terraform import aws instance.my foo i-abcd1234

terraform import aws_instance.YOUR_NAME i-00b1cf99a8fd118aa
aws_instance.YOUR_NAME: Importing from ID "i-00b1cf99a8fd118aa"...
aws_instance.YOUR_NAME: Import prepared!
  Prepared aws_instance for import
aws_instance.YOUR_NAME: Refreshing state... [id=i-00b1cf99a8fd118aa]

Import successful!

The resources that were imported are shown above. These resources are now in
your Terraform state and will henceforth be managed by Terraform.

Errors

terraform import aws_instance.your_name i-00b1cf99a8fd118aa
Error: resource address "aws_instance.your_name" does not exist in the configuration.

Before importing this resource, please create its configuration in the root module. For example:

resource "aws_instance" "your_name" {
  # (resource arguments)
}

Related

• terraform show

See also

• terraform import, terraform import --help