EC2 / Client / describe_network_interfaces

describe_network_interfaces

EC2.Client.describe_network_interfaces(**kwargs)

Describes one or more of your network interfaces.

If you have a large number of network interfaces, the operation fails unless you use pagination or one of the following filters: group-id, mac-address, private-dns-name, private-ip-address, private-dns-name, subnet-id, or vpc-id.

Warning

We strongly recommend using only paginated requests. Unpaginated requests are susceptible to throttling and timeouts.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_network_interfaces(
    NextToken='string',
    MaxResults=123,
    DryRun=True|False,
    NetworkInterfaceIds=[
        'string',
    ],
    Filters=[
        {
            'Name': 'string',
            'Values': [
                'string',
            ]
        },
    ]
)

Parameters:

• NextToken (string) – The token returned from a previous paginated request. Pagination continues from the end of the items returned by the previous request.

• MaxResults (integer) – The maximum number of items to return for this request. To get the next page of items, make another request with the token returned in the output. You cannot specify this parameter and the network interface IDs parameter in the same request. For more information, see Pagination.

• DryRun (boolean) – Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

• NetworkInterfaceIds (list) –

  The network interface IDs.

  Default: Describes all your network interfaces.

  • (string) –

• Filters (list) –

  One or more filters.

  • association.allocation-id - The allocation ID returned when you allocated the Elastic IP address (IPv4) for your network interface.

  • association.association-id - The association ID returned when the network interface was associated with an IPv4 address.

  • addresses.association.owner-id - The owner ID of the addresses associated with the network interface.

  • addresses.association.public-ip - The association ID returned when the network interface was associated with the Elastic IP address (IPv4).

  • addresses.primary - Whether the private IPv4 address is the primary IP address associated with the network interface.

  • addresses.private-ip-address - The private IPv4 addresses associated with the network interface.

  • association.ip-owner-id - The owner of the Elastic IP address (IPv4) associated with the network interface.

  • association.public-ip - The address of the Elastic IP address (IPv4) bound to the network interface.

  • association.public-dns-name - The public DNS name for the network interface (IPv4).

  • attachment.attach-time - The time that the network interface was attached to an instance.

  • attachment.attachment-id - The ID of the interface attachment.

  • attachment.delete-on-termination - Indicates whether the attachment is deleted when an instance is terminated.

  • attachment.device-index - The device index to which the network interface is attached.

  • attachment.instance-id - The ID of the instance to which the network interface is attached.

  • attachment.instance-owner-id - The owner ID of the instance to which the network interface is attached.

  • attachment.status - The status of the attachment ( attaching | attached | detaching | detached).

  • availability-zone - The Availability Zone of the network interface.

  • description - The description of the network interface.

  • group-id - The ID of a security group associated with the network interface.

  • ipv6-addresses.ipv6-address - An IPv6 address associated with the network interface.

  • interface-type - The type of network interface ( api_gateway_managed | aws_codestar_connections_managed | branch | ec2_instance_connect_endpoint | efa | efa-only | efs | gateway_load_balancer | gateway_load_balancer_endpoint | global_accelerator_managed | interface | iot_rules_managed | lambda | load_balancer | nat_gateway | network_load_balancer | quicksight | transit_gateway | trunk | vpc_endpoint).

  • mac-address - The MAC address of the network interface.

  • network-interface-id - The ID of the network interface.

  • operator.managed - A Boolean that indicates whether this is a managed network interface.

  • operator.principal - The principal that manages the network interface. Only valid for managed network interfaces, where managed is true.

  • owner-id - The Amazon Web Services account ID of the network interface owner.

  • private-dns-name - The private DNS name of the network interface (IPv4).

  • private-ip-address - The private IPv4 address or addresses of the network interface.

  • requester-id - The alias or Amazon Web Services account ID of the principal or service that created the network interface.

  • requester-managed - Indicates whether the network interface is being managed by an Amazon Web Services service (for example, Amazon Web Services Management Console, Auto Scaling, and so on).

  • source-dest-check - Indicates whether the network interface performs source/destination checking. A value of true means checking is enabled, and false means checking is disabled. The value must be false for the network interface to perform network address translation (NAT) in your VPC.

  • status - The status of the network interface. If the network interface is not attached to an instance, the status is available; if a network interface is attached to an instance the status is in-use.

  • subnet-id - The ID of the subnet for the network interface.

  • tag:<key> - The key/value combination of a tag assigned to the resource. Use the tag key in the filter name and the tag value as the filter value. For example, to find all resources that have a tag with the key Owner and the value TeamA, specify tag:Owner for the filter name and TeamA for the filter value.

