# InstanceSpecification
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The instance details to specify which volumes should be snapshotted.

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 ** InstanceId **   
The instance to specify which volumes should be snapshotted.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** ExcludeBootVolume **   
Excludes the root volume from being snapshotted.  
Type: Boolean  
Required: No

 ** ExcludeDataVolumeId.N **   
The IDs of the data (non-root) volumes to exclude from the multi-volume snapshot set. If you specify the ID of the root volume, the request fails. To exclude the root volume, use **ExcludeBootVolume**.  
You can specify up to 40 volume IDs per request.  
Type: Array of strings  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ec2-2016-11-15/InstanceSpecification) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ec2-2016-11-15/InstanceSpecification) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ec2-2016-11-15/InstanceSpecification)