Notes:
By default, the AWS CLI will return the results in JSON format. If you prefer another format like text or table, you can specify it using the –output flag:
aws ec2 describe-vpcs --output table
If you want more details like subnets, route tables, etc., associated with a VPC, you would need to use their respective describe commands such as describe-subnets, describe-route-tables, and so on. For example:
aws ec2 describe-subnets --filters "Name=vpc-id,Values=vpc-xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| describe-availability-zones | Get details about availability zones in a region |
| describe-capacity-reservations | Get details about Capacity Reservations |
| describe-carrier-gateways | Get details about carrier gateways |
| describe-client-vpn-authorization-rules | Get details about Client VPN authorization rules |
| describe-client-vpn-connections | Get details about active Client VPN connections |
| describe-client-vpn-endpoints | Get details about Client VPN endpoints |
| describe-client-vpn-routes | Get details about Client VPN endpoint routes |
| describe-client-vpn-target-networks | Get details about Client VPN endpoint target networks |
| describe-coip-pools | Get details about customer-owned IP pools |
| describe-conversion-tasks | Get details about instance conversion tasks |
| describe-customer-gateways | Get details about customer gateways |
| describe-dhcp-options | Get details about DHCP options sets |
| describe-egress-only-internet-gateways | Get details about egress-only Internet gateways |
| describe-elastic-gpus | Get details about Elastic GPUs |
| describe-elastic-ips | Get details about Elastic IP addresses |
| describe-elastic-load-balancers | Get details about ELB load balancers |
| describe-export-image-tasks | Get details about VM import/export image tasks |
| describe-export-instance-tasks | Get details about VM import/export instance tasks |
| describe-fast-snapshot-restores | Get details about fast snapshot restores |
| describe-fleet-history | Get details about EC2 Fleet events |
| describe-fleet-instances | Get details about EC2 Fleet instances |
| describe-fleets | Get details about EC2 Fleets |
| describe-flow-logs | Get details about VPC flow logs |
| describe-fpga-image-attributes | Get details about FPGA image attributes |
| describe-fpga-images | Get details about FPGA images |
| describe-host-reservations | Get details about Dedicated Host reservations |
| describe-hosts | Get details about Dedicated Hosts |
| describe-iam-instance-profile-associations | Get details about IAM instance profile associations |
| describe-id-format | Get details about resource ID formats |
| describe-identity-id-format | Get details about Regions that support longer EC2/EBS resource IDs |
| describe-image-attribute | Get details about AMI attributes |
| describe-images | Get details about AMIs |
| describe-import-image-tasks | Get details about VM import image tasks |
| describe-import-snapshot-tasks | Get details about VM import snapshot tasks |
| describe-instance-attribute | Get details about instance attributes |
| describe-instance-credit-specifications | Get details about T2/T3 Unlimited credits |
| describe-instance-event-windows | Get details about instance event start/end times |
| describe-instance-status | Get details about instance status |
| describe-instance-type-offerings | Get details about instance offerings in Region |
| describe-instance-types | Get details about instance types |
| describe-instances | Get details about instances |
| describe-internet-gateways | Get details about Internet gateways |
| describe-key-pairs | Get details about key pairs |
| describe-launch-template-versions | Get details about launch template versions |
| describe-launch-templates | Get details about launch templates |
| describe-local-gateway-route-table-vpc-associations | Get details about local gateway associations |
| describe-local-gateway-route-tables | Get details about local gateway route tables |
| describe-local-gateway-virtual-interface-groups | Get details about local gateway virtual interface groups |
| describe-local-gateway-virtual-interfaces | Get details about local gateway virtual interfaces |
| describe-local-gateways | Get details about local gateways |
| describe-managed-prefix-lists | Get details about managed prefix lists |
| describe-moving-addresses | Get details about moving Elastic IP addresses |
| describe-nat-gateways | Get details about NAT gateways |
| describe-network-acls | Get details about network ACLs |
| describe-network-insights-analyses | Get details about Network Insights analyses |
| describe-network-insights-paths | Get details about Network Insights paths |
| describe-network-interfaces | Get details about network interfaces |
| describe-placement-groups | Get details about placement groups |
| describe-prefix-lists | Get details about prefix lists |
| describe-principal-id-format | Get details about principal ID formats |
| describe-public-ipv4-pools | Get details about public IPv4 address pools |
| describe-regions | Get details about AWS regions |
| describe-reserved-instances | Get details about Reserved Instances |
| describe-reserved-instances-modifications | Get details about Reserved Instances modifications |
| describe-reserved-instances-offerings | Get details about Reserved Instance offerings |
| describe-route-tables | Get details about route tables |
| describe-scheduled-instances | Get details about Scheduled Instances |
| describe-security-group-references | Get details about security groups for an instance |
| describe-security-groups | Get details about security groups |
| describe-snapshot-attribute | Get details about snapshot attributes |
| describe-snapshots | Get details about EBS snapshots |
| describe-spot-datafeed-subscription | Get details about Spot datafeed subscription |
| describe-spot-fleet-instances | Get details about Spot Fleet instances |
| describe-spot-fleet-request-history | Get details about Spot Fleet request history |
| describe-spot-fleet-requests | Get details about Spot Fleet requests |
| describe-spot-instance-requests | Get details about Spot Instance requests |
| describe-spot-price-history | Get details about Spot price history |
| describe-stale-security-groups | Get details about stale security groups |
| describe-subnets | Get details about subnets |
| describe-tags | Get details about resource tags |
| describe-traffic-mirror-filters | Get details about Traffic Mirror filters |
| describe-traffic-mirror-sessions | Get details about Traffic Mirror sessions |
| describe-traffic-mirror-targets | Get details about Traffic Mirror targets |
| describe-transit-gateway-attachments | Get details about transit gateway attachments |
| describe-transit-gateway-connect-peers | Get details about transit gateway connect peers |
| describe-transit-gateway-connects | Get details about transit gateway connects |
| describe-transit-gateway-multicast-domains | Get details about transit gateway multicast domains |
| describe-transit-gateway-peering-attachments | Get details about transit gateway peering attachments |
| describe-transit-gateway-route-tables | Get details about transit gateway route tables |
| describe-transit-gateway-vpc-attachments | Get details about transit gateway VPC attachments |
| describe-transit-gateways | Get details about transit gateways |
| describe-volume-attribute | Get details about volume attributes |
| describe-volume-status | Get details about volume status |
| describe-volumes | Get details about EBS volumes |
| describe-volumes-modifications | Get details about modified EBS volumes |
| describe-vpc-attribute | Get details about VPC attributes |
| describe-vpc-classic-link | Get details about VPC ClassicLink |
| describe-vpc-classic-link-dns-support | Get details about ClassicLink DNS support |
| describe-vpc-endpoint-connection-notifications | Get details about VPC endpoint connections |
| describe-vpc-endpoint-connections | Get details about VPC endpoint connections |
| describe-vpc-endpoint-service-configurations | Get details about VPC endpoint service configurations |
| describe-vpc-endpoint-service-permissions | Get details about VPC endpoint service permissions |
| describe-vpc-endpoint-services | Get details about VPC endpoint services |
| describe-vpc-endpoints | Get details about VPC endpoints |
| describe-vpc-peering-connections | Get details about VPC peering connections |
| describe-vpcs | Get details about VPCs |
| describe-vpn-connections | Get details about VPN connections |
| describe-vpn-gateways | Get details about VPN gateways |