# Tips and Tricks ## Fetching latest AMIs ```shell $ aws ssm --profile=beanbag-admin get-parameters-by-path \ --path /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest ``` ## Latest Recommended Amazon Linux 2023 AMIs ```shell $ aws ssm --profile=beanbag-admin get-parameters-by-path \ --path /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest ``` ## Fetching Version Numbers of Amazon Linux AMIs > [!info] This is not in Parameter Store > As of today ([[2025-05-18|May 7, 2025]]), there appears to be no way to fetch the actual version number for any AMI through [[Parameter Store]] or any other method. > > The SSM payloads don't contain this information, nor does the [[AMI Catalog]].