Monitor an export image task - VM Import/Export
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Monitor an export image task

After you start an image export using VM Import/Export, you can monitor the export operation.

Amazon CLI
To monitor an export image task

Use the describe-export-image-tasks command.

aws ec2 describe-export-image-tasks \
    --export-image-task-ids export-ami-1234567890abcdef0

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

{
  "ExportImageTasks": [
      {
          "ExportImageTaskId": "export-ami-1234567890abcdef0",
          "Progress": "21",
          "S3ExportLocation": {
              "S3Bucket": "amzn-s3-demo-export-bucket",
              "S3Prefix": "exports/"
          },
          "Status": "active",
          "StatusMessage": "updating"
      }
  ]
}