CODEWITHSUNDEEP
amazon-web-servicesterraform
keeplearning
keeplearning

Reputation: 123

terraform import using name tag for the resource

I am trying to import the existing resources into Terraform state. But I want to automate the import along with a terraform resource creation script.

I am creating a ELB and 2 instances in existing VPC, so first I have to import the existing VPC into my state file by using the name tag of the VPC. But I am seeing the import is working only by using the id key. Is it possible to import using other parameters apart from ID?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 961

Answers (2)

RakeshL
RakeshL

Reputation: 39

You can achieve this using filter field.

e.g. 

data "aws_vpc" "selected" {
        filter = "tag:name=value"
}

Upvotes: 0

Innocent Anigbo
Innocent Anigbo

Reputation: 4777

No you can't use other tags, you have to use the VPC ID to import your VPC https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/aws/r/vpc.html https://www.terraform.io/docs/import/usage.html

Upvotes: 1

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