AWS CLI Scripts

A collection of useful command-line scripts for working with AWS services.

Prerequisites

• AWS CLI installed and configured
• jq - Command-line JSON processor
• Bash shell (macOS/Linux)

Installing jq on macOS

brew install jq

Scripts

search_executions.sh

Search AWS Step Functions executions by date and object ID.

Usage:

./search_executions.sh <date> <object_id> <region> <account_id> <profile>

Parameters:

• date - Execution date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• object_id - Object ID to search for in execution inputs
• region - AWS region (e.g., us-east-1, us-west-2)
• account_id - AWS account ID
• profile - AWS CLI profile name

Example:

./search_executions.sh 2025-10-27 65232714 us-east-1 469225647823 my-profile

Output:

For each matching execution, the script displays:

• Execution ARN
• Execution status (RUNNING, SUCCEEDED, FAILED, etc.)
• AWS Console URL for viewing the execution
• Full execution input JSON

Setup:

1. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x search_executions.sh

2. Ensure you have the appropriate AWS permissions for:

   • stepfunctions:ListExecutions
   • stepfunctions:DescribeExecution

AWS Profile Configuration

To see your available AWS profiles:

aws configure list-profiles

To configure a new profile:

aws configure --profile profile-name

License

MIT