How Do I Export Resource Details with AWS Resource Explorer?

Prerequisites

• Your account has read-only permissions and the AWSConfigServiceRolePolicy attached. For details, see Grant a user permissions to switch roles.
• Your account's AWS Config rule settings are configured to record All resource types with customizable overrides. For details, see 1-Click Setup for AWS Config.

Exporting Resource Details with AWS Resource Management

1. Log in to the AWS console.
2. Enter AWS Config in the search box in the upper part of the page and click AWS Config.
3. On the AWS Config page, select Advanced queries, click New query in the upper right corner, and enter the following query statement:

    SELECT * , configuration

   

4. Export the results.
   • If there are fewer than 500 records, click Export as on the right to export a JSON file.

     

   • If there are 500 or more records, export the results to a JSON file using the following method:
     1. Click CloudShell in the lower left corner and enter the following statement:

        aws configservice select-resource-config --expression "SELECT *, configuration" --region {region} --output json > result-{region}.json

        Replace {region} with the actual region code, for example, us-east-1.

     2. Execute the code and choose Actions > Download file on the right.

        

     3. On the Download file page, paste the file name in the command line to the Individual file path text box and click Download.