aws_lightsail_instance

account_id

Type: STRING

add_ons

Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRUCT
Provider name: addOns
Description: An array of objects representing the add-ons enabled on the instance.

  • duration
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: duration
    Description: The amount of idle time in minutes after which your virtual computer will automatically stop. This add-on only applies to Lightsail for Research resources.
  • name
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: name
    Description: The name of the add-on.
  • next_snapshot_time_of_day
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: nextSnapshotTimeOfDay
    Description: The next daily time an automatic snapshot will be created. The time shown is in HH:00 format, and in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The snapshot is automatically created between the time shown and up to 45 minutes after.
  • snapshot_time_of_day
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: snapshotTimeOfDay
    Description: The daily time when an automatic snapshot is created. The time shown is in HH:00 format, and in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The snapshot is automatically created between the time shown and up to 45 minutes after.
  • status
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: status
    Description: The status of the add-on.
  • threshold
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: threshold
    Description: The trigger threshold of the action. This add-on only applies to Lightsail for Research resources.

arn

Type: STRING
Provider name: arn
Description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the instance (arn:aws:lightsail:us-east-2:123456789101:Instance/244ad76f-8aad-4741-809f-12345EXAMPLE).

blueprint_id

Type: STRING
Provider name: blueprintId
Description: The blueprint ID (amazon_linux_2023).

blueprint_name

Type: STRING
Provider name: blueprintName
Description: The friendly name of the blueprint (Amazon Linux 2023).

bundle_id

Type: STRING
Provider name: bundleId
Description: The bundle for the instance (micro_x_x).

created_at

Type: TIMESTAMP
Provider name: createdAt
Description: The timestamp when the instance was created (1479734909.17) in Unix time format.

hardware

Type: STRUCT
Provider name: hardware
Description: The size of the vCPU and the amount of RAM for the instance.

  • cpu_count
    Type: INT32
    Provider name: cpuCount
    Description: The number of vCPUs the instance has.
  • disks
    Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRUCT
    Provider name: disks
    Description: The disks attached to the instance.
    • add_ons
      Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRUCT
      Provider name: addOns
      Description: An array of objects representing the add-ons enabled on the disk.
      • duration
        Type: STRING
        Provider name: duration
        Description: The amount of idle time in minutes after which your virtual computer will automatically stop. This add-on only applies to Lightsail for Research resources.
      • name
        Type: STRING
        Provider name: name
        Description: The name of the add-on.
      • next_snapshot_time_of_day
        Type: STRING
        Provider name: nextSnapshotTimeOfDay
        Description: The next daily time an automatic snapshot will be created. The time shown is in HH:00 format, and in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The snapshot is automatically created between the time shown and up to 45 minutes after.
      • snapshot_time_of_day
        Type: STRING
        Provider name: snapshotTimeOfDay
        Description: The daily time when an automatic snapshot is created. The time shown is in HH:00 format, and in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The snapshot is automatically created between the time shown and up to 45 minutes after.
      • status
        Type: STRING
        Provider name: status
        Description: The status of the add-on.
      • threshold
        Type: STRING
        Provider name: threshold
        Description: The trigger threshold of the action. This add-on only applies to Lightsail for Research resources.
    • arn
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: arn
      Description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the disk.
    • attached_to
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: attachedTo
      Description: The resources to which the disk is attached.
    • attachment_state
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: attachmentState
      Description: (Discontinued) The attachment state of the disk. In releases prior to November 14, 2017, this parameter returned attached for system disks in the API response. It is now discontinued, but still included in the response. Use isAttached instead.
    • auto_mount_status
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: autoMountStatus
      Description: The status of automatically mounting a storage disk to a virtual computer. This parameter only applies to Lightsail for Research resources.
    • created_at
      Type: TIMESTAMP
      Provider name: createdAt
      Description: The date when the disk was created.
    • gb_in_use
      Type: INT32
      Provider name: gbInUse
      Description: (Discontinued) The number of GB in use by the disk. In releases prior to November 14, 2017, this parameter was not included in the API response. It is now discontinued.
    • iops
      Type: INT32
      Provider name: iops
      Description: The input/output operations per second (IOPS) of the disk.
    • is_attached
      Type: BOOLEAN
      Provider name: isAttached
      Description: A Boolean value indicating whether the disk is attached.
    • is_system_disk
      Type: BOOLEAN
      Provider name: isSystemDisk
      Description: A Boolean value indicating whether this disk is a system disk (has an operating system loaded on it).
    • location
      Type: STRUCT
      Provider name: location
      Description: The AWS Region and Availability Zone where the disk is located.
      • availability_zone
        Type: STRING
        Provider name: availabilityZone
        Description: The Availability Zone. Follows the format us-east-2a (case-sensitive).
      • region_name
        Type: STRING
        Provider name: regionName
        Description: The Amazon Web Services Region name.
    • name
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: name
      Description: The unique name of the disk.
    • path
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: path
      Description: The disk path.
    • resource_type
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: resourceType
      Description: The Lightsail resource type (Disk).
    • size_in_gb
      Type: INT32
      Provider name: sizeInGb
      Description: The size of the disk in GB.
    • state
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: state
      Description: Describes the status of the disk.
    • support_code
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: supportCode
      Description: The support code. Include this code in your email to support when you have questions about an instance or another resource in Lightsail. This code enables our support team to look up your Lightsail information more easily.
  • ram_size_in_gb
    Type: FLOAT
    Provider name: ramSizeInGb
    Description: The amount of RAM in GB on the instance (1.0).

