CreateImage - EC2 Image Builder
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CreateImage

Creates a new image. This request will create a new image along with all of the configured output resources defined in the distribution configuration. You must specify exactly one recipe for your image, using either a ContainerRecipeArn or an ImageRecipeArn.

Request Syntax

PUT /CreateImage HTTP/1.1 Content-type: application/json { "clientToken": "string", "containerRecipeArn": "string", "distributionConfigurationArn": "string", "enhancedImageMetadataEnabled": boolean, "executionRole": "string", "imageRecipeArn": "string", "imageScanningConfiguration": { "ecrConfiguration": { "containerTags": [ "string" ], "repositoryName": "string" }, "imageScanningEnabled": boolean }, "imageTestsConfiguration": { "imageTestsEnabled": boolean, "timeoutMinutes": number }, "infrastructureConfigurationArn": "string", "tags": { "string" : "string" }, "workflows": [ { "onFailure": "string", "parallelGroup": "string", "parameters": [ { "name": "string", "value": [ "string" ] } ], "workflowArn": "string" } ] }

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

clientToken

Unique, case-sensitive identifier you provide to ensure idempotency of the request. For more information, see Ensuring idempotency in the Amazon EC2 API Reference.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 36.

Required: Yes

containerRecipeArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the container recipe that defines how images are configured and tested.

Type: String

Pattern: ^arn:aws[^:]*:imagebuilder:[^:]+:(?:[0-9]{12}|aws):container-recipe/[a-z0-9-_]+/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$

Required: No

distributionConfigurationArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the distribution configuration that defines and configures the outputs of your pipeline.

Type: String

Pattern: ^arn:aws[^:]*:imagebuilder:[^:]+:(?:[0-9]{12}|aws):distribution-configuration/[a-z0-9-_]+$

Required: No

enhancedImageMetadataEnabled

Collects additional information about the image being created, including the operating system (OS) version and package list. This information is used to enhance the overall experience of using EC2 Image Builder. Enabled by default.

Type: Boolean

Required: No

executionRole

The name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the IAM role you create that grants Image Builder access to perform workflow actions.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.

Pattern: ^(?:arn:aws(?:-[a-z]+)*:iam::[0-9]{12}:role/)?[a-zA-Z_0-9+=,.@\-_/]+$

Required: No

imageRecipeArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the image recipe that defines how images are configured, tested, and assessed.

Type: String

Pattern: ^arn:aws[^:]*:imagebuilder:[^:]+:(?:[0-9]{12}|aws):image-recipe/[a-z0-9-_]+/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$

Required: No

imageScanningConfiguration

Contains settings for vulnerability scans.

Type: ImageScanningConfiguration object

Required: No

imageTestsConfiguration

The image tests configuration of the image.

Type: ImageTestsConfiguration object

Required: No

infrastructureConfigurationArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the infrastructure configuration that defines the environment in which your image will be built and tested.

Type: String

Pattern: ^arn:aws[^:]*:imagebuilder:[^:]+:(?:[0-9]{12}|aws):infrastructure-configuration/[a-z0-9-_]+$

Required: Yes

tags

The tags of the image.

Type: String to string map

Map Entries: Maximum number of 50 items.

Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

Key Pattern: ^(?!aws:)[a-zA-Z+-=._:/]+$

Value Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.

Required: No

workflows

Contains an array of workflow configuration objects.

Type: Array of WorkflowConfiguration objects

Required: No

Response Syntax

HTTP/1.1 200 Content-type: application/json { "clientToken": "string", "imageBuildVersionArn": "string", "requestId": "string" }

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

clientToken

The client token that uniquely identifies the request.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 36.

imageBuildVersionArn

The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the image that the request created.

Type: String

Pattern: ^arn:aws[^:]*:imagebuilder:[^:]+:(?:[0-9]{12}|aws):image/[a-z0-9-_]+/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/[0-9]+$

requestId

The request ID that uniquely identifies this request.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

CallRateLimitExceededException

You have exceeded the permitted request rate for the specific operation.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ClientException

These errors are usually caused by a client action, such as using an action or resource on behalf of a user that doesn't have permissions to use the action or resource, or specifying an invalid resource identifier.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ForbiddenException

You are not authorized to perform the requested operation.

HTTP Status Code: 403

IdempotentParameterMismatchException

You have specified a client token for an operation using parameter values that differ from a previous request that used the same client token.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidRequestException

You have requested an action that that the service doesn't support.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceInUseException

The resource that you are trying to operate on is currently in use. Review the message details and retry later.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ServiceException

This exception is thrown when the service encounters an unrecoverable exception.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ServiceQuotaExceededException

You have exceeded the number of permitted resources or operations for this service. For service quotas, see EC2 Image Builder endpoints and quotas.

HTTP Status Code: 402

ServiceUnavailableException

The service is unable to process your request at this time.

HTTP Status Code: 503

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following: