Use RegisterImage with an AWS SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use RegisterImage.

CLI

AWS CLI

Example 1: To register an AMI using a manifest file

The following register-image example registers an AMI using the specified manifest file in Amazon S3.

aws ec2 register-image \
    --name my-image \
    --image-location my-s3-bucket/myimage/image.manifest.xml

Output:

{
    "ImageId": "ami-1234567890EXAMPLE"
}

For more information, see Amazon Machine Images (AMI) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

Example 2: To register an AMI using a snapshot of a root device

The following register-image example registers an AMI using the specified snapshot of an EBS root volume as device /dev/xvda. The block device mapping also includes an empty 100 GiB EBS volume as device /dev/xvdf.

aws ec2 register-image \
    --name my-image \
    --root-device-name /dev/xvda \
    --block-device-mappings DeviceName=/dev/xvda,Ebs={SnapshotId=snap-0db2cf683925d191f} DeviceName=/dev/xvdf,Ebs={VolumeSize=100}

Output:

{
    "ImageId": "ami-1a2b3c4d5eEXAMPLE"
}

For more information, see Amazon Machine Images (AMI) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

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

PowerShell

Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example registers an AMI using the specified manifest file in Amazon S3.

Register-EC2Image -ImageLocation my-s3-bucket/my-web-server-ami/image.manifest.xml -Name my-web-server-ami

• For API details, see RegisterImage in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Create Amazon EC2 resources using an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.