name : describe-auto-scaling-groups.rst **Example 1: To describe the specified Auto Scaling group** This example describes the specified Auto Scaling group. :: aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups \ --auto-scaling-group-names my-asg Output:: { "AutoScalingGroups": [ { "AutoScalingGroupName": "my-asg", "AutoScalingGroupARN": "arn:aws:autoscaling:us-west-2:123456789012:autoScalingGroup:930d940e-891e-4781-a11a-7b0acd480f03:autoScalingGroupName/my-asg", "LaunchTemplate": { "LaunchTemplateName": "my-launch-template", "Version": "1", "LaunchTemplateId": "lt-1234567890abcde12" }, "MinSize": 0, "MaxSize": 1, "DesiredCapacity": 1, "DefaultCooldown": 300, "AvailabilityZones": [ "us-west-2a", "us-west-2b", "us-west-2c" ], "LoadBalancerNames": [], "TargetGroupARNs": [], "HealthCheckType": "EC2", "HealthCheckGracePeriod": 0, "Instances": [ { "InstanceId": "i-06905f55584de02da", "InstanceType": "t2.micro", "AvailabilityZone": "us-west-2a", "HealthStatus": "Healthy", "LifecycleState": "InService", "ProtectedFromScaleIn": false, "LaunchTemplate": { "LaunchTemplateName": "my-launch-template", "Version": "1", "LaunchTemplateId": "lt-1234567890abcde12" } } ], "CreatedTime": "2023-10-28T02:39:22.152Z", "SuspendedProcesses": [], "VPCZoneIdentifier": "subnet-5ea0c127,subnet-6194ea3b,subnet-c934b782", "EnabledMetrics": [], "Tags": [], "TerminationPolicies": [ "Default" ], "NewInstancesProtectedFromScaleIn": false, "ServiceLinkedRoleARN":"arn", "TrafficSources": [] } ] } **Example 2: To describe the first 100 specified Auto Scaling group** This example describes the specified Auto Scaling groups. It allows you to specify up to 100 group names. :: aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups \ --max-items 100 \ --auto-scaling-group-names "group1" "group2" "group3" "group4" See example 1 for sample output. **Example 3: To describe an Auto Scaling group in the specified region** This example describes the Auto Scaling groups in the specified region, up to a maximum of 75 groups. :: aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups \ --max-items 75 \ --region us-east-1 See example 1 for sample output. **Example 4: To describe the specified number of Auto Scaling group** To return a specific number of Auto Scaling groups, use the ``--max-items`` option. :: aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups \ --max-items 1 See example 1 for sample output. If the output includes a ``NextToken`` field, there are more groups. To get the additional groups, use the value of this field with the ``--starting-token`` option in a subsequent call as follows. :: aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups \ --starting-token Z3M3LMPEXAMPLE See example 1 for sample output. **Example 5: To describe Auto Scaling groups that use launch configurations** This example uses the ``--query`` option to describe Auto Scaling groups that use launch configurations. :: aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups \ --query 'AutoScalingGroups[?LaunchConfigurationName!=`null`]' Output:: [ { "AutoScalingGroupName": "my-asg", "AutoScalingGroupARN": "arn:aws:autoscaling:us-west-2:123456789012:autoScalingGroup:930d940e-891e-4781-a11a-7b0acd480f03:autoScalingGroupName/my-asg", "LaunchConfigurationName": "my-lc", "MinSize": 0, "MaxSize": 1, "DesiredCapacity": 1, "DefaultCooldown": 300, "AvailabilityZones": [ "us-west-2a", "us-west-2b", "us-west-2c" ], "LoadBalancerNames": [], "TargetGroupARNs": [], "HealthCheckType": "EC2", "HealthCheckGracePeriod": 0, "Instances": [ { "InstanceId": "i-088c57934a6449037", "InstanceType": "t2.micro", "AvailabilityZone": "us-west-2c", "HealthStatus": "Healthy", "LifecycleState": "InService", "LaunchConfigurationName": "my-lc", "ProtectedFromScaleIn": false } ], "CreatedTime": "2023-10-28T02:39:22.152Z", "SuspendedProcesses": [], "VPCZoneIdentifier": "subnet-5ea0c127,subnet-6194ea3b,subnet-c934b782", "EnabledMetrics": [], "Tags": [], "TerminationPolicies": [ "Default" ], "NewInstancesProtectedFromScaleIn": false, "ServiceLinkedRoleARN":"arn", "TrafficSources": [] } ] For more information, see `Filter AWS CLI output <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-usage-filter.html>`__ in the *AWS Command Line Interface User Guide*.