func getTags(svc ec2.EC2, resourceIds []*string) ec2.DescribeTagsOutput { resp, err := svc.DescribeTags(&ec2.DescribeTagsInput{ Filters: []*ec2.Filter{ { // Required Name: aws.String("resource-id"), Values: resourceIds, }, }, }) kingpin.FatalIfError(err, "Could not retrieve tags for EC2 resources %s", resourceIds) return *resp }