name : describe-instance-patches.rst **Example 1: To get the patch state details for an instance** The following ``describe-instance-patches`` example retrieves details about the patches for the specified instance. :: aws ssm describe-instance-patches \ --instance-id "i-1234567890abcdef0" Output:: { "Patches": [ { "Title": "2019-01 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB4480979)", "KBId": "KB4480979", "Classification": "SecurityUpdates", "Severity": "Critical", "State": "Installed", "InstalledTime": "2019-01-09T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "Title": "", "KBId": "KB4481031", "Classification": "", "Severity": "", "State": "InstalledOther", "InstalledTime": "2019-02-08T00:00:00+00:00" }, ... ], "NextToken": "--token string truncated--" } **Example 2: To get a list of patches in the Missing state for an instance** The following ``describe-instance-patches`` example retrieves information about patches that are in the Missing state for the specified instance. :: aws ssm describe-instance-patches \ --instance-id "i-1234567890abcdef0" \ --filters Key=State,Values=Missing Output:: { "Patches": [ { "Title": "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - February 2019 (KB890830)", "KBId": "KB890830", "Classification": "UpdateRollups", "Severity": "Unspecified", "State": "Missing", "InstalledTime": "1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00" }, ... ], "NextToken": "--token string truncated--" } For more information, see `About Patch Compliance States <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/about-patch-compliance-states.html>`__ in the *AWS Systems Manager User Guide*. **Example 3: To get a list of patches installed since a specified InstalledTime for an instance** The following ``describe-instance-patches`` example retrieves information about patches installed since a specified time for the specified instance by combining the use of ``--filters`` and ``--query``. :: aws ssm describe-instance-patches \ --instance-id "i-1234567890abcdef0" \ --filters Key=State,Values=Installed \ --query "Patches[?InstalledTime >= `2023-01-01T16:00:00`]" Output:: { "Patches": [ { "Title": "2023-03 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 (1809) for x64-based Systems (KB5023702)", "KBId": "KB5023702", "Classification": "SecurityUpdates", "Severity": "Critical", "State": "Installed", "InstalledTime": "2023-03-16T11:00:00+00:00" }, ... ], "NextToken": "--token string truncated--" }