# ImageAncestryEntry
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Information about a single AMI in the ancestry chain and its source (parent) AMI.

## Contents
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 ** creationDate **   
The date and time when this AMI was created.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** imageId **   
The ID of this AMI.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** imageOwnerAlias **   
The owner alias (`amazon` \$1 `aws-backup-vault` \$1 `aws-marketplace` ) of this AMI, if one is assigned. Otherwise, the value is `null`.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** sourceImageId **   
The ID of the parent AMI.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** sourceImageRegion **   
The Amazon Region of the parent AMI.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following:
+  [Amazon SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/ImageAncestryEntry) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Java V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/ImageAncestryEntry) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/ImageAncestryEntry)