Monitor an import snapshot task - VM Import/Export
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Monitor an import snapshot task

Use the describe-import-snapshot-tasks command to check the status of an import snapshot task.

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

The following is an example response. The status shown is active, which means that the import is in progress. The snapshot is ready to use when the status is completed.

{
    "ImportSnapshotTasks": [
        {
            "Description": "My server VM",
            "ImportTaskId": "import-snap-1234567890abcdef0",
            "SnapshotTaskDetail": {
                "Description": "My server VMDK",
                "DiskImageSize": "3.115815424E9",
                "Format": "VMDK",
                "Progress": "22",
                "Status": "active",
                "StatusMessage": "downloading/converting",
                "UserBucket": {
                    "S3Bucket": "amzn-s3-demo-import-bucket",
                    "S3Key": "vms/my-server-vm.vmdk"
                },
            }
        }
    ]
}