ImportInstanceCommand

We recommend that you use the ImportImage   API instead. For more information, see Importing a VM as an image using VM Import/Export  in the VM Import/Export User Guide.

Creates an import instance task using metadata from the specified disk image.

This API action supports only single-volume VMs. To import multi-volume VMs, use ImportImage instead.

For information about the import manifest referenced by this API action, see VM Import Manifest .

This API action is not supported by the Command Line Interface (CLI).

Example Syntax

Use a bare-bones client and the command you need to make an API call.

import { EC2Client, ImportInstanceCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-ec2"; // ES Modules import
// const { EC2Client, ImportInstanceCommand } = require("@aws-sdk/client-ec2"); // CommonJS import
const client = new EC2Client(config);
const input = { // ImportInstanceRequest
  DryRun: true || false,
  Description: "STRING_VALUE",
  LaunchSpecification: { // ImportInstanceLaunchSpecification
    Architecture: "i386" || "x86_64" || "arm64" || "x86_64_mac" || "arm64_mac",
    GroupNames: [ // SecurityGroupStringList
      "STRING_VALUE",
    ],
    GroupIds: [ // SecurityGroupIdStringList
      "STRING_VALUE",
    ],
    AdditionalInfo: "STRING_VALUE",
    UserData: { // UserData
      Data: "STRING_VALUE",
    },
    InstanceType: "a1.medium" || "a1.large" || "a1.xlarge" || "a1.2xlarge" || "a1.4xlarge" || "a1.metal" || "c1.medium" || "c1.xlarge" || "c3.large" || "c3.xlarge" || "c3.2xlarge" || "c3.4xlarge" || "c3.8xlarge" || "c4.large" || "c4.xlarge" || "c4.2xlarge" || "c4.4xlarge" || "c4.8xlarge" || "c5.large" || "c5.xlarge" || "c5.2xlarge" || "c5.4xlarge" || "c5.9xlarge" || "c5.12xlarge" || "c5.18xlarge" || "c5.24xlarge" || "c5.metal" || "c5a.large" || "c5a.xlarge" || "c5a.2xlarge" || "c5a.4xlarge" || "c5a.8xlarge" || "c5a.12xlarge" || "c5a.16xlarge" || "c5a.24xlarge" || "c5ad.large" || "c5ad.xlarge" || "c5ad.2xlarge" || "c5ad.4xlarge" || "c5ad.8xlarge" || "c5ad.12xlarge" || "c5ad.16xlarge" || "c5ad.24xlarge" || "c5d.large" || "c5d.xlarge" || "c5d.2xlarge" || "c5d.4xlarge" || "c5d.9xlarge" || "c5d.12xlarge" || "c5d.18xlarge" || "c5d.24xlarge" || "c5d.metal" || "c5n.large" || "c5n.xlarge" || "c5n.2xlarge" || "c5n.4xlarge" || "c5n.9xlarge" || "c5n.18xlarge" || "c5n.metal" || "c6g.medium" || "c6g.large" || "c6g.xlarge" || "c6g.2xlarge" || "c6g.4xlarge" || "c6g.8xlarge" || "c6g.12xlarge" || "c6g.16xlarge" || "c6g.metal" || "c6gd.medium" || "c6gd.large" || "c6gd.xlarge" || "c6gd.2xlarge" || "c6gd.4xlarge" || "c6gd.8xlarge" || "c6gd.12xlarge" || "c6gd.16xlarge" || "c6gd.metal" || "c6gn.medium" || "c6gn.large" || "c6gn.xlarge" || "c6gn.2xlarge" || "c6gn.4xlarge" || "c6gn.8xlarge" || "c6gn.12xlarge" || "c6gn.16xlarge" || "c6i.large" || "c6i.xlarge" || "c6i.2xlarge" || "c6i.4xlarge" || "c6i.8xlarge" || "c6i.12xlarge" || "c6i.16xlarge" || "c6i.24xlarge" || "c6i.32xlarge" || "c6i.metal" || "cc1.4xlarge" || "cc2.8xlarge" || "cg1.4xlarge" || "cr1.8xlarge" || "d2.xlarge" || "d2.2xlarge" || "d2.4xlarge" || "d2.8xlarge" || "d3.xlarge" || "d3.2xlarge" || "d3.4xlarge" || "d3.8xlarge" || "d3en.xlarge" || "d3en.2xlarge" || "d3en.4xlarge" || "d3en.6xlarge" || "d3en.8xlarge" || "d3en.12xlarge" || "dl1.24xlarge" || "f1.2xlarge" || "f1.4xlarge" || "f1.16xlarge" || "g2.2xlarge" || "g2.8xlarge" || "g3.4xlarge" || "g3.8xlarge" || "g3.16xlarge" || "g3s.xlarge" || "g4ad.xlarge" || "g4ad.2xlarge" || "g4ad.4xlarge" || "g4ad.8xlarge" || "g4ad.16xlarge" || "g4dn.xlarge" || "g4dn.2xlarge" || "g4dn.4xlarge" || "g4dn.8xlarge" || "g4dn.12xlarge" || "g4dn.16xlarge" || "g4dn.metal" || "g5.xlarge" || "g5.2xlarge" || "g5.4xlarge" || "g5.8xlarge" || "g5.12xlarge" || "g5.16xlarge" || "g5.24xlarge" || "g5.48xlarge" || "g5g.xlarge" || "g5g.2xlarge" || "g5g.4xlarge" || "g5g.8xlarge" || "g5g.16xlarge" || "g5g.metal" || "hi1.4xlarge" || "hpc6a.48xlarge" || "hs1.8xlarge" || "h1.2xlarge" || "h1.4xlarge" || "h1.8xlarge" || "h1.16xlarge" || "i2.xlarge" || "i2.2xlarge" || "i2.4xlarge" || "i2.8xlarge" || "i3.large" || "i3.xlarge" || "i3.2xlarge" || "i3.4xlarge" || "i3.8xlarge" || "i3.16xlarge" || "i3.metal" || "i3en.large" || "i3en.xlarge" || "i3en.2xlarge" || "i3en.3xlarge" || "i3en.6xlarge" || "i3en.12xlarge" || "i3en.24xlarge" || "i3en.metal" || "im4gn.large" || "im4gn.xlarge" || "im4gn.2xlarge" || "im4gn.4xlarge" || "im4gn.8xlarge" || "im4gn.16xlarge" || "inf1.xlarge" || "inf1.2xlarge" || "inf1.6xlarge" || "inf1.24xlarge" || "is4gen.medium" || "is4gen.large" || "is4gen.xlarge" || "is4gen.2xlarge" || "is4gen.4xlarge" || "is4gen.8xlarge" || "m1.small" || "m1.medium" || "m1.large" || "m1.xlarge" || "m2.xlarge" || "m2.2xlarge" || "m2.4xlarge" || "m3.medium" || "m3.large" || "m3.xlarge" || "m3.2xlarge" || "m4.large" || "m4.xlarge" || "m4.2xlarge" || "m4.4xlarge" || "m4.10xlarge" || "m4.16xlarge" || "m5.large" || "m5.xlarge" || "m5.2xlarge" || "m5.4xlarge" || "m5.8xlarge" || "m5.12xlarge" || "m5.16xlarge" || "m5.24xlarge" || "m5.metal" || "m5a.large" || "m5a.xlarge" || "m5a.2xlarge" || "m5a.4xlarge" || "m5a.8xlarge" || "m5a.12xlarge" || "m5a.16xlarge" || "m5a.24xlarge" || "m5ad.large" || "m5ad.xlarge" || "m5ad.2xlarge" || "m5ad.4xlarge" || "m5ad.8xlarge" || "m5ad.12xlarge" || "m5ad.16xlarge" || "m5ad.24xlarge" || "m5d.large" || "m5d.xlarge" || "m5d.2xlarge" || "m5d.4xlarge" || "m5d.8xlarge" || "m