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Creates a snapshot of a specific virtual private server, or instance. You can use a snapshot to create a new instance that is based on that snapshot.

The create instance snapshot operation supports tag-based access control via request tags. For more information, see the Amazon Lightsail Developer Guide.

post/#X-Amz-Target=Lightsail_20161128.CreateInstanceSnapshot

Headers

X-Amz-Target'Lightsail_20161128.CreateInstanceSnapshot' required

Request body

instanceSnapshotNamestring required

The name for your new snapshot.

instanceNamestring required

The Lightsail instance on which to base your snapshot.

Response

Success