Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

{'InstanceSpecification': {'ExcludeDataVolumeIds': ['string']}}

Creates crash-consistent snapshots of multiple EBS volumes and stores the data in S3. Volumes are chosen by specifying an instance. Any attached volumes will produce one snapshot each that is crash-consistent across the instance. Boot volumes can be excluded by changing the parameters.

You can create multi-volume snapshots of instances in a Region and instances on an Outpost. If you create snapshots from an instance in a Region, the snapshots must be stored in the same Region as the instance. If you create snapshots from an instance on an Outpost, the snapshots can be stored on the same Outpost as the instance, or in the Region for that Outpost.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.create_snapshots(
    Description='string',
    InstanceSpecification={
        'InstanceId': 'string',
        'ExcludeBootVolume': True|False,
        'ExcludeDataVolumeIds': [
            'string',
        ]
    },
    OutpostArn='string',
    TagSpecifications=[
        {
            'ResourceType': 'capacity-reservation'|'client-vpn-endpoint'|'customer-gateway'|'carrier-gateway'|'dedicated-host'|'dhcp-options'|'egress-only-internet-gateway'|'elastic-ip'|'elastic-gpu'|'export-image-task'|'export-instance-task'|'fleet'|'fpga-image'|'host-reservation'|'image'|'import-image-task'|'import-snapshot-task'|'instance'|'instance-event-window'|'internet-gateway'|'ipam'|'ipam-pool'|'ipam-scope'|'ipv4pool-ec2'|'ipv6pool-ec2'|'key-pair'|'launch-template'|'local-gateway'|'local-gateway-route-table'|'local-gateway-virtual-interface'|'local-gateway-virtual-interface-group'|'local-gateway-route-table-vpc-association'|'local-gateway-route-table-virtual-interface-group-association'|'natgateway'|'network-acl'|'network-interface'|'network-insights-analysis'|'network-insights-path'|'network-insights-access-scope'|'network-insights-access-scope-analysis'|'placement-group'|'prefix-list'|'replace-root-volume-task'|'reserved-instances'|'route-table'|'security-group'|'security-group-rule'|'snapshot'|'spot-fleet-request'|'spot-instances-request'|'subnet'|'subnet-cidr-reservation'|'traffic-mirror-filter'|'traffic-mirror-session'|'traffic-mirror-target'|'transit-gateway'|'transit-gateway-attachment'|'transit-gateway-connect-peer'|'transit-gateway-multicast-domain'|'transit-gateway-policy-table'|'transit-gateway-route-table'|'transit-gateway-route-table-announcement'|'volume'|'vpc'|'vpc-endpoint'|'vpc-endpoint-service'|'vpc-peering-connection'|'vpn-connection'|'vpn-gateway'|'vpc-flow-log'|'capacity-reservation-fleet'|'traffic-mirror-filter-rule'|'vpc-endpoint-connection-device-type',
            'Tags': [
                {
                    'Key': 'string',
                    'Value': 'string'
                },
            ]
        },
    ],
    DryRun=True|False,
    CopyTagsFromSource='volume'
)

type Description

string

param Description

A description propagated to every snapshot specified by the instance.

type InstanceSpecification

dict

param InstanceSpecification

[REQUIRED]

The instance to specify which volumes should be included in the snapshots.

• InstanceId (string) --

  The instance to specify which volumes should be snapshotted.

• ExcludeBootVolume (boolean) --

  Excludes the root volume from being snapshotted.

• ExcludeDataVolumeIds (list) --

  • (string) --

type OutpostArn

string

param OutpostArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Outpost on which to create the local snapshots.

• To create snapshots from an instance in a Region, omit this parameter. The snapshots are created in the same Region as the instance.

• To create snapshots from an instance on an Outpost and store the snapshots in the Region, omit this parameter. The snapshots are created in the Region for the Outpost.

• To create snapshots from an instance on an Outpost and store the snapshots on an Outpost, specify the ARN of the destination Outpost. The snapshots must be created on the same Outpost as the instance.

For more information, see Create multi-volume local snapshots from instances on an Outpost in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide .

type TagSpecifications

list

param TagSpecifications

Tags to apply to every snapshot specified by the instance.

• (dict) --

  The tags to apply to a resource when the resource is being created.

  Note

  The Valid Values lists all the resource types that can be tagged. However, the action you're using might not support tagging all of these resource types. If you try to tag a resource type that is unsupported for the action you're using, you'll get an error.

  • ResourceType (string) --

    The type of resource to tag on creation.

  • Tags (list) --

    The tags to apply to the resource.

    • (dict) --

      Describes a tag.

      • Key (string) --

        The key of the tag.

        Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws: .

      • Value (string) --

        The value of the tag.

        Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.

type DryRun

boolean

param DryRun

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 DryRunOperation . Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation .

type CopyTagsFromSource

string

param CopyTagsFromSource

Copies the tags from the specified volume to corresponding snapshot.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Snapshots': [
        {
            'Description': 'string',
            'Tags': [
                {
                    'Key': 'string',
                    'Value': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'Encrypted': True|False,
            'VolumeId': 'string',
            'State': 'pending'|'completed'|'error'|'recoverable'|'recovering',
            'VolumeSize': 123,
            'StartTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'Progress': 'string',
            'OwnerId': 'string',
            'SnapshotId': 'string',
            'OutpostArn': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • Snapshots (list) --

    List of snapshots.

    • (dict) --

      Information about a snapshot.

      • Description (string) --

        Description specified by the CreateSnapshotRequest that has been applied to all snapshots.

      • Tags (list) --

        Tags associated with this snapshot.

        • (dict) --

          Describes a tag.

          • Key (string) --

            The key of the tag.

            Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws: .

          • Value (string) --

            The value of the tag.

            Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.

      • Encrypted (boolean) --

        Indicates whether the snapshot is encrypted.

      • VolumeId (string) --

        Source volume from which this snapshot was created.

      • State (string) --

        Current state of the snapshot.

      • VolumeSize (integer) --

        Size of the volume from which this snapshot was created.

      • StartTime (datetime) --

        Time this snapshot was started. This is the same for all snapshots initiated by the same request.

      • Progress (string) --

        Progress this snapshot has made towards completing.

      • OwnerId (string) --

        Account id used when creating this snapshot.

      • SnapshotId (string) --

        Snapshot id that can be used to describe this snapshot.

      • OutpostArn (string) --

        The ARN of the Outpost on which the snapshot is stored. For more information, see Amazon EBS local snapshots on Outposts in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide .