terraform import
Before using terraform import you must manually write a resource configuration block for the resource.
Contents
Examples
terraform import --helpterraform import aws_instance.my_foo i-abcd1234[1]terraform import aws_default_subnet.public_subnet subnet-9d4a7b6cterraform import aws_default_vpc.default vpc-a01106c2terraform import aws identitystore user.testimport "d-123456789/c12343345-1234-4321-12334-c121212121a"terraform import aws_cloudfront_distribution.distribution E74FTE3EXAMPLE
Errors
aws_identitystore_user.testimport: Importing from ID "testimport"... aws_identitystore_user.testimport: Import prepared! Prepared aws_identitystore_user for import aws_identitystore_user.testimport: Refreshing state... [id=testimport] ╷ │ Error: reading AWS SSO Identity Store User (testimport): expected a resource id in the form: identity-store-id/user-id │ │ ╵
terraform import aws_identitystore_user.testimport d-9a672d8036/testimport aws_identitystore_user.testimport: Importing from ID "d-123456789/testimport"... aws_identitystore_user.testimport: Import prepared! Prepared aws_identitystore_user for import aws_identitystore_user.testimport: Refreshing state... [id=d-123456789/testimport] ╷ │ Error: reading AWS SSO Identity Store User (d-123456789/testimport): operation error identitystore: DescribeUser, https response error StatusCode: 400, RequestID: 362370f8-3b16-4d14-9e28-64265f76e1a4, ValidationException: │ │ ╵
Errors
terraform import aws_key_pair.MyNewKeyInTerraform YourExistingKeyNameterraform import aws key pair.MyNewKeyInTerraform YourExistingKeyName2Error: Reference to undeclared resource
Related terms
- Terraform modules
- Terraform resources:
resource terraform.tfstate- Terraform activities
terraform apply -refresh-only- Cloudformation:
--resources-to-import terraform state rmimport block allows import operations to be defined in code
See also
terraform import- Terraform configuration files, Terraform state files:
.tf,.tfvars,main.tf, outputs.tf,variables.tf,.terraform.d/,terraform init,providers.tf,.terraform/,terraform.tfstate,.terraform.lock.hcl,terraform.tfstate.d, override.tf, versions.tf
Advertising:
