AWS SSM Parameter Store AMI ID Query String

ssm-ami-value.yaml

Description: This template deploys a Linux and Ubuntu EC2 instance to highlight the SSM parameter store public AMI-ID strings. 
#Default VPC will be used.
Parameters: 
  #CFT Parameter created with default string for SSM AMI string.
  LatestUbuntuAmiId: 
    Type: 'AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<AWS::EC2::Image::Id>'
    Default: '/aws/service/canonical/ubuntu/server/18.04/stable/20220810/amd64/hvm/ebs-gp2/ami-id'
    Description: DO NOT CHANGE THIS VALUE
Resources:
  #Amazon Linux Resource created with resolve string for SSM AMI string.
  AmazonLinux: 
    Type: AWS::EC2::Instance
    Properties: 
      ImageId: resolve:ssm:/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2
      InstanceType: t3.micro
      Tags:
      - Key: Name
        Value: AmazonLinux
      - Key: Project
        Value: SSM
  #Ubuntu Resource via CFT input parameter to link for SSM AMI string.
  UbuntuLinux: 
    Type: AWS::EC2::Instance
    Properties: 
      ImageId: !Ref LatestUbuntuAmiId
      InstanceType: t3.micro
      Tags:
      - Key: Name
        Value: Ubuntu
      - Key: Project
        Value: SSM