  • tag-key - The key of a tag assigned to the resource. Use this filter to find all resources assigned a tag with a specific key, regardless of the tag value.

  • vpc-id - The ID of the VPC for the network interface.

  • (dict) –

    A filter name and value pair that is used to return a more specific list of results from a describe operation. Filters can be used to match a set of resources by specific criteria, such as tags, attributes, or IDs.

    If you specify multiple filters, the filters are joined with an AND, and the request returns only results that match all of the specified filters.

    • Name (string) –

      The name of the filter. Filter names are case-sensitive.

    • Values (list) –

      The filter values. Filter values are case-sensitive. If you specify multiple values for a filter, the values are joined with an OR, and the request returns all results that match any of the specified values.

      • (string) –

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'NetworkInterfaces': [
        {
            'Association': {
                'AllocationId': 'string',
                'AssociationId': 'string',
                'IpOwnerId': 'string',
                'PublicDnsName': 'string',
                'PublicIp': 'string',
                'CustomerOwnedIp': 'string',
                'CarrierIp': 'string'
            },
            'Attachment': {
                'AttachTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
                'AttachmentId': 'string',
                'DeleteOnTermination': True|False,
                'DeviceIndex': 123,
                'NetworkCardIndex': 123,
                'InstanceId': 'string',
                'InstanceOwnerId': 'string',
                'Status': 'attaching'|'attached'|'detaching'|'detached',
                'EnaSrdSpecification': {
                    'EnaSrdEnabled': True|False,
                    'EnaSrdUdpSpecification': {
                        'EnaSrdUdpEnabled': True|False
                    }
                }
            },
            'AvailabilityZone': 'string',
            'ConnectionTrackingConfiguration': {
                'TcpEstablishedTimeout': 123,
                'UdpStreamTimeout': 123,
                'UdpTimeout': 123
            },
            'Description': 'string',
            'Groups': [
                {
                    'GroupId': 'string',
                    'GroupName': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'InterfaceType': 'interface'|'natGateway'|'efa'|'efa-only'|'trunk'|'load_balancer'|'network_load_balancer'|'vpc_endpoint'|'branch'|'transit_gateway'|'lambda'|'quicksight'|'global_accelerator_managed'|'api_gateway_managed'|'gateway_load_balancer'|'gateway_load_balancer_endpoint'|'iot_rules_managed'|'aws_codestar_connections_managed',
            'Ipv6Addresses': [
                {
                    'Ipv6Address': 'string',
                    'IsPrimaryIpv6': True|False
                },
            ],
            'MacAddress': 'string',
            'NetworkInterfaceId': 'string',
            'OutpostArn': 'string',
            'OwnerId': 'string',
            'PrivateDnsName': 'string',
            'PrivateIpAddress': 'string',
            'PrivateIpAddresses': [
                {
                    'Association': {
                        'AllocationId': 'string',
                        'AssociationId': 'string',
                        'IpOwnerId': 'string',
                        'PublicDnsName': 'string',
                        'PublicIp': 'string',
                        'CustomerOwnedIp': 'string',
                        'CarrierIp': 'string'
                    },
                    'Primary': True|False,
                    'PrivateDnsName': 'string',
                    'PrivateIpAddress': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'Ipv4Prefixes': [
                {
                    'Ipv4Prefix': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'Ipv6Prefixes': [
                {
                    'Ipv6Prefix': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'RequesterId': 'string',
            'RequesterManaged': True|False,
            'SourceDestCheck': True|False,
            'Status': 'available'|'associated'|'attaching'|'in-use'|'detaching',
            'SubnetId': 'string',
            'TagSet': [
                {
                    'Key': 'string',
                    'Value': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'VpcId': 'string',
            'DenyAllIgwTraffic': True|False,
            'Ipv6Native': True|False,
            'Ipv6Address': 'string',
            'Operator': {
                'Managed': True|False,
                'Principal': 'string'
            }
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

• (dict) –

  • NetworkInterfaces (list) –

    Information about the network interfaces.

    • (dict) –

      Describes a network interface.

      • Association (dict) –

        The association information for an Elastic IP address (IPv4) associated with the network interface.

        • AllocationId (string) –

          The allocation ID.

        • AssociationId (string) –

          The association ID.

        • IpOwnerId (string) –

          The ID of the Elastic IP address owner.

        • PublicDnsName (string) –

          The public DNS name.

