Use DescribeImportSnapshotTasks with a CLI

To monitor an import snapshot task

The following describe-import-snapshot-tasks example checks the status of the specified import snapshot task.

aws ec2 describe-import-snapshot-tasks \
    --import-task-ids import-snap-1234567890abcdef0

Output for an import snapshot task that is in progress:

{
    "ImportSnapshotTasks": [
        {
            "Description": "My server VMDK",
            "ImportTaskId": "import-snap-1234567890abcdef0",
            "SnapshotTaskDetail": {
                "Description": "My server VMDK",
                "DiskImageSize": "705638400.0",
                "Format": "VMDK",
                "Progress": "42",
                "Status": "active",
                "StatusMessage": "downloading/converting",
                "UserBucket": {
                    "S3Bucket": "my-import-bucket",
                    "S3Key": "vms/my-server-vm.vmdk"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Output for an import snapshot task that is completed. The ID of the resulting snapshot is provided by SnapshotId.

{
    "ImportSnapshotTasks": [
        {
            "Description": "My server VMDK",
            "ImportTaskId": "import-snap-1234567890abcdef0",
            "SnapshotTaskDetail": {
                "Description": "My server VMDK",
                "DiskImageSize": "705638400.0",
                "Format": "VMDK",
                "SnapshotId": "snap-1234567890abcdef0"
                "Status": "completed",
                "UserBucket": {
                    "S3Bucket": "my-import-bucket",
                    "S3Key": "vms/my-server-vm.vmdk"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Example 1: This example describes the specified snapshot import task.

Get-EC2ImportSnapshotTask -ImportTaskId import-snap-abcdefgh

Output:

Description             ImportTaskId               SnapshotTaskDetail                                                          
-----------------       --------------------       ------------------                                                          
Disk Image Import 1     import-snap-abcdefgh       Amazon.EC2.Model.SnapshotTaskDetail

Example 2: This example describes all your snapshot import tasks.

Get-EC2ImportSnapshotTask

Output:

Description             ImportTaskId               SnapshotTaskDetail                                                          
-----------------       --------------------       ------------------                                                          
Disk Image Import 1     import-snap-abcdefgh       Amazon.EC2.Model.SnapshotTaskDetail 
Disk Image Import 2     import-snap-hgfedcba       Amazon.EC2.Model.SnapshotTaskDetail