amazon.aws.ec2_snapshot_info module – Gathers information about EC2 volume snapshots in AWS

Note

This module is part of the amazon.aws collection (version 9.0.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install amazon.aws. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: amazon.aws.ec2_snapshot_info.

New in amazon.aws 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Gathers information about EC2 volume snapshots in AWS.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• python >= 3.6

• boto3 >= 1.28.0

• botocore >= 1.31.0

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
access_key aliases: aws_access_key_id, aws_access_key, ec2_access_key string	AWS access key ID. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_ACCESS_KEY or EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The aws_access_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_access_key_id alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_access_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_ACCESS_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
aws_ca_bundle path	The location of a CA Bundle to use when validating SSL certificates. The AWS_CA_BUNDLE environment variable may also be used.
aws_config dictionary	A dictionary to modify the botocore configuration. Parameters can be found in the AWS documentation https://botocore.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/reference/config.html#botocore.config.Config.
debug_botocore_endpoint_logs boolean	Use a botocore.endpoint logger to parse the unique (rather than total) "resource:action" API calls made during a task, outputing the set to the resource_actions key in the task results. Use the aws_resource_action callback to output to total list made during a playbook. The ANSIBLE_DEBUG_BOTOCORE_LOGS environment variable may also be used. Choices: false ← (default) true
endpoint_url aliases: ec2_url, aws_endpoint_url, s3_url string	URL to connect to instead of the default AWS endpoints. While this can be used to connection to other AWS-compatible services the amazon.aws and community.aws collections are only tested against AWS. The AWS_URL or EC2_URL environment variables may also be used, in decreasing order of preference. The ec2_url and s3_url aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_URL environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
filters dictionary	A dict of filters to apply. Each dict item consists of a filter key and a filter value. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeSnapshots.html for possible filters. Filter names and values are case sensitive. Default: {}
max_results integer	The maximum number of snapshot results returned in paginated output. When used only a single page along with a next_token_id response element will be returned. The remaining results of the initial request can be seen by sending another request with the returned next_token_id value. This value can be between 5 and 1000; if next_token_id is given a value larger than 1000, only 1000 results are returned. If this parameter is not used, then DescribeSnapshots returns all results. This parameter is mutually exclusive with snapshot_ids.
next_token_id string	Contains the value returned from a previous paginated request where max_results was used and the results exceeded the value of that parameter. Pagination continues from the end of the previous results that returned the next_token_id value. This parameter is mutually exclusive with snapshot_ids
owner_ids list / elements=string	If you specify one or more snapshot owners, only snapshots from the specified owners and for which you have access are returned. Default: []
profile aliases: aws_profile string	A named AWS profile to use for authentication. See the AWS documentation for more information about named profiles https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html. The AWS_PROFILE environment variable may also be used. The profile option is mutually exclusive with the aws_access_key, aws_secret_key and security_token options.
region aliases: aws_region, ec2_region string	The AWS region to use. For global services such as IAM, Route53 and CloudFront, region is ignored. The AWS_REGION or EC2_REGION environment variables may also be used. See the Amazon AWS documentation for more information http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region. The ec2_region alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01 Support for the EC2_REGION environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
restorable_by_user_ids list / elements=string	If you specify a list of restorable users, only snapshots with create snapshot permissions for those users are returned. Default: []
secret_key aliases: aws_secret_access_key, aws_secret_key, ec2_secret_key string	AWS secret access key. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, or EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The secret_key and profile options are mutually exclusive. The aws_secret_access_key alias was added in release 5.1.0 for consistency with the AWS botocore SDK. The ec2_secret_key alias has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY environment variable has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
session_token aliases: aws_session_token, security_token, aws_security_token, access_token string	AWS STS session token for use with temporary credentials. See the AWS documentation for more information about access tokens https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys. The AWS_SESSION_TOKEN, AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN or EC2_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables may also be used in decreasing order of preference. The security_token and profile options are mutually exclusive. Aliases aws_session_token and session_token were added in release 3.2.0, with the parameter being renamed from security_token to session_token in release 6.0.0. The security_token, aws_security_token, and access_token aliases have been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01. Support for the EC2_SECRET_KEY and AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN environment variables has been deprecated and will be removed in a release after 2024-12-01.
snapshot_ids list / elements=string	If you specify one or more snapshot IDs, only snapshots that have the specified IDs are returned. Default: []
validate_certs boolean	When set to false, SSL certificates will not be validated for communication with the AWS APIs. Setting validate_certs=false is strongly discouraged, as an alternative, consider setting aws_ca_bundle instead. Choices: false true ← (default)

Notes

Note

• By default, the module will return all snapshots, including public ones. To limit results to snapshots owned by the account use the filter owner-id.