ip_address_type

Type: STRING
Provider name: ipAddressType
Description: The IP address type of the instance. The possible values are ipv4 for IPv4 only, ipv6 for IPv6 only, and dualstack for IPv4 and IPv6.

ipv6_addresses

Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
Provider name: ipv6Addresses
Description: The IPv6 addresses of the instance.

is_static_ip

Type: BOOLEAN
Provider name: isStaticIp
Description: A Boolean value indicating whether this instance has a static IP assigned to it.

location

Type: STRUCT
Provider name: location
Description: The region name and Availability Zone where the instance is located.

  • availability_zone
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: availabilityZone
    Description: The Availability Zone. Follows the format us-east-2a (case-sensitive).
  • region_name
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: regionName
    Description: The Amazon Web Services Region name.

metadata_options

Type: STRUCT
Provider name: metadataOptions
Description: The metadata options for the Amazon Lightsail instance.

  • http_endpoint
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: httpEndpoint
    Description: Indicates whether the HTTP metadata endpoint on your instances is enabled or disabled. If the value is disabled, you cannot access your instance metadata.
  • http_protocol_ipv6
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: httpProtocolIpv6
    Description: Indicates whether the IPv6 endpoint for the instance metadata service is enabled or disabled.
  • http_put_response_hop_limit
    Type: INT32
    Provider name: httpPutResponseHopLimit
    Description: The desired HTTP PUT response hop limit for instance metadata requests. A larger number means that the instance metadata requests can travel farther.
  • http_tokens
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: httpTokens
    Description: The state of token usage for your instance metadata requests. If the state is optional, you can choose whether to retrieve instance metadata with a signed token header on your request. If you retrieve the IAM role credentials without a token, the version 1.0 role credentials are returned. If you retrieve the IAM role credentials by using a valid signed token, the version 2.0 role credentials are returned. If the state is required, you must send a signed token header with all instance metadata retrieval requests. In this state, retrieving the IAM role credential always returns the version 2.0 credentials. The version 1.0 credentials are not available. Not all instance blueprints in Lightsail support version 2.0 credentials. Use the MetadataNoToken instance metric to track the number of calls to the instance metadata service that are using version 1.0 credentials. For more information, see Viewing instance metrics in Amazon Lightsail in the Amazon Lightsail Developer Guide.
  • state
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: state
    Description: The state of the metadata option changes. The following states are possible:
    • pending - The metadata options are being updated. The instance is not yet ready to process metadata traffic with the new selection.
    • applied - The metadata options have been successfully applied to the instance.

name

Type: STRING
Provider name: name
Description: The name the user gave the instance (Amazon_Linux_2023-1).

networking

Type: STRUCT
Provider name: networking
Description: Information about the public ports and monthly data transfer rates for the instance.

