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# AWS::EC2::ExportInstanceTask
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<a name="aws-resource-ec2-exportinstancetask-description"></a>The `AWS::EC2::ExportInstanceTask` resource Property description not available. for EC2.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "Type" : "AWS::EC2::ExportInstanceTask",
  "Properties" : {
      "[Description](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-description)" : {{String}},
      "[ExportToS3Task](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-exporttos3task)" : {{ExportToS3Task}},
      "[InstanceId](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-instanceid)" : {{String}},
      "[Tags](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-tags)" : {{[ Tag, ... ]}},
      "[TargetEnvironment](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-targetenvironment)" : {{String}}
    }
}
```

### YAML
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```
Type: AWS::EC2::ExportInstanceTask
Properties:
  [Description](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-description): {{String}}
  [ExportToS3Task](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-exporttos3task): {{
    ExportToS3Task}}
  [InstanceId](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-instanceid): {{String}}
  [Tags](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-tags): {{
    - Tag}}
  [TargetEnvironment](#cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-targetenvironment): {{String}}
```

## Properties
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`Description`  <a name="cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-description"></a>
Property description not available.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Maximum*: `255`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`ExportToS3Task`  <a name="cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-exporttos3task"></a>
Describes the format and location for the export task.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [ExportToS3Task](aws-properties-ec2-exportinstancetask-exporttos3task.md)  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`InstanceId`  <a name="cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-instanceid"></a>
Property description not available.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`Tags`  <a name="cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-tags"></a>
Property description not available.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of [Tag](aws-properties-ec2-exportinstancetask-tag.md)  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

`TargetEnvironment`  <a name="cfn-ec2-exportinstancetask-targetenvironment"></a>
Property description not available.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `citrix | vmware | microsoft`  
*Update requires*: [Replacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-replacement)

## Return values
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### Ref
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### Fn::GetAtt
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#### 
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`Arn`  <a name="Arn-fn::getatt"></a>
Property description not available.

`ExportTaskId`  <a name="ExportTaskId-fn::getatt"></a>
Property description not available.

`ExportToS3Task.S3Key`  <a name="ExportToS3Task.S3Key-fn::getatt"></a>
Property description not available.

`State`  <a name="State-fn::getatt"></a>
Property description not available.