create_instance_snapshot(**kwargs)¶Creates a snapshot of a specific virtual private server, or instance . You can use a snapshot to create a new instance that is based on that snapshot.
The create instance snapshot operation supports tag-based access control via request tags. For more information, see the Amazon Lightsail Developer Guide.
See also: AWS API Documentation
Request Syntax
response = client.create_instance_snapshot(
instanceSnapshotName='string',
instanceName='string',
tags=[
{
'key': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
]
)
[REQUIRED]
The name for your new snapshot.
[REQUIRED]
The Lightsail instance on which to base your snapshot.
The tag keys and optional values to add to the resource during create.
Use the TagResource action to tag a resource after it's created.
Describes a tag key and optional value assigned to an Amazon Lightsail resource.
For more information about tags in Lightsail, see the Amazon Lightsail Developer Guide.
The key of the tag.
Constraints: Tag keys accept a maximum of 128 letters, numbers, spaces in UTF-8, or the following characters: + - = . _ : / @
The value of the tag.
Constraints: Tag values accept a maximum of 256 letters, numbers, spaces in UTF-8, or the following characters: + - = . _ : / @
dict
Response Syntax
{
'operations': [
{
'id': 'string',
'resourceName': 'string',
'resourceType': 'ContainerService'|'Instance'|'StaticIp'|'KeyPair'|'InstanceSnapshot'|'Domain'|'PeeredVpc'|'LoadBalancer'|'LoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'Disk'|'DiskSnapshot'|'RelationalDatabase'|'RelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'ExportSnapshotRecord'|'CloudFormationStackRecord'|'Alarm'|'ContactMethod'|'Distribution'|'Certificate'|'Bucket',
'createdAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
'location': {
'availabilityZone': 'string',
'regionName': 'us-east-1'|'us-east-2'|'us-west-1'|'us-west-2'|'eu-west-1'|'eu-west-2'|'eu-west-3'|'eu-central-1'|'ca-central-1'|'ap-south-1'|'ap-southeast-1'|'ap-southeast-2'|'ap-northeast-1'|'ap-northeast-2'|'eu-north-1'
},
'isTerminal': True|False,
'operationDetails': 'string',
'operationType': 'DeleteKnownHostKeys'|'DeleteInstance'|'CreateInstance'|'StopInstance'|'StartInstance'|'RebootInstance'|'OpenInstancePublicPorts'|'PutInstancePublicPorts'|'CloseInstancePublicPorts'|'AllocateStaticIp'|'ReleaseStaticIp'|'AttachStaticIp'|'DetachStaticIp'|'UpdateDomainEntry'|'DeleteDomainEntry'|'CreateDomain'|'DeleteDomain'|'CreateInstanceSnapshot'|'DeleteInstanceSnapshot'|'CreateInstancesFromSnapshot'|'CreateLoadBalancer'|'DeleteLoadBalancer'|'AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer'|'DetachInstancesFromLoadBalancer'|'UpdateLoadBalancerAttribute'|'CreateLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'DeleteLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'AttachLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'CreateDisk'|'DeleteDisk'|'AttachDisk'|'DetachDisk'|'CreateDiskSnapshot'|'DeleteDiskSnapshot'|'CreateDiskFromSnapshot'|'CreateRelationalDatabase'|'UpdateRelationalDatabase'|'DeleteRelationalDatabase'|'CreateRelationalDatabaseFromSnapshot'|'CreateRelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'DeleteRelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'UpdateRelationalDatabaseParameters'|'StartRelationalDatabase'|'RebootRelationalDatabase'|'StopRelationalDatabase'|'EnableAddOn'|'DisableAddOn'|'PutAlarm'|'GetAlarms'|'DeleteAlarm'|'TestAlarm'|'CreateContactMethod'|'GetContactMethods'|'SendContactMethodVerification'|'DeleteContactMethod'|'CreateDistribution'|'UpdateDistribution'|'DeleteDistribution'|'ResetDistributionCache'|'AttachCertificateToDistribution'|'DetachCertificateFromDistribution'|'UpdateDistributionBundle'|'SetIpAddressType'|'CreateCertificate'|'DeleteCertificate'|'CreateContainerService'|'UpdateContainerService'|'DeleteContainerService'|'CreateContainerServiceDeployment'|'CreateContainerServiceRegistryLogin'|'RegisterContainerImage'|'DeleteContainerImage'|'CreateBucket'|'DeleteBucket'|'CreateBucketAccessKey'|'DeleteBucketAccessKey'|'UpdateBucketBundle'|'UpdateBucket'|'SetResourceAccessForBucket'|'UpdateInstanceMetadataOptions'|'StartGUISession'|'StopGUISession',
'status': 'NotStarted'|'Started'|'Failed'|'Completed'|'Succeeded',
'statusChangedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
'errorCode': 'string',
'errorDetails': 'string'
},
]
}
Response Structure
(dict) --
operations (list) --
An array of objects that describe the result of the action, such as the status of the request, the timestamp of the request, and the resources affected by the request.
(dict) --
Describes the API operation.
id (string) --
The ID of the operation.
resourceName (string) --
The resource name.
resourceType (string) --
The resource type.
createdAt (datetime) --
The timestamp when the operation was initialized (e.g., 1479816991.349 ).
location (dict) --
The Amazon Web Services Region and Availability Zone.
availabilityZone (string) --
The Availability Zone. Follows the format us-east-2a (case-sensitive).
regionName (string) --
The Amazon Web Services Region name.
isTerminal (boolean) --
A Boolean value indicating whether the operation is terminal.
operationDetails (string) --
Details about the operation (e.g., Debian-1GB-Ohio-1 ).
operationType (string) --
The type of operation.
status (string) --
The status of the operation.
statusChangedAt (datetime) --
The timestamp when the status was changed (e.g., 1479816991.349 ).
errorCode (string) --
The error code.
errorDetails (string) --
The error details.
Exceptions
Lightsail.Client.exceptions.ServiceExceptionLightsail.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputExceptionLightsail.Client.exceptions.NotFoundExceptionLightsail.Client.exceptions.OperationFailureExceptionLightsail.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedExceptionLightsail.Client.exceptions.AccountSetupInProgressExceptionLightsail.Client.exceptions.UnauthenticatedException