GET

/#Action=ImportSnapshot

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

Imports a disk into an EBS snapshot. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vm-import/latest/userguide/vmimport-import-snapshot.html">Importing a disk as a snapshot using VM Import/Export</a> in the VM Import/Export User Guide.

Access Token Required: API Key

Query Params

ClientDataobject

The client-specific data.

ClientTokenstring

Token to enable idempotency for VM import requests.

Descriptionstring

The description string for the import snapshot task.

DiskContainerobject

Information about the disk container.

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>.

Encryptedboolean

Specifies whether the destination snapshot of the imported image should be encrypted. The default KMS key for EBS is used unless you specify a non-default KMS key using <code>KmsKeyId</code>. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSEncryption.html">Amazon EBS Encryption</a> in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

KmsKeyIdstring

An identifier for the symmetric KMS key to use when creating the encrypted snapshot. This parameter is only required if you want to use a non-default KMS key; if this parameter is not specified, the default KMS key for EBS is used. If a <code>KmsKeyId</code> is specified, the <code>Encrypted</code> flag must also be set. The KMS key identifier may be provided in any of the following formats: <ul> <li> Key ID </li> <li> Key alias. The alias ARN contains the <code>arn:aws:kms</code> namespace, followed by the Region of the key, the Amazon Web Services account ID of the key owner, the <code>alias</code> namespace, and then the key alias. For example, arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:012345678910:alias/ExampleAlias. </li> <li> ARN using key ID. The ID ARN contains the <code>arn:aws:kms</code> namespace, followed by the Region of the key, the Amazon Web Services account ID of the key owner, the <code>key</code> namespace, and then the key ID. For example, arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:012345678910:key/abcd1234-a123-456a-a12b-a123b4cd56ef. </li> <li> ARN using key alias. The alias ARN contains the <code>arn:aws:kms</code> namespace, followed by the Region of the key, the Amazon Web Services account ID of the key owner, the <code>alias</code> namespace, and then the key alias. For example, arn:aws:kms:us-east-1:012345678910:alias/ExampleAlias. </li> </ul> Amazon Web Services parses <code>KmsKeyId</code> asynchronously, meaning that the action you call may appear to complete even though you provided an invalid identifier. This action will eventually report failure. The specified KMS key must exist in the Region that the snapshot is being copied to. Amazon EBS does not support asymmetric KMS keys.

RoleNamestring

The name of the role to use when not using the default role, 'vmimport'.

TagSpecificationarray

The tags to apply to the import snapshot task during creation.

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"
  }
}

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CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=ImportSnapshot' \
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}