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AWS actions

Important

You need an active AWS subscription to deploy AWS actions in your desktop flows.

Power Automate enables users to handle EC2 instances, volumes, and snapshots through the AWS group of actions.

Before deploying any AWS action, create a new EC2 session using the Create EC2 session action.

To use a credentials file for authentication, disable Access keys and populate Profile name and Profile ___location. If you don't want to reference a profile name explicitly, choose default in Profile name to use the default profile.

Screenshot of the Create session action with the Access keys option disabled.

Alternatively, enable Access keys and populate the access key ID, the secret access key, and the region constraint specifying the endpoint.

Screenshot of the Create session action with the Access keys option enabled.

After creating the session and deploying all the needed AWS actions, use the End EC2 session action to terminate the EC2 session.

Screenshot of the End EC2 session action.

Start EC2 instance

Start EC2 instance(s).

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Instance IDs No List of Text values The instance IDs to start

Variables produced

Argument Type Description
StartingEc2Instances List of Instance state changes The returned information for the started instances

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Invalid instance ID Indicates that either the specified instance ID is malformed, or that the specified instance doesn't exist
Insufficient capacity Indicates that there isn't enough capacity to fulfill the request
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Stop EC2 instance

Stop EC2 instance(s).

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Instance IDs No List of Text values The instance IDs to stop
Force stop N/A Boolean value False Specifies whether to force the instances to stop. The instances don't have an opportunity to flush file system caches or file system metadata
Hibernation: N/A Boolean value False Specifies whether to hibernate the instance, if it was enabled for hibernation at launch. If the instance can't hibernate successfully, a normal shutdown occurs

Variables produced

Argument Type Description
StoppingEc2Instances List of Instance state changes The returned information for the stopped instances

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Unsupported operation Indicates that an unsupported operation was requested. For example, an instance that is instance store-backed can't be stopped
Invalid instance ID Indicates that either the specified instance ID is malformed, or that the specified instance doesn't exist
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Reboot EC2 instance

Reboot EC2 instance(s).

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Instance IDs No List of Text values The instance IDs to reboot

Variables produced

This action doesn't produce any variables.

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Unsupported operation Indicates that an unsupported operation was requested. For example, an instance that is instance store-backed can't be stopped
Invalid instance ID Indicates that either the specified instance ID is malformed, or that the specified instance doesn't exist
Incorrect state for the request Indicates that the resource is in an incorrect state for the request. This exception can occur if there's an attempt to attach a volume that is still being created (ensure that the volume is 'available') or detach a volume that isn't attached
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Get available EC2 instances

Get information for the relevant EC2 instances.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Availability zone Yes Text value Specifies the availability zone, a region code followed by a letter identifier
Instance state N/A Pending, All, Unknown, Running, Shutting down, Terminated, Stopping, Stopped All The state of the instance (pending, running, shutting down, terminated, stopping, stopped)

Variables produced

Argument Type Description
Ec2InstancesInfo List of EC2 instances info The list of the EC2 instances

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Describe instances

Returns all the information for the specified EC2 instance(s).

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Instance IDs Yes List of Text values The instance IDs to describe
Availability zone Yes Text value Specifies the availability zone, a region code followed by a letter identifier
Instance state N/A Pending, All, Unknown, Running, Shutting down, Terminated, Stopping, Stopped All The current state of the instance

Variables produced

Argument Type Description
Ec2Instances List of EC2 instances The retrieved instance(s) with all the relevant information

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Invalid instance ID Indicates that either the specified instance ID is malformed, or that the specified instance doesn't exist
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Create snapshot

Create a snapshot of an EBS volume and stores it in Amazon S3.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Volume ID No Text value The ID of the EBS volume
Name Yes Text value The name of the snapshot
Description Yes Text value A description for the snapshot
Purpose Yes Text value The purpose of the snapshot

Variables produced

Argument Type Description
Snapshot EBS snapshot The created snapshot

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Invalid volume Indicates that either the volume ID isn't valid, or the specified volume doesn't exist
or the volume isn't in the same qvailability zone as the specified instance
Resource's limit is exceeded Indicates that the limit for the specified resource is reached
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Describe snapshots

Describes the specified EBS snapshots available.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Describe snapshots mode N/A All snapshots, Snapshots by ID, Snapshots by owner ID, Snapshots by restorable user ID, Snapshots by custom filter All snapshots Specifies whether to get all snapshots of the defined region or filter snapshots by their ID, owner, or user by which they're restorable
Snapshot IDs Yes List of Text values The snapshot IDs to describe
Owner IDs Yes List of Text values The owner IDs who own the snapshots
Restorable by user IDs Yes List of Text values The IDs of the AWS accounts that can create volumes from the snapshot

Variables produced

Argument Type Description
EBSSnapshots List of EBS snapshots The retrieved snapshot(s) with all the relevant information

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Invalid snapshot ID Indicates that either the specified snapshot ID is invalid, or that the specified snapshot doesn't exist
Invalid user ID Indicates that the specified user or owner isn't valid
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Delete snapshot

Delete the specified snapshot.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Snapshot ID No Text value The ID of the EBS snapshot to delete

Variables produced

This action doesn't produce any variables.

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Invalid snapshot ID Indicates that either the specified snapshot ID is invalid, or that the specified snapshot doesn't exist
The resource is in use Indicates that the operation can't be completed because the resource is in use
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Create volume

Create an EBS volume.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Name Yes Text value The desired name for the volume
Purpose Yes Text value The purpose of the volume, if any
Availability zone No Text value Specifies the availability zone, a region code followed by a letter identifier
From snapshot N/A Boolean value False Specifies whether to create the volume from a specified snapshot
Snapshot ID No Text value The snapshot from to create the volume from
Volume size No Text value The size of the volume in GBs
Size Yes Text value The size must be equal to or larger than the snapshot size
Encrypted N/A Boolean value False Specifies whether to encrypt the volume
Volume type N/A Gp2, Standard, Io1, Sc1, St1 Gp2 The type of the volume

Variables produced

Argument Type Description
Volume EBS volume The created volume

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Invalid parameter Indicates that a parameter specified in the request isn't valid, unsupported, or can't be used
Invalid zone Indicates that the specified availability zone doesn't exist, or isn't available to use
Resource's limit is exceeded Indicates that the limit for the specified resource is reached
Volume type isn't supported in the specified zone Indicates that the specified availability zone doesn't support provisioned IOPS SSD volumes
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Attach volume

Attach an EBS volume to an EC2 instance.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Volume ID No Text value The ID of the EBS volume
Instance ID No Text value The ID of the instance
Device name No Text value The name of the device

Variables produced

This action doesn't produce any variables.

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Unsupported operation Indicates that an unsupported operation was requested. For example, an instance that is instance store-backed can't be stopped
Invalid parameter Indicates that a parameter specified in the request isn't valid, unsupported, or can't be used
Invalid volume Indicates that either the volume ID isn't valid, or the specified volume doesn't exist
or the volume isn't in the same qvailability zone as the specified instance
The resource is in use Indicates that the operation can't be completed because the resource is in use
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Detach volume

Detach an EBS volume from an EC2 instance.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Volume ID No Text value The ID of the EBS volume
Instance ID Yes Text value The ID of the instance
Device name Yes Text value The name of the device
Force detachment N/A Boolean value False Specifies whether to force detachment, if the previous detachment attempt didn't occur cleanly

Variables produced

This action doesn't produce any variables.

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Unsupported operation Indicates that an unsupported operation was requested. For example, an instance that is instance store-backed can't be stopped
Invalid parameter Indicates that a parameter specified in the request isn't valid, unsupported, or can't be used
Invalid attempt to detach Indicates an attempt to detach a volume from an instance to which it isn't attached
Incorrect state for the request Indicates that the resource is in an incorrect state for the request. This exception can occur if there's an attempt to attach a volume that is still being created (ensure that the volume is 'available') or detach a volume that isn't attached
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Describe volumes

Describe the specified EBS volumes.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Describe volumes mode N/A All volumes, Volumes of the specified instance, Volumes with the specified IDs All volumes Specifies whether to describe all volumes, volumes specified by ID or volumes of an instance
Volume IDs No List of Text values The volume IDs to describe
Instance ID No Text value The ID of the instance that the volume is attached to

Variables produced

Argument Type Description
EBSVolumes List of EBS volumes The retrieved EBS volumes with all the relevant information

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Invalid parameter Indicates that a parameter specified in the request isn't valid, unsupported, or can't be used
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Delete volume

Delete the specified EBS volume.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client
Volume ID No Text value The ID of the EBS volume to delete

Variables produced

This action doesn't produce any variables.

Exceptions

Exception Description
Authentication failed Indicates that the provided credentials couldn't be validated
Unauthorized operation Indicates that an unauthorized operation was requested
Invalid parameter Indicates that a parameter specified in the request isn't valid, unsupported, or can't be used
Invalid volume Indicates that either the volume ID isn't valid, or the specified volume doesn't exist or the volume isn't in the same qvailability zone as the specified instance
Incorrect state for the request Indicates that the resource is in an incorrect state for the request. This exception can occur if there's an attempt to attach a volume that is still being created (ensure that the volume is 'available') or detach a volume that isn't attached
The resource is in use Indicates that the operation can't be completed because the resource is in use
Amazon service request failed Indicates that the request to AWS failed

Create EC2 session

Create an EC2 client to automate EC2 web services.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
Access keys N/A Boolean value False Specifies whether to use access key ID and secret access key in order to create the EC2 session
Access key ID No Text value The AWS access key ID
Secret No Direct encrypted input or Text value The AWS secret access key
Region endpoint No Text value The region constant to use that determines the endpoint to use
Profile name No Text value default The name of the profile to use
Profile ___location Yes Text value The ___location of the credentials file that contains the profile to use

Variables produced

Argument Type Description
Ec2Client EC2 client The EC2 client

Exceptions

Exception Description
Profile doesn't exist Indicates that the specified profile doesn't exist
Invalid profile Indicates that the specified profile isn't correctly configured
Create session failed Indicates that the creation of EC2 client failed

End EC2 session

Dispose an open EC2 client.

Input parameters

Argument Optional Accepts Default Value Description
EC2 client No EC2 client The EC2 client

Variables produced

This action doesn't produce any variables.

Exceptions

This action doesn't include any exceptions.