5d.12xlarge" || "m5d.16xlarge" || "m5d.24xlarge" || "m5d.metal" || "m5dn.large" || "m5dn.xlarge" || "m5dn.2xlarge" || "m5dn.4xlarge" || "m5dn.8xlarge" || "m5dn.12xlarge" || "m5dn.16xlarge" || "m5dn.24xlarge" || "m5dn.metal" || "m5n.large" || "m5n.xlarge" || "m5n.2xlarge" || "m5n.4xlarge" || "m5n.8xlarge" || "m5n.12xlarge" || "m5n.16xlarge" || "m5n.24xlarge" || "m5n.metal" || "m5zn.large" || "m5zn.xlarge" || "m5zn.2xlarge" || "m5zn.3xlarge" || "m5zn.6xlarge" || "m5zn.12xlarge" || "m5zn.metal" || "m6a.large" || "m6a.xlarge" || "m6a.2xlarge" || "m6a.4xlarge" || "m6a.8xlarge" || "m6a.12xlarge" || "m6a.16xlarge" || "m6a.24xlarge" || "m6a.32xlarge" || "m6a.48xlarge" || "m6g.metal" || "m6g.medium" || "m6g.large" || "m6g.xlarge" || "m6g.2xlarge" || "m6g.4xlarge" || "m6g.8xlarge" || "m6g.12xlarge" || "m6g.16xlarge" || "m6gd.metal" || "m6gd.medium" || "m6gd.large" || "m6gd.xlarge" || "m6gd.2xlarge" || "m6gd.4xlarge" || "m6gd.8xlarge" || "m6gd.12xlarge" || "m6gd.16xlarge" || "m6i.large" || "m6i.xlarge" || "m6i.2xlarge" || "m6i.4xlarge" || "m6i.8xlarge" || "m6i.12xlarge" || "m6i.16xlarge" || "m6i.24xlarge" || "m6i.32xlarge" || "m6i.metal" || "mac1.metal" || "p2.xlarge" || "p2.8xlarge" || "p2.16xlarge" || "p3.2xlarge" || "p3.8xlarge" || "p3.16xlarge" || "p3dn.24xlarge" || "p4d.24xlarge" || "r3.large" || "r3.xlarge" || "r3.2xlarge" || "r3.4xlarge" || "r3.8xlarge" || "r4.large" || "r4.xlarge" || "r4.2xlarge" || "r4.4xlarge" || "r4.8xlarge" || "r4.16xlarge" || "r5.large" || "r5.xlarge" || "r5.2xlarge" || "r5.4xlarge" || "r5.8xlarge" || "r5.12xlarge" || "r5.16xlarge" || "r5.24xlarge" || "r5.metal" || "r5a.large" || "r5a.xlarge" || "r5a.2xlarge" || "r5a.4xlarge" || "r5a.8xlarge" || "r5a.12xlarge" || "r5a.16xlarge" || "r5a.24xlarge" || "r5ad.large" || "r5ad.xlarge" || "r5ad.2xlarge" || "r5ad.4xlarge" || "r5ad.8xlarge" || "r5ad.12xlarge" || "r5ad.16xlarge" || "r5ad.24xlarge" || "r5b.large" || "r5b.xlarge" || "r5b.2xlarge" || "r5b.4xlarge" || "r5b.8xlarge" || "r5b.12xlarge" || "r5b.16xlarge" || "r5b.24xlarge" || "r5b.metal" || "r5d.large" || "r5d.xlarge" || "r5d.2xlarge" || "r5d.4xlarge" || "r5d.8xlarge" || "r5d.12xlarge" || "r5d.16xlarge" || "r5d.24xlarge" || "r5d.metal" || "r5dn.large" || "r5dn.xlarge" || "r5dn.2xlarge" || "r5dn.4xlarge" || "r5dn.8xlarge" || "r5dn.12xlarge" || "r5dn.16xlarge" || "r5dn.24xlarge" || "r5dn.metal" || "r5n.large" || "r5n.xlarge" || "r5n.2xlarge" || "r5n.4xlarge" || "r5n.8xlarge" || "r5n.12xlarge" || "r5n.16xlarge" || "r5n.24xlarge" || "r5n.metal" || "r6g.medium" || "r6g.large" || "r6g.xlarge" || "r6g.2xlarge" || "r6g.4xlarge" || "r6g.8xlarge" || "r6g.12xlarge" || "r6g.16xlarge" || "r6g.metal" || "r6gd.medium" || "r6gd.large" || "r6