# `AWS-CreateImage`
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**Description**

Create a new Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance.

[Run this Automation (console)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/automation/execute/AWS-CreateImage)

**Document type**

Automation

**Owner**

Amazon

**Platforms**

Linux, macOS, Windows

**Parameters**
+ AutomationAssumeRole

  Type: String

  Description: (Optional) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that allows Systems Manager Automation to perform the actions on your behalf. If no role is specified, Systems Manager Automation uses the permissions of the user that starts this runbook.
+ InstanceId

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The ID of the EC2 instance.
+ NoReboot

  Type: Boolean

  Description: (Optional) Do not reboot the instance before creating the image.

**Required IAM permissions**

The `AutomationAssumeRole` parameter requires the following actions to use the runbook successfully.

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```
{
    "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "ec2:CreateImage",
                "ec2:DescribeImages"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "*"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
```

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