View EBS Volumes from your terminal
orbit lists EBS Volumes as a dense, sortable table: 18 columns including Name, Volume Id and State, fetched with EC2:DescribeVolumes.
Read-only is the default, so browsing is safe against a production account. Start orbit with --write and the mutating actions become reachable: Delete Volume, each behind its own confirmation dialog.
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What the EBS Volumes table shows
| Column | Source field |
|---|---|
| Name | Tags.Name |
| Volume Id | VolumeId |
| State | State |
| Size (Gb) | Size |
| Type | VolumeType |
| Iops | Iops |
| Az | AvailabilityZone |
| Encrypted | Encrypted |
| Throughput | Throughput |
| Snapshot Id | SnapshotId |
| Source Volume Id | SourceVolumeId |
| Created | CreateTime |
| Attached To | AttachedTo |
| Kms Key Id | KmsKeyId |
| Fast Snapshot Restored | FastRestored |
| Multi-Attach | MultiAttachEnabled |
| Outpost Arn | OutpostArn |
| Operator | Operator |
Columns with an opt-in flag are hidden by default; press v for the column visibility picker.
Actions on EBS Volumes
| Key | Action | AWS API | Posture |
|---|---|---|---|
ctrl+d | Delete Volume | EC2:DeleteVolume | needs --write |
See how orbit keeps writes behind --write.
IAM permissions for this view
Read-only browsing needs EC2:DescribeVolumes
plus the standard EC2 List and Describe permissions for the surrounding views. Write actions map to EC2:DeleteVolume and are reachable only under --write.
Questions about EBS Volumes in orbit
What IAM permissions do I need to view EBS Volumes in orbit?
orbit lists EBS Volumes with EC2:DescribeVolumes, so a policy granting EC2:DescribeVolumes is enough for read-only browsing of this view. The mutating actions (EC2:DeleteVolume) additionally require --write at startup, and their IAM actions.
Is browsing EBS Volumes safe against a production account?
Read-only is the default. Listing and describing EBS Volumes performs no mutations. The write actions on this view (Delete Volume) are reachable only when orbit is started with --write, each behind its own confirmation.
Related views
EC2 Instances
View in the terminal
EBS Snapshots
View in the terminal
AMIs
View in the terminal
VPCs
View in the terminal
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