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# AmazonCreateEbsSnapshotParameters Object

## Description

Parameters for the Amazon Create EBS Snapshot action.

## Properties

### consistencyMethod

Consistency method to use when creating the EBS snapshot.

Type: `string`

Valid Values:

* `none`
* `stop-instance`

Required: Yes

### credentialIds

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

Type: Array of `string`

Required: Yes

### deregisterFromLoadBalancers

Indicates whether to deregister from load balancers when stopping the EC2 instance. Required when `consistencyMethod` is `stop-instance`.

Type: `string`

Valid Values:

* `none`
* `all-load-balancers`

Required: Conditional

### description

Description to assign to the EBS snapshots that are created.

Type: `string`

Required: No

### regionNames

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

Type: Array of `string`

Required: Yes

### snapshotName

Value to assign to the `Name` tag of the EBS snapshot that are created.

Type: `string`

Required: No

### tags

Resource tags to add to the EBS snapshot.

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

Required: No

### targetCredentialId

Credential ID of the AWS credentials to copy the the resulting EBS snapshot. Eg. `cred-12345678`. When setting this field, also set the `targetRegionName` field.

Type: `string`

Required: No

### targetRegionName

Name of a secondary region to copy the resulting EBS snapshot. Must be a valid region. Eg. `us-east-1`

Type: `string`

Required: No

### volumeIdentificationMethod

Method of identifying the EBS volumes.

Type: `string`

Valid Values:

* `by-volume-id`

Required: Yes

### volumeId

Volume ID of the EBS volume to backup. Required when `volumeIdentificationMethod` is `by-volume-id`.

Type: Array of `string`

Required: Conditional

## Sample JSON

```javascript
{
    "credentialIds": [
        "cred-00000001"
    ],
    "regionNames": [
        "us-east-1"
    ],
    "volumeIdentificationMethod": "by-volume-id",
    "volumeId": "vol-11111111"

    "consistencyMethod": "stop-instance",
    "deregisterFromLoadBalancers": "none",

    "snapshotName": "$(INSTANCEID)-$(DEVICE)-$(DATE)",
    "description": "Created by Skeddly for $(INSTANCEID) ($(INSTANCENAME))",
    "tags": [
        {
            "key": "skeddly:instance-id",
            "value": "$(INSTANCEID)"
        },
        {
            "key": "skeddly:volume-id",
            "value": "$(VOLUMEID)"
        },
        {
            "key": "skeddly:device",
            "value": "$(DEVICE)"
        }
    ]
}
```