# InstanceMetadataOptionsResponse


The metadata options for the instance.

## Contents


 ** httpEndpoint **   
Indicates whether the HTTP metadata endpoint on your instances is enabled or disabled.  
If the value is `disabled`, you cannot access your instance metadata.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `disabled | enabled`   
Required: No

 ** httpProtocolIpv6 **   
Indicates whether the IPv6 endpoint for the instance metadata service is enabled or disabled.  
Default: `disabled`   
Type: String  
Valid Values: `disabled | enabled`   
Required: No

 ** httpPutResponseHopLimit **   
The maximum number of hops that the metadata token can travel.  
Possible values: Integers from `1` to `64`   
Type: Integer  
Required: No

 ** httpTokens **   
Indicates whether IMDSv2 is required.  
+  `optional` - IMDSv2 is optional, which means that you can use either IMDSv2 or IMDSv1.
+  `required` - IMDSv2 is required, which means that IMDSv1 is disabled, and you must use IMDSv2.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `optional | required`   
Required: No

 ** instanceMetadataTags **   
Indicates whether access to instance tags from the instance metadata is enabled or disabled. For more information, see [View tags for your EC2 instances using instance metadata](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/work-with-tags-in-IMDS.html).  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `disabled | enabled`   
Required: No

 ** state **   
The state of the metadata option changes.  
 `pending` - The metadata options are being updated and the instance is not ready to process metadata traffic with the new selection.  
 `applied` - The metadata options have been successfully applied on the instance.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `pending | applied`   
Required: No

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/InstanceMetadataOptionsResponse) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/InstanceMetadataOptionsResponse) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/InstanceMetadataOptionsResponse)