What is the correct syntax for filtering by tag in describe-vpcs?
amazon-ec2, amazon-vpc, amazon-web-services, aws-cli
Solution
You got pretty close to solving it -- the only problem is that you are not specifying a valid filter for describe-vpcs. Here's the filter that would be relevant to your use case:
tag:key=*value* - The key/value combination of a tag assigned to the resource.
So when it is asking for `Name=string1,Values=string1...`, it expects:
- Name=tag:TagName
- Values=TagValue
Try this instead, works for me locally with a different custom tag:
aws ec2 describe-vpcs --filters Name=tag:vpcname,Values=myvpc
Problem
I am trying to understand a aws ec2 cli call. I am looking to describe all VPC then filer on a custom tag (vpcname=myvpc, however after trying multiple combinations I keep getting conflicting errors about the format and use of --filters. using as a reference [http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/describe-vpcs.html][1] aws --profile myProfile --region eu-west-1 ec2 describe-vpcs --filters vpcname,myvpc however this returns ``` Error parsing parameter '--filters': should be: Key value pairs, where values are separated by commas, and multiple pairs are separated by spaces. --filters Name=string1,Values=string1,string2 Name=string1,Values=string1,string2 ``` so trying aws --profile myProfile --region eu-west-1 ec2 describe-vpcs --filters Name=vpcname,Values=myvpc and it returns ``` A client error (InvalidParameterValue) occurred when calling the DescribeVpcs operation: The filter 'vpcname' is invalid ``` so trying a few other combinations ``` aws --profile myProfile --region eu-west-1 ec2 describe-vpcs --filters tag :Name=vpcname,Values=myvpc Error parsing parameter '--filters': should be: Key value pairs, where values are separated by commas, and multiple pairs are separated by spaces. --filters Name=string1,Values=string1,string2 Name=string1,Values=string1,string2 ``` Any advice on how I format this request?