**To describe all the attributes for your AWS account** This example describes the attributes for your AWS account. Command:: aws ec2 describe-account-attributes Output:: { "AccountAttributes": [ { "AttributeName": "vpc-max-security-groups-per-interface", "AttributeValues": [ { "AttributeValue": "5" } ] }, { "AttributeName": "max-instances", "AttributeValues": [ { "AttributeValue": "20" } ] }, { "AttributeName": "supported-platforms", "AttributeValues": [ { "AttributeValue": "EC2" }, { "AttributeValue": "VPC" } ] }, { "AttributeName": "default-vpc", "AttributeValues": [ { "AttributeValue": "none" } ] }, { "AttributeName": "max-elastic-ips", "AttributeValues": [ { "AttributeValue": "5" } ] }, { "AttributeName": "vpc-max-elastic-ips", "AttributeValues": [ { "AttributeValue": "5" } ] } ] } **To describe a single attribute for your AWS account** This example describes the ``supported-platforms`` attribute for your AWS account. Command:: aws ec2 describe-account-attributes --attribute-names supported-platforms Output:: { "AccountAttributes": [ { "AttributeName": "supported-platforms", "AttributeValues": [ { "AttributeValue": "EC2" }, { "AttributeValue": "VPC" } ] } ] }