vishwajeetdabholkar / get-ec2-insatnce-details

A simple python code using boto3 librabry to get AWS EC2 instance details based on specific region

Retrieving EC2 Instance Details with Boto3

Description

This Python script uses the Boto3 library to retrieve details about your EC2 instances in a specified AWS region. The script retrieves the instance ID, status, and region for each EC2 instance and prints them to the console.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Boto3 library
• AWS access key ID and secret access key with permissions to access EC2 instances in the specified region

Installation

1. Clone or download the repository to your local machine.
2. Install the Boto3 library by running the following command in your terminal or command prompt:

Usage

1. Open the retrieve_ec2_instance_details.py file in your preferred text editor.
2. Replace the values for aws_access_key_id, aws_secret_access_key, and region_name with your AWS credentials and the region you want to retrieve EC2 instance details from.
3. Save and close the file.
4. In your terminal or command prompt, navigate to the directory where the retrieve_ec2_instance_details.py file is located.
5. Run the following command to execute the script:
6. The script will retrieve the instance ID, status, and region for each EC2 instance in the specified region and print them to the console.