AWS CLI returns empty array when attempting to list Elastic Beanstalk applications

Question

I want to execute Elastic Beanstalk commands via the CLI. For starters, I want to list the applications in it like so:

aws --profile main --region us-east-1 elasticbeanstalk describe-applications

…but all I get is this:

{
    "Applications": []
}

I double-checked the profile I'm using and the region - they are correct. Why is that happening?

Answer 1

It turns out that I didn't have the necessary permissions.

In a test account, I tried adding/removing the elasticbeanstalk:DescribeApplications action permission. When I have it, the applications are correctly listed. When I don't - I see the empty array.

It's interesting why I don't simply receive a permissions error…

Edit: I opened an issue on GitHub and it turned out to be a bug.