gd.xlarge" || "r6gd.2xlarge" || "r6gd.4xlarge" || "r6gd.8xlarge" || "r6gd.12xlarge" || "r6gd.16xlarge" || "r6gd.metal" || "r6i.large" || "r6i.xlarge" || "r6i.2xlarge" || "r6i.4xlarge" || "r6i.8xlarge" || "r6i.12xlarge" || "r6i.16xlarge" || "r6i.24xlarge" || "r6i.32xlarge" || "r6i.metal" || "t1.micro" || "t2.nano" || "t2.micro" || "t2.small" || "t2.medium" || "t2.large" || "t2.xlarge" || "t2.2xlarge" || "t3.nano" || "t3.micro" || "t3.small" || "t3.medium" || "t3.large" || "t3.xlarge" || "t3.2xlarge" || "t3a.nano" || "t3a.micro" || "t3a.small" || "t3a.medium" || "t3a.large" || "t3a.xlarge" || "t3a.2xlarge" || "t4g.nano" || "t4g.micro" || "t4g.small" || "t4g.medium" || "t4g.large" || "t4g.xlarge" || "t4g.2xlarge" || "u-6tb1.56xlarge" || "u-6tb1.112xlarge" || "u-9tb1.112xlarge" || "u-12tb1.112xlarge" || "u-6tb1.metal" || "u-9tb1.metal" || "u-12tb1.metal" || "u-18tb1.metal" || "u-24tb1.metal" || "vt1.3xlarge" || "vt1.6xlarge" || "vt1.24xlarge" || "x1.16xlarge" || "x1.32xlarge" || "x1e.xlarge" || "x1e.2xlarge" || "x1e.4xlarge" || "x1e.8xlarge" || "x1e.16xlarge" || "x1e.32xlarge" || "x2iezn.2xlarge" || "x2iezn.4xlarge" || "x2iezn.6xlarge" || "x2iezn.8xlarge" || "x2iezn.12xlarge" || "x2iezn.metal" || "x2gd.medium" || "x2gd.large" || "x2gd.xlarge" || "x2gd.2xlarge" || "x2gd.4xlarge" || "x2gd.8xlarge" || "x2gd.12xlarge" || "x2gd.16xlarge" || "x2gd.metal" || "z1d.large" || "z1d.xlarge" || "z1d.2xlarge" || "z1d.3xlarge" || "z1d.6xlarge" || "z1d.12xlarge" || "z1d.metal" || "x2idn.16xlarge" || "x2idn.24xlarge" || "x2idn.32xlarge" || "x2iedn.xlarge" || "x2iedn.2xlarge" || "x2iedn.4xlarge" || "x2iedn.8xlarge" || "x2iedn.16xlarge" || "x2iedn.24xlarge" || "x2iedn.32xlarge" || "c6a.large" || "c6a.xlarge" || "c6a.2xlarge" || "c6a.4xlarge" || "c6a.8xlarge" || "c6a.12xlarge" || "c6a.16xlarge" || "c6a.24xlarge" || "c6a.32xlarge" || "c6a.48xlarge" || "c6a.metal" || "m6a.metal" || "i4i.large" || "i4i.xlarge" || "i4i.2xlarge" || "i4i.4xlarge" || "i4i.8xlarge" || "i4i.16xlarge" || "i4i.32xlarge" || "i4i.metal" || "x2idn.metal" || "x2iedn.metal" || "c7g.medium" || "c7g.large" || "c7g.xlarge" || "c7g.2xlarge" || "c7g.4xlarge" || "c7g.8xlarge" || "c7g.12xlarge" || "c7g.16xlarge" || "mac2.metal" || "c6id.large" || "c6id.xlarge" || "c6id.2xlarge" || "c6id.4xlarge" || "c6id.8xlarge" || "c6id.12xlarge" || "c6id.16xlarge" || "c6id.24xlarge" || "c6id.32xlarge" || "c6id.metal" || "m6id.large" || "m6id.xlarge" || "m6id.2xlarge" || "m6id.4xlarge" || "m6id.8xlarge" || "m6id.12xlarge" || "m6id.16xlarge" || "m6id.24xlarge" || "m6id.32xlarge" || "m6id.metal" || "r6id.large" || "r6id.xlarge" || "r6id.2xlarge" || "r6id.4xlarge" || "r6id.8xlarge" || "r6id.12xlarge" || "r6id.16xlarge" || "r6id.24xlarge" || "r6id.32xlarge" || "r6id.metal" || "r6a.large" || "r6a.xlarge" || "r6a.2xlarge" || "r6a.4xlarge" || "r6a.8xlarge" || "r6a.12xlarge" || "r6a.16xlarge" || "r6a.24xlarge" || "r6a.32xlarge" || "r6a.48xlarge" || "r6a.metal" || "p4de.24xlarge" || "u-3tb1.56xlarge" || "u-18tb1.112xlarge" || "u-24tb1.112xlarge" || "trn1.2xlarge" || "trn1.32xlarge" || "hpc6id.32xlarge" || "c6in.large" || "c6in.xlarge" || "c6in.2xlarge" || "c6in.4xlarge" || "c6in.8xlarge" || "c6in.12xlarge" || "c6in.16xlarge" || "c6in.24xlarge" || "c6in.32xlarge" || "m6in.large" || "m6in.xlarge" || "m6in.2xlarge" || "m6in.4xlarge" || "m6in.8xlarge" || "m6in.12xlarge" || "m6in.16xlarge" || "m6in.24xlarge" || "m6in.32xlarge" || "m6idn.large" || "m6idn.xlarge" || "m6idn.2xlarge" || "m6idn.4xlarge" || "m6idn.8xlarge" || "m6idn.12xlarge" || "m6idn.16xlarge" || "m6idn.24xlarge" || "m6idn.32xlarge" || "r6in.large" || "r6in.xlarge" || "r6in.2xlarge" || "r6in.4xlarge" || "r6in.8xlarge" || "r6in.12xlarge" || "r6in.16xlarge" || "r6in.24xlarge" || "r6in.32xlarge" || "r6idn.large" || "r6idn.xlarge" || "r6idn.2xlarge" || "r6idn.4xlarge" || "r6idn.8xlarge" || "r6idn.12xlarge" || "r6idn.16xlarge" || "r6idn.24xlarge" || "r6idn.32xlarge" || "c7g.metal" || "m7g.medium" || "m7g.large" || "m7g.xlarge" || "m7g.2xlarge" || "m7g.4xlarge" || "m7g.8xlarge" || "m7g.12xlarge" || "m7g.16xlarge" || "m7g.metal" || "r7g.medium" || "r7g.large" || "r7g.xlarge" || "r7g.2xlarge" || "r7g.4xlarge" || "r7g.8xlarge" || "r7g.12xlarge" || "r7g.16xlarge" || "r7g.metal" || "c6in.metal" || "m6in.metal" || "m6idn.metal" || "r6in.metal" || "r6idn.metal" || "inf2.xlarge" || "inf2.8xlarge" || "inf2.24xlarge" || "inf2.48xlarge" || "trn1n.32xlarge" || "i4g.large" || "i4g.xlarge" || "i4g.2xlarge" || "i4g.4xlarge" || "i4g.8xlarge" || "i4g.16xlarge" || "hpc7g.4xlarge" || "hpc7g.8xlarge" || "hpc7g.16xlarge" || "c7gn.medium" || "c7gn.large" || "c7gn.xlarge" || "c7gn.2xlarge" || "c7gn.4xlarge" || "c7gn.8xlarge" || "c7gn.12xlarge" || "c7gn.16xlarge" || "p5.48xlarge" || "m7i.large" || "m7i.xlarge" || "m7i.2xlarge" || "m7i.4xlarge" || "m7i.8xlarge" || "m7i.12xlarge" || "m7i.16xlarge" || "m7i.24xlarge" || "m7i.48xlarge" || "m7i-flex.large" || "m7i-flex.xlarge" || "m7i-flex.2xlarge" || "m7i-flex.4xlarge" || "m7i-flex.8xlarge" || "m7a.medium" || "m7a.large" || "m7a.xlarge" || "m7a.2xlarge" || "m7a.4xlarge" || "m7a.8xlarge" || "m7a.12xlarge" || "m7a.16xlarge" || "m7a.24xlarge" || "m7a.32xlarge" || "m7a.48xlarge" || "m7a.metal-48xl" || "hpc7a.12xlarge" || "hpc7a.24xlarge" || "hpc7a.48xlarge" || "hpc7a.96xlarge" || "c7gd.medium" || "c7gd.large" || "c7gd.xlarge" || "c7gd.2xlarge" || "c7gd.4xlarge" || "c7gd.8xlarge" || "c7gd.12xlarge