  • monthly_transfer
    Type: STRUCT
    Provider name: monthlyTransfer
    Description: The amount of data in GB allocated for monthly data transfers.
    • gb_per_month_allocated
      Type: INT32
      Provider name: gbPerMonthAllocated
      Description: The amount allocated per month (in GB).
  • ports
    Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRUCT
    Provider name: ports
    Description: An array of key-value pairs containing information about the ports on the instance.
    • access_direction
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: accessDirection
      Description: The access direction (inbound or outbound). Lightsail currently supports only inbound access direction.
    • access_from
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: accessFrom
      Description: The location from which access is allowed. For example, Anywhere (0.0.0.0/0), or Custom if a specific IP address or range of IP addresses is allowed.
    • access_type
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: accessType
      Description: The type of access (Public or Private).
    • cidr_list_aliases
      Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
      Provider name: cidrListAliases
      Description: An alias that defines access for a preconfigured range of IP addresses. The only alias currently supported is lightsail-connect, which allows IP addresses of the browser-based RDP/SSH client in the Lightsail console to connect to your instance.
    • cidrs
      Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
      Provider name: cidrs
      Description: The IPv4 address, or range of IPv4 addresses (in CIDR notation) that are allowed to connect to an instance through the ports, and the protocol. The ipv6Cidrs parameter lists the IPv6 addresses that are allowed to connect to an instance. For more information about CIDR block notation, see Classless Inter-Domain Routing on Wikipedia.
    • common_name
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: commonName
      Description: The common name of the port information.
    • from_port
      Type: INT32
      Provider name: fromPort
      Description: The first port in a range of open ports on an instance. Allowed ports:
      • TCP and UDP - 0 to 65535
      • ICMP - The ICMP type for IPv4 addresses. For example, specify 8 as the fromPort (ICMP type), and -1 as the toPort (ICMP code), to enable ICMP Ping. For more information, see Control Messages on Wikipedia.
      • ICMPv6 - The ICMP type for IPv6 addresses. For example, specify 128 as the fromPort (ICMPv6 type), and 0 as toPort (ICMPv6 code). For more information, see Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6.
    • ipv6_cidrs
      Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
      Provider name: ipv6Cidrs
      Description: The IPv6 address, or range of IPv6 addresses (in CIDR notation) that are allowed to connect to an instance through the ports, and the protocol. Only devices with an IPv6 address can connect to an instance through IPv6; otherwise, IPv4 should be used. The cidrs parameter lists the IPv4 addresses that are allowed to connect to an instance. For more information about CIDR block notation, see Classless Inter-Domain Routing on Wikipedia.
    • protocol
      Type: STRING
      Provider name: protocol
      Description: The IP protocol name. The name can be one of the following:
      • tcp - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of streamed data between applications running on hosts communicating by an IP network. If you have an application that doesn’t require reliable data stream service, use UDP instead.
      • all - All transport layer protocol types. For more general information, see Transport layer on Wikipedia.
      • udp - With User Datagram Protocol (UDP), computer applications can send messages (or datagrams) to other hosts on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Prior communications are not required to set up transmission channels or data paths. Applications that don’t require reliable data stream service can use UDP, which provides a connectionless datagram service that emphasizes reduced latency over reliability. If you do require reliable data stream service, use TCP instead.
      • icmp - Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is used to send error messages and operational information indicating success or failure when communicating with an instance. For example, an error is indicated when an instance could not be reached. When you specify icmp as the protocol, you must specify the ICMP type using the fromPort parameter, and ICMP code using the toPort parameter.
      • icmp6 - Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for IPv6. When you specify icmp6 as the protocol, you must specify the ICMP type using the fromPort parameter, and ICMP code using the toPort parameter.
    • to_port
      Type: INT32
      Provider name: toPort
      Description: The last port in a range of open ports on an instance. Allowed ports:
      • TCP and UDP - 0 to 65535
      • ICMP - The ICMP code for IPv4 addresses. For example, specify 8 as the fromPort (ICMP type), and -1 as the toPort (ICMP code), to enable ICMP Ping. For more information, see Control Messages on Wikipedia.
      • ICMPv6 - The ICMP code for IPv6 addresses. For example, specify 128 as the fromPort (ICMPv6 type), and 0 as toPort (ICMPv6 code). For more information, see Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6.

port_states

Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRUCT
Provider name: portStates
Description: An array of objects that describe the firewall port states for the specified instance.

