**To describe Reserved Instances offerings** This example command describes all Reserved Instances available for purchase in the region. Command:: aws ec2 describe-reserved-instances-offerings Output:: { "ReservedInstancesOfferings": [ { "OfferingType": "Partial Upfront", "AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1b", "InstanceTenancy": "default", "PricingDetails": [], "ProductDescription": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux", "UsagePrice": 0.0, "RecurringCharges": [ { "Amount": 0.088, "Frequency": "Hourly" } ], "Marketplace": false, "CurrencyCode": "USD", "FixedPrice": 631.0, "Duration": 94608000, "ReservedInstancesOfferingId": "9a06095a-bdc6-47fe-a94a-2a382f016040", "InstanceType": "c1.medium" }, { "OfferingType": "PartialUpfront", "AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1b", "InstanceTenancy": "default", "PricingDetails": [], "ProductDescription": "Linux/UNIX", "UsagePrice": 0.0, "RecurringCharges": [ { "Amount": 0.028, "Frequency": "Hourly" } ], "Marketplace": false, "CurrencyCode": "USD", "FixedPrice": 631.0, "Duration": 94608000, "ReservedInstancesOfferingId": "bfbefc6c-0d10-418d-b144-7258578d329d", "InstanceType": "c1.medium" }, ... } **To describe your Reserved Instances offerings using options** This example lists Reserved Instances offered by AWS with the following specifications: t1.micro instance types, Windows (Amazon VPC) product, and Heavy Utilization offerings. Command:: aws ec2 describe-reserved-instances-offerings --no-include-marketplace --instance-type "t1.micro" --product-description "Windows (Amazon VPC)" --offering-type "no upfront" Output:: { "ReservedInstancesOfferings": [ { "OfferingType": "No Upfront", "AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1b", "InstanceTenancy": "default", "PricingDetails": [], "ProductDescription": "Windows", "UsagePrice": 0.0, "RecurringCharges": [ { "Amount": 0.015, "Frequency": "Hourly" } ], "Marketplace": false, "CurrencyCode": "USD", "FixedPrice": 0.0, "Duration": 31536000, "ReservedInstancesOfferingId": "c48ab04c-fe69-4f94-8e39-a23842292823", "InstanceType": "t1.micro" }, ... { "OfferingType": "No Upfront", "AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1d", "InstanceTenancy": "default", "PricingDetails": [], "ProductDescription": "Windows (Amazon VPC)", "UsagePrice": 0.0, "RecurringCharges": [ { "Amount": 0.015, "Frequency": "Hourly" } ], "Marketplace": false, "CurrencyCode": "USD", "FixedPrice": 0.0, "Duration": 31536000, "ReservedInstancesOfferingId": "3a98bf7d-2123-42d4-b4f5-8dbec4b06dc6", "InstanceType": "t1.micro" } ] }