" || "c7gd.16xlarge" || "m7gd.medium" || "m7gd.large" || "m7gd.xlarge" || "m7gd.2xlarge" || "m7gd.4xlarge" || "m7gd.8xlarge" || "m7gd.12xlarge" || "m7gd.16xlarge" || "r7gd.medium" || "r7gd.large" || "r7gd.xlarge" || "r7gd.2xlarge" || "r7gd.4xlarge" || "r7gd.8xlarge" || "r7gd.12xlarge" || "r7gd.16xlarge" || "r7a.medium" || "r7a.large" || "r7a.xlarge" || "r7a.2xlarge" || "r7a.4xlarge" || "r7a.8xlarge" || "r7a.12xlarge" || "r7a.16xlarge" || "r7a.24xlarge" || "r7a.32xlarge" || "r7a.48xlarge" || "c7i.large" || "c7i.xlarge" || "c7i.2xlarge" || "c7i.4xlarge" || "c7i.8xlarge" || "c7i.12xlarge" || "c7i.16xlarge" || "c7i.24xlarge" || "c7i.48xlarge" || "mac2-m2pro.metal" || "r7iz.large" || "r7iz.xlarge" || "r7iz.2xlarge" || "r7iz.4xlarge" || "r7iz.8xlarge" || "r7iz.12xlarge" || "r7iz.16xlarge" || "r7iz.32xlarge" || "c7a.medium" || "c7a.large" || "c7a.xlarge" || "c7a.2xlarge" || "c7a.4xlarge" || "c7a.8xlarge" || "c7a.12xlarge" || "c7a.16xlarge" || "c7a.24xlarge" || "c7a.32xlarge" || "c7a.48xlarge" || "c7a.metal-48xl" || "r7a.metal-48xl" || "r7i.large" || "r7i.xlarge" || "r7i.2xlarge" || "r7i.4xlarge" || "r7i.8xlarge" || "r7i.12xlarge" || "r7i.16xlarge" || "r7i.24xlarge" || "r7i.48xlarge" || "dl2q.24xlarge" || "mac2-m2.metal" || "i4i.12xlarge" || "i4i.24xlarge" || "c7i.metal-24xl" || "c7i.metal-48xl" || "m7i.metal-24xl" || "m7i.metal-48xl" || "r7i.metal-24xl" || "r7i.metal-48xl" || "r7iz.metal-16xl" || "r7iz.metal-32xl" || "c7gd.metal" || "m7gd.metal" || "r7gd.metal" || "g6.xlarge" || "g6.2xlarge" || "g6.4xlarge" || "g6.8xlarge" || "g6.12xlarge" || "g6.16xlarge" || "g6.24xlarge" || "g6.48xlarge" || "gr6.4xlarge" || "gr6.8xlarge" || "c7i-flex.large" || "c7i-flex.xlarge" || "c7i-flex.2xlarge" || "c7i-flex.4xlarge" || "c7i-flex.8xlarge" || "u7i-12tb.224xlarge" || "u7in-16tb.224xlarge" || "u7in-24tb.224xlarge" || "u7in-32tb.224xlarge" || "u7ib-12tb.224xlarge" || "c7gn.metal" || "r8g.medium" || "r8g.large" || "r8g.xlarge" || "r8g.2xlarge" || "r8g.4xlarge" || "r8g.8xlarge" || "r8g.12xlarge" || "r8g.16xlarge" || "r8g.24xlarge" || "r8g.48xlarge" || "r8g.metal-24xl" || "r8g.metal-48xl" || "mac2-m1ultra.metal" || "g6e.xlarge" || "g6e.2xlarge" || "g6e.4xlarge" || "g6e.8xlarge" || "g6e.12xlarge" || "g6e.16xlarge" || "g6e.24xlarge" || "g6e.48xlarge" || "c8g.medium" || "c8g.large" || "c8g.xlarge" || "c8g.2xlarge" || "c8g.4xlarge" || "c8g.8xlarge" || "c8g.12xlarge" || "c8g.16xlarge" || "c8g.24xlarge" || "c8g.48xlarge" || "c8g.metal-24xl" || "c8g.metal-48xl" || "m8g.medium" || "m8g.large" || "m8g.xlarge" || "m8g.2xlarge" || "m8g.4xlarge" || "m8g.8xlarge" || "m8g.12xlarge" || "m8g.16xlarge" || "m8g.24xlarge" || "m8g.48xlarge" || "m8g.metal-24xl" || "m8g.metal-48xl" || "