EC2 / Client / create_snapshots

create_snapshots

EC2.Client.create_snapshots(**kwargs)

Creates crash-consistent snapshots of multiple EBS volumes and stores the data in S3. Volumes are chosen by specifying an instance. Any attached volumes will produce one snapshot each that is crash-consistent across the instance.

You can include all of the volumes currently attached to the instance, or you can exclude the root volume or specific data (non-root) volumes from the multi-volume snapshot set.

You can create multi-volume snapshots of instances in a Region and instances on an Outpost. If you create snapshots from an instance in a Region, the snapshots must be stored in the same Region as the instance. If you create snapshots from an instance on an Outpost, the snapshots can be stored on the same Outpost as the instance, or in the Region for that Outpost.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.create_snapshots(
    Description='string',
    InstanceSpecification={
        'InstanceId': 'string',
        'ExcludeBootVolume': True|False,
        'ExcludeDataVolumeIds': [
            'string',
        ]
    },
    OutpostArn='string',
    TagSpecifications=[
        {
            'ResourceType': 'capacity-reservation'|'client-vpn-endpoint'|'customer-gateway'|'carrier-gateway'|'coip-pool'|'dedicated-host'|'dhcp-options'|'egress-only-internet-gateway'|'elastic-ip'|'elastic-gpu'|'export-image-task'|'export-instance-task'|'fleet'|'fpga-image'|'host-reservation'|'image'|'import-image-task'|'import-snapshot-task'|'instance'|'instance-event-window'|'internet-gateway'|'ipam'|'ipam-pool'|'ipam-scope'|'ipv4pool-ec2'|'ipv6pool-ec2'|'key-pair'|'launch-template'|'local-gateway'|'local-gateway-route-table'|'local-gateway-virtual-interface'|'local-gateway-virtual-interface-group'|'local-gateway-route-table-vpc-association'|'local-gateway-route-table-virtual-interface-group-association'|'natgateway'|'network-acl'|'network-interface'|'network-insights-analysis'|'network-insights-path'|'network-insights-access-scope'|'network-insights-access-scope-analysis'|'placement-group'|'prefix-list'|'replace-root-volume-task'|'reserved-instances'|'route-table'|'security-group'|'security-group-rule'|'snapshot'|'spot-fleet-request'|'spot-instances-request'|'subnet'|'subnet-cidr-reservation'|'traffic-mirror-filter'|'traffic-mirror-session'|'traffic-mirror-target'|'transit-gateway'|'transit-gateway-attachment'|'transit-gateway-connect-peer'|'transit-gateway-multicast-domain'|'transit-gateway-policy-table'|'transit-gateway-route-table'|'transit-gateway-route-table-announcement'|'volume'|'vpc'|'vpc-endpoint'|'vpc-endpoint-connection'|'vpc-endpoint-service'|'vpc-endpoint-service-permission'|'vpc-peering-connection'|'vpn-connection'|'vpn-gateway'|'vpc-flow-log'|'capacity-reservation-fleet'|'traffic-mirror-filter-rule'|'vpc-endpoint-connection-device-type'|'verified-access-instance'|'verified-access-group'|'verified-access-endpoint'|'verified-access-policy'|'verified-access-trust-provider'|'vpn-connection-device-type'|'vpc-block-public-access-exclusion'|'ipam-resource-discovery'|'ipam-resource-discovery-association',
            'Tags': [
                {
                    'Key': 'string',
                    'Value': 'string'
                },
            ]
        },
    ],
    DryRun=True|False,
    CopyTagsFromSource='volume'
)

Parameters:

• Description (string) – A description propagated to every snapshot specified by the instance.

• InstanceSpecification (dict) –

  [REQUIRED]

  The instance to specify which volumes should be included in the snapshots.

  • InstanceId (string) – [REQUIRED]

    The instance to specify which volumes should be snapshotted.

  • ExcludeBootVolume (boolean) –

    Excludes the root volume from being snapshotted.

  • ExcludeDataVolumeIds (list) –

    The IDs of the data (non-root) volumes to exclude from the multi-volume snapshot set. If you specify the ID of the root volume, the request fails. To exclude the root volume, use ExcludeBootVolume.

    You can specify up to 40 volume IDs per request.

    • (string) –

• OutpostArn (string) –

  The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the Outpost on which to create the local snapshots.

  • To create snapshots from an instance in a Region, omit this parameter. The snapshots are created in the same Region as the instance.

  • To create snapshots from an instance on an Outpost and store the snapshots in the Region, omit this parameter. The snapshots are created in the Region for the Outpost.

  • To create snapshots from an instance on an Outpost and store the snapshots on an Outpost, specify the ARN of the destination Outpost. The snapshots must be created on the same Outpost as the instance.

  For more information, see Create multi-volume local snapshots from instances on an Outpost in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

• TagSpecifications (list) –

  Tags to apply to every snapshot specified by the instance.

  • (dict) –

    The tags to apply to a resource when the resource is being created. When you specify a tag, you must specify the resource type to tag, otherwise the request will fail.

    Note

    The Valid Values lists all the resource types that can be tagged. However, the action you’re using might not support tagging all of these resource types. If you try to tag a resource type that is unsupported for the action you’re using, you’ll get an error.

    • ResourceType (string) –

      The type of resource to tag on creation.

    • Tags (list) –

      The tags to apply to the resource.

      • (dict) –

        Describes a tag.

        • Key (string) –

          The key of the tag.

          Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws:.

        • Value (string) –

          The value of the tag.

          Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.

• DryRun (boolean) – 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.

• CopyTagsFromSource (string) – Copies the tags from the specified volume to corresponding snapshot.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'Snapshots': [
        {
            'Description': 'string',
            'Tags': [
                {
                    'Key': 'string',
                    'Value': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'Encrypted': True|False,
            'VolumeId': 'string',
            'State': 'pending'|'completed'|'error'|'recoverable'|'recovering',
            'VolumeSize': 123,
            'StartTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'Progress': 'string',
            'OwnerId': 'string',
            'SnapshotId': 'string',
            'OutpostArn': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

• (dict) –

  • Snapshots (list) –

    List of snapshots.

    • (dict) –

      Information about a snapshot.

      • Description (string) –

        Description specified by the CreateSnapshotRequest that has been applied to all snapshots.

      • Tags (list) –

        Tags associated with this snapshot.

        • (dict) –

          Describes a tag.

          • Key (string) –

            The key of the tag.

            Constraints: Tag keys are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 127 Unicode characters. May not begin with aws:.

          • Value (string) –

            The value of the tag.

            Constraints: Tag values are case-sensitive and accept a maximum of 256 Unicode characters.

      • Encrypted (boolean) –

        Indicates whether the snapshot is encrypted.

      • VolumeId (string) –

        Source volume from which this snapshot was created.

      • State (string) –

        Current state of the snapshot.

      • VolumeSize (integer) –

        Size of the volume from which this snapshot was created.

      • StartTime (datetime) –

        Time this snapshot was started. This is the same for all snapshots initiated by the same request.

      • Progress (string) –

        Progress this snapshot has made towards completing.

      • OwnerId (string) –

        Account id used when creating this snapshot.

      • SnapshotId (string) –

        Snapshot id that can be used to describe this snapshot.

      • OutpostArn (string) –

        The ARN of the Outpost on which the snapshot is stored. For more information, see Amazon EBS local snapshots on Outposts in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.