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This is the Amazon EC2 API Reference. It provides descriptions, API request parameters, and the XML response for each of the Amazon EC2 Query API actions. Note that the Amazon EC2 API includes actions for Amazon EC2 plus additional services, such as Amazon EBS and Amazon VPC.
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To learn about using the Query API, see Using the API for Amazon EC2.
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To learn about the permissions required to call an Amazon EC2 API action, see Actions, resources, and condition keys for Amazon EC2.
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To get the list of API actions by service and resource, see Actions by service.
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To get the alphabetical list of API actions, see Actions.
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To get descriptions of the API error codes, see Error codes for the Amazon EC2 API.
Alternatively, use one of the following methods to access the Amazon EC2 API, instead of using the Query API directly:
This document was last published on May 28, 2026.