POST /#Action=CreateInstanceExportTask
Exports a running or stopped instance to an Amazon S3 bucket.
For information about the supported operating systems, image formats, and known limitations for the types of instances you can export, see Exporting an instance as a VM Using VM Import/Export in the VM Import/Export User Guide.
Servers
- https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com
- https://ec2.amazonaws.com
- https://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
Request headers
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
X-Amz-Content-Sha256 |
String | No | |
X-Amz-Credential |
String | No | |
Content-Type |
String | Yes |
The media type of the request body.
Default value: "text/xml" |
X-Amz-Date |
String | No | |
X-Amz-Algorithm |
String | No | |
X-Amz-SignedHeaders |
String | No | |
X-Amz-Security-Token |
String | No | |
X-Amz-Signature |
String | No |
Query parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Version |
String | Yes |
Possible values:
|
Action |
String | Yes |
Possible values:
|
Request body fields
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InstanceId |
String | Yes |
The ID of the instance. |
TagSpecifications[] |
Array | No |
The tags to apply to the export instance task during creation. |
TargetEnvironment |
String | Yes |
The target virtualization environment. Possible values:
|
Description |
String | No |
A description for the conversion task or the resource being exported. The maximum length is 255 characters. |
How to start integrating
- Add HTTP Task to your workflow definition.
- Search for the API you want to integrate with and click on the name.
- This loads the API reference documentation and prepares the Http request settings.
- Click Test request to test run your request to the API and see the API's response.