When decoded, this string translates to:
Since then, AWS introduced IMDSv2 (which requires a PUT token first). However, many legacy applications still use IMDSv1, or they misconfigure IMDSv2.
It is important to clarify from the outset that the string you provided— curl-url-http-3A-2F-2F169.254.169.254-2Flatest-2Fapi-2Ftoken —is not a standard keyword. Instead, it is a of a sensitive command and endpoint.