Use DescribeDocument with an AWS SDK or CLI - AWS Systems Manager

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Use DescribeDocument with an AWS SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use DescribeDocument.

CLI
AWS CLI

To display details of a document

The following describe-document example displays details about a Systems Manager document in your AWS account.

aws ssm describe-document \
    --name "Example"

Output:

{
    "Document": {
        "Hash": "fc2410281f40779e694a8b95975d0f9f316da8a153daa94e3d9921102EXAMPLE",
        "HashType": "Sha256",
        "Name": "Example",
        "Owner": "29884EXAMPLE",
        "CreatedDate": 1583257938.266,
        "Status": "Active",
        "DocumentVersion": "1",
        "Description": "Document Example",
        "Parameters": [
            {
                "Name": "AutomationAssumeRole",
                "Type": "String",
                "Description": "(Required) The ARN of the role that allows Automation to perform the actions on your behalf. If no role is specified, Systems Manager Automation uses your IAM permissions to execute this document.",
                "DefaultValue": ""
            },
            {
                "Name": "InstanceId",
                "Type": "String",
                "Description": "(Required) The ID of the Amazon EC2 instance.",
                "DefaultValue": ""
            }
        ],
        "PlatformTypes": [
            "Windows",
            "Linux"
        ],
        "DocumentType": "Automation",
        "SchemaVersion": "0.3",
        "LatestVersion": "1",
        "DefaultVersion": "1",
        "DocumentFormat": "YAML",
        "Tags": []
    }
}

For more information, see Creating Systems Manager Documents in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example returns information about a document.

Get-SSMDocumentDescription -Name "RunShellScript"

Output:

CreatedDate     : 2/24/2017 5:25:13 AM
DefaultVersion  : 1
Description     : Run an updated script
DocumentType    : Command
DocumentVersion : 1
Hash            : f775e5df4904c6fa46686c4722fae9de1950dace25cd9608ff8d622046b68d9b
HashType        : Sha256
LatestVersion   : 1
Name            : RunShellScript
Owner           : 123456789012
Parameters      : {commands}
PlatformTypes   : {Linux}
SchemaVersion   : 2.0
Sha1            :
Status          : Active

  • For API details, see DescribeDocument in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4).

Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example returns information about a document.

Get-SSMDocumentDescription -Name "RunShellScript"

Output:

CreatedDate     : 2/24/2017 5:25:13 AM
DefaultVersion  : 1
Description     : Run an updated script
DocumentType    : Command
DocumentVersion : 1
Hash            : f775e5df4904c6fa46686c4722fae9de1950dace25cd9608ff8d622046b68d9b
HashType        : Sha256
LatestVersion   : 1
Name            : RunShellScript
Owner           : 123456789012
Parameters      : {commands}
PlatformTypes   : {Linux}
SchemaVersion   : 2.0
Sha1            :
Status          : Active

  • For API details, see DescribeDocument in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5).

SAP ABAP
SDK for SAP ABAP
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository. 

    TRY.
        DATA(lo_result) = lo_ssm->describedocument( iv_name = iv_name ).
        DATA(lo_document) = lo_result->get_document( ).
        IF lo_document IS BOUND.
          rv_status = lo_document->get_status( ).
          MESSAGE |Document status: { rv_status }| TYPE 'I'.
        ENDIF.
      CATCH /aws1/cx_ssminvaliddocument.
        MESSAGE 'Invalid document.' TYPE 'I'.
    ENDTRY.

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using this service with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.