[ aws . workspaces ]
describe-workspace-directories
Description
Describes the available directories that are registered with Amazon WorkSpaces.
See also: AWS API Documentation
describe-workspace-directories is a paginated operation. Multiple API calls may be issued in order to retrieve the entire data set of results. You can disable pagination by providing the --no-paginate argument. When using --output text and the --query argument on a paginated response, the --query argument must extract data from the results of the following query expressions: Directories
Synopsis
describe-workspace-directories
[--directory-ids <value>]
[--workspace-directory-names <value>]
[--limit <value>]
[--filters <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--starting-token <value>]
[--max-items <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--cli-binary-format <value>]
[--no-cli-pager]
[--cli-auto-prompt]
[--no-cli-auto-prompt]
Options
--directory-ids (list)
The identifiers of the directories. If the value is null, all directories are retrieved.
(string)
Syntax:
"string" "string" ...
--workspace-directory-names (list)
The names of the WorkSpace directories.
(string)
Syntax:
"string" "string" ...
--limit (integer)
--filters (list)
The filter condition for the WorkSpaces.
(structure)
Describes the filter conditions for the WorkSpaces to return.
Name -> (string)
Values -> (list)
The values for filtering WorkSpaces
(string)
Shorthand Syntax:
Name=string,Values=string,string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"Name": "USER_IDENTITY_TYPE"|"WORKSPACE_TYPE",
"Values": ["string", ...]
}
...
]
--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.
--starting-token (string)
A token to specify where to start paginating. This is the NextToken from a previously truncated response.
For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .
--max-items (integer)
The total number of items to return in the command’s output. If the total number of items available is more than the value specified, a NextToken is provided in the command’s output. To resume pagination, provide the NextToken value in the starting-token argument of a subsequent command. Do not use the NextToken response element directly outside of the AWS CLI.
For usage examples, see Pagination in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide .
--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command. The generated JSON skeleton is not stable between versions of the AWS CLI and there are no backwards compatibility guarantees in the JSON skeleton generated.
Global Options
--debug (boolean)
Turn on debug logging.
--endpoint-url (string)
Override command’s default URL with the given URL.
--no-verify-ssl (boolean)
By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.
--no-paginate (boolean)
Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.
--output (string)
The formatting style for command output.
- json
- text
- table
- yaml
- yaml-stream
--query (string)
A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.
--profile (string)
Use a specific profile from your credential file.
--region (string)
The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.
--version (string)
Display the version of this tool.
--color (string)
Turn on/off color output.
- on
- off
- auto
--no-sign-request (boolean)
Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.
--ca-bundle (string)
The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.
--cli-read-timeout (int)
The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-connect-timeout (int)
The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-binary-format (string)
The formatting style to be used for binary blobs. The default format is base64. The base64 format expects binary blobs to be provided as a base64 encoded string. The raw-in-base64-out format preserves compatibility with AWS CLI V1 behavior and binary values must be passed literally. When providing contents from a file that map to a binary blob fileb:// will always be treated as binary and use the file contents directly regardless of the cli-binary-format setting. When using file:// the file contents will need to properly formatted for the configured cli-binary-format.
- base64
- raw-in-base64-out
--no-cli-pager (boolean)
Disable cli pager for output.
--cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
--no-cli-auto-prompt (boolean)
Disable automatically prompt for CLI input parameters.
Examples
Note
To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.
Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .
To describe a registered directory
The following describe-workspace-directories example describes the specified registered directory.
aws workspaces describe-workspace-directories \
--directory-ids d-926722edaf
Output:
{
"Directories": [
{
"DirectoryId": "d-926722edaf",
"Alias": "d-926722edaf",
"DirectoryName": "example.com",
"RegistrationCode": "WSpdx+9RJ8JT",
"SubnetIds": [
"subnet-9d19c4c6",
"subnet-500d5819"
],
"DnsIpAddresses": [
"172.16.1.140",
"172.16.0.30"
],
"CustomerUserName": "Administrator",
"IamRoleId": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/workspaces_DefaultRole",
"DirectoryType": "SIMPLE_AD",
"WorkspaceSecurityGroupId": "sg-0d89e927e5645d7c5",
"State": "REGISTERED",
"WorkspaceCreationProperties": {
"EnableWorkDocs": false,
"EnableInternetAccess": false,
"UserEnabledAsLocalAdministrator": true,
"EnableMaintenanceMode": true
},
"WorkspaceAccessProperties": {
"DeviceTypeWindows": "ALLOW",
"DeviceTypeOsx": "ALLOW",
"DeviceTypeWeb": "DENY",
"DeviceTypeIos": "ALLOW",
"DeviceTypeAndroid": "ALLOW",
"DeviceTypeChromeOs": "ALLOW",
"DeviceTypeZeroClient": "ALLOW",
"DeviceTypeLinux": "DENY"
},
"Tenancy": "SHARED",
"SelfservicePermissions": {
"RestartWorkspace": "ENABLED",
"IncreaseVolumeSize": "DISABLED",
"ChangeComputeType": "DISABLED",
"SwitchRunningMode": "DISABLED",
"RebuildWorkspace": "DISABLED"
}
}
]
}
For more information, see Manage directories for WorkSpaces in the Amazon WorkSpaces Administration Guide.
