Search for ECS resources in the current account - Elastic Compute Service

Search for resources, invoke actions, access menus, and find documents from one search box.

Feature overview

Global search supports the following features:

Feature	Description
Find resources	Find resources such as instances, images, security groups, ENIs, disks, and snapshots by ID, name, or keyword.
Invoke actions	Invoke common actions such as restarting an instance or establishing a remote connection by entering an action name.
Query documents	Find related user guides and API documentation by keywords such as batch start or batch stop.
Go to menus	Jump directly to a console page without navigating through menus.
Favorites and history	Save favorite actions or view search history for quick reuse.

The global search interface:

Access points

Open the global search page in any of the following ways:

Method 1: In the application sidebar, click the icon.

Note
If the sidebar is collapsed, click the icon in the lower-right corner to open it.
Method 2: On the Overview page, click the search box.
Method 3: Press ⌘+/ (macOS) or Ctrl+/ (Windows) anywhere in the ECS console.

See Keyboard shortcuts for global search shortcuts.

Keyboard shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts to search more efficiently. Available shortcuts are listed in the Search Guide in the lower-left corner of the global search page.

Note

The shortcuts below are for macOS. For Windows shortcuts, refer to the interface.

Keyboard shortcuts:

Function	Keyboard shortcut (macOS)	Keyboard shortcut (Windows)
Invoke: Toggle global search.	`⌘+/`	`Ctrl+/`
Back: Go back one step.	`Esc`	`Esc`
Move: Move the selection up or down.	`↑`, `↓`	`↑`, `↓`
Run: Execute the selected action.	`⏎`	`Enter`
Actions: Open the action panel.	`⌘+⏎`	`Ctrl+Enter`
Favorite: Add to favorites.	`⌘+J`	`Ctrl+J`

How to use global search

Find resources

Enter a resource ID or name to find resources such as instances and disks, then navigate to the resource details page.

In the search box, enter a resource ID, name, or IP address. To query multiple resources, separate keywords with commas (,).
Click a resource in the search results, or click More for additional details.

Example: instance details:

Note
The shortcuts below are for macOS. For Windows shortcuts, refer to the interface.

On the resource details page, you can:
- ① View details: Click View Details or press ⏎ to open the resource details page.
- ② Perform actions: Click Actions or press ⌘+⏎. Use the search box to find more actions.
- ③ Export: Click Export to export the resources on the current page.

Invoke actions

Enter an action name in the search box to invoke it on an instance.

For example, enter Connect or Replace System Disk to invoke the related action.

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Query documents

Search for ECS user guides or API operations with global search.

To find instructions on running a Docker container on an ECS instance, enter Docker. Click the target document to open it in the Help Center.
To create multiple ECS instances with custom configurations such as hostnames and tags, enter batch create. Click the target API operation to open the RunInstances page, where you can run the API or view its documentation.

Go to menus

Navigate directly to a console page with global search.

Enter a menu keyword such as Instance, Images, or Security Group, then click the target menu to go to that page.

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Favorites and history

Click the icon next to a search result to save it as a favorite. Saved items appear in the Favorite area. Recent searches appear in the History area.

References

If you have attached tags to your ECS resources, you can retrieve them by tag.
If your ECS resources are in a resource group, you can retrieve them by resource group.