Obtains the console output of an instance. The returned command line output is encoded in Base64 format.

Description

ECS instances are virtualized cloud-based services that cannot be connected to display devices or make mobile snapshots. However, the instance console output for the last start, restart, or shutdown of the instance is cached. You can call the GetInstanceConsoleOutput to monitor and analyze the instance exceptions.

Currently, the phased-out instance types cannot obtain the console output.

Moreover, Windows instances cannot obtain console output as well.

Request parameters 

Name Type Required Description
Action String Yes The name of this interface. Value: GetInstanceConsoleOutput.
RegionId String Yes ID of the region where the ECS instance is located. For more information, use DescribeRegions to obtain the latest region list.
InstanceId String Yes Instance ID.

Response parameters

Name Type Description
InstanceId String ID of the instance.
ConsoleOutput String The instance console output of the instance, in Base64 encoding.
LastUpdateTime String The time the instance was last started, restarted, or shut down. The value of this parameter uses the offset UTC+0 and is expressed according to the ISO8601 standard. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ.

Examples

Request example 
http://ecs-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/?Action=GetInstanceConsoleOutput
&RegionId=cn-shenzhen-finance-1
&InstanceId=i-j5e42sbbthlokka11eci
&<Common Request Parameters>
Success response example

XML format

<GetInstanceConsoleOutputResponse>
    <RequestId>22A1933F-AD02-4560-A6A7-53CF2231D942</RequestId>
    <InstanceId>i-j5e42sbbthlokka11ech</InstanceId>
    <LastUpdateTime>2018-03-22 10:04:57</LastUpdateTime>
    <ConsoleOutput>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</ConsoleOutput>
</GetInstanceConsoleOutputResponse>
JSON format 
{
    "RequestId": "22A1933F-AD02-4560-A6A7-53CF2231D942",
    "InstanceId": "i-j5e42sbbthlokka11ech",
    "LastUpdateTime": "2018-03-22 10:04:57",
    "ConsoleOutput": "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"
}
Error response example

XML format

<Error>
    <RequestId>C38E0D94-C18B-44F3-8C05-6E35BE334088</RequestId>
    <HostId>ecs.aliyuncs.com</HostId>
    <Code>NotSupported</Code>
    <Message>The operation is not supported for "i-j5e42sbbthlokkaXXXXX".</Message>
</Error>
JSON format 
{
    "RequestId": "C38E0D94-C18B-44F3-8C05-6E35BE334088",
    "HostId": "ecs.aliyuncs.com",
    "Code": "NotSupported",
    "Message": "The operation is not supported for "i-j5e42sbbthlokkaXXXXX"."
}

Error codes

Error codes specific to this interface are as follows. For more information, see API Error Center.

Error code Error message HTTP status code Description
MissingParameter The input parameter “instanceId” that is mandatory for processing this request is not supplied. 400 InstanceId is required.
InvalidParameter The “instanceId” provided is not valid. 404 The specified InstanceId does not exist.
IncorrectInstanceStatus The instance status “{status}” is not applicable 405 The specified instance has been released or stopped.
NotSupported The operation is not supported for “{instanceId}” 405 Phased-out instance types cannot obtain console output.