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Amazon EC2

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud, allowing you to launch virtual server instances, manage networking, and configure storage with complete control over your computing resources.

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Amazon EC2 API

Core API for managing Amazon EC2 instances, AMIs, key pairs, security groups, Elastic IPs, launch templates, spot instances, capacity reservations, and other compute resources.

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Amazon EC2 Allocate and Associate Elastic IP

Allocate a VPC Elastic IP, confirm the instance is running, then associate the address.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Audit Security Group Usage

Describe a security group, then describe instances filtered by that group.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Bind Elastic IP to a New Instance

Launch an instance, poll until running, allocate an Elastic IP, then associate it.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Clone an Instance via Image

Create an AMI from a source instance, confirm it, then launch a clone from that AMI.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Deprovision a Secured Instance

Terminate an instance, wait until terminated, then delete its security group.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Deregister an AMI After Confirmation

Confirm an AMI exists, deregister it, then verify it is gone.

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Amazon EC2 Harden an Existing Security Group

Look up a security group by name and add a scoped inbound rule to it.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Launch and Await Running

Launch an instance, then poll DescribeInstances until it reaches the running state.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Launch a Secured Instance

Create a security group, open SSH ingress, create a key pair, and launch an instance.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Inventory Instances Then Image First

Describe instances, page through with NextToken, then image the first instance found.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Place an Instance in an Availability Zone

Describe regions and availability zones, then launch an instance in a chosen zone.

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Amazon EC2 Prepare Key and Launch

Create a key pair, confirm it via describe, then launch an instance using it.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Create a Launch Template and Boot From It

Create a launch template, confirm it, then launch an instance referencing the template parameters.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Release Elastic IP on Terminate

Terminate an instance, wait until terminated, then release its Elastic IP.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Request Spot Instances and Track

Request Spot Instances, then poll the Spot request until it is fulfilled.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Restart and Verify Instance

Reboot an instance and poll its status until checks report passed.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Rotate Key Pair

Verify a key pair exists, create its replacement, then delete the old key pair.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Stop and Create Image

Stop an instance, wait until stopped, then create an AMI from it.

ARAZZO

Amazon EC2 Stop and Start Instance Cycle

Stop an instance, wait until stopped, then start it again and confirm running.

ARAZZO

Pricing Plans

Amazon Ec2 Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Amazon Ec2 Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Amazon Ec2 Finops

FINOPS

Features

Diverse Instance Types

Over 750 instance types optimized for compute, memory, storage, GPU, and inferencing workloads.

Amazon Machine Images

Pre-configured OS images for Windows, Linux, and macOS with custom and marketplace options.

Elastic IPs

Static IPv4 addresses that can be quickly remapped to different instances for fault tolerance.

Security Groups

Virtual firewalls to control inbound and outbound traffic to EC2 instances.

Spot Instances

Access spare EC2 capacity at up to 90% discount over On-Demand prices for flexible workloads.

Placement Groups

Control instance placement for low-latency cluster networking or high-availability distribution.

Launch Templates

Version-controlled configurations for launching EC2 instances with consistent settings.

Nitro System

Next-generation virtualization infrastructure delivering near bare-metal performance and security.

Use Cases

Web Application Hosting

Deploy scalable web applications and APIs with full control over the compute environment.

Machine Learning Training

GPU-accelerated instances for deep learning model training and inference workloads.

High-Performance Computing

Cluster networking instances for computational fluid dynamics, genomics, and financial modeling.

SAP and Enterprise Workloads

Certified instances for SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, and other enterprise database applications.

Development and Testing

Flexible on-demand compute for CI/CD pipelines, dev environments, and test automation.

Semantic Vocabularies

Amazon Ec2 Context

6 classes · 35 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

Amazon EC2 API Rules

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JSON Structure

Amazon Ec2 Instance Structure

21 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Ec2 Openapi Create Image Response Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Ec2 Openapi Describe Instances Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Ec2 Openapi Instance Structure

16 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Ec2 Openapi Run Instances Response Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Ec2 Openapi Tag Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Example Payloads

Amazon Ec2 Instance Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Ec2 Openapi Create Image Response Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Ec2 Openapi Describe Instances Response Example

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EXAMPLE

Ec2 Openapi Instance Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Ec2 Openapi Run Instances Response Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Ec2 Openapi Tag Example

