# InstanceInformationStringFilter
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The filters to describe or get information about your managed nodes.

## Contents
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 ** Key **   <a name="systemsmanager-Type-InstanceInformationStringFilter-Key"></a>
The filter key name to describe your managed nodes.  
Valid filter key values: ActivationIds \| AgentVersion \| AssociationStatus \| IamRole \| InstanceIds \| PingStatus \| PlatformType \| ResourceType \| SourceIds \| SourceTypes \| "tag-key" \| "tag:`{keyname}`   
+ Valid values for the `AssociationStatus` filter key: Success \| Pending \| Failed
+ Valid values for the `PingStatus` filter key: Online \| ConnectionLost \| Inactive (deprecated)
+ Valid values for the `PlatformType` filter key: Windows \| Linux \| MacOS
+ Valid values for the `ResourceType` filter key: EC2Instance \| ManagedInstance
+ Valid values for the `SourceType` filter key: AWS::EC2::Instance \| AWS::SSM::ManagedInstance \| AWS::IoT::Thing
+ Valid tag examples: `Key=tag-key,Values=Purpose` \| `Key=tag:Purpose,Values=Test`.
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.  
Required: Yes

 ** Values **   <a name="systemsmanager-Type-InstanceInformationStringFilter-Values"></a>
The filter values.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 100 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.  
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ssm-2014-11-06/InstanceInformationStringFilter) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ssm-2014-11-06/InstanceInformationStringFilter) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ssm-2014-11-06/InstanceInformationStringFilter)