The Get instance status action retrieves the status of the EC2 instances that are running currently in region specified in the Connect action.

The Get instance status action uses the session name specified in the Connect action to authenticate the status retrieval request to the base URL. This actions supports retrieving the status of one, multiple or all the instances.

Settings

The following settings are available in the Get instance status action:

Session name
The session identifier defined in the Connect action. The system automatically assigns Default as the session name. You can provide a string variable or use a session variable.
Instance IDs
The IDs of EC2 instances to start. For multiple instances, add the instance IDs as comma-separated values.
Include all instances
Checkbox to retrieve the status details of all the running instances.
Assign status to variable
Variables that hold the IDs and status information of each EC2 instance. The following options are available:
  • Multiple variables: Individual variables with keys, each holding a specific instance detail.
  • Dictionary: A single dictionary variable that holds all the instance details.