2 fields

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opencollection: 1.0.0
info:
  name: Amazon EC2 API
  version: '2016-11-15'
request:
  auth:
    type: apikey
    key: Authorization
    value: '{{Authorization}}'
    placement: header
items:
- info:
    name: Instances
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Launch EC2 Instances
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=RunInstances
      params:
      - name: ImageId
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: The ID of the AMI to launch
      - name: InstanceType
        value: ''
        type: query
        description: The instance type such as t2.micro, m5.large, c5.xlarge
      - name: MinCount
        value: '1'
        type: query
        description: The minimum number of instances to launch
      - name: MaxCount
        value: '1'
        type: query
        description: The maximum number of instances to launch
      - name: KeyName
        value: example-resource-name
        type: query
        description: The name of the key pair to use for SSH access
      - name: SecurityGroupId
        value: example-cluster-01
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the security groups
      - name: SubnetId
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The ID of the subnet to launch the instance into
    docs: Launches the specified number of instances using an AMI for which you have permissions. You can specify a number
      of options, or leave the default options. When you launch an instance, it enters the pending state, then the running
      state.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Describe EC2 Instances
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeInstances
      params:
      - name: InstanceId
        value: i-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The instance IDs to describe
      - name: Filter
        value: example-string
        type: query
        description: Filters to apply to the results
      - name: MaxResults
        value: '1'
        type: query
        description: Maximum number of results to return
      - name: NextToken
        value: example-string
        type: query
        description: Token for the next page of results
    docs: Describes the specified instances or all instances. Returns information about the instances including instance ID,
      instance type, launch time, placement, monitoring state, and more.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Start Stopped Instances
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=StartInstances
      params:
      - name: InstanceId
        value: i-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the instances to start
    docs: Starts an Amazon EBS-backed instance that you have previously stopped. Instances that use Amazon EBS volumes as
      their root devices can be quickly stopped and started.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Stop Running Instances
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=StopInstances
      params:
      - name: InstanceId
        value: i-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the instances to stop
      - name: Force
        value: 'true'
        type: query
        description: Forces the instances to stop without graceful shutdown
    docs: Stops an Amazon EBS-backed instance. You can use the stopped instance to modify the root volume, change instance
      type, or attach additional EBS volumes.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Terminate Instances
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=TerminateInstances
      params:
      - name: InstanceId
        value: i-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the instances to terminate
    docs: Shuts down the specified instances. This operation is idempotent; if you terminate an instance more than once, each
      call succeeds. Terminated instances remain visible for a short period after termination.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Reboot Instances
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=RebootInstances
      params:
      - name: InstanceId
        value: i-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the instances to reboot
    docs: Requests a reboot of the specified instances. This operation is asynchronous; it only queues a request to reboot
      the specified instances.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Describe Instance Status
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeInstanceStatus
      params:
      - name: InstanceId
        value: i-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The instance IDs to describe
      - name: IncludeAllInstances
        value: 'true'
        type: query
        description: Include all instances regardless of running state
    docs: Describes the status of the specified instances or all of your instances. Instance status includes status checks,
      scheduled events, and instance state information.
- info:
    name: AMIs
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Create an AMI from an Instance
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=CreateImage
      params:
      - name: InstanceId
        value: i-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The ID of the instance to create the image from
      - name: Name
        value: example-resource-name
        type: query
        description: A name for the new image
      - name: Description
        value: example-string
        type: query
        description: A description for the new image
      - name: NoReboot
        value: 'true'
        type: query
        description: If true, Amazon EC2 does not shut down the instance before creating the image
    docs: Creates an Amazon EBS-backed AMI from an Amazon EBS-backed instance that is either running or stopped. The AMI is
      created with the root volume and any additional EBS volumes attached to the instance.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Describe AMIs
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeImages
      params:
      - name: ImageId
        value: ami-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The image IDs to describe
      - name: Owner
        value: example-string
        type: query
        description: Scopes the results to images with the specified owners
      - name: Filter
        value: example-string
        type: query
        description: Filters to apply to the results
    docs: Describes the specified images (AMIs, AKIs, and ARIs) available to you or all of the images available to you. Images
      available include public images, private images owned by you, and private images owned by others for which you have
      explicit launch permissions.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Deregister an AMI
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DeregisterImage
      params:
      - name: ImageId
        value: ami-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The ID of the AMI to deregister
    docs: Deregisters the specified AMI. After you deregister an AMI, it cannot be used to launch new instances. Deregistering
      does not delete the AMI.
- info:
    name: Security Groups
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Create a Security Group
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=CreateSecurityGroup
      params:
      - name: GroupName
        value: example-cluster-01
        type: query
        description: The name of the security group
      - name: GroupDescription
        value: example-cluster-01
        type: query
        description: A description for the security group
      - name: VpcId
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The ID of the VPC for the security group
    docs: Creates a security group. A security group acts as a virtual firewall for your instances to control inbound and
      outbound traffic.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Describe Security Groups
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeSecurityGroups
      params:
      - name: GroupId
        value: example-cluster-01
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the security groups to describe
      - name: GroupName
        value: example-cluster-01
        type: query
        description: The names of the security groups to describe
    docs: Describes the specified security groups or all of your security groups. A security group is for use with instances
      either in the EC2-Classic platform or in a specific VPC.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Add Inbound Security Group Rules