        • PublicIp (string) –

          The address of the Elastic IP address bound to the network interface.

        • CustomerOwnedIp (string) –

          The customer-owned IP address associated with the network interface.

        • CarrierIp (string) –

          The carrier IP address associated with the network interface.

          This option is only available when the network interface is in a subnet which is associated with a Wavelength Zone.

      • Attachment (dict) –

        The network interface attachment.

        • AttachTime (datetime) –

          The timestamp indicating when the attachment initiated.

        • AttachmentId (string) –

          The ID of the network interface attachment.

        • DeleteOnTermination (boolean) –

          Indicates whether the network interface is deleted when the instance is terminated.

        • DeviceIndex (integer) –

          The device index of the network interface attachment on the instance.

        • NetworkCardIndex (integer) –

          The index of the network card.

        • InstanceId (string) –

          The ID of the instance.

        • InstanceOwnerId (string) –

          The Amazon Web Services account ID of the owner of the instance.

        • Status (string) –

          The attachment state.

        • EnaSrdSpecification (dict) –

          Configures ENA Express for the network interface that this action attaches to the instance.

          • EnaSrdEnabled (boolean) –

            Indicates whether ENA Express is enabled for the network interface.

          • EnaSrdUdpSpecification (dict) –

            Configures ENA Express for UDP network traffic.

            • EnaSrdUdpEnabled (boolean) –

              Indicates whether UDP traffic to and from the instance uses ENA Express. To specify this setting, you must first enable ENA Express.

      • AvailabilityZone (string) –

        The Availability Zone.

      • ConnectionTrackingConfiguration (dict) –

        A security group connection tracking configuration that enables you to set the timeout for connection tracking on an Elastic network interface. For more information, see Connection tracking timeouts in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

        • TcpEstablishedTimeout (integer) –

          Timeout (in seconds) for idle TCP connections in an established state. Min: 60 seconds. Max: 432000 seconds (5 days). Default: 432000 seconds. Recommended: Less than 432000 seconds.

        • UdpStreamTimeout (integer) –

          Timeout (in seconds) for idle UDP flows classified as streams which have seen more than one request-response transaction. Min: 60 seconds. Max: 180 seconds (3 minutes). Default: 180 seconds.

        • UdpTimeout (integer) –

          Timeout (in seconds) for idle UDP flows that have seen traffic only in a single direction or a single request-response transaction. Min: 30 seconds. Max: 60 seconds. Default: 30 seconds.

      • Description (string) –

        A description.

      • Groups (list) –

        Any security groups for the network interface.

        • (dict) –

          Describes a security group.

          • GroupId (string) –

            The ID of the security group.

          • GroupName (string) –

            The name of the security group.

      • InterfaceType (string) –

        The type of network interface.

      • Ipv6Addresses (list) –

        The IPv6 addresses associated with the network interface.

        • (dict) –

          Describes an IPv6 address associated with a network interface.

          • Ipv6Address (string) –

            The IPv6 address.

          • IsPrimaryIpv6 (boolean) –

            Determines if an IPv6 address associated with a network interface is the primary IPv6 address. When you enable an IPv6 GUA address to be a primary IPv6, the first IPv6 GUA will be made the primary IPv6 address until the instance is terminated or the network interface is detached. For more information, see ModifyNetworkInterfaceAttribute.

      • MacAddress (string) –

        The MAC address.

      • NetworkInterfaceId (string) –

        The ID of the network interface.

      • OutpostArn (string) –

        The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Outpost.

      • OwnerId (string) –

        The Amazon Web Services account ID of the owner of the network interface.

      • PrivateDnsName (string) –

        The private DNS name.

      • PrivateIpAddress (string) –

        The IPv4 address of the network interface within the subnet.

      • PrivateIpAddresses (list) –

        The private IPv4 addresses associated with the network interface.

        • (dict) –

          Describes the private IPv4 address of a network interface.

          • Association (dict) –

            The association information for an Elastic IP address (IPv4) associated with the network interface.

            • AllocationId (string) –

              The allocation ID.

            • AssociationId (string) –

              The association ID.

            • IpOwnerId (string) –

              The ID of the Elastic IP address owner.

            • PublicDnsName (string) –

              The public DNS name.

            • PublicIp (string) –

              The address of the Elastic IP address bound to the network interface.

            • CustomerOwnedIp (string) –

              The customer-owned IP address associated with the network interface.

            • CarrierIp (string) –

              The carrier IP address associated with the network interface.

              This option is only available when the network interface is in a subnet which is associated with a Wavelength Zone.

          • Primary (boolean) –

            Indicates whether this IPv4 address is the primary private IPv4 address of the network interface.

          • PrivateDnsName (string) –

            The private DNS name.

          • PrivateIpAddress (string) –

            The private IPv4 address.

      • Ipv4Prefixes (list) –

        The IPv4 prefixes that are assigned to the network interface.

        • (dict) –

          Describes an IPv4 prefix.

          • Ipv4Prefix (string) –

            The IPv4 prefix. For information, see Assigning prefixes to network interfaces in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

      • Ipv6Prefixes (list) –

        The IPv6 prefixes that are assigned to the network interface.

        • (dict) –

          Describes the IPv6 prefix.

          • Ipv6Prefix (string) –

            The IPv6 prefix.

      • RequesterId (string) –

        The alias or Amazon Web Services account ID of the principal or service that created the network interface.

      • RequesterManaged (boolean) –

        Indicates whether the network interface is being managed by Amazon Web Services.

      • SourceDestCheck (boolean) –

        Indicates whether source/destination checking is enabled.

      • Status (string) –

        The status of the network interface.

      • SubnetId (string) –

        The ID of the subnet.

      • TagSet (list) –

        Any tags assigned to the network interface.

        • (dict) –

          Describes a tag.

          • Key (string) –

            The key of the tag.

            Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws:.

          • Value (string) –

            The value of the tag.

            Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.

      • VpcId (string) –

        The ID of the VPC.

      • DenyAllIgwTraffic (boolean) –

        Indicates whether a network interface with an IPv6 address is unreachable from the public internet. If the value is true, inbound traffic from the internet is dropped and you cannot assign an elastic IP address to the network interface. The network interface is reachable from peered VPCs and resources connected through a transit gateway, including on-premises networks.

      • Ipv6Native (boolean) –

        Indicates whether this is an IPv6 only network interface.

      • Ipv6Address (string) –

        The IPv6 globally unique address associated with the network interface.

      • Operator (dict) –

        The service provider that manages the network interface.

        • Managed (boolean) –

          If true, the resource is managed by an service provider.

        • Principal (string) –

          If managed is true, then the principal is returned. The principal is the service provider that manages the resource.

  • NextToken (string) –

    The token to include in another request to get the next page of items. This value is null when there are no more items to return.

Examples

response = client.describe_network_interfaces(
    NetworkInterfaceIds=[
        'eni-e5aa89a3',
    ],
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'NetworkInterfaces': [
        {
            'Association': {
                'AssociationId': 'eipassoc-0fbb766a',
                'IpOwnerId': '123456789012',
                'PublicDnsName': 'ec2-203-0-113-12.compute-1.amazonaws.com',
                'PublicIp': '203.0.113.12',
            },
            'Attachment': {
                'AttachTime': datetime(2013, 11, 30, 23, 36, 42, 5, 334, 0),
                'AttachmentId': 'eni-attach-66c4350a',
                'DeleteOnTermination': False,
                'DeviceIndex': 1,
                'InstanceId': 'i-1234567890abcdef0',
                'InstanceOwnerId': '123456789012',
                'Status': 'attached',
            },
            'AvailabilityZone': 'us-east-1d',
            'Description': 'my network interface',
            'Groups': [
                {
                    'GroupId': 'sg-8637d3e3',
                    'GroupName': 'default',
                },
            ],
            'MacAddress': '02:2f:8f:b0:cf:75',
            'NetworkInterfaceId': 'eni-e5aa89a3',
            'OwnerId': '123456789012',
            'PrivateDnsName': 'ip-10-0-1-17.ec2.internal',
            'PrivateIpAddress': '10.0.1.17',
            'PrivateIpAddresses': [
                {
                    'Association': {
                        'AssociationId': 'eipassoc-0fbb766a',
                        'IpOwnerId': '123456789012',
                        'PublicDnsName': 'ec2-203-0-113-12.compute-1.amazonaws.com',
                        'PublicIp': '203.0.113.12',
                    },
                    'Primary': True,
                    'PrivateDnsName': 'ip-10-0-1-17.ec2.internal',
                    'PrivateIpAddress': '10.0.1.17',
                },
            ],
            'RequesterManaged': False,
            'SourceDestCheck': True,
            'Status': 'in-use',
            'SubnetId': 'subnet-b61f49f0',
            'TagSet': [
            ],
            'VpcId': 'vpc-a01106c2',
        },
    ],
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}