create_instance_snapshot

Lightsail.Client.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'
        },
    ]
)
Parameters
  • instanceSnapshotName (string) --

    [REQUIRED]

    The name for your new snapshot.

  • instanceName (string) --

    [REQUIRED]

    The Lightsail instance on which to base your snapshot.

  • tags (list) --

    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.

    • (dict) --

      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.

      • key (string) --

        The key of the tag.

        Constraints: Tag keys accept a maximum of 128 letters, numbers, spaces in UTF-8, or the following characters: + - = . _ : / @

      • value (string) --

        The value of the tag.

        Constraints: Tag values accept a maximum of 256 letters, numbers, spaces in UTF-8, or the following characters: + - = . _ : / @

Return type

dict

Returns

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.ServiceException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.NotFoundException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.OperationFailureException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.AccountSetupInProgressException
  • Lightsail.Client.exceptions.UnauthenticatedException