POST /#Action=ImportInstance
Creates an import instance task using metadata from the specified disk image.
This API action supports only single-volume VMs. To import multi-volume VMs, use ImportImage instead.
This API action is not supported by the Command Line Interface (CLI). For information about using the Amazon EC2 CLI, which is deprecated, see Importing a VM to Amazon EC2 in the Amazon EC2 CLI Reference PDF file.
For information about the import manifest referenced by this API action, see VM Import Manifest.
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:
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Action |
String | Yes |
Possible values:
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Request body fields
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
DryRun |
Boolean | No |
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 |
Description |
String | No |
A description for the instance being imported. |
DiskImages[] |
Array | No |
The disk image. |
Platform |
String | Yes |
The instance operating system. Possible values:
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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.