Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is a core AWS service that provides scalable, on-demand virtual servers in the cloud. For more information on AWS EC2, click here.
Integration Method: API
Tables: Cloud Resource Inventory Info (5023)
This integration supports the following events.
Event | Description |
|---|---|
EC2 Instances | Provides details about ec2 instances present in the AWS account for provided region. |
This integration supports the following versions.
AWS EC2 API version | 2016-11-15 |
Note:
AWS EC2 is a continuously updated service. As for this document preparation, the latest release was in April 14, 2026. More information can be found here.
Prerequisites
To Configure AWS EC2, refer here.
Refer to this common procedure on how to create an IAM user, configure the AWS Access Key and AWS Secret Key, attach an IAM policy with required permissions.
The user should have access to the DataBee console.
Configuration Overview
Generate an AWS Access Key & Secret Key with the required IAM policies
Add the AWS EC2 in the DataBee console with the below parameters.
DataBee Parameter
AWS EC2 Parameter
Access Key
AWS Access Key
Secret Key
AWS Secret Key
AWS Region
AWS Region
Service Name
ec2
AWS EC2 Configuration
Start by creating a IAM user with the API credentials. This common step is documented at AWS Data Sources: Users, Credentials and Permissions.
Once the IAM user has been created, Refer this document Get started with Amazon EC2 for further steps.
Ensure AWS Access Key is attached to an IAM policy with following Actions allowed on the EC2 resource. The minimum permissions required would be AmazonEC2ReadOnlyAccess. Refer here more info on the policy.
DataBee Configuration
Login to the DataBee UI, navigate to Data > Data Feeds and click the Add New Data Feed button.
Search for the AWS EC2 and click it as shown below.
Click on the API Ingest option for collection method.
Enter feed contact information and scroll down.
In the configuration page, confirm the following:
API Base URL: This is the base URL that DataBee will interact with. Replace <aws-region> with appropriate AWS region
Authorization Method: AWS Signature
Access Key: Paste the AWS Client Access Key
Secret Key: Paste the AWS Client Secret Key
AWS Region: Type the AWS region
Session Token: Can be left empty
Service Name: ec2
Event Types: Preselected for all the event types that integration pulls.
Click Submit.
Troubleshooting Tips
Ensure the Access Key, Secret Key, Region are pasted correctly. Since you cannot view the Secret Key after the 1st time, re-create the AWS Access Key & AWS Secret Key, paste it on a text editor to ensure no spaces or unexpected characters are included and reconfigure the DataBee feed.
Ensure the AWS EC2 scopes/permissions are correct.