name : describe-patch-group-state.rst **To get the state of a patch group** The following ``describe-patch-group-state`` example retrieves the high-level patch compliance summary for a patch group. :: aws ssm describe-patch-group-state \ --patch-group "Production" Output:: { "Instances": 21, "InstancesWithCriticalNonCompliantPatches": 1, "InstancesWithFailedPatches": 2, "InstancesWithInstalledOtherPatches": 3, "InstancesWithInstalledPatches": 21, "InstancesWithInstalledPendingRebootPatches": 2, "InstancesWithInstalledRejectedPatches": 1, "InstancesWithMissingPatches": 3, "InstancesWithNotApplicablePatches": 4, "InstancesWithOtherNonCompliantPatches": 1, "InstancesWithSecurityNonCompliantPatches": 1, "InstancesWithUnreportedNotApplicablePatches": 2 } For more information, see `About patch groups` <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-patch-patchgroups.html>__ and `Understanding patch compliance state values <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/about-patch-compliance-states.html>`__ in the *AWS Systems Manager User Guide*.