Get AWS SSM Parameter

ssmGet.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"

	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ssm"
)

var region = os.Getenv("AWS_REGION")
var env = os.Getenv("ENV")

func ssmCheck() string {
	sess, err := session.NewSessionWithOptions(session.Options{
		Config:            aws.Config{Region: aws.String(region)},
		SharedConfigState: session.SharedConfigEnable,
	})
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	ssmsvc := ssm.New(sess, aws.NewConfig().WithRegion(region))
	keyname := "/some/path/" + env + "/version"
	withDecryption := false
	param, err := ssmsvc.GetParameter(&ssm.GetParameterInput{
		Name:           &keyname,
		WithDecryption: &withDecryption,
	})
	return *param.Parameter.Value
}

func main() {

	ssmVersion := ssmCheck()

	fmt.Printf("Version: %s\n", ssmVersion)

}