x8g.medium" || "x8g.large" || "x8g.xlarge" || "x8g.2xlarge" || "x8g.4xlarge" || "x8g.8xlarge" || "x8g.12xlarge" || "x8g.16xlarge" || "x8g.24xlarge" || "x8g.48xlarge" || "x8g.metal-24xl" || "x8g.metal-48xl" || "i7ie.large" || "i7ie.xlarge" || "i7ie.2xlarge" || "i7ie.3xlarge" || "i7ie.6xlarge" || "i7ie.12xlarge" || "i7ie.18xlarge" || "i7ie.24xlarge" || "i7ie.48xlarge" || "i8g.large" || "i8g.xlarge" || "i8g.2xlarge" || "i8g.4xlarge" || "i8g.8xlarge" || "i8g.12xlarge" || "i8g.16xlarge" || "i8g.24xlarge" || "i8g.metal-24xl" || "u7i-6tb.112xlarge" || "u7i-8tb.112xlarge" || "u7inh-32tb.480xlarge" || "p5e.48xlarge" || "p5en.48xlarge" || "f2.12xlarge" || "f2.48xlarge" || "trn2.48xlarge" || "c7i-flex.12xlarge" || "c7i-flex.16xlarge" || "m7i-flex.12xlarge" || "m7i-flex.16xlarge" || "i7ie.metal-24xl" || "i7ie.metal-48xl" || "i8g.48xlarge" || "c8gd.medium" || "c8gd.large" || "c8gd.xlarge" || "c8gd.2xlarge" || "c8gd.4xlarge" || "c8gd.8xlarge" || "c8gd.12xlarge" || "c8gd.16xlarge" || "c8gd.24xlarge" || "c8gd.48xlarge" || "c8gd.metal-24xl" || "c8gd.metal-48xl" || "i7i.large" || "i7i.xlarge" || "i7i.2xlarge" || "i7i.4xlarge" || "i7i.8xlarge" || "i7i.12xlarge" || "i7i.16xlarge" || "i7i.24xlarge" || "i7i.48xlarge" || "i7i.metal-24xl" || "i7i.metal-48xl" || "p6-b200.48xlarge" || "m8gd.medium" || "m8gd.large" || "m8gd.xlarge" || "m8gd.2xlarge" || "m8gd.4xlarge" || "m8gd.8xlarge" || "m8gd.12xlarge" || "m8gd.16xlarge" || "m8gd.24xlarge" || "m8gd.48xlarge" || "m8gd.metal-24xl" || "m8gd.metal-48xl" || "r8gd.medium" || "r8gd.large" || "r8gd.xlarge" || "r8gd.2xlarge" || "r8gd.4xlarge" || "r8gd.8xlarge" || "r8gd.12xlarge" || "r8gd.16xlarge" || "r8gd.24xlarge" || "r8gd.48xlarge" || "r8gd.metal-24xl" || "r8gd.metal-48xl",
    Placement: { // Placement
      Affinity: "STRING_VALUE",
      GroupName: "STRING_VALUE",
      PartitionNumber: Number("int"),
      HostId: "STRING_VALUE",
      Tenancy: "default" || "dedicated" || "host",
      SpreadDomain: "STRING_VALUE",
      HostResourceGroupArn: "STRING_VALUE",
      GroupId: "STRING_VALUE",
      AvailabilityZone: "STRING_VALUE",
    },
    Monitoring: true || false,
    SubnetId: "STRING_VALUE",
    InstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior: "stop" || "terminate",
    PrivateIpAddress: "STRING_VALUE",
  },
  DiskImages: [ // DiskImageList
    { // DiskImage
      Description: "STRING_VALUE",
      Image: { // DiskImageDetail
        Format: "VMDK" || "RAW" || "VHD", // required
        Bytes: Number("long"), // required
        ImportManifestUrl: "STRING_VALUE", // required
      },
      Volume: { // VolumeDetail
        Size: Number("long"), // required
      },
    },
  ],
  Platform: "Windows", // required
