» Resource: aws_ebs_snapshot

Creates a Snapshot of an EBS Volume.

» Example Usage

resource "aws_ebs_volume" "example" {
  availability_zone = "us-west-2a"
  size              = 40

  tags = {
    Name = "HelloWorld"
  }
}

resource "aws_ebs_snapshot" "example_snapshot" {
  volume_id = "${aws_ebs_volume.example.id}"

  tags = {
    Name = "HelloWorld_snap"
  }
}

» Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

  • volume_id - (Required) The Volume ID of which to make a snapshot.
  • description - (Optional) A description of what the snapshot is.
  • tags - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the snapshot

» Attributes Reference

In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:

  • id - The snapshot ID (e.g. snap-59fcb34e).
  • owner_id - The AWS account ID of the EBS snapshot owner.
  • owner_alias - Value from an Amazon-maintained list (amazon, aws-marketplace, microsoft) of snapshot owners.
  • encrypted - Whether the snapshot is encrypted.
  • volume_size - The size of the drive in GiBs.
  • kms_key_id - The ARN for the KMS encryption key.
  • data_encryption_key_id - The data encryption key identifier for the snapshot.
  • tags - A mapping of tags for the snapshot.