EC2 / Client / describe_security_groups

describe_security_groups

EC2.Client.describe_security_groups(**kwargs)

Describes the specified security groups or all of your security groups.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

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

Parameters:

• GroupIds (list) –

  The IDs of the security groups. Required for security groups in a nondefault VPC.

  Default: Describes all of your security groups.

  • (string) –

• GroupNames (list) –

  [Default VPC] The names of the security groups. You can specify either the security group name or the security group ID.

  Default: Describes all of your security groups.

  • (string) –

• 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. This value can be between 5 and 1000. If this parameter is not specified, then all items are returned. 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.

• Filters (list) –

  The filters. If using multiple filters for rules, the results include security groups for which any combination of rules - not necessarily a single rule - match all filters.

  • description - The description of the security group.

  • egress.ip-permission.cidr - An IPv4 CIDR block for an outbound security group rule.

  • egress.ip-permission.from-port - For an outbound rule, the start of port range for the TCP and UDP protocols, or an ICMP type number.

  • egress.ip-permission.group-id - The ID of a security group that has been referenced in an outbound security group rule.

  • egress.ip-permission.group-name - The name of a security group that is referenced in an outbound security group rule.

  • egress.ip-permission.ipv6-cidr - An IPv6 CIDR block for an outbound security group rule.

  • egress.ip-permission.prefix-list-id - The ID of a prefix list to which a security group rule allows outbound access.

  • egress.ip-permission.protocol - The IP protocol for an outbound security group rule ( tcp | udp | icmp, a protocol number, or -1 for all protocols).

  • egress.ip-permission.to-port - For an outbound rule, the end of port range for the TCP and UDP protocols, or an ICMP code.

  • egress.ip-permission.user-id - The ID of an Amazon Web Services account that has been referenced in an outbound security group rule.

  • group-id - The ID of the security group.

  • group-name - The name of the security group.

  • ip-permission.cidr - An IPv4 CIDR block for an inbound security group rule.

  • ip-permission.from-port - For an inbound rule, the start of port range for the TCP and UDP protocols, or an ICMP type number.

  • ip-permission.group-id - The ID of a security group that has been referenced in an inbound security group rule.

  • ip-permission.group-name - The name of a security group that is referenced in an inbound security group rule.

  • ip-permission.ipv6-cidr - An IPv6 CIDR block for an inbound security group rule.

  • ip-permission.prefix-list-id - The ID of a prefix list from which a security group rule allows inbound access.

  • ip-permission.protocol - The IP protocol for an inbound security group rule ( tcp | udp | icmp, a protocol number, or -1 for all protocols).

  • ip-permission.to-port - For an inbound rule, the end of port range for the TCP and UDP protocols, or an ICMP code.

  • ip-permission.user-id - The ID of an Amazon Web Services account that has been referenced in an inbound security group rule.

  • owner-id - The Amazon Web Services account ID of the owner of the security group.

  • 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 specified when the security group was created.

  • (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

{
    'NextToken': 'string',
    'SecurityGroups': [
        {
            'GroupId': 'string',
            'IpPermissionsEgress': [
                {
                    'IpProtocol': 'string',
                    'FromPort': 123,
                    'ToPort': 123,
                    'UserIdGroupPairs': [
                        {
                            'Description': 'string',
                            'UserId': 'string',
                            'GroupName': 'string',
                            'GroupId': 'string',
                            'VpcId': 'string',
                            'VpcPeeringConnectionId': 'string',
                            'PeeringStatus': 'string'
                        },
                    ],
                    'IpRanges': [
                        {
                            'Description': 'string',
                            'CidrIp': 'string'
                        },
                    ],
                    'Ipv6Ranges': [
                        {
                            'Description': 'string',
                            'CidrIpv6': 'string'
                        },
                    ],
                    'PrefixListIds': [
                        {
                            'Description': 'string',
                            'PrefixListId': 'string'
                        },
                    ]
                },
            ],
            'Tags': [
                {
                    'Key': 'string',
                    'Value': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'VpcId': 'string',
            'SecurityGroupArn': 'string',
            'OwnerId': 'string',
            'GroupName': 'string',
            'Description': 'string',
            'IpPermissions': [
                {
                    'IpProtocol': 'string',
                    'FromPort': 123,
                    'ToPort': 123,
                    'UserIdGroupPairs': [
                        {
                            'Description': 'string',
                            'UserId': 'string',
                            'GroupName': 'string',
                            'GroupId': 'string',
                            'VpcId': 'string',
                            'VpcPeeringConnectionId': 'string',
                            'PeeringStatus': 'string'
                        },
                    ],
                    'IpRanges': [
                        {
                            'Description': 'string',
                            'CidrIp': 'string'
                        },
                    ],
                    'Ipv6Ranges': [
                        {
                            'Description': 'string',
                            'CidrIpv6': 'string'
                        },
                    ],
                    'PrefixListIds': [
                        {
                            'Description': 'string',
                            'PrefixListId': 'string'
                        },
                    ]
                },
            ]
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

