name : describe-instance-attribute.rst **To describe the instance type** This example describes the instance type of the specified instance. Command:: aws ec2 describe-instance-attribute --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 --attribute instanceType Output:: { "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0" "InstanceType": { "Value": "t1.micro" } } **To describe the disableApiTermination attribute** This example describes the ``disableApiTermination`` attribute of the specified instance. Command:: aws ec2 describe-instance-attribute --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 --attribute disableApiTermination Output:: { "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0" "DisableApiTermination": { "Value": "false" } } **To describe the block device mapping for an instance** This example describes the ``blockDeviceMapping`` attribute of the specified instance. Command:: aws ec2 describe-instance-attribute --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 --attribute blockDeviceMapping Output:: { "InstanceId": "i-1234567890abcdef0" "BlockDeviceMappings": [ { "DeviceName": "/dev/sda1", "Ebs": { "Status": "attached", "DeleteOnTermination": true, "VolumeId": "vol-049df61146c4d7901", "AttachTime": "2013-05-17T22:42:34.000Z" } }, { "DeviceName": "/dev/sdf", "Ebs": { "Status": "attached", "DeleteOnTermination": false, "VolumeId": "vol-049df61146c4d7901", "AttachTime": "2013-09-10T23:07:00.000Z" } } ], }