SSM / Client / describe_sessions

describe_sessions#

SSM.Client.describe_sessions(**kwargs)#

Retrieves a list of all active sessions (both connected and disconnected) or terminated sessions from the past 30 days.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_sessions(
    State='Active'|'History',
    MaxResults=123,
    NextToken='string',
    Filters=[
        {
            'key': 'InvokedAfter'|'InvokedBefore'|'Target'|'Owner'|'Status'|'SessionId',
            'value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)
Parameters:

  • State (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The session status to retrieve a list of sessions for. For example, “Active”.

  • MaxResults (integer) – The maximum number of items to return for this call. The call also returns a token that you can specify in a subsequent call to get the next set of results.

  • NextToken (string) – The token for the next set of items to return. (You received this token from a previous call.)

  • Filters (list) –

    One or more filters to limit the type of sessions returned by the request.

    • (dict) –

      Describes a filter for Session Manager information.

      • key (string) – [REQUIRED]

        The name of the filter.

      • value (string) – [REQUIRED]

        The filter value. Valid values for each filter key are as follows:

        • InvokedAfter: Specify a timestamp to limit your results. For example, specify 2024-08-29T00:00:00Z to see sessions that started August 29, 2024, and later.

        • InvokedBefore: Specify a timestamp to limit your results. For example, specify 2024-08-29T00:00:00Z to see sessions that started before August 29, 2024.

        • Target: Specify a managed node to which session connections have been made.

        • Owner: Specify an Amazon Web Services user to see a list of sessions started by that user.

        • Status: Specify a valid session status to see a list of all sessions with that status. Status values you can specify include:

          • Connected

          • Connecting

          • Disconnected

          • Terminated

          • Terminating

          • Failed

        • SessionId: Specify a session ID to return details about the session.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'Sessions': [
        {
            'SessionId': 'string',
            'Target': 'string',
            'Status': 'Connected'|'Connecting'|'Disconnected'|'Terminated'|'Terminating'|'Failed',
            'StartDate': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'EndDate': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'DocumentName': 'string',
            'Owner': 'string',
            'Reason': 'string',
            'Details': 'string',
            'OutputUrl': {
                'S3OutputUrl': 'string',
                'CloudWatchOutputUrl': 'string'
            },
            'MaxSessionDuration': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    • Sessions (list) –

      A list of sessions meeting the request parameters.

      • (dict) –

        Information about a Session Manager connection to a managed node.

        • SessionId (string) –

          The ID of the session.

        • Target (string) –

          The managed node that the Session Manager session connected to.

        • Status (string) –

          The status of the session. For example, “Connected” or “Terminated”.

        • StartDate (datetime) –

          The date and time, in ISO-8601 Extended format, when the session began.

        • EndDate (datetime) –

          The date and time, in ISO-8601 Extended format, when the session was terminated.

        • DocumentName (string) –

          The name of the Session Manager SSM document used to define the parameters and plugin settings for the session. For example, SSM-SessionManagerRunShell.

        • Owner (string) –

          The ID of the Amazon Web Services user that started the session.

        • Reason (string) –

          The reason for connecting to the instance.

        • Details (string) –

          Reserved for future use.

        • OutputUrl (dict) –

          Reserved for future use.

          • S3OutputUrl (string) –

            Reserved for future use.

          • CloudWatchOutputUrl (string) –

            Reserved for future use.

        • MaxSessionDuration (string) –

          The maximum duration of a session before it terminates.

    • NextToken (string) –

      The token for the next set of items to return. (You received this token from a previous call.)

Exceptions