Use CreateInternetGateway with a CLI

The following code examples show how to use CreateInternetGateway.

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CLI

AWS CLI

To create an internet gateway

The following create-internet-gateway example creates an internet gateway with the tag Name=my-igw.

aws ec2 create-internet-gateway \
    --tag-specifications ResourceType=internet-gateway,Tags=[{Key=Name,Value=my-igw}]

Output:

{
    "InternetGateway": {
        "Attachments": [],
        "InternetGatewayId": "igw-0d0fb496b3994d755",
        "OwnerId": "123456789012",
        "Tags": [
            {
                "Key": "Name",
                "Value": "my-igw"
            }
        ]
    }
}

For more information, see Internet gateways in the Amazon VPC User Guide.

• For API details, see CreateInternetGateway in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell

Tools for PowerShell V4

Example 1: This example creates an Internet gateway.

New-EC2InternetGateway

Output:

Attachments    InternetGatewayId    Tags
-----------    -----------------    ----
{}             igw-1a2b3c4d         {}

• For API details, see CreateInternetGateway in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V4).

Tools for PowerShell V5

Example 1: This example creates an Internet gateway.

New-EC2InternetGateway

Output:

Attachments    InternetGatewayId    Tags
-----------    -----------------    ----
{}             igw-1a2b3c4d         {}

• For API details, see CreateInternetGateway in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5).

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