};
const command = new ImportInstanceCommand(input);
const response = await client.send(command);
// { // ImportInstanceResult
//   ConversionTask: { // ConversionTask
//     ConversionTaskId: "STRING_VALUE",
//     ExpirationTime: "STRING_VALUE",
//     ImportInstance: { // ImportInstanceTaskDetails
//       Description: "STRING_VALUE",
//       InstanceId: "STRING_VALUE",
//       Platform: "Windows",
//       Volumes: [ // ImportInstanceVolumeDetailSet
//         { // ImportInstanceVolumeDetailItem
//           AvailabilityZone: "STRING_VALUE",
//           BytesConverted: Number("long"),
//           Description: "STRING_VALUE",
//           Image: { // DiskImageDescription
//             Checksum: "STRING_VALUE",
//             Format: "VMDK" || "RAW" || "VHD",
//             ImportManifestUrl: "STRING_VALUE",
//             Size: Number("long"),
//           },
//           Status: "STRING_VALUE",
//           StatusMessage: "STRING_VALUE",
//           Volume: { // DiskImageVolumeDescription
//             Id: "STRING_VALUE",
//             Size: Number("long"),
//           },
//         },
//       ],
//     },
//     ImportVolume: { // ImportVolumeTaskDetails
//       AvailabilityZone: "STRING_VALUE",
//       BytesConverted: Number("long"),
//       Description: "STRING_VALUE",
//       Image: {
//         Checksum: "STRING_VALUE",
//         Format: "VMDK" || "RAW" || "VHD",
//         ImportManifestUrl: "STRING_VALUE",
//         Size: Number("long"),
//       },
//       Volume: {
//         Id: "STRING_VALUE",
//         Size: Number("long"),
//       },
//     },
//     State: "active" || "cancelling" || "cancelled" || "completed",
//     StatusMessage: "STRING_VALUE",
//     Tags: [ // TagList
//       { // Tag
//         Key: "STRING_VALUE",
//         Value: "STRING_VALUE",
//       },
//     ],
//   },
// };

ImportInstanceCommand Input

See ImportInstanceCommandInput for more details

Parameter
Type
Description
Platform
Required
PlatformValues | undefined

The instance operating system.

Description
string | undefined

A description for the instance being imported.

DiskImages
DiskImage[] | undefined

The disk image.

DryRun
boolean | undefined

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.

LaunchSpecification
ImportInstanceLaunchSpecification | undefined

The launch specification.

ImportInstanceCommand Output

Parameter
Type
Description
$metadata
Required
ResponseMetadata
Metadata pertaining to this request.
ConversionTask
ConversionTask | undefined

Information about the conversion task.

Throws

Name
Fault
Details
EC2ServiceException
Base exception class for all service exceptions from EC2 service.