state

EC2.Instance.state

• (dict) --

  The current state of the instance.

  • Code (integer) --

    The state of the instance as a 16-bit unsigned integer.

    The high byte is all of the bits between 2^8 and (2^16)-1, which equals decimal values between 256 and 65,535. These numerical values are used for internal purposes and should be ignored.

    The low byte is all of the bits between 2^0 and (2^8)-1, which equals decimal values between 0 and 255.

    The valid values for instance-state-code will all be in the range of the low byte and they are:

    • 0 : pending
    • 16 : running
    • 32 : shutting-down
    • 48 : terminated
    • 64 : stopping
    • 80 : stopped

    You can ignore the high byte value by zeroing out all of the bits above 2^8 or 256 in decimal.

  • Name (string) --

    The current state of the instance.