Instance Metadata

Is data about your instance that you can use to configure or manage the running
instance.

Retrieving Instance Metadata

To view all categories of instance metadata from within a running instance, use the
following command with the URI:
curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/
it will display the metadata.

Retrieve Instance User Data

To retrieve user data from within a running instance, use the following URI:
curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/user-data

IMPORTANT: Remember the URI