EC2 - Old Instance Report

- name: ec2-old-instances
  resource: ec2
  comment: |
    Report running instances older than 60 days
  filters:
    - "State.Name": running
    - type: instance-age
      days: 60


  # Use Case: Report all AMIs that are 120+ days or older

  - name: ancient-images-report
    resource: ami
    comment: |
      Report on all images older than 90 days which should be de-registered.
    filters:
      - type: image-age
        days: 120

Instance Age Filter

The instance age filter allows for filtering the set of EC2 instances by their LaunchTime, i.e. all instances older than 60 or 90 days. The default date value is 60 days if otherwise unspecified. Configuring a specific value for instance-age to report all instances older than 90 days.

policies:
  - name: old-instances
    resource: ec2
    filters:
      - type: instance-age
        days: 90