Volume / Collection / snapshots

snapshots#

EC2.Volume.snapshots#

A collection of Snapshot resources.A Snapshot Collection will include all resources by default, and extreme caution should be taken when performing actions on all resources.

all()#

Creates an iterable of all Snapshot resources in the collection.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

snapshot_iterator = volume.snapshots.all()
Return type:

list(ec2.Snapshot)

Returns:

A list of Snapshot resources

filter(**kwargs)#

Creates an iterable of all Snapshot resources in the collection filtered by kwargs passed to method. A Snapshot collection will include all resources by default if no filters are provided, and extreme caution should be taken when performing actions on all resources.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

snapshot_iterator = volume.snapshots.filter(
    MaxResults=123,
    NextToken='string',
    OwnerIds=[
        'string',
    ],
    RestorableByUserIds=[
        'string',
    ],
    SnapshotIds=[
        'string',
    ],
    DryRun=True|False
)
Parameters:

  • MaxResults (integer) – The maximum number of items to return for this request. To get the next page of items, make another request with the token returned in the output. For more information, see Pagination.

  • NextToken (string) – The token returned from a previous paginated request. Pagination continues from the end of the items returned by the previous request.

  • OwnerIds (list) –

    Scopes the results to snapshots with the specified owners. You can specify a combination of Amazon Web Services account IDs, self, and amazon.

    • (string) –

  • RestorableByUserIds (list) –

    The IDs of the Amazon Web Services accounts that can create volumes from the snapshot.

    • (string) –

  • SnapshotIds (list) –

    The snapshot IDs.

    Default: Describes the snapshots for which you have create volume permissions.

    • (string) –

  • 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.

Return type:

list(ec2.Snapshot)

Returns:

A list of Snapshot resources

limit(**kwargs)#

Creates an iterable up to a specified amount of Snapshot resources in the collection.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

snapshot_iterator = volume.snapshots.limit(
    count=123
)
Parameters:

count (integer) – The limit to the number of resources in the iterable.

Return type:

list(ec2.Snapshot)

Returns:

A list of Snapshot resources

page_size(**kwargs)#

Creates an iterable of all Snapshot resources in the collection, but limits the number of items returned by each service call by the specified amount.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

snapshot_iterator = volume.snapshots.page_size(
    count=123
)
Parameters:

count (integer) – The number of items returned by each service call

Return type:

list(ec2.Snapshot)

Returns:

A list of Snapshot resources