "key" VARCHAR,
            "value" VARCHAR
        )[],
        "master_account" STRUCT(
            "id" VARCHAR,
            "email" VARCHAR
        ),
        "parents" STRUCT(
            "type" VARCHAR,
            "id" VARCHAR,
            "name" VARCHAR,
            "tags" STRUCT(
                "key" VARCHAR,
                "value" VARCHAR
            )[]
        )[]
    )
)
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_aws_profile.account_id

The AWS account id

_aws_profile.assumed_role_arn

The ARN of the assumed role

_aws_profile.name

The unique name of the profile.

_aws_profile.organization

Information about this profile's membership in the AWS organization.

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_aws_profile.organization.account_name

The name of account speciifed by the organization

_aws_profile.organization.id

The organization id

_aws_profile.organization.master_account
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_aws_profile.organization.master_account.email

The organization master account email address

_aws_profile.organization.master_account.id

The organization master account id

_aws_profile.organization.parents[]
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_aws_profile.organization.parents[].id

The id of the parent

_aws_profile.organization.parents[].name

The name of the parent

_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[]
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_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[].key
_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[].value
_aws_profile.organization.parents[].type

The type of parent can be an organization unit or a root

_aws_profile.organization.tags[]
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_aws_profile.organization.tags[].key
_aws_profile.organization.tags[].value
_aws_profile.type

The type of profile, either 'credentials' or 'assumed_role'

_aws_profile.via_profile_name

This IAM role for this profile is assumed by first utilizing another profile with this name to obtain credentials.

_aws_region Input Column

The AWS region to use.

VARCHAR
account_level

The account-level default IMDS settings.

STRUCT(
    "http_tokens" VARCHAR,
    "http_put_response_hop_limit" BIGINT,
    "http_endpoint" VARCHAR,
    "instance_metadata_tags" VARCHAR
)
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account_level.http_endpoint

Indicates whether the IMDS endpoint for an instance is enabled or disabled. When disabled, the instance metadata can't be accessed.

account_level.http_put_response_hop_limit

The maximum number of hops that the metadata token can travel.

account_level.http_tokens

Indicates whether IMDSv2 is required.

  • optional – IMDSv2 is optional, which means that you can use either IMDSv2 or IMDSv1.

  • required – IMDSv2 is required, which means that IMDSv1 is disabled, and you must use IMDSv2.

account_level.instance_metadata_tags

Indicates whether access to instance tags from the instance metadata is enabled or disabled. For more information, see Work with instance tags using the instance metadata in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.