Use CancelImportTask with a CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use CancelImportTask with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use CancelImportTask.

CLI
AWS CLI

To cancel an import task

The following cancel-import-task example cancels the specified import image task.

aws ec2 cancel-import-task \
    --import-task-id import-ami-1234567890abcdef0

Output:

{
    "ImportTaskId": "import-ami-1234567890abcdef0",
    "PreviousState": "active",
    "State": "deleting"
}
PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example cancels the specified import task (either snapshot or image import). If required, a reason can be providing using the -CancelReason parameter.

Stop-EC2ImportTask -ImportTaskId import-ami-abcdefgh

  • For API details, see CancelImportTask in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.