• Caution: For modules, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘host’ context and not the ‘controller’ context. As such, files may need to be explicitly copied to the ‘host’. For lookup and connection plugins, environment variables and configuration files are read from the Ansible ‘controller’ context and not the ‘host’ context.

• The AWS SDK (boto3) that Ansible uses may also read defaults for credentials and other settings, such as the region, from its configuration files in the Ansible ‘host’ context (typically ~/.aws/credentials). See https://boto3.amazonaws.com/v1/documentation/api/latest/guide/credentials.html for more information.

Examples

# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.

# Gather information about all snapshots, including public ones
- amazon.aws.ec2_snapshot_info:

# Gather information about all snapshots owned by the account 123456789012
- amazon.aws.ec2_snapshot_info:
    filters:
      owner-id: 123456789012

# Or alternatively...
- amazon.aws.ec2_snapshot_info:
    owner_ids:
      - 123456789012

# Gather information about a particular snapshot using ID
- amazon.aws.ec2_snapshot_info:
    filters:
      snapshot-id: snap-00112233

# Or alternatively...
- amazon.aws.ec2_snapshot_info:
    snapshot_ids:
      - snap-00112233

# Gather information about any snapshot with a tag key Name and value Example
- amazon.aws.ec2_snapshot_info:
    filters:
      "tag:Name": Example

# Gather information about any snapshot with an error status
- amazon.aws.ec2_snapshot_info:
    filters:
      status: error

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
next_token_id string	Contains the value returned from a previous paginated request where max_results was used and the results exceeded the value of that parameter. This value is null when there are no more results to return. Returned: when option max_results is set in input
snapshots list / elements=dictionary	List of snapshots retrieved with their respective info. Returned: success
create_volume_permissions list / elements=dictionary	The users and groups that have the permissions for creating volumes from the snapshot. The module will return empty list if the create volume permissions on snapshot are ‘private’. Returned: success Sample: [{"group": "all"}]
data_encryption_key_id string	The data encryption key identifier for the snapshot. This value is a unique identifier that corresponds to the data encryption key that was used to encrypt the original volume or snapshot copy. Returned: always Sample: "arn:aws:kms:ap-southeast-2:123456789012:key/74c9742a-a1b2-45cb-b3fe-abcdef123456"
description string	The description for the snapshot. Returned: always Sample: "My important backup"
encrypted boolean	Indicates whether the snapshot is encrypted. Returned: always Sample: true
kms_key_id string	The full ARN of the AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) customer master key (CMK) that was used to protect the volume encryption key for the parent volume. Returned: success Sample: "74c9742a-a1b2-45cb-b3fe-abcdef123456"
owner_id string	The AWS account ID of the EBS snapshot owner. Returned: always Sample: "123456789012"
progress string	The progress of the snapshot, as a percentage. Returned: always Sample: "100%"
snapshot_id string	The ID of the snapshot. Each snapshot receives a unique identifier when it is created. Returned: always Sample: "snap-01234567"
start_time string	The time stamp when the snapshot was initiated. Returned: always Sample: "2015-02-12T02:14:02+00:00"
state string	The snapshot state (completed, pending or error). Returned: always Sample: "completed"
state_message string	Encrypted Amazon EBS snapshots are copied asynchronously. If a snapshot copy operation fails (for example, if the proper AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) permissions are not obtained) this field displays error state details to help you diagnose why the error occurred. Returned: success
storage_tier string	The storage tier in which the snapshot is stored. Returned: always Sample: "standard"
tags dictionary	Any tags assigned to the snapshot. Returned: always Sample: {"my_tag_key": "my_tag_value"}
volume_id string	The ID of the volume that was used to create the snapshot. Returned: always Sample: "vol-01234567"
volume_size integer	The size of the volume, in GiB. Returned: always Sample: 8

Authors

• Rob White (@wimnat)

• Aubin Bikouo (@abikouo)

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