AWS::Lightsail::InstanceSnapshot

Lightsail InstanceSnapshot

Resource Type definition for AWS::Lightsail::InstanceSnapshot

Properties

3 configurable properties. 2 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`InstanceName`	`string`	RequiredCreate-only
`InstanceSnapshotName`	`string`	RequiredCreate-only
`Tags`	`Array<Tag>`

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

Attribute	Type	Description
`Arn`	`string`	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the snapshot.
`FromInstanceArn`	`string`	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance from which the snapshot was created.
`FromInstanceName`	`string`	The instance from which the snapshot was created.
`IsFromAutoSnapshot`	`boolean`	A Boolean value indicating whether the snapshot was created from an automatic snapshot.
`Location`	`Location`	-
`ResourceType`	`string`	The type of resource (usually InstanceSnapshot).
`SizeInGb`	`integer`	The size in GB of the SSD
`State`	`string`	The state the snapshot is in.
`SupportCode`	`string`	Support code to help identify any issues

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::Lightsail::InstanceSnapshot

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::Lightsail::InstanceSnapshot
    Properties:
      InstanceSnapshotName: "my-instancesnapshotname"
      InstanceName: "my-instancename"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

lightsail:CreateInstanceSnapshotlightsail:GetInstanceSnapshotlightsail:TagResource

read

lightsail:GetInstanceSnapshot

update

lightsail:GetInstanceSnapshotlightsail:TagResourcelightsail:UntagResource

delete

lightsail:GetInstanceSnapshotlightsail:DeleteInstanceSnapshot

list

lightsail:GetInstanceSnapshots

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Quick Facts

ServiceLightsail

Properties12

Required2

TaggingSupported

Primary IDInstanceSnapshotName

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

InstanceSnapshotNameInstanceName

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation