# GetImageBlockPublicAccessState


Gets the current state of *block public access for AMIs* at the account level in the specified AWS Region.

For more information, see [Block public access to your AMIs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/block-public-access-to-amis.html) in the *Amazon EC2 User Guide*.

## Request Parameters


For more information about required and optional parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Query Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

 **DryRun**   
Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is `DryRunOperation`. Otherwise, it is `UnauthorizedOperation`.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

## Response Elements


The following elements are returned by the service.

 **imageBlockPublicAccessState**   
The current state of block public access for AMIs at the account level in the specified AWS Region.  
Possible values:  
+  `block-new-sharing` - Any attempt to publicly share your AMIs in the specified Region is blocked.
+  `unblocked` - Your AMIs in the specified Region can be publicly shared.
Type: String

 **managedBy**   
The entity that manages the state for block public access for AMIs. Possible values include:  
+  `account` - The state is managed by the account.
+  `declarative-policy` - The state is managed by a declarative policy and can't be modified by the account.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `account | declarative-policy` 

 **requestId**   
The ID of the request.  
Type: String

## Errors


For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common client error codes](errors-overview.md#CommonErrors).

## Examples


### Example


This example gets the state of *block public access for AMIs* at the account level in the specified Region to see whether the public sharing of your AMIs is blocked in your account. The value for the response is either `block-new-sharing` or `unblocked`.

#### Sample Request


```
https://ec2.amazonaws.com/?Action=GetImageBlockPublicAccessState
&Region=us-east-1
&AUTHPARAMS
```

#### Sample Response


```
<GetImageBlockPublicAccessStateResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2016-11-15/">
  <requestId>11aabb229-4eac-35bd-99ed-be587EXAMPLE</requestId>
  <return>block-new-sharing</return>
</GetImageBlockPublicAccessStateResponse>
```

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/GetImageBlockPublicAccessState)