Where to find EC2 Image Builder managed images?

Question

During an image recipe creation I have the option to select image versions which are more recent than what is available in the Marketplace search. In the UI these images are referred to as "Image Builder managed images" or "Amazon curated images".

How can I find these images directly in the Marketplace or the AMI ids?

Looking at the EventBridge event, I can see this ARN, but not sure how to find it in the Marketplace.

```json
"parentImage": "arn:aws:imagebuilder:us-east-2:aws:image/ubuntu-server-22-lts-arm64/2024.1.26",
```

As an example, here I can see Ubuntu images from 2024 updates:

![Enter image description here](/media/postImages/original/IMODbNt4U9TBqIJb7zLrX3GA)

Both in the Marketplace, and via the quick start images EC2 console, I only have options for 2023 images.

![Enter image description here](/media/postImages/original/IMe2fy_FTRS4u-FmZq3pWBXw)

![Enter image description here](/media/postImages/original/IMMFXvD88cShO4GT8bmdwTEg)

Accepted Answer

The easiest way to find Image Builder managed images is directly through the EC2 Image Builder Console. 
AWS often publishes identifiers for official images to the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. You can query the Parameter Store to find the latest image identifiers. or example, to find the latest Amazon Linux 2 image, you would use:

```bash
aws ssm get-parameters --names /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2
```

You would need to adjust the parameter name for the specific image you are looking for.

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Where to find EC2 Image Builder managed images?

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