Output
Directories -> (list)
Information about the directories.
(structure)
Describes a directory that is used with Amazon WorkSpaces.
DirectoryId -> (string)
Alias -> (string)
DirectoryName -> (string)
RegistrationCode -> (string)
SubnetIds -> (list)
The identifiers of the subnets used with the directory.
(string)
DnsIpAddresses -> (list)
The IP addresses of the DNS servers for the directory.
(string)
CustomerUserName -> (string)
IamRoleId -> (string)
DirectoryType -> (string)
WorkspaceSecurityGroupId -> (string)
State -> (string)
DEREGISTERED state is returned very briefly before the directory metadata is cleaned up, so this state is rarely returned. To confirm that a directory is deregistered, check for the directory ID by using DescribeWorkspaceDirectories . If the directory ID isn’t returned, then the directory has been successfully deregistered.WorkspaceCreationProperties -> (structure)
The default creation properties for all WorkSpaces in the directory.
EnableInternetAccess -> (boolean)
DefaultOu -> (string)
CustomSecurityGroupId -> (string)
UserEnabledAsLocalAdministrator -> (boolean)
EnableMaintenanceMode -> (boolean)
InstanceIamRoleArn -> (string)
ipGroupIds -> (list)
The identifiers of the IP access control groups associated with the directory.
(string)
WorkspaceAccessProperties -> (structure)
The devices and operating systems that users can use to access WorkSpaces.
DeviceTypeWindows -> (string)
DeviceTypeOsx -> (string)
DeviceTypeWeb -> (string)
DeviceTypeIos -> (string)
DeviceTypeAndroid -> (string)
DeviceTypeChromeOs -> (string)
DeviceTypeZeroClient -> (string)
DeviceTypeLinux -> (string)
DeviceTypeWorkSpacesThinClient -> (string)
Tenancy -> (string)
DEDICATED . For more information, see Bring Your Own Windows Desktop Images .SelfservicePermissions -> (structure)
The default self-service permissions for WorkSpaces in the directory.
RestartWorkspace -> (string)
IncreaseVolumeSize -> (string)
ChangeComputeType -> (string)
SwitchRunningMode -> (string)
RebuildWorkspace -> (string)
SamlProperties -> (structure)
Describes the enablement status, user access URL, and relay state parameter name that are used for configuring federation with an SAML 2.0 identity provider.
Status -> (string)
Indicates the status of SAML 2.0 authentication. These statuses include the following.
- If the setting is
DISABLED, end users will be directed to login with their directory credentials. - If the setting is
ENABLED, end users will be directed to login via the user access URL. Users attempting to connect to WorkSpaces from a client application that does not support SAML 2.0 authentication will not be able to connect. - If the setting is
ENABLED_WITH_DIRECTORY_LOGIN_FALLBACK, end users will be directed to login via the user access URL on supported client applications, but will not prevent clients that do not support SAML 2.0 authentication from connecting as if SAML 2.0 authentication was disabled.
UserAccessUrl -> (string)
RelayStateParameterName -> (string)
The relay state parameter name supported by the SAML 2.0 identity provider (IdP). When the end user is redirected to the user access URL from the WorkSpaces client application, this relay state parameter name is appended as a query parameter to the URL along with the relay state endpoint to return the user to the client application session.
To use SAML 2.0 authentication with WorkSpaces, the IdP must support IdP-initiated deep linking for the relay state URL. Consult your IdP documentation for more information.
CertificateBasedAuthProperties -> (structure)
The certificate-based authentication properties used to authenticate SAML 2.0 Identity Provider (IdP) user identities to Active Directory for WorkSpaces login.
Status -> (string)
CertificateAuthorityArn -> (string)
EndpointEncryptionMode -> (string)
MicrosoftEntraConfig -> (structure)
Specifies details about Microsoft Entra configurations.
TenantId -> (string)
ApplicationConfigSecretArn -> (string)
WorkspaceDirectoryName -> (string)
WorkspaceDirectoryDescription -> (string)
UserIdentityType -> (string)
WorkspaceType -> (string)
IDCConfig -> (structure)
Specifies details about identity center configurations.
InstanceArn -> (string)
ApplicationArn -> (string)
ActiveDirectoryConfig -> (structure)
Information about the Active Directory config.
DomainName -> (string)
ServiceAccountSecretArn -> (string)
StreamingProperties -> (structure)
The streaming properties to configure.
StreamingExperiencePreferredProtocol -> (string)
UserSettings -> (list)
Indicates the permission settings asscoiated with the user.
(structure)
Information about the user’s permission settings.
Action -> (string)
Permission -> (string)
MaximumLength -> (integer)
StorageConnectors -> (list)
Indicates the storage connector used
(structure)
Describes the storage connector.
ConnectorType -> (string)
Status -> (string)
GlobalAccelerator -> (structure)
Indicates the Global Accelerator properties.
Mode -> (string)
PreferredProtocol -> (string)
ErrorMessage -> (string)
NextToken -> (string)
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