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# AmazonCopyEbsSnapshotsParameters Object

## Description

Parameters for the Amazon Copy EBS Snapshots action.

## Properties

### credentialIds

Registered credentials to use with the action. One and only one credential must be specified.

Type: Array of `string`

Required: Yes

### description

Description to set on the target EBS snapshots.

Type: `string`

Required: Yes

### isPreventDuplicates

Indicates whether the target region should be checked for existing EBS snapshots which were previously copied from the source EBS snapshots.

Type: `boolean`

Required: No

Default: `false`

### isCopyTags

Indicates whether tags from the source EBS snapshot should be copied to the target EBS snapshot.

Type: `boolean`

Required: No

Default: `false`

### newerThanInDays

Indicates the maximum age an EBS snapshot can be in order to be copied. If not specified, no age requirement is applied.

Type: `integer`

Required: No

### regionNames

Regions to use with the action. One and only one region must be specified.

Type: Array of `string`

Required: Yes

### resourceTagComparison

Comparison to use when identifying snapshots by resource tag. Required when `snapshotIdentificationMethod` is `by-resource-tag`.

Type: [ResourceTagComparison](/data-types/resourcetagcomparison-object-1.md) object.

Required: Conditional

### snapshotIdentificationMethod

Method in which EBS snapshots will be selected.

Type: `string`

Valid Values:

* `all-snapshots`
* `by-snapshot-id`
* `by-volume-id`
* `by-resource-tag`

Required: Yes

### snapshotId

Indicates the ID of the EBS snapshot to copy. Required when `snapshotIdentificationMethod` is `by-snapshot-id`.

Type: `string`

Required: Conditional

### tags

Resource tags to apply to the new EBS snapshots.

Type: Array of [Tag](/data-types/tag-object.md) objects

Required: No

### targetCredentialId

Indicates the ID of the target AWS credentials to which the snapshots will be copied.

Type: `string`

Required: No

### targetRegionName

Indicates the region into which the EBS snapshots will be copied.

Type: `string`

Required: Yes

### volumeId

Indicates the ID of the EBS volume from which snapshots are to be copied. Required when `snapshotIdentificationMethod` is `by-volume-id`.

Type: `string`

Required: Conditional

## Sample JSON

```javascript
{
    "credentialIds": [
        "cred-00000001"
    ],
    "regionNames": [
        "us-east-1"
    ],

    "snapshotIdentificationMethod": "by-volume-id",
    "volumeId": "vol-00000001",
    "newerThanInDays": 3,
    
    "targetRegionName": "us-east-2",
    "isPreventDuplicates": true,
    
    "description": "$(DESCRIPTION)",
    "isCopyTags": true
}
```


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