• (dict) –

  • 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.

  • SecurityGroups (list) –

    Information about the security groups.

    • (dict) –

      Describes a security group.

      • GroupId (string) –

        The ID of the security group.

      • IpPermissionsEgress (list) –

        The outbound rules associated with the security group.

        • (dict) –

          Describes the permissions for a security group rule.

          • IpProtocol (string) –

            The IP protocol name ( tcp, udp, icmp, icmpv6) or number (see Protocol Numbers).

            Use -1 to specify all protocols. When authorizing security group rules, specifying -1 or a protocol number other than tcp, udp, icmp, or icmpv6 allows traffic on all ports, regardless of any port range you specify. For tcp, udp, and icmp, you must specify a port range. For icmpv6, the port range is optional; if you omit the port range, traffic for all types and codes is allowed.

          • FromPort (integer) –

            If the protocol is TCP or UDP, this is the start of the port range. If the protocol is ICMP or ICMPv6, this is the ICMP type or -1 (all ICMP types).

          • ToPort (integer) –

            If the protocol is TCP or UDP, this is the end of the port range. If the protocol is ICMP or ICMPv6, this is the ICMP code or -1 (all ICMP codes). If the start port is -1 (all ICMP types), then the end port must be -1 (all ICMP codes).

          • UserIdGroupPairs (list) –

            The security group and Amazon Web Services account ID pairs.

            • (dict) –

              Describes a security group and Amazon Web Services account ID pair.

              • Description (string) –

                A description for the security group rule that references this user ID group pair.

                Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=;{}!$*

              • UserId (string) –

                The ID of an Amazon Web Services account.

                For a referenced security group in another VPC, the account ID of the referenced security group is returned in the response. If the referenced security group is deleted, this value is not returned.

              • GroupName (string) –

                [Default VPC] The name of the security group. For a security group in a nondefault VPC, use the security group ID.

                For a referenced security group in another VPC, this value is not returned if the referenced security group is deleted.

              • GroupId (string) –

                The ID of the security group.

              • VpcId (string) –

                The ID of the VPC for the referenced security group, if applicable.

              • VpcPeeringConnectionId (string) –

                The ID of the VPC peering connection, if applicable.

              • PeeringStatus (string) –

                The status of a VPC peering connection, if applicable.

          • IpRanges (list) –

            The IPv4 address ranges.

            • (dict) –

              Describes an IPv4 address range.

              • Description (string) –

                A description for the security group rule that references this IPv4 address range.

                Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=&;{}!$*

              • CidrIp (string) –

                The IPv4 address range. You can either specify a CIDR block or a source security group, not both. To specify a single IPv4 address, use the /32 prefix length.

          • Ipv6Ranges (list) –

            The IPv6 address ranges.

            • (dict) –

              Describes an IPv6 address range.

              • Description (string) –

                A description for the security group rule that references this IPv6 address range.

                Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=&;{}!$*

              • CidrIpv6 (string) –

                The IPv6 address range. You can either specify a CIDR block or a source security group, not both. To specify a single IPv6 address, use the /128 prefix length.

          • PrefixListIds (list) –

            The prefix list IDs.

            • (dict) –

              Describes a prefix list ID.

