# Instance actions
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 The following API actions are available for instances:
+ [AssociateApprovedOrigin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_AssociateApprovedOrigin.html)
+ [AssociateBot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_AssociateBot.html)
+ [AssociateInstanceStorageConfig](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_AssociateInstanceStorageConfig.html)
+ [AssociateLambdaFunction](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_AssociateLambdaFunction.html)
+ [AssociateLexBot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_AssociateLexBot.html)
+ [AssociateSecurityKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_AssociateSecurityKey.html)
+ [CreateInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_CreateInstance.html)
+ [DeleteInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteInstance.html)
+ [DescribeInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInstance.html)
+ [DescribeInstanceAttribute](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInstanceAttribute.html)
+ [DescribeInstanceStorageConfig](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInstanceStorageConfig.html)
+ [DisassociateApprovedOrigin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DisassociateApprovedOrigin.html)
+ [DisassociateBot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DisassociateBot.html)
+ [DisassociateInstanceStorageConfig](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DisassociateInstanceStorageConfig.html)
+ [DisassociateLambdaFunction](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DisassociateLambdaFunction.html)
+ [DisassociateLexBot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DisassociateLexBot.html)
+ [DisassociateSecurityKey](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_DisassociateSecurityKey.html)
+ [GetFederationToken](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_GetFederationToken.html)
+ [ListApprovedOrigins](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ListApprovedOrigins.html)
+ [ListBots](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ListBots.html)
+ [ListInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ListInstances.html)
+ [ListInstanceAttributes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ListInstanceAttributes.html)
+ [ListInstanceStorageConfigs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ListInstanceStorageConfigs.html)
+ [ListLambdaFunctions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ListLambdaFunctions.html)
+ [ListLexBots](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ListLexBots.html)
+ [ListSecurityKeys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ListSecurityKeys.html)
+ [ReplicateInstance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_ReplicateInstance.html)
+ [UpdateInstanceAttribute](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateInstanceAttribute.html)
+ [UpdateInstanceStorageConfig](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateInstanceStorageConfig.html)

To create a CloudFormation template for instances, see the following topics:
+ [AWS::Connect::Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-connect-instance.html)
+ [AWS::Connect::InstanceStorageConfig](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-connect-instancestorageconfig.html)

For more information about instances, see [Create an Connect Customer instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/connect/latest/adminguide/amazon-connect-instances.html) in the *Connect Customer Administrator Guide*.