GET

/#Action=CreateLaunchTemplate

http://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=CreateLaunchTemplate

Creates a launch template. A launch template contains the parameters to launch an instance. When you launch an instance using <a>RunInstances</a>, you can specify a launch template instead of providing the launch parameters in the request. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-launch-templates.html">Launch an instance from a launch template</a> in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide. If you want to clone an existing launch template as the basis for creating a new launch template, you can use the Amazon EC2 console. The API, SDKs, and CLI do not support cloning a template. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-launch-templates.html#create-launch-template-from-existing-launch-template">Create a launch template from an existing launch template</a> in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

Access Token Required: API Key

Query Params

DryRunboolean

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is <code>DryRunOperation</code>. Otherwise, it is <code>UnauthorizedOperation</code>.

ClientTokenstring

Unique, case-sensitive identifier you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/Run_Instance_Idempotency.html">Ensuring idempotency</a>. Constraint: Maximum 128 ASCII characters.

LaunchTemplateNamestringrequired

A name for the launch template.

VersionDescriptionstring

A description for the first version of the launch template.

LaunchTemplateDataobjectrequired

The information for the launch template.

TagSpecificationarray

The tags to apply to the launch template on creation. To tag the launch template, the resource type must be <code>launch-template</code>. <note> To specify the tags for the resources that are created when an instance is launched, you must use the <code>TagSpecifications</code> parameter in the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_RequestLaunchTemplateData.html">launch template data</a> structure. </note>

Actionstringrequired

Allowed:

Versionstringrequired

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=CreateLaunchTemplate' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}