GET /#Action=ImportVolume

Creates an import volume task using metadata from the specified disk image.

This API action supports only single-volume VMs. To import multi-volume VMs, use ImportImage instead. To import a disk to a snapshot, use ImportSnapshot 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 Disks to Amazon EBS in the Amazon EC2 CLI Reference PDF file.

For information about the import manifest referenced by this API action, see VM Import Manifest.

Servers

Request headers

Name Type Required Description
X-Amz-Content-Sha256 String No
X-Amz-Credential String No
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
Volume Object Yes

The volume size.

Version String Yes

Possible values:

  • "2016-11-15"
AvailabilityZone String Yes

The Availability Zone for the resulting EBS volume.

Image Object Yes

The disk image.

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 DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

Description String No

A description of the volume.

Action String Yes

Possible values:

  • "ImportVolume"

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