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress
      params:
      - name: GroupId
        value: example-cluster-01
        type: query
        description: The ID of the security group
      - name: IpProtocol
        value: example-string
        type: query
        description: The IP protocol name (tcp, udp, icmp) or number
      - name: FromPort
        value: '27017'
        type: query
        description: The start of port range for TCP and UDP protocols
      - name: ToPort
        value: '27017'
        type: query
        description: The end of port range for TCP and UDP protocols
      - name: CidrIp
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The IPv4 CIDR range
    docs: Adds the specified inbound (ingress) rules to a security group. An inbound rule permits instances to receive traffic
      from the specified IPv4 or IPv6 CIDR address range, or from the instances associated with the specified security group.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Delete a Security Group
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DeleteSecurityGroup
      params:
      - name: GroupId
        value: example-cluster-01
        type: query
        description: The ID of the security group to delete
      - name: GroupName
        value: example-cluster-01
        type: query
        description: The name of the security group to delete
    docs: Deletes a security group. If you attempt to delete a security group that is associated with an instance, or is referenced
      by another security group, the operation fails.
- info:
    name: Key Pairs
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Create a Key Pair
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=CreateKeyPair
      params:
      - name: KeyName
        value: example-resource-name
        type: query
        description: A unique name for the key pair
      - name: KeyType
        value: rsa
        type: query
        description: The type of key pair (rsa or ed25519)
    docs: Creates an ED25519 or 2048-bit RSA key pair with the specified name. Amazon EC2 stores the public key and displays
      the private key for you to save to a file.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Describe Key Pairs
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeKeyPairs
      params:
      - name: KeyName
        value: example-resource-name
        type: query
        description: The key pair names to describe
      - name: KeyPairId
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the key pairs
    docs: Describes the specified key pairs or all of your key pairs.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Delete a Key Pair
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DeleteKeyPair
      params:
      - name: KeyName
        value: example-resource-name
        type: query
        description: The name of the key pair to delete
      - name: KeyPairId
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The ID of the key pair to delete
    docs: Deletes the specified key pair by removing the public key from Amazon EC2.
- info:
    name: Elastic IPs
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Allocate an Elastic IP Address
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=AllocateAddress
      params:
      - name: Domain
        value: vpc
        type: query
        description: Set to vpc to allocate the address for use with instances in a VPC
    docs: Allocates an Elastic IP address to your AWS account. After you allocate the Elastic IP address you can associate
      it with an instance or network interface.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Associate an Elastic IP Address
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=AssociateAddress
      params:
      - name: AllocationId
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The allocation ID for the Elastic IP address
      - name: InstanceId
        value: i-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The ID of the instance to associate with
      - name: NetworkInterfaceId
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The ID of the network interface
    docs: Associates an Elastic IP address with an instance or a network interface. This is an idempotent operation.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Release an Elastic IP Address
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=ReleaseAddress
      params:
      - name: AllocationId
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The allocation ID of the Elastic IP address
    docs: Releases the specified Elastic IP address. After releasing an Elastic IP address, it is released to the IP address
      pool.
- info:
    name: Launch Templates
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Create a Launch Template
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=CreateLaunchTemplate
      params:
      - name: LaunchTemplateName
        value: example-resource-name
        type: query
        description: A name for the launch template
      - name: VersionDescription
        value: 5.0.0
        type: query
        description: A description for the first version of the launch template
    docs: Creates a launch template. A launch template contains the parameters to launch an instance. When you launch an instance
      using RunInstances, you can specify a launch template instead of providing the launch parameters in the request.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Describe Launch Templates
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeLaunchTemplates
      params:
      - name: LaunchTemplateId
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the launch templates
      - name: LaunchTemplateName
        value: example-resource-name
        type: query
        description: The names of the launch templates
    docs: Describes one or more launch templates.
- info:
    name: Spot Instances
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Request Spot Instances
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=RequestSpotInstances
      params:
      - name: SpotPrice
        value: example-string
        type: query
        description: The maximum price per unit hour for a Spot Instance
      - name: InstanceCount
        value: '1'
        type: query
        description: The maximum number of Spot Instances to launch
      - name: Type
        value: one-time
        type: query
        description: The Spot Instance request type
    docs: Creates a Spot Instance request. For more information about Spot Instances, see Spot Instances in the Amazon EC2
      User Guide.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Describe Spot Instance Requests
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeSpotInstanceRequests
      params:
      - name: SpotInstanceRequestId
        value: i-0abc123def456789
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the Spot Instance requests
    docs: Describes the specified Spot Instance requests. You can use DescribeSpotInstanceRequests to find a running Spot
      Instance by querying for the Spot Instance request ID.
- info:
    name: Regions
    type: folder
  items:
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Describe AWS Regions
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeRegions
      params:
      - name: RegionName
        value: example-resource-name
        type: query
        description: The names of the Regions
      - name: AllRegions
        value: 'true'
        type: query
        description: Indicates whether to display all Regions including disabled
    docs: Describes the Regions that are enabled for your account, or all Regions. For a list of the Regions supported by
      Amazon EC2, see the Amazon EC2 Regions and Endpoints.
  - info:
      name: Amazon EC2 Describe Availability Zones
      type: http
    http:
      method: GET
      url: https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/?Action=DescribeAvailabilityZones
      params:
      - name: ZoneName
        value: example-resource-name
        type: query
        description: The names of the Availability Zones
      - name: ZoneId
        value: example-id-1234
        type: query
        description: The IDs of the Availability Zones
    docs: Describes the Availability Zones, Local Zones, and Wavelength Zones that are available to you. The results include
      zones only for the Region you are currently using.
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