name : describe-vpcs.rst **Example 1: To describe all of your VPCs** The following ``describe-vpcs`` example retrieves details about your VPCs. :: aws ec2 describe-vpcs Output:: { "Vpcs": [ { "CidrBlock": "30.1.0.0/16", "DhcpOptionsId": "dopt-19edf471", "State": "available", "VpcId": "vpc-0e9801d129EXAMPLE", "OwnerId": "111122223333", "InstanceTenancy": "default", "CidrBlockAssociationSet": [ { "AssociationId": "vpc-cidr-assoc-062c64cfafEXAMPLE", "CidrBlock": "30.1.0.0/16", "CidrBlockState": { "State": "associated" } } ], "IsDefault": false, "Tags": [ { "Key": "Name", "Value": "Not Shared" } ] }, { "CidrBlock": "10.0.0.0/16", "DhcpOptionsId": "dopt-19edf471", "State": "available", "VpcId": "vpc-06e4ab6c6cEXAMPLE", "OwnerId": "222222222222", "InstanceTenancy": "default", "CidrBlockAssociationSet": [ { "AssociationId": "vpc-cidr-assoc-00b17b4eddEXAMPLE", "CidrBlock": "10.0.0.0/16", "CidrBlockState": { "State": "associated" } } ], "IsDefault": false, "Tags": [ { "Key": "Name", "Value": "Shared VPC" } ] } ] } **Example 2: To describe a specified VPC** The following ``describe-vpcs`` example retrieves details for the specified VPC. :: aws ec2 describe-vpcs \ --vpc-ids vpc-06e4ab6c6cEXAMPLE Output:: { "Vpcs": [ { "CidrBlock": "10.0.0.0/16", "DhcpOptionsId": "dopt-19edf471", "State": "available", "VpcId": "vpc-06e4ab6c6cEXAMPLE", "OwnerId": "111122223333", "InstanceTenancy": "default", "CidrBlockAssociationSet": [ { "AssociationId": "vpc-cidr-assoc-00b17b4eddEXAMPLE", "CidrBlock": "10.0.0.0/16", "CidrBlockState": { "State": "associated" } } ], "IsDefault": false, "Tags": [ { "Key": "Name", "Value": "Shared VPC" } ] } ] }