Filter running EC2 instances

bash

aws ec2 describe-instances | jq '.Reservations[].Instances[] | select(.State.Name == "running") | {id: .InstanceId, type: .InstanceType}'

Explanation

Great for lightweight audits without crafting a JMESPath query.

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