  • cidr_list_aliases
    Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
    Provider name: cidrListAliases
    Description: An alias that defines access for a preconfigured range of IP addresses. The only alias currently supported is lightsail-connect, which allows IP addresses of the browser-based RDP/SSH client in the Lightsail console to connect to your instance.
  • cidrs
    Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
    Provider name: cidrs
    Description: The IPv4 address, or range of IPv4 addresses (in CIDR notation) that are allowed to connect to an instance through the ports, and the protocol. The ipv6Cidrs parameter lists the IPv6 addresses that are allowed to connect to an instance. For more information about CIDR block notation, see Classless Inter-Domain Routing on Wikipedia.
  • from_port
    Type: INT32
    Provider name: fromPort
    Description: The first port in a range of open ports on an instance. Allowed ports:
    • TCP and UDP - 0 to 65535
    • ICMP - The ICMP type for IPv4 addresses. For example, specify 8 as the fromPort (ICMP type), and -1 as the toPort (ICMP code), to enable ICMP Ping. For more information, see Control Messages on Wikipedia.
    • ICMPv6 - The ICMP type for IPv6 addresses. For example, specify 128 as the fromPort (ICMPv6 type), and 0 as toPort (ICMPv6 code). For more information, see Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6.
  • ipv6_cidrs
    Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING
    Provider name: ipv6Cidrs
    Description: The IPv6 address, or range of IPv6 addresses (in CIDR notation) that are allowed to connect to an instance through the ports, and the protocol. Only devices with an IPv6 address can connect to an instance through IPv6; otherwise, IPv4 should be used. The cidrs parameter lists the IPv4 addresses that are allowed to connect to an instance. For more information about CIDR block notation, see Classless Inter-Domain Routing on Wikipedia.
  • protocol
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: protocol
    Description: The IP protocol name. The name can be one of the following:
    • tcp - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) provides reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of streamed data between applications running on hosts communicating by an IP network. If you have an application that doesn’t require reliable data stream service, use UDP instead.
    • all - All transport layer protocol types. For more general information, see Transport layer on Wikipedia.
    • udp - With User Datagram Protocol (UDP), computer applications can send messages (or datagrams) to other hosts on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Prior communications are not required to set up transmission channels or data paths. Applications that don’t require reliable data stream service can use UDP, which provides a connectionless datagram service that emphasizes reduced latency over reliability. If you do require reliable data stream service, use TCP instead.
    • icmp - Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is used to send error messages and operational information indicating success or failure when communicating with an instance. For example, an error is indicated when an instance could not be reached. When you specify icmp as the protocol, you must specify the ICMP type using the fromPort parameter, and ICMP code using the toPort parameter.
    • icmp6 - Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for IPv6. When you specify icmp6 as the protocol, you must specify the ICMP type using the fromPort parameter, and ICMP code using the toPort parameter.
  • state
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: state
    Description: Specifies whether the instance port is open or closed. The port state for Lightsail instances is always open.
  • to_port
    Type: INT32
    Provider name: toPort
    Description: The last port in a range of open ports on an instance. Allowed ports:
    • TCP and UDP - 0 to 65535
    • ICMP - The ICMP code for IPv4 addresses. For example, specify 8 as the fromPort (ICMP type), and -1 as the toPort (ICMP code), to enable ICMP Ping. For more information, see Control Messages on Wikipedia.
    • ICMPv6 - The ICMP code for IPv6 addresses. For example, specify 128 as the fromPort (ICMPv6 type), and 0 as toPort (ICMPv6 code). For more information, see Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6.

private_ip_address

Type: STRING
Provider name: privateIpAddress
Description: The private IP address of the instance.

public_ip_address

Type: STRING
Provider name: publicIpAddress
Description: The public IP address of the instance.

resource_type

Type: STRING
Provider name: resourceType
Description: The type of resource (usually Instance).

ssh_key_name

Type: STRING
Provider name: sshKeyName
Description: The name of the SSH key being used to connect to the instance (LightsailDefaultKeyPair).

state

Type: STRUCT
Provider name: state
Description: The status code and the state (running) for the instance.

  • code
    Type: INT32
    Provider name: code
    Description: The status code for the instance.
  • name
    Type: STRING
    Provider name: name
    Description: The state of the instance (running or pending).

support_code

Type: STRING
Provider name: supportCode
Description: The support code. Include this code in your email to support when you have questions about an instance or another resource in Lightsail. This code enables our support team to look up your Lightsail information more easily.

tags

Type: UNORDERED_LIST_STRING

username

Type: STRING
Provider name: username
Description: The user name for connecting to the instance (ec2-user).

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