              • Description (string) –

                A description for the security group rule that references this prefix list ID.

                Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=;{}!$*

              • PrefixListId (string) –

                The ID of the prefix.

      • Tags (list) –

        Any tags assigned to the security group.

        • (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 for the security group.

      • SecurityGroupArn (string) –

        The ARN of the security group.

      • OwnerId (string) –

        The Amazon Web Services account ID of the owner of the security group.

      • GroupName (string) –

        The name of the security group.

      • Description (string) –

        A description of the security group.

      • IpPermissions (list) –

        The inbound rules associated with the security group.

        • (dict) –

          Describes the permissions for a security group rule.

          • IpProtocol (string) –

            The IP protocol name ( tcp, udp, icmp, icmpv6) or number (see Protocol Numbers).

            Use -1 to specify all protocols. When authorizing security group rules, specifying -1 or a protocol number other than tcp, udp, icmp, or icmpv6 allows traffic on all ports, regardless of any port range you specify. For tcp, udp, and icmp, you must specify a port range. For icmpv6, the port range is optional; if you omit the port range, traffic for all types and codes is allowed.

          • FromPort (integer) –

            If the protocol is TCP or UDP, this is the start of the port range. If the protocol is ICMP or ICMPv6, this is the ICMP type or -1 (all ICMP types).

          • ToPort (integer) –

            If the protocol is TCP or UDP, this is the end of the port range. If the protocol is ICMP or ICMPv6, this is the ICMP code or -1 (all ICMP codes). If the start port is -1 (all ICMP types), then the end port must be -1 (all ICMP codes).

          • UserIdGroupPairs (list) –

            The security group and Amazon Web Services account ID pairs.

            • (dict) –

              Describes a security group and Amazon Web Services account ID pair.

              • Description (string) –

                A description for the security group rule that references this user ID group pair.

                Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=;{}!$*

              • UserId (string) –

                The ID of an Amazon Web Services account.

                For a referenced security group in another VPC, the account ID of the referenced security group is returned in the response. If the referenced security group is deleted, this value is not returned.

              • GroupName (string) –

                [Default VPC] The name of the security group. For a security group in a nondefault VPC, use the security group ID.

                For a referenced security group in another VPC, this value is not returned if the referenced security group is deleted.

              • GroupId (string) –

                The ID of the security group.

              • VpcId (string) –

                The ID of the VPC for the referenced security group, if applicable.

              • VpcPeeringConnectionId (string) –

                The ID of the VPC peering connection, if applicable.

              • PeeringStatus (string) –

                The status of a VPC peering connection, if applicable.

          • IpRanges (list) –

            The IPv4 address ranges.

            • (dict) –

              Describes an IPv4 address range.

              • Description (string) –

                A description for the security group rule that references this IPv4 address range.

                Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=&;{}!$*

              • CidrIp (string) –

                The IPv4 address range. You can either specify a CIDR block or a source security group, not both. To specify a single IPv4 address, use the /32 prefix length.

          • Ipv6Ranges (list) –

            The IPv6 address ranges.

            • (dict) –

              Describes an IPv6 address range.

              • Description (string) –

                A description for the security group rule that references this IPv6 address range.

                Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=&;{}!$*

              • CidrIpv6 (string) –

                The IPv6 address range. You can either specify a CIDR block or a source security group, not both. To specify a single IPv6 address, use the /128 prefix length.

          • PrefixListIds (list) –

            The prefix list IDs.

            • (dict) –

              Describes a prefix list ID.

              • Description (string) –

                A description for the security group rule that references this prefix list ID.

                Constraints: Up to 255 characters in length. Allowed characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and ._-:/()#,@[]+=;{}!$*

              • PrefixListId (string) –

                The ID of the prefix.

Examples

This example describes the specified security group.

response = client.describe_security_groups(
    GroupIds=[
        'sg-903004f8',
    ],
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}

This example describes the security groups that include the specified tag (Purpose=test).

response = client.describe_security_groups(
    Filters=[
        {
            'Name': 'tag:Purpose',
            'Values': [
                'test',
            ],
        },
    ],
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}